David Page, at The Blogs

Sep 22, 2024, 7:05 AM

(David fights Goliath, image rights owned by author)

Even though Israel's existential war has not yet ended, it is fitting to pause to appreciate moments of spectacular and breathtaking victory. There is no question that the highly-targeted beeper and walkie-talkie operation exclusively and successfully targeting Hezbollah terrorists,...

Jul 3, 2024, 5:44 PM

The Attack on Israel: A Reflection on the Covenant

"Torah Nation" - Original Artwork by Menucha Page, via Limited License from Artist

On October 7th, 2023, Israel faced a devastating attack that shook the nation to its core. The focus was understandably on the cruelty and sadism of the attack and most of all on the indescribable pain of the victims...

Jul 1, 2024, 8:20 PM

Israeli Real Estate Due Diligence – 5 Main Risks

It's easy to get wildly enthusiastic about real estate deals in Israel. Whether residential or commercial, a real estate acquistion in the Holy Land can be a dream come true for Olim and others. But it's important to keep...

Jun 26, 2024, 4:09 PM

6 key issues for Israeli real estate lawyers

Israeli real estate law is a complex and dynamic field that requires attorneys to be well-versed in various issues. It is well known that the largest single cause of legal malpractice is due to miscalculation of Israeli real estate...

Jun 19, 2024, 2:16 PM

4 key insights for Israeli lawsuits and litigation

The Israeli legal system, informed primarily by the English legal tradition with particular niches for Jewish, ecclesiastic, and Islamic law, offers a unique landscape for lawyers and law firms specializing in lawsuits and litigation. This framework is influenced by...

Jun 18, 2024, 6:28 PM

5 Key Issues in Israeli Real Estate Law

Navigating the complexities of Israeli real estate law requires a comprehensive understanding of its foundational principles and regulatory environment. Israel’s unique historical, political, and social contexts significantly influence its legal landscape, making it imperative for investors, developers, and property...

Feb 13, 2023, 5:49 PM

Those Shrill Tantrums About the “End of Democracy”

As I write this article, the streets of Jerusalem are filled with demonstrators -- and hysteria -- lamenting the destruction of Israeli democracy. This sounds more dramatic than it is: What the demonstrators are mainly lamenting is that the...

Nov 19, 2022, 11:42 PM

The Emerging Coalition in Israel Isn’t “Extremist”

The most reliable sign of true extremism is demonizing that opponent and refusing to deal with the opponent's views on their merits. It's also a sign of insecurity about the merit's of one's own views. Accusations of ideological deviance...

Nov 11, 2022, 2:12 PM

A Gig Worker’s Declaration of Independence!

The new proposed rules issued by the US Department of Labor (USDOL) regulating gig workers and the approach to those same workers by the Israeli Labor Court (in cases involving Uber and others) threaten to destroy the gig economy...

Nov 1, 2022, 8:36 PM

Durable Power of Attorney (POA) – Top 5 Smart Tips

The durable power of attorney is a very powerful and potentially immensely helpful document. In the United States, this has been an important for anyone wanting to arrange their financial, healthcare, or personal affairs as part of their wills,...

About Me

David Page is a US and Israeli attorney practicing law in Jerusalem as the principal of David Page Law. David is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Chicago Law School, after which he went to study European law at the University of Paris and to clerk on the US Court of Appeals. David also has learned at the Mir Yeshiva, and has taught at the Faculty of Law of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and published in the field. He served as regulatory counsel in an American Israeli high-tech company for more than half a decade and heads his own law firm in the real estate law, litigation, business and corporate law, wills, trusts, and estates and probate, tax, and trademarks fields, and is the founder and CEO of the innovative business legal-tech platform NoGranite ("some prefer their lawyering straight up, not on the rocks") www.nogranite.com. You can write David at david@davidpagelaw.com, david@nogranite.com or visit him at www.davidpagelaw.com or www.nogranite.com

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