Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano & Co has an impressive client roster that includes multi-national corporations in many key industry sectors, notably food, automotive, retail, telecoms, and healthcare. Michal Rothschild and Giora Erdinast lead a practice that is ‘professional, assertive, and knows how to sharply analyse the facts and present them convincingly to the regulator’. Arik Brenneisen has antitrust litigation expertise and Shelley Wechelsmann is versed in restrictive agreements and mergers.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is very professional, available, and managed to achieve excellent results.'

  • ‘The team is professional, assertive, and knows how to sharply analyse the facts and present them convincingly to the regulator.’

  • ‘The team is very experienced and professional.’

  • ‘I've been working with EBN’s competition team on complex matters in the telecommunications field for years. Their expertise in antitrust law and deep understanding of the industry have been invaluable. EBN’s team has an ability to grasp complex legal issues and provide timely and insightful advice and solutions that have greatly assisted me.’

  • ‘Michal Rothchild is a seasoned competition lawyer with a wealth of experience in the telecommunications sector. Her deep understanding of the industry's complexities, alongside her expertise in antitrust law, has made her a trusted legal advisor of yes throughout the years. Michal possesses great communication skills and is very responsive and available to assist in any antitrust matter that yes encounters.’

Key clients

  • Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd
  • Yahoo Inc
  • Isracard Ltd
  • yes TV and Communication Services Ltd
  • Apax Partners
  • Avraham Livnat Ltd
  • Medtronic
  • AstraZeneca
  • Tene Investment Fund ("Tene")
  • Nesher Israel Cement Enterprises Ltd
  • Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
  • David Shield Group
  • Maman Cargo Terminals & Handling Ltd
  • Afcon Electric Transportation Ltd
  • T&M Protection Resources Holdings Israel
  • Allied Group
  • OMD TLV
  • Elna Co. Ltd
  • Electra Ltd
  • Alon Blue Square Ltd
  • Extra Retail Group Ltd
  • Blue Square Real Estate Ltd
  • Taavura Tifzoret Ltd
  • MedOne
  • ELTA Systems Ltd
  • ICBA – Israeli Cattle Breeders Association
  • Metro Motor Marketing (1981) Ltd
  • Fortissimo Capital
  • UTI – Universal Trucks Israel LTD
  • Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM)

Work highlights

  • Represented Elna, one of Japan's leading capacitor manufacturers, in a class action alleging its participation in an international cartel with other Japanese companies to fix prices and quantities of capacitors.
  • Represented Isracard, Israel’s largest credit card company, in its attempted purchase of Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd., which was ultimately denied by the Competition Authorities.
  • Represented Apax Partners in securing the approval and clearance for the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Vet Centre Holding, the largest private veterinary hospital in Israel.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Michal Rothschild
Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano & Co

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Michal Rothschild, Giora Erdinast

Other key lawyers

Arik Brenneisen, Shelly Wechselmann