Merav Gilboa

Merav is a partner in the Real Estate Department.

Merav specializes in representing and providing ongoing legal counsel to companies engaged in income-generating real estate and in the management of industrial, office, commercial, and retail complexes and campuses, covering hundreds of thousands of square meters. Her work spans from the initial development stages and land acquisition through the entire lifecycle of the property, including ownership, operation, and use.

In addition, Merav specializes in managing negotiations and drafting agreements for the sale and acquisition of real estate, including transactions involving shares in real estate corporations, combination transactions, joint ventures, agricultural land (moshavim and kibbutzim) transactions, option agreements and option trading, co-ownership agreements, purchase groups, and other complex transactions. She also handles lease agreements, management and maintenance agreements, construction agreements, development agreements, operation agreements, maintenance and operation agreements, and engagements with planners and consultants, among others.

Currently, her primary practice areas include:

• Income-generating real estate, offices, and industrial properties – providing comprehensive legal support from land acquisition, through development, construction, sale/lease, and ongoing management of the property. This also includes handling real estate taxation matters and dealings with municipal authorities on municipal tax issues, including development levies and property taxes (Arnona), advising on planning proceedings with planning and building authorities, and negotiating with financial institutions (banks and/or private lenders) for financing.
• Shopping malls / commercial centers – drafting lease agreements and establishing frameworks for the management of shopping centers, advising on day-to-day operations, and protecting landlords’ rights.
• Advising residential developers – from land acquisition through to the registration of apartments in the Land Registry in favor of the purchasers.
• Construction and execution agreements – representing both developers and contractors in drafting and negotiating construction agreements.
• Land rezoning and land use change agreements.
• Ongoing legal advice in the field of real estate, including litigation support in areas related to the matters detailed above.