Competition/antitrust
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Hall of fameFISCHER (FBC & Co.)
FBC - Tal Eyal-Boger Ms. Eyal-Boger, head of FBC's Competition & Antitrust Department, is one of Israel's leading antitrust practitioners. She specializes in all aspects of competition and antitrust matters and represents clients in complex litigation and class actions. Ms. Eyal-Boger has consistently featured in the international rankings of The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers. She was also the only non-academic Israeli lawyer to have been selected by the international journal, Global Competition Review, in its survey of the best worldwide antitrust practitioners under forty years of age. Ms. Eyal-Boger regularly assists multinational and domestic companies in obtaining the approval of the Israel Antitrust Authority for M&As, investments and agreements containing restrictive provisions, and provides counsel with respect to matters involving potential restrictive trade practices and abusive behavior. She also works closely with companies to create and implement antitrust compliance programs. Ms. Eyal-Boger was invited by the Israeli Antitrust Authority to act as a non-governmental advisor to the European Commission at the International Competition Network. She serves as the Deputy Chairman of the Israel Bar Association's Antitrust Committee, and is frequently called upon to lecture on antitrust matters before various legal and business forums.
Rising stars
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Krispin Rubinstein Blecher Law Offices
Adv. Andrey Nickel specializes in Antitrust and Competition Law and regularly advises clients with respect to a broad range of antitrust and competition issues, such as restrictive trade practices, mergers and abuse of dominant market positions. Adv. Nickel also advises clients on matters related to other competition legislation, such as the Law for Promoting Competition in the Food Sector and the Law for Promotion of Competition and Reduction of Concentration. Adv. Nickel is highly experienced in litigating cases before the Competition Tribunal, a special instance that is charged with adjudicating the ICA’s decisions on appeal. Finally, Adv. Nickel has unique experience in providing tailor-made solutions to large corporations dealing with new restrictions imposed by the Law for Promotion of Competition and Reduction of Concentration, an innovative and globally unprecedented law that requires separation between businesses and financial institutions, and requires Israeli regulators to consult with the ICA on public tenders and licensing decisions.
Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co.
Adv. Prawer is a partner in the Antitrust and Competition Department. Adv. Prawer possesses extensive experience and expertise in antitrust law and competition regulation. He regularly advises multinational and domestic companies regarding antitrust matters related to complex M&A transactions. Adv. Prawer accumulated unique expertise in conducting multinational cross-jurisdictional reviews of merger notifications, and represents his clients before the Israeli Antitrust Authority and the Antitrust Tribunal. Adv. Prawer represents both Israeli and international clients on the unique antitrust and competition aspects of the Israeli market, including the Law for Promoting Competition and Reducing Concentration 2013 (the “Concentration Law”) and the Promotion of Competition in the Food Industry Law, 2014 (the “Food Law”). Adv. Prawer advises on competition and antitrust aspects of various litigation proceedings (civil, administrative, criminal), and provides ongoing counsel to leading clients regarding these proceedings. Adv. Prawer provides expert competition and antitrust counsel to numerous leading local and international corporations from a wide variety of sectors, including banking, transportation, telecommunications, retail, and more.
Leading individuals
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co.
