Tzvi Levinson

Professional experience:

Co-founder of the Levinson - Dror EHS Law Firm. Committed for the past 30 years to all aspects of environmental law. For many years, he has been the director of the leading law firm in Israel, specializing in representing, advising, and providing guidance on every aspect of environmental issues.

He integrates and bridges Israeli environmental law with international environmental law as part of the practice he has developed over the years.

For many years, he has been an advisor in the areas of air pollution, climate change, environmental reports, odor nuisances, wastewater, hazardous materials, transportation of hazardous materials, marine pollution, desalination, treatment and disposal of sludge, hazardous waste, packaging waste, electronic waste, recycling, packaging, radiation, noise, as well as business licensing, environmental reporting to the stock exchange, and environmental management systems.

Attorney-at-law Levinson possesses extensive experience in preventive advising, aimed at composing and managing preventive measures included in internal compliance programs ("Gap analysis"), analyzing environmental legal risks, conducting environmental due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, preparing reports for environmental public companies, and supporting boards of directors in formulating strategies and dealing with environmental authorities. He represents clients in hearings, planning discussions, and legal proceedings in various civil, administrative, and criminal matters across all domains of environmental law.

In addition to his expertise in environmental law, Attorney-at-Law Levinson specializes in safety, providing legal advice and support in this field.

He speaks at professional Israeli and international forums and has published numerous articles on various topics related to environmental law, energy, and safety.

Education:

Graduate with an LLB from the Faculty of Law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Grading:

Awarded by the international classification guide "  Practical law Company (PLC) " : " a leading environmental lawyer in Israel , widely regarded as the leading expert in the Israeli market. Handles all aspects of national and international environmental law, both contentious and non-contentious".

Lecturing:

Teaches in the fields of environmental and energy law at the School of Business Management and the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management at the University of Haifa.

 The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management

 International Publications:

Tzvi Levinson and Tzipi Iser iitsiq(2020)  - A chapter in a book on climate change litigation.

The book published by the international publisher Springer, deals with the review of climate change litigation in a number of countries around the world.

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Tzvi Levinson and Gil Dror (2014). Chapter 42 – Israel. In International Environmental Law – The Practitioner's Guide to the Laws of the Planet, Roger R. Martela and J. Brett Grosko, editors. American Bar Association – Section of Environment, Energy and Resources, p. 827 – 848.

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Even before the enactment of any E-waste laws, Attorney-at -Law Levinson published, within the book: " E-WASTE Implications, Regulations, and management in India and Current Global best Practices (2008) " the chapter on Europe's E-waste legislation and on the Basel Convention for transboundary transport of hazardous waste.