Dispute resolution: class actions (including derivative actions)
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Hall of fameFISCHER (FBC & Co.)
FBC - Dr. Gil Orion
Dr. Orion, co-head of FBC’s Litigation Department and the head of the Class Actions & Derivative Suits practice, is recognized by international and domestic indices as one of Israel’s most highly-regarded litigators and one of the leading practitioners in the area of class actions and derivative suits.
His practice spans the field of complex commercial litigation, securities law matters, and international and domestic arbitrations, and he is a well-known speaker and author on a range of topics related to commercial litigation and class action defense.
Dr. Orion received his doctorate in 1996 from Harvard Law School in the fields of corporate law and securities regulation. He has also served as an assistant lecturer for contract law and held the position of editor and member of the editorial board of the Tel Aviv University Law Review.
Dr. Orion serves as the Deputy Chairman of the Israel Bar Association's Class Actions Committee.
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Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co.
Adv. Blaiberg is the Head of the Corporate, Administrative and Class Action Litigation Department, and is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Adv. Blaiberg possesses extensive experience regarding complex commercial disputes, and has unique expertise relating to corporate litigation and securities litigation, including shareholder disputes, as well as internet litigation, class actions and derivative actions. Adv. Blaiberg represents clients in an array of complex litigation proceedings in all courts of law and tribunals, as well as in complex arbitration and mediation proceedings. She possesses extensive experience regarding shareholders, debenture-holders and creditor settlements in companies, and frequently represents clients in insolvency proceedings, liquidation and receivership proceedings. Adv. Blaiberg is a renowned expert in internet law. She represents search-engines and large corporations which operate in the technology and internet fields, in litigation proceeding and various commercial disputes, and possesses great knowledge of the foreign legislation and rulings in the field, which Israeli courts address while deciding their verdicts. Adv. Blaiberg possesses significant reputation regarding the representation of some of Israel’s leading corporations, shareholders and corporate executives, operating in various fields, in proceedings relating to derivative actions. She also represents Israeli and foreign corporations and corporate executives having class actions brought against them, regarding corporate and securities law, insurance law, consumer protection law, antitrust law, prohibition of discrimination and more. Her many years of experience in the field serve her clients through filing requests for approval of the claim as a class action and when required, through the class action itself and the attempts to resolve the dispute and minimize the corporation’s exposure to financial and reputational damage. Among Adv. Blaiberg’s clients are Israeli and international private and public companies which operate in the fields of banking, retail, insurance, internet, communications and telecommunications, technology, and more; and she also represents the directors, senior executives and shareholders of these companies. Adv. Blaiberg possesses significant reputation as a mediator and arbitrator of complex business disputes which involve large scale capital. In the past, Adv. Blaiberg served as the Chair of the Arbitration Committee of the Israel Bar Association and as the Academic Coordinator of the Arbitration Institute of the Israel Bar Association. She currently serves as Co-Head of the Class Action and Derivative Action Committee of the Israel Bar Association. Alongside her professional work, Adv. Blaiberg lectures at academic institutions and professional forums, and also serves as a lecturer on behalf of the Israel Bar Association in her fields of expertise, among them are class actions, derivative actions, civil procedure, contract law, commercial litigation, debt restructuring, arbitration, the enforcement of foreign verdicts, and more.
Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm
A partner in the Litigation department, Tal Mayshar focuses her practice on commercial litigation, class actions, derivative actions, antitrust litigation and administrative law litigation. In addition, Tal represents clients in regulatory matters, including in legislative proceedings, dealings with various authorities (Government agencies, the State Comptroller, the Bank of Israel, etc.) and in privatization proceedings. In a diverse roster she advises clients from the credit card, energy, industrial and transport sectors. Tal joined our firm in 2002, after an internship at the Supreme Court (with Justice Or), and was made partner in 2010.
Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co.
