Middle East - Israel • Dispute resolution
Berkman & Co
A dispute resolution boutique, Berkman & Co stands out for its ‘thorough and determined team’. The firm’s exclusive focus on contentious work pays dividends in a broad case list that encompasses commercial litigation, shareholder disputes, class and derivative actions, and arbitration and mediation proceedings, among other work. Founding partner Ron Berkman is a key contact for complex cases and co-heads the department together with administrative law specialist Nachum Kubovsky and Gilad Porat, who brings to the table significant expertise in international disputes. The group also draws on Elad Chen, Yair Leder and Roy Berkman — all of whom handle civil and commercial litigation.
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Testimonials
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- ‘A thorough and determined team. It never gives up.’
‘Lawyers are very helpful and professional.’
Key clients
- Israel Chemicals Group
- Edeltech Group
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Messer’s Moshe and Mandy Gertner
- Mr. Haim Taib and a controlled company
- Controlling shareholders of Eitan Medical
- Acro Real Estate Group
- Infin Capital
- Group of directors (Kibbutzim) in Tnuva Group
- Orgenesis
- Mr. Nahum Bitan, Controlling Shareholder in Yenot Bitan Retail Chain
- Messers’ Keidan Dahari & Yaron Adiv, owners of Tnuport Yielding Properties
- Spacecom
- Dow Group
- Mr. Ilan Ben Dov
- Mr. Lev Leviev, together with companies under his control
- Infindat
- Delloitte Touche Israel
- Mr. Oved Anter and companies under his control
- Soda Stream (of the Pepsico Group)
- Gazit Globe Group
- Pelephone Communications
- The Brown Family
- Controlling shareholders of B.S.R Europe
- Nakash Family and Ampa Group
- Electra Construction (of the Electra Group)
Work highlights
- Represented Israel Chemicals Group in a $300m claim against IBM, and also in IBM’s $35m counterclaim against Israel Chemicals Group, arising from the cessation by IBM of a global SAP project across Israel Chemical’s worldwide subsidiaries.
- Represented Moshe and Mandy Gertner in a $1.5bn dispute with Dan Gertler, as well as in a $15m claim against the Stambler family in relation to joint real estate projects in Poland.
- Represented Haim Taib, founder of Mitrelli Group and president and founder of Menomadin Foundation, in a dispute with his former partner, Eytan Stibbe, concerning a foreign joint business venture.
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Ron Berkman, Nachum Kubovsky, Gilad Porat