Middle East - Israel • Dispute resolution
S. Horowitz & Co
A destination practice for dispute resolution, S. Horowitz & Co stands out for the breadth of its offering, with the ability to draw on specialists in commercial litigation, construction disputes, administrative law cases, energy matters, IP litigation and arbitration, among other areas. Names to note include high-profile joint practice heads Alex Hertman, who ‘stands out for his impeccable reputation’, and Yehoshua Horesh, who ’may be the top litigator in Israel’. Other recommended practitioners are Ehud Arzi, who enjoys particularly strong relationships with banks and financial services companies; Eliya Zunz Koller, who specialises in administrative law cases; Benjamin Sheffer, who is highly regarded for contentious infrastructure matters; IP litigator Avi Ordo; and Noam Zamir, who possesses a ‘brilliant legal mind’.
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Testimonials
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‘The service given is of the highest level. The first thing to point out is the team's uncompromising professionalism, coupled with the highest level of skill and competence. Lawyers demonstrate deep knowledge, both of all the relevant legal issues and of the business environment in which we operate.’
‘Yehoshua Horesh is maybe the top litigator in Israel. Very experienced, very sharp and very smart.’
‘A team that stands out for its legal analysis, which ranks among the top in Israel. Excellent reputation and good relations with ecosystem.’
‘Alex Hertman stands out for his impeccable reputation, mature approach, leadership, and strategic thinking. Noam Zamir is highly accessible; down to earth; with a brilliant legal mind. Guy Wertheim is noted for his brilliant legal analysis; hard work; and modest approach.’
‘It is very professional and business-oriented team. It was able to learn a whole new field of practice, in which our company operates, very quickly and was able to provide innovative ideas as to how to approach our case and situation. Also, the team is very service-oriented; always very responsive and nice.’
‘The entire team was very dedicated to us as a client, from the partner leading the team to the intern on the team. Eyal Doron, the partner who led our case, is very smart and sharp and was able to give us new angles and interpretations.’
‘Associate Ron Libson was a great lawyer, was in all the small details, was very responsive and navigated us through the deadlines and input needed from us.’
Key clients
- Google LLC
- Google Israel
- YouTube
- Wix.com
- Taboola.com
- Lusha Systems
- SMET – Groundwater Technics
- IDE Technologies and S.M.S IDE
- ICL - Dead Sea Works (a subsidiary of I.C.L. Group)
- Shikun & Binui – Solel Boneh Infrastructures
- Israel Electric Corporation
- Shapir Civil and Marine Engineering & Shapir Impresa Pizzarotti & C. S.p.A
- Energean Israel, Energean E&P Holdings
- Paz Oil Company
- The First International Bank of Israel
- Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank
- Bank Hapoalim
- Israel Discount Bank
- Minrav Group/ Minrav Engineering and Construction
- Fahn Kanne Grant Thornton
- Readymix Industries (Israel)
- China State Engineering Construction Corporation
- Electra Group
- Electra Infrastructure
- Electra Elco C&S
- Ponevezh Yeshiva and Rabbi Eliezer Cahanman
- Etzei Haim Kdushat Yom Tov – Hasidim of the Rebbe of Satmar
- The Weizmann Institute of Science and Yeda Research & Development Co.
- Dubek
Work highlights
- Representing Lusha Systems, and two other defendants, in a lawsuit filed by Plus Ventures, and two other investors, claiming that Lusha's product and technology was unlawfully obtained from a different company they had invested in.
- Representing Kiryat Hatikshuv Hatechnologit BaNegev (Shikun & Binui), the concessionaire in the Kiryat Hatikshuv Hatechnologit Project, in disputes against the Ministry of Defence.
Lawyers
Hall of Fame
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Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Alex Hertman, Yehushua Horesh