Joseph Benkel
Shibolet & Co.Shibolet & Co.’s thriving dispute resolution group is commended by clients for its ‘tactical nous’. The team possesses robust experience across a wide scope of contentious matters, with a focus on corporate, financial services, TMT and administrative law disputes, among other strong suits. Veteran litigator Joseph Benkel is ’exceptionally shrewd’ and co-heads the practice together with Hillel Ish-Shalom. Also noted are senior litigators Shmuel Galinka, Ofer Shapira and Ofer Larisch — all of whom maintain broad dispute resolution practices.
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‘The team is excellent at focusing on the strategic objectives of the client, with the tactical nous to achieve that. It is also exceptionally good at spotting points to be explored, which lesser firms might well have missed.’
‘Joseph Benkel and Nir Shamri are both stand-out individuals. Joseph brings decades of experience and is exceptionally shrewd. Nir sees the big picture, while being willing and able to grind through the detail.’
- ‘A particularly close-knit team that is visibly used to working together. Lawyers are particularly attentive to their clients and are always ready to answer all questions, even the most trivial.’
- ‘The team demonstrates great professionalism and an ability to monitor the dispute. Ofer Shapira is competent, professional and available. Batia Barad is committed and gets into the detail to better understand the strategy.’
Key clients
- The Teachers' Investment Funds
- Kerur Holdings; Ja-Fora; Jafora Tabori
- Sandlex
- BettersSeeds
- Dirot Yukra
- Medent
- The Gold Bond Group
- Yariv Gafni - The representative of a group of several dozen landowners from Ramat Hasharon
- Avnon Holdings
- James Richardson Proprietary
- Ami Massuot Yitzhak Limited Partnership
- Gualini
- Arad Measuring Technologies
- Aqua Maof Aquaculture Technologies
- Shapir Engineering and Industry
- Israel Garages Association
- Dominion Global France
- M.G.M. (Meital) Import and Marketing / T.A.R. Ideal Concepts
- Melodea
- Sociedad Española de Montajes Industriales
- K.M.T. (M.H.) Technologies Communication Computers
- Menolead
- Pika Infrastructures and Development Works
Work highlights
- Representing Dirot Yukra in a $220m lawsuit against Migdal Group, alleging breach of contract and bad faith regarding a food market in the Golden Mall in Rishon Lezion.
- Representing Australia-headquartered James Richardson Proprietary in a $154m dispute brought by Alfa Duty Free.
- Representing Dolphin Netherlands and Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (IRSA) in a NIS140m claim filed by IDB Development Corporation.
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Joseph Benkel, Hillel Ish-Shalom, Shmuel Galinka, Ofer Shapira