Michael Shine & Partners is one of the leading and most well-established law firms in Israel, in the Private Client field, specializing in international tax planning, the establishment and administration of trusts, trust taxation and the appropriate reporting to the tax authorities, multi-national asset protection, family wealth preservation, and general legal counsel for multi-national families. Furthermore, the firm has extensive practices in the areas of commercial law, real estate (with a specialization in representing foreign residents), foreign investments and transactions and inheritance and estate matters, where the main representation in these areas is of foreign residents in Israel. In addition to representing private clients from all over the world, including high net worth individuals and families, as well as family wealth funds, the firm’s clients include many international companies and international financial institutions and foreign trade risk insurers, as well as a large number of real estate companies controlled by foreign residents that hold commercial properties in Israel. The firm has won numerous awards and is regularly rated, both in Israel and overseas, as a leading firm in its main field of expertise of Private Client.