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Oren Gross

Work Department

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

Position

Managing Partner, Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution department

Career

Oren has extensive experience in complex litigation cases in a wide variety fields of law, including corporate law, shareholders disputes, contractual disputes, class actions, administrative law, inheritance laws and white collar.

Oren represents companies and individual clients, in a broad range of matters, within his fields of expertise.

Oren is also one of the founders of “Bazelet” association (a non-profit organization), which primarily focuses on education and supporting the families of fallen soldiers who served in one of the IDF’s elite units and commemorating their loved ones. Oren served for a decade (2008-2017) as a member of the managing board and still acts (voluntarily) as its legal counsel.

Representative Experience

Representing Korea Motors Israel Ltd., Mediterranean Car Agency Ltd., Mr. Michael Levi and Mr. Achiad Levi in a $50 million lawsuit and a NIS 5 million counterclaim regarding the distribution rights of Kia cars in Israel. Representing Cellcom Ltd. in a $30 million lawsuit that was filed against it by one of its distributors, and which involved contract, tort and telecommunication law issues. Representing the Danish international construction company Per Aarsleff A/S in a NIS 50 million claim and counterclaim regarding the construction of the ‘Hayovel Port’ in Ashdod, involving contract law issues. Representing Universal Music Group in insolvency proceedings issued against MMG. Representing Mr. Gil Dankner in various legal proceedings, involving, inter alia, Dor Chemicals Ltd. Representing Tnuva Ltd., Sides Ltd., E. Schnapp & Co. Works Ltd. and Rushdi Food Industries Ltd. in several class actions filed against them. Representing Haifa Chemicals Ltd., Haifa Chemicals South Ltd. and officers of these companies in various criminal, civil, and administrative proceedings involving environmental protection, including in indictments issued against the companies and their managers; a precedential class action; civil actions in an amount of tens of millions of Shekels; and a petition against the Ministry of Environmental Protection regarding the conclusions of a governmental committee concerning a major pollution event – all involving a wide range of environmental, regulatory, administrative, tort and contract law issues. Representing Cellcom Ltd. in criminal, civil and administrative proceedings concerning the operation of cellular communication facilities, which included a wide range of environmental, regulatory, administrative, tort and planning and construction law issues.

Prior Experience

Oren performed his legal internship at Nir Cohen, Leshem & Co. law firm.Between 2001-2007 Oren was an associate at Zellermayer, Pelossof & Co. law firm.Between 2007-2016, Oren was as a partner at Zellermayer, Pelossof, Rosovsky, Tsafrir, Toledano & Co. law firm (former Zellermayer, Pelossof & Co.).In 2016, Oren joined as a partner at Meitar | Law offices.At the beginning of 2018, Oren founded Shimony Gross & Co.

Languages

Hebrew and English

Memberships

Israel Bar, 2001

Education

Tel Aviv University, Israel (LL.M, Magna cum Laude, 2005)

The College of Management Academic Studies, Israel (LL.B, Magna cum Laude, 2000)

The College of Management Academic Studies, Israel (B.A in Finance, Magna cum Laude, 2000)