Adv. Bar-Nathan is Vice Chairman of the firm and Head of the Commercial and International Litigation Department, and a member of the Executive Committee. Adv. Bar-Nathan is a renowned expert in the various fields of commercial litigation and handles litigation in the civil-commercial field, including in the fields of corporate law, contract law, banking law, communications, libel, tender law, and more. Adv. Bar-Nathan is involved in a prominent share of the complex commercial disputes held in Israel, and possesses extensive experience in the representation of clients in international disputes. Among others, Adv. Bar-Nathan represents foreign plaintiffs and respondents in legal proceedings in Israel, represents clients in enforcement proceedings of foreign verdicts and of international arbitration, assists foreign entities to receive temporary and permanent verdicts against Israeli entities, and represents Israeli plaintiffs and respondents in legal proceedings held abroad. Adv. Bar-Nathan possesses unique expertise relating to alternative dispute resolution, including complex arbitration and mediation, with an emphasis on international commercial-business arbitration involving public figures and prominent businesspeople. In 2012, Adv. Bar-Nathan was appointed as a member of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris (ICC) and as the Head of the International Arbitration Committee of ICC Israel, positions he held until 2018. In July 2016, Adv. Bar-Nathan was admitted as a member of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) arbitration panel. Adv. Bar-Nathan serves as an arbitrator in numerous complex local and international arbitrations. Among others, Adv. Bar-Nathan possesses significant reputation relating to sensitive proprietary disputes in the family law field which involve capital and assets. In this capacity, Adv. Bar-Nathan represents high net worth individuals in complex personal status and inheritance disputes. Adv. Bar-Nathan’s extensive experience and significant expertise in the international arbitration field is consistently recognized by international guides, including The Legal 500 and Expert Guides, which rank him as one of the leading attorneys in the field. As part of his public activities, Adv. Bar-Nathan has served as the Head of the Legislative Committee on Contract Law in the Israel Bar Association, as a judge at the Israel Bar Association’s Disciplinary Regional Tribunal and National Tribunal, and as the Chairman of the New Codification Committee of the Israel Bar Association, as well as a member of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC in Paris (as stated above) and Head of the Arbitration Committee of the Israel Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Adv. Bar-Nathan lectures at various academic institutions.
Dispute resolution: mediation and international arbitration
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FBC - Reuven Behar Mr. Behar leads the firm’s Litigation and Competition & Antitrust Departments, fields in which he is one of Israel’s leading practitioners. In addition to participating in high-profile antitrust and commercial litigation, Mr. Behar has handled many of Israel's most significant and major M&A transactions. Mr. Behar is also well-known for his work in the communications and intellectual property areas and serves as a mediator and arbitrator in complex commercial, intellectual property and family matters, as well as an executor in significant and high-profile probate cases. Mr. Behar is a member of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and the Israel group for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI). Mr. Behar’s clients include many of Israel’s leading “blue chip” enterprises, as well as major foreign corporations doing business in Israel. He represents Israeli companies in international transactions, litigation and arbitrations.
Adv. Dr. Kapeliuk is a partner in the Commercial and International Litigation Department. She specializes in international and domestic arbitration and is considered the leading Israeli expert and in these fields. She represents local and international clients in complex international arbitrations under various international arbitration rules, both in Israel and abroad, and advises corporations and senior business executives on international arbitration matters. As the only academic expert in the field, she has provided expert opinions on Israeli arbitration law in proceedings held before foreign tribunals. Adv. Dr. Kapeliuk was an Invited Expert to the meetings of the Constitution, Legislation and Law Committee of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament), with respect to a Bill amending the Arbitration Law, and a Bill amending the Courts Law by including a section on mandatory arbitration. She was appointed as a member of the “Ethics Committee” of the Israeli Institute of Commercial Arbitration. Dr. Kapeliuk is also an expert in conflict of laws and private international law, and has represented foreign clients before Israeli Courts in matters concerning international jurisdiction as well as enforcement of foreign judgments. Adv. Dr. Kapeliuk is regularly invited to speak about her fields of expertise at professional and academic international conferences and seminars, as well as at workshops for lawyers and for judges. She was consistently ranked as a leading individual by Legal 500 in the category Mediation and International Arbitration in 2017 – 2020, and was quoted as having “deep knowledge of international law and process“. Prior to joining Goldfarb Seligman, Adv. Dr. Kapeliuk was an associate professor of law specializing in international and domestic arbitration as well as in private international law. She published a book and numerous articles in major Israeli and American law reviews. Her publications are regularly cited by the Israeli Supreme Court, the District Courts, and the Magistrate Courts.
