Lior Gutwirt

Partner

Corporate, Administrative and Class Action Litigation Department

Adv. Gutwirt is Vice Head of the Corporate, Administrative and Class Action Litigation Department.

Adv. Gutwirt specializes in handling complex proceedings and commercial disputes in various fields, including claims of developers, contractors and secondary suppliers in the construction and infrastructure field; real estate law; claims for the evacuation of intruders and licensed property owners; shareholder disputes and corporate control struggles; commercial litigation; and labor law.

Adv. Gutwirt represents his clients in all courts and tribunals in connection with these matters, as well as in arbitration and mediation proceedings. He provides ongoing counsel and strategic and legal advice, including in connection with resolving disputes before they reach the courts. He provides ongoing counsel to officers and directors in general, and to developers and contractors throughout the life of a project in particular. In this capacity, Adv. Gutwirt serves as a mediator in commercial disputes in the aforementioned fields and assists the parties in finding suitable solutions for existing and emerging disputes.

Adv. Gutwirt has acquired unique expertise in the fields of real estate litigation and provisional remedies (attachments, injunctions and more) and specializes in handling large, high-profile and complex disputes in the real estate field. Adv. Gutwirt represents large corporations that operate in these fields in various litigation proceedings and commercial disputes.

Among Adv. Gutwirt’s clients are companies, both private and public, both Israeli and international, that operate in, among others, the fields of real estate, retail, service provision, and defense equipment. In addition, Adv. Gutwirt also represents individuals.

Education

LL.M., (Commercial Law), Tel Aviv University, 2010

LL.B., (magna cum laude), The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, 2004

B.A., (magna cum laude), Business Administration (Real Estate), The Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, 2004

Bar Admission

Israel Bar Association, 2005

Representative Work

Elad Israel Residence Ltd.

Representing Elad Israel Residence in lengthy legal proceeding for the eviction of the Givat Amal neighborhood in Tel Aviv.

The Old Central Bus Station Project

Representing the Meshulam Levinstein Group and Shikun & Binui Real Estate in legal proceedings against 'land invaders' and tenants with protected status as part of the Old Central Bus Station project.

An International Defense Manufacture Corporation

Representing an international defense manufacture corporation in legal proceedings against Israeli suppliers.

Shareholders

Representing shareholders in corporate shareholder disputes.