Advocate Shay Cohen > Naschitz, Brandes, Amir & Co. > Tel Aviv, Israel > Lawyer Profile
Naschitz, Brandes, Amir & Co. Offices
5 TUVAL STREET
TEL AVIV 6789717
Israel
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Advocate Shay Cohen
Work Department
Tort & Insurance Litigation
Position
Shay Cohen, a partner in the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice, specializes in complex litigation, with a particular focus on insurance and tort law (predominantly product liability, professional negligence, and mass torts), civil and commercial litigation (constructions litigation and contractual disputes), and various class actions (as defense counsel on insurance, product liability, environmental and consumer protection class actions). In addition, Shay has considerable expertise in advising and representing domestic and foreign companies on all aspects of product compliance and recalls in Israel.
Shay’s extensive track record includes representation of some of the largest Israeli public companies and international insurers and reinsurers, in complex proceedings, before all courts and arbitration panels in Israel. In this capacity, Shay has been involved in some of the largest cases tried in Israel.
Languages
Hebrew, English
Education
LL.B., Tel-Aviv University (2000)
LL.M., Tel-Aviv University (2003)
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
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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Insurance Israel
- Dispute resolution: class actions (including derivative actions) Israel > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: class actions (including derivative actions)
- Energy
- Competition/antitrust
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: local litigation and arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: mediation and international arbitration
- Employment
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: commercial/transactions
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: disputes
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Infrastructure
- Telecoms and media
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: filing/prosecution