Yigal Borochovsky

Israel

Yigal Borochovsky & Co.
Azrieli, Round Tower
Menachem Begin 132, 24 floor
Tel-Aviv, Israel 6701101

Tel: 03-7285555

Email: yigalb@ybo-law.com
Web: www.ybo-law.com

Founder, and a member of the Israeli bar association for over 20 years, adv. Borochovsky has a unique, unusual and wide experience in banking, real estate, commercial law, commercial litigation, class actions and ADR.

Adv. Borochovsky is frequently appointed as a mediator and an arbitrator by the Israeli courts in many legal proceedings, and has personally held hundreds of mediations and arbitrations. All the leading law firms in Israel approach adv. Borochovsky, repeatedly asking him to help them solve ongoing legal proceedings of many years due to adv. Borochovsky’s outstanding reputation as a mediator and arbitrator.

Furthermore, adv. Borochovsky served as the acting Chairman of the National Banking Committee, and as chairman of the National Disputes and Arbitration Committee of the Bar Association. Previously, adv. Borochovsky served as the acting Chairman of the Courts Committee of the Israeli Bar Association, TLV district, a member of the Advisory Committee for the Appointment of Judges in the Tel Aviv District, and an arbitrator in the Institute of Commercial Arbitration.

In recognition of his merits, in the years 2020-2022 adv. Borochovsky has been ranked as one of the best 8 mediators in Israel by Dun’s 100 ranking guide. In addition, adv. Borochovsky has been ranked as one of Israel’s top mediators by the prestigious international ranking guide Chambers and Partners in 2022.

Adv. Borochovsky has served as a senior partner at Salomon, Lipschütz & Co., and as a litigation partner in Yuval Levy & Co., where he represented leading Israeli commercial and financial institutions in the largest and most complex litigation proceedings in Israel. He also served as Chief Legal Advisor, Deputy CEO and a member of the senior business management of Discount Mortgage Bank. During his tenure in these positions, adv. Borochovsky has acquired a far-reaching and exceptional expertise in the fields of dispute resolution, commercial litigation, banking and finance, and in 2018, adv. Borochovsky established the Yigal Borochovsky & Co. Law Firm.

The Dispute Resolution (Mediation and Arbitration) Department, headed by adv. Yigal Borochovsky, has extensive experience in handling complex cases in all areas of civil-commercial law.

The department provides services to companies, government offices, banks, local authorities, families and family businesses in all the firm’s areas of practice, and specifically in commercials and land matters, banking and financing, class actions, family law and the intergenerational complex.

In 2022 and 2023, head of the department, adv. Yigal Borochovsky, was acknowledged by Chambers and Partners, the leading global legal ranking guide, as one of Israel’s five leading lawyers in the mediation and arbitration practice area and was praised for his reputation in the field. In addition, the lucrative ranking guide Dun’s 100 selected adv. Yigal Borochovsky one of Israel’s eight leading mediators between the years 2000 and 2003.

Adv. Yigal Borochovsky has gained a wealth of experience conducting hundreds of mediations and arbitrations. His practical, legal and commercial knowledge enable him to fairly and efficiently handle complex commercial cases, such as mediation and arbitration in class action lawsuits, commercial disputes, disputes involving large scale real estate projects, etc. The majority of cases referred to our department for mediation end with a successful agreement accepted by both parties to the dispute, oftentimes in a single mediation meeting.

In managing complex mediation and arbitration cases, we thrive to promote efficiency, focus on the major issues and reach an agreeable solution as quickly as possible.

Yigal Borochovsky & Co. law firm, was established in 2018 by adv. Yigal Borochovsky, after decades of experience in litigation, banking and real estate areas. Despite its young age, the firm is comprised of partners and lawyers with long standing reputation, knowledge, professionalism and decades of accumulated experience. Including unique knowledge and experience in the world of litigation, real estate, mediation and arbitration, banking, and compliance and risk management. These qualities enable us to provide our customers with comprehensive multidisciplinary solutions, while understanding the customer’s overall needs and business and economic goals.

Yigal Borochovsky & Co. law firm provides its clients tailor-made legal services, is characterized by adapting them  professional services we provide to the specific needs of each client, and building a full legal and business envelope for each client. Our firm provides uncompromising professional services, creative solutions, exceptional expertise, service and integrity.

Yigal Borochovsky & Co. law firm is proud of its diverse client base that faithfully reflects our ability. The firm’s clients include the leading commercial entities in the Israeli market: banks and financial institutions (such as Bank Hapoalim, Discount Bank, Union Bank, Mercantile Bank), insurance companies (such as Phoenix Insurance Company), protected housing companies and leading real estate groups. Our lawyers use their experience and expertise in their fields to advise the firm’s clients against the challenges of the evolving business, legislative and legal reality in Israel.

Yigal Borochovsky is a widely recognised lawyer who has a growing reputation as an arbitrator and mediator.”
Chambers & Partners