The only action that Kotler could point to as an action, which he carried out by virtue of the letter of authorization, was his appeal to the municipality clearly regarding the termination of the legal proceeding, when he did not receive cooperation in the payment of his salary (paragraph 18 of the affidavit, p. 121, lines 15-22). Obviously, this does not constitute a treatment for the defendant, but rather the plaintiff took care of her interests after the conclusion of the legal proceedings.
Kotler claimed in his testimony that he had contacts with officials in many authorities (Prot. January 23, 2023, p. 4, lines 17-19, p. 141, lines 20-23, p. 142, line 2), and various witnesses testified that during the negotiations to sign the agreement, Kotler promised that he would activate his contacts with the municipality. The testimonies indicated that the idea of working with the Tel Aviv Municipality in order to reduce the lease fees was known to the defendant even before Kotler approached it. As far as the defendant is concerned, it was Kotler's promise to activate his connections that tilted the scales in favor of signing the agreement with the plaintiff over other parties, with a commitment by the defendant to pay him a fee several times higher than the salary paid to CPA Alfia.
Kotler claimed that the defendant never approached him, with any question or request for consultation, and even when a mediation agreement was reached, the defendant did not contact him, as to the manner in which the lease was to be exercised (paragraphs 32, 33 of the affidavit). Simultaneously with these words, in his cross-examination he explained that it was not his role to recommend to the defendant whether to accept or reject a compromise proposal, which was on the agenda (p. 115, lines 10-13), nor to advise it on which lease route would benefit it, whereas according to him, this decision was in any case given to the defendant according to its own considerations (p. 145, lines 18-24; paragraph 33 of the affidavit). In other words, even if the defendant had approached him with a request for advice, according to him, it was not his job to advise her on these matters.