Joseph Benkel
Shibolet & Co.With experience in litigating before all levels of court, Shibolet & Co. is well-versed across the full suite of commercial, civil, administrative, and white-collar cases. The group also frequently handles arbitration and mediation proceedings, including cross-border disputes. High-profile litigator Joseph Benkel ‘sees the big picture’ and leads on many of the department’s largest matters. Other key names are Hillel Ish-Shalom, who co-heads the practice alongside Benkel, as well as Ofer Shapira, Shmuel Galinka and Ofer Larisch.
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‘Joseph Benkel is a stand-out practitioner. His knowledge and experience of litigation across multiple jurisdictions is, to my knowledge, unparalleled. He sees the big picture, while understanding the significance of the details.’
‘Ofer Shapira is an excellent litigator.’
Key clients
- The Teachers' Investment Funds
- Kerur Holdings Ja-Fora; Jafora Tabori
- Sandlex
- BettersSeeds
- Dirot Yukra
- Medent
- Gold Bond Group
- Yariv Gafni - The representative of a group of several dozen landowners from Ramat Hasharon
- Avnon Holdings
- James Richardson Proprietary
- A.T.S Investments, Lusternik & Sons
- Gualini
- Arad Measuring Technologies
- Aqua Maof Aquaculture Technologies
- Shapir Engineering And Industry
- Israel Garages Association
- Dominion Global France. S.A.S.
- M.G.M. (Meital) Import and Marketing|T.A.R. Ideal Concepts
- Melodea
- Danya Cebus
Work highlights
- Representing Betterseeds in litigation initiated by a shareholder in Ilan Bio, a company that invested in Betterseeds.
- Representing Sandlex, a company incorporated under the law of Gibraltar, in bringing a lawsuit against Spanish businessman, Mr Francis Jerome Perez.
- Representing Dirot Yukra in a $220m lawsuit against Migdal Insurance Company alleging breach of contract and bad faith behaviour.
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Practice head
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Joseph Benkel, Hillel Ish-Shalom, Shmuel Galinka, Ofer Shapira