Meitar Law Offices

Corporate and Securities

Partner

Alon Gellert heads the firm's Regulation Group and is a partner in the firm's Corporate and Securities Group.

Alon advises a large number of corporations (both public and private), local authorities, leading organizations and commercial bodies and represents clients in tenders and infrastructure law matters. Alon has wide expertise in commercial transactions, corporate law and litigation and has represented clients in many of the largest and most publicized legal disputes in the country to date.

Alon has represented a number of government ministers and members of Knesset in petitions to the Supreme Court and has been involved in coalition negotiations.Alon served previously as the legal adviser to the Office of the Prime Minister of Israel, advising Prime Ministers Ehud Barak and Ariel Sharon on a wide range of public and constitutional law issues. During 2002-2003, Alon assembled the legal team focused on the criminal claim pending against Prime Minister Sharon in Belgium.Also, during 2001-2010, Alon served as chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Government Companies Authority Council for Presidents and Prime Ministers.Alon is a Colonel (res.) in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and served as the IDF Home Front Commander (res.) for the Tel Aviv sub-district. Alon currently serves as a reserve member in the Home Front Command Public Guidance and Information Team.

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Tel Aviv University, Israel (LL.B., 1988)