Ilan Charcon

Founding Partner

Adv. Charcon is one of Israel's most prominent attorneys in the field of real estate law and is considered one of the most influential voices affecting legislation and judicial precedent in the field of land law.

Adv. Charcon is rated year after year by international rating guides such as Legal 500 as a leading Israeli attorney in the real estate field.

Adv. Charcon began his professional career as an attorney in the Tel Aviv District Prosecutor's Office (Civil Law) and represented government ministries and various state authorities in civil litigation before the courts.

Over the years, Adv. Ilan Charcon has led and successfully managed complex, large-scale residential and commercial real estate projects for a wide range of actors, including state authorities, municipalities, real estate developers and companies, purchase groups, investment funds, investors, private companies and some of the largest institutional bodies in the economy. In particular, Adv. Charcon has served government ministries, housing companies and some of the largest administrative agencies in the country.

Adv. Charcon provides legal support for projects starting from the purchasing phase, through the planning phase and up until the project's completion and registration, and manages negotiations dealing with complex legal, contractual and financial rights.

Adv. Charcon has extensive experience in real estate, land, infrastructure and energy development, purchase groups, sale transactions, and options and combination transactions. He has unique expertise in the field of urban renewal in Israel (National Outline Plan 38 (TaMa 38) and Pinui-Binui projects (demolition and construction)) and accompanied the first demolition and construction project in Israel (in Kiryat Ono), making him a pioneer in the field.

Adv. Charcon has managed hundreds of complex demolition and construction proceedings on behalf of institutional clients, including the Israel Land Administration, the Jewish National Fund and municipalities, including eviction proceedings against unlawful land-users; eviction proceedings necessary for land expropriations; and lawsuits over unauthorized use and demolition orders.

In addition, Adv. Charcon represents a broad spectrum of clients in a diverse array of complex commercial disputes, including before the Supreme Court, district courts (civil and administrative), appellate committees and various tribunals. Ilan also serves as an arbitrator in complex litigation cases.

Adv. Charcon lectures for a wide range of institutions and organizations, including the Israel Bar Association's Attorney Enrichment Institute and its Law-as-Practice College; the Real Estate Appraisers Association in Israel; municipalities; the Center for Local Governance; business forums; academic bodies; and at professional conferences and conventions.

Public activity:

• In 2011-2014, he served as chairman of the Israel Bar Association's National Property and Land Committee.

• Since 2014, he has served as chairman of the Israel Bar Association's Infrastructure and Energy Committee.

• Since 2015, he has served as joint chairman of the Israel Bar Association's Property and Land Committee (Tel Aviv).

Certification: 

• Member of the Israel Bar Association since 1995

Education:

• Bachelor of law (LL.B), from Tel Aviv University, 1994.

• Undergraduate degree in political science (B.A) from Tel Aviv University, 1989.

• Master of Law (LL.M) from Tel Aviv University and Berkeley University of California, 2008 (joint program).

  Languages:

• Hebrew, English, Arabic, French