About Us

J.SPRINZAK was founded in 2003 and is located in the center of
Tel Aviv , with offices in one of the most prestigious buildings in the city. The Firm enjoys strong contacts throughout the shipping sector and has gained a strong international reputation in the specialized fields of shipping and maritime law, international transport, insurance, international trade and related matters.

The Firm handles complex commercial litigation, corporate and other commercial contractual work and disputes. The approach is vigorous and enthusiastic, and designed to make full use of the Firm’s wide ranging litigation experience and skilled negotiating tactics.

The Firm represents Israeli and foreign insurers, shipowners, operators and managers, charterers, port agents, ports and terminals, freight forwarders and customs clearance brokers, exporters and importers, commodity traders and corporate clients in all three court instances (Magistrate’s Court, District Court and Supreme Court); it has extensive local arbitration and mediation experience, and maintains close contacts with State offices and regulatory authorities.

Moreover, with English trained lawyers specializing in international arbitration law and procedure, the Firm offers clients the benefit of its broad international experience, particularly in the arbitration hub of London, handling numerous, LMAA and GAFTA proceedings, either independently or in conjunction with a broad network of local specialist counsel.

The Firm’s close working relations with expert counsel abroad also enables swift action to be taken to obtain security for clients’ claims, whether by arresting vessels, freight or cargo or procuring other attachments or garnishee orders on funds, bank accounts or property around the world.

Well aware of the importance of interpersonal relations – the Firm has also developed a network of contacts with lawyers, business and industry leaders in the Israeli shipping sector. This serves clients well and often allows an efficient path to be found in what can seem to be an intricate and bewildering world of rules and regulations.

Among the services provided by the Firm to its clients is routine and, where necessary, urgent legal advice on a wide spectrum of non-contentious shipping, insurance, regulatory and commercial issues. These include ship sales, large and small boat registration, mortgages, insurance and other matters.

The Firm has an active docket of trial cases, and has attained substantial trial and appellate experience. This combined with highly sophisticated computerized access to the Firm’s database and relevant case law in the field, ensures that the Firm’s clients will always receive the best possible representation based on the merits of our clients’ cases. Moreover, the Firm’s reputation for outstanding courtroom skills is well known to its adversaries. This provides our clients with an additional advantage in settlement and other negotiations. Our ability and willingness to try complicated matters helps us to achieve superior results for all of our clients in any situation, with or without trial.

It could be modestly said that the Firm’s strong international reputation has been built mainly by way of personal introduction and recommendations.

A proud Israeli law firm specializing in Maritime Law and transportation we find it professionally and intellectually rewarding to focus on the legal aspect of the shipping industry. The representation and legal advice offered to shipping companies, shipowners, charterers and P&I Clubs on the one hand, and cargo interests and their insurers on the other hand, as well as freight forwarders, ports and terminals, afford us a deep understanding and familiarity in all aspects of this important industry and invariably gives us a considerable advantage over our adversaries.