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Naschitz, Brandes, Amir & Co. Offices

Naschitz, Brandes, Amir & Co.
5 TUVAL STREET
TEL AVIV 6789717
Israel
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Advocate Gil Atar KC KC

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Work Department

Tort & Insurance Litigation, Sports Law

Position

Gil Atar is Head of Tort & Insurance Litigation and Sports Law practices at Naschitz Brandes Amir. With extensive experience in insurance and tort claims, Gil has successfully handled some of Israel’s largest and most complex cases, including property damages, personal injury claims, and professional negligence claims. He is highly regarded in the field and recognized as a Leading Individual in Insurance Law by The Legal500.

Gil represents insurance companies in Israel and worldwide, providing litigation advice for cases in various jurisdictions, including the US, UK, Australia, Russia, Denmark, Italy, and the Netherlands. He also advises commercial companies on tort and insurance claims.

Notable accomplishments include successfully managing the largest toxic tort case in Israeli history, handling claims related to major incidents such as floods, fires, and accidents, and dealing with multinational product liability claims like silicosis and asbestos claims.

Additionally, Gil has significant experience in sports law. He serves as an arbitrator in the prestigious Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland and acts as a legal advisor to the Olympic Committee of Israel and other sports organizations.

Gil is a regular speaker at national and international conferences and is often asked to comment on the subjects of torts, insurance, and sports law in the press. He also serves as an adjunct lecturer on insurance and tort law at the College of Management Academic Studies.

Before joining Naschitz Brandes Amir, Gil worked for six years in the Claims and Insurance department of the Ministry of Defense. During this time, he also represented the Israeli Government’s Attorney General in claims involving the State of Israel.

Languages

Hebrew, English

Memberships

Arbitrator, Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), Lausanne, Switzerland

Education

LL.B. (cum laude), Tel-Aviv University (1994)

Admission: Israel (1994)

Lawyer Rankings

Israel > Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: class actions (including derivative actions)

‘Exceptional in all parameters’, Naschitz, Brandes, Amir & Co. is sought after for its strength in insurance class actions, where it works hand-in-hand with the wider firm’s top-tier insurance offering. Other areas of expertise include privacy, consumer protection, competition, and environmental law claims. Department head Yaron Rossman contributes extensive experience in financial services-related cases. The practice also draws on ‘one of a kind’ insurance expert Gil Atar; and Shay Cohen, who focuses on class actions in the insurance, product liability, environmental, and consumer protection spheres. The team welcomed Nir Shuster following the firm’s merger with Shenhav Konforti Rotem & Co. in January 2023.

Israel > Insurance

(Leading partners)

Gil Atar – Naschitz, Brandes, Amir & Co.

As one of the few full-service firms with a thriving insurance practice, Naschitz, Brandes, Amir & Co. is well-positioned to advise on corporate support work alongside its core offering in contentious and regulatory insurance. The team is particularly recognised for its record in high-value disputes, where it represents the majority of domestic insurance companies, alongside reinsurers and multinational insurance entities. The department is led jointly by Gil Atar, who steers the tort and insurance litigation practice, and Tamar Kareth, who spearheads the medical malpractice group. Other key contacts include insurance-focused litigator Shay Cohen as well as Ram Pardes, whose practice spans class actions, administrative law and insurance law.

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