Adv. Michaeli is the Head of the Commercial, Class Action and Insolvency Litigation Department, and is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Adv. Michaeli, one of the top litigators in Israel, specializes in corporate litigation, complex class actions, derivative actions, and insolvency proceedings, as well as in representing clients in local and international arbitration proceedings. In addition, he possesses unique expertise relating to commercial law, and applies a broad business outlook when advising on project finance proceedings and advising companies and corporations on mergers and acquisitions following a structural change in holdings. In recent years, Adv. Michaeli was involved in a significant portion of the largest and most complex litigation proceedings in the Israeli market, which have resulted in the rulings of several precedents. He possesses many years of experience regarding the representation of leading companies in commercial disputes, struggles for corporate control, class actions and derivative actions related to securities, antitrust, administrative law and criminal law. In addition, Adv. Michaeli specializes in the representation of directors and company executives who have personal liability claims brought against them, in class actions and derivative actions. Adv. Michaeli accumulated significant experience in advising special litigation committees as well, and was among the pioneers of the field in Israel with regard to establishing and advising special litigation committees as sub committees of the board of directors aimed at examining and enforcing a company’s right to sue. Adv. Michaeli possesses expertise in representing clients in alternative dispute resolution proceedings, such as mediation and arbitration, and represents family businesses and high net worth individuals in complex and sensitive proceedings held in family court. In addition, Adv. Michaeli has acquired unique expertise relating to tender committees, and regularly represents tender committees of statutory corporations and government companies with significant influence on the Israeli market. He often serves as external legal advisor to these corporations, and is a member of the permanent consulting committee to the Israel Government Companies Authority, for statutory reforms and accounting reports. Among Adv. Michaeli’s clients are local and international holding groups and corporations from various business sectors, including banking, energy, pharmaceuticals, transportation, retail, communication and more. Adv. Michaeli regularly lectures in conferences, seminars, panels and professional forums of the Israel Securities Authority, the Israel Bar Association, the Institute of Directors Training, and the CFO Forum of Israel’s largest corporations. Adv. Michaeli lectures on various topics related to his fields of expertise, including class actions, derivative actions, business judgment, director liability, special litigation committees, and more. Adv. Michaeli serves as academic coordinator and lecturer for attorney professional training courses in various fields, including corporate law, class actions, director liability and more, as part of the Israel Bar Association’s Institute for Continuing Legal Studies. In addition, Adv. Michaeli regularly lectures at various academic programs, including the Business Administration School at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Law and Business Schools of the Ono Academic College, and various professional forums of the Israel Bar Association.
AYR – Amar Reiter Jeanne Shochatovitch & Co
Yaron Reiter is one of the firm’s founding partners, and heads our Class Actions and Litigation Department, which is consistently ranked by both local and foreign ranking guides as a leader in its field.
Yaron is a highly esteemed and venerated litigator, whose appearances in courts have secured him a solid reputation. He is recognized for his creative approach to complex litigation.
Yaron serves as an arbitrator and mediator, and appears before all courts, including the Supreme Court and Appellate Courts.
Yaron has in-depth knowledge and expertise in local and international litigation and particularly in the field of class actions; in addition, he possesses extensive experience in partner and shareholders disputes.
Over the years, Yaron has acquired considerable and unique experience in representing companies and entities sued in class actions in a wide variety of areas, such as insurance, banking, labour law, lotteries and gambling, antitrust, privacy protection, data and cyber processing, environmental nuisance (noise, odour, air pollution, etc.), taxes, capital markets and securities, real estate, accessibility and prevention of discrimination, spam, sports, consumerism, intellectual property, local authorities and councils, corporations, transport, tourism, aviation, and communication (computers, internet, cable, TV, media, cellular, wired, international, etc.).
Yaron provides his clients with legal as well as strategic advice.
In addition, Yaron has substantial experience representing companies, businesspersons, executives and seniors in derivative claims, managing corporate control struggles, shareholder disputes and minority shareholder oppression claims, as well as administrative petitions, financial sanctions, the Freedom of Information Act, and petitions to the High Court.
With experience in managing complex transactions in a variety of fields, Yaron advises and accompanies processes for the formation and formulation of investment transactions in private and public companies, traded in Israel and the United States. Yaron has also accumulated a great deal of experience in representing and operating with venture capital funds and investment banks – and has been a partner to debt settlements and corporate recovery procedures.
Yaron is one of Israel’s most prominent and respected lawyers in litigation in general and in the field of class actions in particular; our firm’s class actions department, which he heads, is consistently ranked by the Israeli ranking guides as top tier in the field of class actions.
He appears in seminars and professional conferences for various forums, including, on behalf of the Israel Bar Association. Yaron is also known to the Israeli media; having published articles on litigation and been interviewed for articles on topics related to his areas of expertise.
Yaron has won recognition by international ranking guides for his achievements:
‘The LEGAL 500’ recommended him as a leading lawyer for his achievements in the field of Dispute Resolution – Class Actions and the field of Transportation.
Chambers and Partners ranked him as a leading class action lawyer.
Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm
Partner Uri Sorek handles a wide range of civil and commercial litigation cases with a focus on derivative actions, antitrust law, class action suits and general commercial litigation. Clients benefit from his specialism and successful track record in derivative actions, a relatively emerging area of law in Israel and one Agmon has been involved in since the beginning. Uri represents a range of public companies and their subsidiaries across many sectors including the banking, insurance, communications and energy sectors. Uri began his legal career at our firm in 1999 as an intern.
Ronen Adini & Co
Nir Cohen, Leshem, Ben-Artzi & Co
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FISCHER (FBC & Co.)
Ms. Rabinovich is a Senior Associate in FBC’s Litigation Department. Her practice concentrates on corporate and commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on class actions and derivative suits.
Prior to joining FBC, Ms. Rabinovich clerked for the Honorable Justice Daphne Barak-Erez of the Supreme Court of Israel.
During her legal studies, Ms. Rabinovich was a member of the editorial board of the Tel Aviv University Law Review, as well as an editor of the Law, Society and Culture book series. Ms. Rabinovich also served as a research and teaching assistant at the Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law.