Advocate Gidon Cohen was born in Rhodesia. In 1976, he completed with excellence his undergraduate studies in Legal Theory and Economics at Rhodes University, South Africa.
Advocate Cohen immigrated to Israel in 1978. After his military service in the paratroopers, he completed his legal studies at Tel Aviv University, Israel and was admitted as a member to the Israel Bar Association in 1987. Since his admission as an advocate, he has practised as an independent attorney in Israel.
Advocates Cohen and Segelov established the law firm Cohen Segelov & Co. Advocates and Notaries in 2000.
Advocate Cohen has been certified as an Israeli Notary since 2003.
Fields of specialty
- Civil and Commercial Law– including commercial contracts, company law, partnerships, non-profit organizations, advice and contracts for entrepreneurs, international commercial contracts, general commercial and civil legal advice.
- Litigation– at all levels of the court structure in Israel.
- Labor Law-litigation between employees and employers, advice to clients on salary and holiday pay, wage disputes, disputes as to wrongful termination.
- Real Estate Law– (private, commercial and agricultural) sale, rental, transfers without payment of consideration, inheritance, real estate taxation, property development transactions, real estate and asset management in Israel for overseas residents.
- Estate and Inheritance Law– applications for probate and succession orders in Israel, appointment of executor, distribution of estate assets, administration of estates, establishment of trusts, agreements amongst beneficiaries, opinions on Israeli law, estate litigation including appointment and removal of executors, validity of wills, protecting or defending the rights of a beneficiary or class of beneficiaries.
- Company and Trust Law– legal advice and preparation of company incorporation, ongoing company legal advice including supplementary services and documentation, opening branches of foreign companies in Israel, opening company bank accounts, voluntary dissolution of companies, sale and purchase of shares, sale and purchase of companies and their assets, establishment of trusts and trust management.
- Advancing legislation in a variety of fields-political lobbying for introduction of new legislation or amending existing legislation, provision of draft legislation, collaboration with lobbyists and members of parliament, and provision of ongoing legal advice to those involved in the field.
- Arbitration- both as an arbitrator and representing one of the parties.
- Golden Age Law- legal advice and litigation in regard to guardianship, medical power of attorney, perpetual power of attorney, associated services (nursing homes and caregivers, financial and banking advice, taxation issues, inter-vivos gifts), foreign guardianships and immigration to Israel issues related to the Golden Age such as pension rights.
- Defamation Law-advice and litigation proceedings.
- Notary Services– all notary services including translation of documentation certification of documentation including certification of translations, authentication of signatures, pre-nuptial agreements, financial agreements and co-habitation agreements, and authentication of company documentation and signatures, apostille seal-see our website at www.notarycs.com/English.
Public Engagements
2001 to 2012 – Chairman of the Environmental Protection Committee of the Lev Hasharon Municipal Council.
2008-to 2012 -Municipal Council Member of the Lev Hasharon Municipal Council.
2002 – 2008- Judge of the Disciplinary Court of the Central Region of the Israel Bar Association.
Languages
Mother tongue English
Fluent Hebrew
Contact
33 Jabotinsky Street, Ramat Gan 52511 Israel
Tel: 972 3 613 4244
Fax: 972 3 613 4245
Email: gidon@cslaw.co.il
