S. Horowitz & Co‘s competition and antitrust practice spans civil and criminal investigations pertaining to cartels and abuse of dominant power, including before the Israel Competition Authority, competition disputes, and competition law compliance. A deep roster of blue chip multinationals and financial institutions routinely engages the team, which is led by department head Hagai Doron, who notably handles both contentious and non-contentious issues, and includes litigation specialist Gitit Levin-Grinberg, who is recognised for his expertise in antitrust regulatory clearance matters.

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Key clients

  • Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
  • Barclays Bank plc
  • Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings PLC
  • AB Volvo
  • British Airways plc
  • Renault s.a.s
  • Hitachi Rail and Thales
  • Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
  • Scania AB
  • Qualcomm
  • Hitachi-LG Data Storage
  • Virgin Atlantic
  • Strauss Group
  • AbbVie/Allergan
  • Danfoss A/S
  • Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG)
  • CAL – Israel Credit Cards Ltd.
  • Bombardier Transportation
  • Israel Electric Corporation
  • TPG Capital
  • Electricite de France (EDF)
  • Sanofi
  • Ynet/Yediot Aharonot Group
  • Paramount Pictures
  • Hot Telecommunications Group
  • Wix.com
  • De Beers
  • Paz Oil Company Ltd.
  • International Airlines Group (British Airways Plc and Iberia)
  • IACIE – Israeli Association of Construction & Infrastructure Engineer
  • Nextcom Ltd
  • Biscol Group
  • International Air Transport Association (IATA)
  • Stellantis (Peugeot S.A. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles)
  • Brother International Europe Ltd.
  • Cemex S.A.B. de C.V.
  • Sharp Corporation
  • Bain Capital
  • The Carlyle Group
  • Boston Scientific Corporation
  • The Readymix Industries (Israel) Ltd.
  • Milouot Corporation for the Development of Haifa Bay Settlements Ltd
  • Dalia Energy Ltd.
  • Molosn Coors Beverage Company
  • New England Biolabs
  • Resonac (formerly Hitachi Chemical)
  • Dexcel Pharma Ltd.

Work highlights

  • Representing Barclays Bank plc in a class action concerning manipulations of Libor quotes.
  • Represented the Israel Electric Corporation in a precedential case regarding claims of abuse of a dominant position.
  • Representing both Hitachi Rail and Thales SA in the Israel merger filing aspects relating to the contemplated acquisition of Thales' ground transportation business.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Hagai Doron

Other key lawyers

Gitit Levin-Grinberg