With a strong focus on heavily regulated industries, Meitar Law Offices displays significant strength in merger control work, while also routinely advising clients on dominance cases, and handling competition disputes, class actions, and investigations before the ICA. Former ICA criminal prosecutor Niva Barg Livnat chairs the practice, and is the go-to choice for clients seeking advice on merger filings, civil claims, and class actions alike, while merger controls specialist Liat Hertzka is noted for her expertise in the hi-tech, aviation, and retail sectors, where she represents clients across the full spectrum of antitrust and competition matters.
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Testimonials
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- 'Meitar is one of the leading law firms in Israel, particularly for handling matters involving technology companies. The firm's corporate team is excellent, able to give good judgment to legal and commercial matters. The firm's antitrust/competition team, with whom we have worked as co-counsel for the same client and as counsel for several buyers/sellers, is well versed in Israeli competition law and has good knowledge of EU and US law.'
- 'Liat Hertzka brings good experience in M&A work, is very careful and thoughtful. Niva Barg Livnat has experience at the Israeli Antitrust Authority and has a wide range of antitrust expertise.'
Key clients
- Robert Bosch GmbH
- MAN Truck and Bus AG
- GlaxoSmithKline Israel and GlaxoSmithKline plc
- Fox Wizel Ltd. - Fox Group
- Stratasys Inc.
- BP p.l.c
- Union Investments Ltd.
- Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR )
- Bank Leumi Ltd.
- Strauss Group
Work highlights
- Represented Bosch with respect to a Motion to Certify a Class Action which was filed to the Centre District Court on September 2020, against Bosch and against two additional respondents (NGK and Denso) regarding their part in the "Spark Plug Cartel". The motion for certification is based on criminal and administrative proceedings that were conducted against the cartel members in Europe, United States, Canada, and Brazil, in which the Respondents admitted to the facts and to their liability for the restrictive arrangement.
- Represented MAN in a motion to certify a class action that was filled to the Tel Aviv District Court in October 2016, by a small company on behalf of the whole class, against MAN and other truck manufacturers.
- Represented GlaxoSmithKline Israel and GlaxoSmithKline plc in a claim filed against them by Unipharm Ltd. The claim, filed in 2011, focused on the allegation that the GSK companies applied for a patent in Israel in connection with the active ingredient in the Seroxat drug in order to harm competition and to deter Unipharm from producing and marketing a generic drug for Seroxat (Paxxet) in Israel.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Liat Hertzka
Meitar Law OfficesPractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Niva Barg Livnat