Balter, Guth, Aloni is one of the largest and most prominent law firms in Israel, specializing in civil, administrative and commercial law. For more than 45 years, the firm has earned a prestigious reputation within the legal landscape, amongst professional peers and clients alike, based on its diverse, comprehensive and impressive achievements.
Throughout the years, the firm and its expert attorneys have accompanied local and international organizations in large-scale transactions and highly complex projects, been actively involved and instrumental in numerous legislation processes, and achieved unprecedented successes in a wide range of legal activities. Since 1988, the firm has been consistently ranked by Israeli ranking guides as one of the largest law firms in Israel.
BGA was established in 1974, by attorneys Moshe Balter and Ehud Guth. In 1991, the late Shaul Aloni, then serving as a (temporarily appointed) Supreme Court judge, joined the firm. In 1994, the late Dr. Meir Rosen, an expert on international law and one of the drafters of the Camp David Accords and peace agreements between Israel and Egypt, joined the firm as senior partner. The firm currently employs approximately 100 attorneys, divided between its five offices, located in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Ramat Yishay and Yagur.
The prominent status which our firm has earned is based on the values that have guided us since our establishment and until today. We are committed to the highest standards of uncompromising professionalism and personal service. All solutions are tailored to suit the individual needs of each and every client, backed by innovation and creativity. These values are implemented and upheld by the entire firm, from the firm’s senior partners to our attorneys, and amongst all administrative staff members. Our clients benefit from a comprehensive and all-encompassing scope of services under one roof, resulting from the synergetic collaboration between our diverse departments: commercial, litigation, real estate, planning and construction, energy and infrastructure, cooperative societies, taxes, labor law, intellectual property, torts, insurance and medical malpractice, class actions, religious orders, and more. Each department comprises highly proficient and experienced attorneys who are experts in their fields, skillfully guided by one of the firm’s partners.
The firm represents large-scale and medium sized commercial clients in Israel and across the globe, including Fortune 500 multinational corporations, as well as some of the largest commercial companies in Israel operating in a wide range of sectors. These include, amongst others: industry, real estate, insurance, banks, provident funds, non-profit organizations, hotels, governmental companies, local authorities and regional committees, municipal corporations, shopping organizations, and Kibbutzim and Moshavim (cooperative societies).
The firm’s attorneys appear on a routine basis in various courts and judicial tribunals throughout Israel, where they provide representation and legal counsel in some of the largest trials in the country.
The firm is recognized as one of the breakthrough firms in numerous legal areas, having established some of the most significant precedents that have shaped many key sectors. Throughout the years, attorneys from our firm have been involved in fundamental legislations in various Knesset committees, accompanying some of the largest projects in Israel, while significantly impacting environmental, social and commercial issues.