About Adv. Adi Chen
Adv. Chen has 24 years of experience in the legal profession, has been lecturing in the academy since 1999, represents before all of the courts, is a family mediator and certified to represent in cooperative divorce. She was admitted to the bar in 1998 after successfully completed her internship in the district court. She has an LL.M. (cum laude) from Bar Ilan University (2001) and her thesis was on family, inheritance and private international law. Her articles and commentaries on family law are published in the media and she is often interviewed due to her knowledge and expertise.
Since 1999, alongside her work in the firm, Adv. Chen has been lecturing in various academic institutes on her practice areas. She taught the courses Family and Spouses Property Relations and Inheritance and Wills in Haifa University for 6 consecutive years and she continues to lecture in the academy, the Lawyers Training Institute, government institutes and conventions.
Her academic articles were published in esteemed journals in Israel and abroad and quoted in and influenced Israeli rulings, and entitled her to prized scholarships in Israel and abroad (for example, her article on recognizing civil divorces of non-Israeli Jews led the Jerusalem District Court to overrule a previous decision and adopt her position). In 2012, she was a visiting researcher in the Swiss Institute of Comparative Law.
Furthermore, she is renowned for her vast involvement in family legislation. She is a member of the Israel Bar Association’s (National) Family Forum’s Legislation Team, which is responsible for adjusting legislation to the current needs , new norms and changing perceptions in the Israeli society, Chairperson of the Bar’s Children Rights Committee and (co-)Chairperson of the Adoption, Surrogacy and Guardianship Committee and she promotes legislation also in the framework of these committees. Adi Chen’s academic proficiency and research, public activities, vast and extensive knowledge and experience, high work standard and achievements, provide her with prestige and a great advantage in managing proceedings and tailoring a legal strategy specifically for each client and case circumstances.
The firm’s clientele includes famous and renowned figures from Israel and abroad. Each of the clients, without exceptions, receives discreetness and sensitivity, personal attention and service, during the dispute period, which is characterized by tough dilemmas and crises, with the benefit of the clients and their children above all else