
The Firm
Raif Apelstein is a leading boutique law firm, specializing in civil-commercial litigation and administrative litigation in complex legal cases that require legal creativity and a unique solution for each case and client. The firm represents both public and private companies, businessmen, international clients, public organizations and associations. The firm was founded by attorneys Tomer Raif and Tom Apelstein, who have been partners for many years in one of the largest and leading international firms in Israel. The firm upholds the values of professionalism, integrity, availability, dedication and personal treatment, and views its clients as partners, accompanying them from the beginning, and providing them with accurate and correct solutions. The firm approaches each case with an in-depth understanding of the client's legal needs and delivers tailor-made solutions.


The Firm

Raif Apelstein is a leading boutique law firm that specializes in civil-commercial litigation and administrative litigation in complex legal cases that require legal creativity and a unique solution for each case and client.
The firm handles and represents many and varied clients, ranging from public companies, private companies, businessmen, international clients and public bodies and associations.
The firm was founded by attorneys Tomer Raif and Tom Apelstein, who have been partners, for years, in one of the largest and leading international firms in Israel.
The firm upholds the values of professionalism, availability, dedication and personal attitude, and sees the firm's clients as partners, accompanying them from the beginning of their professional way, with an emphasis on providing legal, accurate and correct solutions.
The firm's approach is to find a creative, tailor-made solution, in each case and issue.

Practices
Commercial and Civil Litigation
Successful dispute resolution is a significant need for businesses or individuals who find themselves in litigation. Interpersonal skills such as sensitivity, resilience, diplomatic skills, and negotiation skills, are a must, almost as much as familiarity with the essence of the subject itself. The firm has one goal in mind – to provide the most professional and in-depth service to protect the client's assets and good name in the legal process.
Our team represents clients in legal proceedings of a civil-commercial procedures, such as financial claims, contractual claims, claims under the Commercial Torts Act, claims in the field of corporate liability and claims in the field of corporate law, class actions, etc. In addition, the firm represents clients in recovery actions and proceedings relating to interim reliefs such as: imposition of foreclosures, appointment of receivers, restraining orders and injunctions.
Arbitration and Mediation
The firm has extensive expertise in representing parties in commercial disputes in arbitration proceedings, including international arbitration, as well as in mediation proceedings. Over the years, the firm gained much success in negotiating and resolving disputes in a wide range of commercial and financial areas, including cases of significant scope in Israel and abroad. The firm is experienced in resolving disputes quickly and efficiently, both in arbitration proceedings and in mediation proceedings, with the goal of enabling clients and business people to return to doing what they do best: running their business. Adv. Tomer Raif is also occasionally appointed by the Chairman of the Israel Bar Association as an arbitrator in various cases.
Administrative Litigation and Tender Law
The firm has extensive experience in the field of administrative law and specializes in accompanying companies competing in public tenders. The firm has represented clients in numerous petitions on tenders submitted to the administrative courts, and in some cases led to significant precedents in the field of tender law in Israel. The firm has expertise in all the necessary procedures in legal support of the bidding process in the tender, such as: compliance with its terms, wording of clarifying questions, examination of results, obtaining results and representation in legal proceedings. Representation can be either before the bidding date or after the tender results are published, and either on behalf of the party seeking to challenge the result or on the side seeking to defend their win. The firm's clients include Israeli and international companies, from various fields of activity, participating in the largest and most complex tenders in Israel, including tenders of the Accountant General's Division of the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Defense, government ministries, public authorities, local and municipal corporations, health care providers, and more.
High Court of Justice Petitions
The firm has extensive experience in submitting petitions to the High Court of Justice on issues of principle against government ministries or various administrative authorities, including challenging administrative decisions and / or promoting treatment of issues of principle vis-à-vis the various regulators in Israel. The firm took an active part in filing petitions, some of which led to a change in the regulation or led to the enactment of regulations by the sub-legislators, such as accessibility regulations in Israel. The firm's attorneys additionally represent respondents in petitions filed against them in the High Court of Justice.
Commercial and Civil Litigation
Successful dispute resolution is a significant need for businesses or individuals who occasionally find themselves in litigation. Interpersonal skills such as sensitivity, resilience, diplomatic skills, and negotiation skills, are needed for this purpose almost as much as familiarity with the essence of the subject itself. The firm has one goal in mind – to provide the most professional and in-depth service to protect the client's assets and good name in the legal process.
Our team protects the interests of our clients in contractual claims, fraudulent claims, various collection actions and proceedings concerning interim relieves such as: imposition of foreclosures, appointment of receivers, delay of departure from the country, restraining orders, and other relieves that accompany commercial disputes.
Arbitration and Mediation
The Firm has expertise and extensive experience in representing parties in commercial disputes that are conducted in Aarbitration, including international Aarbitration.
Over the years, the firm's founders have accumulated many successes in negotiating and resolving disputes in a wide range of commercial and financial areas, including in cases of significant scope or potential to become such, in Israel and abroad.
The firm's lawyers are experienced in resolving disputes quickly and efficiently also in mediation proceedings, which aim to enable clients and business people to continue doing what they do best: running their business.
Adv. Tomer Raif is also appointed, from time to time, by the Chairman of the Israel Bar Association, as an arbitrator in various and varied cases.
Administrative Litigation and Tender Law
The firm and its founders have extensive experience in the field of administrative law and in assisting various companies in various areas of tender law. The firm and the founders have submitted and accompanied many petitions regarding tenders before the special courts for administrative matters, some of which have even led to significant precedents in the field of tender law in Israel.
The firm has expertise in all the necessary procedures to accompany the submission of tender proposals, compliance with its conditions, examination of its results and taking legal proceedings if necessary. Among the firm's clients are Israeli and international companies, from various fields of activity, participating in some of the largest and most complex tenders in Israel.
The Firm’s tender-law practice includes, inter alia:
• Examination of tender documents.
• Examination of the bid vis-à-vis threshold conditions in the tender.
• Preparation of clarification questions for the Tenders Committee.
• Examination of various legal issues regarding contracting with subcontractors.
• Ongoing support until the submission of the bid to the tender box.
• After submitting the bid, checking the results of the tender in order to find defects in the winning bids, if needed.
• If and when a defect is found in the winning bids, taking legal actions to disqualify them, including hearing proceedings before the tender committees, filing administrative petitions, filing applications for injunctions ("Interim Orders").
• The firm assists in protecting the rights of companies whose bids are subject to legal review as a result of petitions filed by those who have lost the tender.
High Court of Justice Petitions
The firm and the founders of the firm have extensive experience in submitting petitions to the High Court of Justice on issues of principle against government ministries or various administrative authorities, including with regard to appealing on administrative decisions and / or issues of principle vis-à-vis the various regulators in Israel. The founders of the Firm took part in petitions aimed to change regulation or lead to the issuance of regulations, such as the accessibility regulations in Israel.
The Firm's founders also represent, from time to time, various respondents in petitions filed against them in the High Court of Justice.
The Founders
Tomer Raif
Adv. Tomer Raif is one of the firm's founders. Prior to Raif Apelstein, he practiced for over 20 years as a lawyer and partner in large and leading law firm in Tel Aviv, serving as head of the litigation and tenders department. Tomer specializes in a variety of legal services in the field of civil, commercial and administrative litigation and has extensive experience in conducting claims and petitions in all courts in Israel, as well as experience in representing litigants in arbitration and mediation.
Tomer has extensive experience in tender law, including legal support of tender procedures from its preliminary stages as well as tender litigation in administrative courts, both as a petitioner and a respondent. Tomer advises and accompanies leading corporations and individuals in the Israeli economy as well as international companies, shareholders and managements. His representation runs from the preliminary stages of the outbreak of the conflict, all the way to a final judgement in court or negotiating settlement arrangements. Tomer represents clients in class actions, in fields such as: consumer protection, banking, and communications.
Tomer is involved in pro-bono activities such as the protection of human rights and represents nonprofit organizations, including the Israel Accessibility Association. These cases led to significant legal achievements, including the promotion of the rights of people with disabilities in Israel. Tomer is appointed by the Chairman of the Israel Bar Association as an arbitrator.
Education: LL.B in Law and M.B.A in Business Administration.
Year of certification: 2000.
Email: tomerr@raiflaw.co.il

