The firm was founded in 1973 by attorneys Joshua Kramer and Joseph Shapira. In the 1980s, attorney Michael Schneider joined forces with them (“the founders”). In July 2003, attorney Joseph Shapira was appointed as a judge of the Jerusalem District Court, and in June 2012 he was appointed to the office of the State Comptroller.
Among the firm’s areas of practice: Real estate, including complex sale transactions; urban renewal; representation of developers and private property owners; commercial law; corporate law; planning and building; local authorities law; water and sewage corporations; administrative law; tender law including P.P.P. projects using the P.F.I. and B.O.T. method; class actions; municipal taxation (municipal rates – arnona and development levies), including initiated levies; torts; law of obligations; contract law; labor law; sports law; liquidations; bankruptcies; and personal status. The firm’s legal services in these areas include ongoing legal counseling, project guidance, andlitigation.
The firm represents institutional clients, local authorities, government companies, the largest water and sewage corporation in Israel, listed public companies, non-profit organizations, cooperative settlements (moshavim), contracting companies, project developers, infrastructure and development companies, commercial companies, insurance companies, various non-governmental organizations, sports teams, and private clients. As community assistance, the firm is active in the “Schar Mitzvah”(pro bono) project of the Israel Bar Association.