The Legal 500
"Shlomo Cohen and Yoad Cohavi are two excellent people both work well with the legal representatives of the other party, while being as firm as necessary. They know what points to fight for, and the ones to let go. Yoad is extremely thorough on the small details, and Shlomo never gives up the case!"
ITR- WORLD TAX
Yoad ranked as WT - Rising Star in the Indirect tax & Real estate Ranking for 2022 by ITR World Tax.
Chambers Global
“Pays great attention to detail and approaches legal matters with good strategy, taking into consideration legal and commercial needs.”
Legal 500
“Gifted deal-makers with a very impressive track record. Full devotion to the client’s needs.“
Legal 500
“A wide view not only from the legal perspective but also from the business one.”

ABOUT

Mr. Cohavy is a partner at Gornitzky & Co.

Prior to joining the firm, he was an associate with another leading Israeli Tax-law firm.

Yoad advises corporations and private clients on a wide-range of tax matters.
He devotes the bulk of his time to real estate transactions and real estate taxation.

He has in-depth knowledge and understanding of real estate in general and specifically in real estate taxation.  Furthermore he advises on complicated VAT matters related to real estate transactions.

His vast knowledge in the real estate field and the fact that he has been advising and accompanying real estate transactions for almost two decades make him a tax advisor at the highest level.

Furthermore, Yoad specializes in the integration between the various tax laws – Income Tax Ordinance, Real Estate Taxation Law, and Value Added Tax Law. He also consults on reorganization and restructuring.

Yoad also works vis-à-vis the Israel Tax Authority, prepares tax-related legal opinions and takes part in tax related litigation.

Yoad is very service oriented and he frequently becomes the close trust advisor of his clients.

LL.B., Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya (2005)
Dean’s List (2004)

B.A., Business Management (Real Estate Finance), Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya (2005)

Israel Bar Association, 2006

Teaching Assistant, Advanced Tax Law (Mr. Oscar Abu-Razek’s) – School of Business Administration, The College of Management Academic Studies (2009- current)
Teaching Assistant, Tax Methods (Mr. Meir Kapota) – School of Business Administration, The College of Management Academic Studies (2011- current)

D. Paserman, I. Barak-Bilu and Y. Cohavy “Closing chapter”, published in STEP TQR, 4 (December, 2022)

D. Paserman and Y. Cochavy, “How not to renew”, published in The Accountant (June, 2018)

Yoad frequently writes professional articles in matters of taxation and accounting in different professional journals.

Hebrew and English

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