Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Corporate; Commercial; Restructuring & Insolvency; Class Actions & Derivative Suits; Restructuring & Insolvency

Harel Shaham is a partner at Gornitzky & Co. 

Harel specializes in diversified and complex civil and commercial litigation cases in a wide range of legal disputes, including, inter alia, in the fields of capital markets, shareholder disputes, real estate, tenders, insurance, slander, administrative law and labor law, as well as in class actions and derivative actions.

Harel has experience in litigating major complex cases before different legal instances, including all Israeli courts, arbitrators and mediators. He is also involved in representing clients before various authorities and regulators.

Among Harel’s clients are dominant Israeli companies and individuals, including insurance companies, real estate and construction companies, major underwriters, leading businessmen and senior officers in major companies. In addition, Harel represents the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in various legal proceedings, including those before the Israeli Supreme Court. He has also represented the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Israel before the Israeli Supreme Court.

Additionally, Harel coordinates the activities of the firm’s professional “Litigation Forum”.

In his Corporate and Commercial practice, Harel provides legal advice to the firm’s corporate clients regarding their ongoing commercial and corporate activities, including drafting of business agreements and commercial contracts. In his Bankruptcy and Insolvency practice, he is involved in complex cases, including the representation of liquidators and arrangements between companies and debenture holders.

During his legal studies, Harel was a member of Tel Aviv University Law Review, “Iyunei Mishpat”.

2006, Israel Bar Association

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LL.M. in Commercial Law, Tel Aviv University (2005); LL.B., magna cum laude, Tel Aviv University (2005) - Dean's list (2003) - Scholarship for Excellence in Academic Ability (2003).