Adv. Golan is the Head of the Antitrust and Competition Department. Adv. Golan possesses extensive experience and significant expertise in Israeli antitrust and competition law, including managing civil and criminal litigation proceedings in the field. Adv. Golan served as Chief Legal Counsel of the Israeli Antitrust Authority for five years (2006-2011), during which he led the agency’s enforcement proceedings and played a prominent role in numerous decisions and legislation amendments. Following his service in the public sector, Adv. Golan developed an extensive private practice in the antitrust field, and is nowadays considered one of Israel’s leading attorneys in the field. Adv. Golan specializes in all aspects of antitrust and competition, and he represents his clients in a wide variety of matters in these fields. Among others, Adv. Golan provides ongoing counsel on large scale and unique mergers; represents plaintiffs and defendants in complex litigation proceedings; and provides ongoing counsel to his clients in criminal proceedings initiated by the Israeli Antitrust Authority. In addition, Adv. Golan offers his clients tailor made internal compliance programs, and regularly counsels clients with regard to crafting commercial agreements in accordance with the antitrust and competition laws. Adv. Golan’s clients include leading local companies in the fields of banking, telecommunication, energy, insurance, hi-tech & technology, pension funds, retail, infrastructure and others; as well as multinational corporations, to whom he provides ongoing counsel regarding their activities in Israel, specifically with regard to antitrust and competition regulation matters. Among others, he advises Fortune-500 corporations regarding merger notification rules in Israel, the effect of the Law for Promoting Competition and Reducing Concentration 2013 on acquisitions in Israel, and domestic enforcement vis-à-vis foreign companies; advises clients on the Promotion of Competition in the Food Industry Law, 2014; and represents multinational corporations with regard to competition matters before the relevant Israeli authorities and courts. Adv. Golan is recognized as a leading antitrust and competition attorney by a number of international guides, including Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500. Alongside his professional activities, Adv. Golan serves as Co-Chair of the Antitrust and Competition Committee of the Israel Bar Association. In addition, Adv. Golan teaches a course on Antitrust and Economic Regulation in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and serves as Professional Development Coordinator for the antitrust professional development program offered by the Israel Bar Association.
M. Firon & Co Advocates and Notaries
Mazor Matzkevich is a partner at M. Firon & Co., heading the competition, antitrust and regulatory affairs department. Ms. Matzkevich practice focuses on all aspects of antitrust including the criminal aspects and the evolving segment – concentration and the food law. In addition Ms. Matzkevich advises corporations through all phases of white collar crime investigations, including corruption and bribery investigations in Israel and around the world. After her mandatory internship at the District Attorney's Office in Jerusalem, where she represented the State of Israel in criminal and civil proceedings, she was admitted to the Israeli Bar in 1998. Ms. Matzkevich then joined the Israel Antitrust Authority and between 1999-2002 led the Authority's criminal practice. In 2001 she was appointed Head of the Authority's Criminal Section. While holding this position, Ms. Matzkevich supervised the Authority's prosecutors in criminal cases. She herself represented the Authority in litigation proceedings at the District and Supreme courts. Ms. Matzkevich personally led the key criminal cases of the Authority, including the first case in which prison sentences were imposed on cartel members. Ms. Matzkevich was also responsible for the Authority's regulatory activity in sectors such as professional organizations, water and environment. Between 2001-2002, she also served as the legal counsel of the Authority's Procurements and Tenders Committee. In 2002 Ms. Matzkevich was admitted to the New York State Bar, and in 2003 she joined the Federal Trade Commission's North East Regional Office as a staff attorney. During her six years tenure at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Ms. Matzkevich practiced both antitrust and consumer protection law. She was the lead counsel or co-counsel of merger and non-merger cases involving various industries, including high-tech, retail, pharmaceuticals, agro-chemistry, energy, hospitals, and food. Ms. Matzkevich was part of the FTC's litigation team in the cases of North Texas Specialty Physicians and Whole Foods/Wild Oats. She also took part in the Intel investigation (regarding its conduct relating to AMD). Ms. Matzkevich's consumer protection practice at the FTC included investigation and trial of false advertisements, fraud, telemarketing regulation, and privacy cases.
FISCHER (FBC & Co.)
FBC - Ziv Schwartz Mr. Schwartz is a partner in the Competition & Antitrust Department, where he specializes in competition & antitrust, litigation, and commercial disputes. Mr. Schwartz provides legal counsel to individuals and private companies with respect to antitrust matters relating to complex merger transactions, restrictive arrangements, and cases involving monopolies and abusive business practices. Mr. Schwartz also represents companies in civil lawsuits and arbitration, including class actions and proceedings before the Antitrust Tribunal.
