אגודות שיתופיות Cooperative Societies

Cooperative Societies

Cooperative societies law is a unique and complex field, requiring dedicated expertise across its many facets. Our firm brings broad, long-standing expertise in the field — accompanying and representing dozens of cooperative societies of various types, with a particular focus on kibbutzim and moshavim, both in the day-to-day life of the association and in strategic processes and complex projects.

We have rich experience representing clients in transactions and disputes — both between a member and the association and between the association and third parties. We have extensive experience accompanying settlement-sector clients vis-à-vis the central players in the field: the Israel Land Authority (and in particular its Agricultural Division), the Jewish Agency, regional councils, the Ministry of Agriculture, the various planning and construction committees, the Electricity Authority, the Israel Electric Corporation and more. Our partners also serve as arbitrators and mediators in disputes under appointment by leading institutions in the cooperative societies field.

Comprehensive Legal Support for Cooperative Societies

We have deep knowledge and extensive experience supporting cooperative societies across every relevant issue — including the formation of new associations, advice to the association's bodies, ongoing operational support, community support in settlement associations, and business support together with handling lands managed by the Israel Land Authority.

Cross-practice expertise — alongside our cooperative-associations specialization, the firm provides a full legal envelope that includes litigation and additional services. These solutions deliver a complete response characterized by intellectual flexibility and creative problem-solving.

Community matters — accompanying lifestyle change and demographic-growth processes

Our firm provides ongoing counsel to the association's bodies on everything related to day-to-day activity — including handling issues of the relationship between the association and its members; interactions with state authorities, including the Registrar of Cooperative Societies; special projects such as bylaw amendments, lifestyle change, organizational restructuring, asset allocation and housing allocation to members; arrangements relating to mutual guarantees (pensions, long-term care, special needs, etc.); and member admission.

Settlement real estate and business

Our firm brings together all the important aspects of the field. We have extensive experience providing ongoing support to associations vis-à-vis the Israel Land Authority, the Ministry of Agriculture and the planning authorities across every area — including zoning changes, regularization of land uses requiring permits, and non-conforming-use permits from the Ministry of Agriculture. We also specialize in supporting the association's business activities from the initiation of a transaction, through commercial and legal support in shaping the deal structure, drafting agreements and obtaining approvals from the association's authorized bodies. This includes tourism projects, income-producing real-estate transactions, filling stations and commercial complexes, infrastructure and alternative-energy projects, logistics centers, agricultural ventures and more.