Tomer Raif

Adv. Tomer Raif is a co-founder of the firm.
Tomer specializes in a variety of legal practices in the field of civil, commercial and administrative litigation and has extensive experience in managing claims and petitions in all courts in Israel, as well as experience in representing litigants in arbitration and mediation.
Tomer has extensive experience in tender law, including ongoing and comprehensive legal support of tender procedures from its initial stages to filing administrative petitions on behalf of leading commercial companies in administrative matters or protection against petitions filed against those companies that won tenders and should protect their winning.
Tomer advises and accompanies corporations and individuals, including leading companies in the Israeli market, as well as international companies, their shareholders and managements, from the preliminary stages of the outbreak of the conflict, and all the way to the verdict in court or settlementt agreements.
Tomer represents corporations in complex class actions, which raise complex questions, including consumer protection, banking, and communications policies in Israel.
Tomer is also involved in a variety of voluntary legal activities ("Pro Bono") that include the protection of human rights and the representation of various organizations, including Access Israel Association .The aforesaid activity has led to significant legal achievements, including the accessibility revolution in Israel and the promotion of the rights of people with disabilities in Israel.

Tom Apelstein
Adv. Tom Apelstein is one of the firm’s founders. Prior to Raif Apelstein, he practiced for 15 years as a lawyer and partner in the Tel Aviv branch of a leading international law firm. Tom comes with vast experience in representing international clients, including international companies and international businessmen, utilizing his fluency in both English and Hebrew. Tom is an expert in tender law. He accompanies clients throughout the bidding procedure and represents clients in tender litigation in administrative court, either as the petitioner or respondent. Tom has a deep knowledge of technology tenders, including IT tenders. He specializes in preparing legal opinions and risk analysis in commercial and administrative subjects.
Education: LL.B in Law and Management and M.A in Political Science, both from Tel Aviv University.
Year of certification: 2006.
Email: toma@raiflaw.co.il
Tom Apelstein

Adv. Tom Apelstein is a co-founder of the firm.
Being an active litigation lawyer since 2006, Tom has extensive experience in representing litigants in legal proceedings in all courts and in arbitration and mediation proceedings, including experience in dealing with complex legal issues.
With a high level of written and spoken English, Tom also has extensive experience in representing international clients, including international companies and international businessmen.
Tom also has expertise in representing litigants in legal proceedings related to tenders, including representation in administrative petitions concerning tender results, both on the petitioner's side against the result as well as on the winning side protects the results. Tom has specific expertise in complex technology tenders, such as IT tenders.
Tom has extensive experience in preparing legal opinions in commercial and administrative areas where the client needs a comprehensive legal review regarding the legal risks to which he is exposed.
Tom served in the IDF as an officer in an elite unit in mandatory service and reserve.
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