Naschitz, Brandes, Amir & Co. has garnered an impressive clientele across a range of sectors, including Fortune 500 companies, healthcare operators, and market leaders in the fields of retail and infrastructure. The team advises on a mix of contentious and non-contentious competition law matters, including civil and criminal proceedings before the ICA. The practice is led by former section chief at the ICA Golan Kaneti, praised by clients for his ‘outstanding experience and knowledge’.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'This is the most professional team that you can find in Israel, headed by Golan Kaneti whose experience and knowledge are outstanding.'

  • 'The level of detail that Golan Kaneti gets into is exactly what you would need in competition law, and this is really unmatched by anyone else in the field!'

  • 'It is a very capable, knowledgeable and business oriented team.'

  • 'Golan Kaneti heads the team and is very experienced. He quickly understands the situation and provides clever and creative solutions.'

Key clients

  • FIMI Opportunity Funds
  • INFINYA Ltd (fka Hadera Paper)
  • Alfa Duty Free Holdings S.à r.l.
  • Iveco S.P.A.
  • Arla Foods Amba
  • Leumit health services
  • Mivne Real Estate (K.D) Ltd
  • Formula Systems (1985) Ltd.
  • Tera Light Ltd
  • Telepharma-The First Direct Pharmacy (1999) Ltd; Telepharm-Pharmaceutical Trading House Ltd
  • Israel Canada Highways Management Ltd.
  • Allied Group
  • Urdan Metal & Casting Industries Ltd.
  • E & M COMPUTING LTD
  • Rami Levy Chain Stores Hashikma Marketing 2006 Ltd.
  • Din Marketing and Roasting Ltd.
  • Electra Ltd.
  • The Israeli Association of Impresarios and Producers
  • Rivulis Irrigation
  • Hypertoy Ltd
  • SOS Energy Express
  • Exit Electronics Ltd
  • GMT - Advanced Financial Services
  • BSH Home Appliances
  • Amnon Mesilot Ltd
  • Magal Security Systems

Work highlights

  • Represented Infinya Ltd. (fka Hadera Paper), the top manufacturer of paper and paper products in Israel, during its acquisition by Veridis Environment Ltd (TASE: VRDS) and Israel Infrastructure Fund for NIS 2.35 billion.
  • Represented Iveco S.P.A. in a class action brought against it with respect to an alleged infringement of European Union competition law.
  • Represented Alfa Duty Free Holdings S.r.l., in a complex legal matter in which Alfa is pursuing legal claims against Gebr. Heinemann, James Richardson Proprietary Limited, and two of Heinemann's officers, for allegedly being engaged in illegal and anticompetitive collaboration with Alfa's former partner, Gebr. Heinemann, to rig the tender for the 2013 concession to operate duty-free shops at Ben Gurion Airport.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Golan Kaneti