Evyatar Azulay

Partner

Adv. Evyatar Azulay is a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution department at S. Horowitz, with extensive experience in complex commercial and civil cases, representing clients in arbitrations and courts at all levels, as well as before regulatory authorities and the State Comptroller.

Evyatar’s professional experience spanning approximately 20 years includes, among other things, handling significant business disputes in real estate and construction, energy, distribution, communications and media, commercial torts, environmental issues, as well as various shareholder disputes.

In addition, Evyatar has extensive experience in administrative and constitutional proceedings, including before administrative courts and the High Court of Justice, as well as guiding clients in complex administrative and regulatory matters before the State Comptroller, the Electricity Authority, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Companies Registrar, the Associations Registrar, the Cooperative Societies Registrar, the Council for Higher Education, the Industrial Cooperation Authority, and additional governmental and regulatory bodies.

Throughout his years of practice, Evyatar has developed special expertise in litigation related to purchasing groups and construction agreements. He advises and represents clients in the field of purchasing groups, alongside construction companies, project execution companies, and companies specializing in urban renewal, on various financial, regulatory, and other issues.

Additionally, Evyatar specializes in representing complex family law disputes that combine commercial and civil aspects, including real estate and property improvement, corporate issues, resource balancing, inheritance, and more.

Evyatar also has extensive experience in negotiations, mediation, and settlement processes, and he assists his clients in reaching fair settlements and finding creative solutions that eliminate the need for litigation whenever possible.

Core Capabilities

  • Civil and commercial litigation (including arbitration and negotiations)
  • Administrative and constitutional law
  • Representation before regulators and the State Comptroller
  • Representation and counsel in the field of purchasing groups
  • Representation and counsel on economic and corporate aspects of family disputes
  • Shareholder disputes
  • Energy, construction, and infrastructure disputes
  • Real estate and land litigation
  • Defamation
  • Commercial torts
  • Environmental law
  • Providing legal opinions

Notable Representations

  • Representing Israel Electric Corporation Ltd. (IEC) in complex, high-value disputes, including claims concerning the construction of the natural gas pipeline, land use disputes, and regulatory and administrative proceedings regarding electricity tariffs and environmental matters (including before the Israeli Supreme Court (High Court of Justice) and in hearings before the State Comptroller’s Office).
  • Ongoing representation of the Paz Group in commercial disputes (including matters raising competition law issues) amounting to tens of millions of dollars against fuel station operators.
  • Ongoing representation and counsel to Israel Land Development – Residential Real Estate Ltd. (commonly shortened to ILD Residential) in financial disputes amounting to tens of millions of shekels.<
  • Ongoing representation and counsel to the Histadrut – General Federation of Labor in Israel in constitutional and administrative matters (including election-related issues).
  • Representing Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. in a precedent-setting case involving commercial torts, consumer protection, and defamation law, arising from the misuse of social media.
  • Representing companies and individuals in shareholder disputes.
  • Representing high-net-worth families in complex and high-value family disputes involving economic and corporate issues, including precedent-setting proceedings before the Israeli Supreme Court.

Education

  • University of Haifa, LL.B., summa cum laude and Dean’s List, 2005

Admission

  • Israel Bar Association, 2006

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