Sharon Lubezky-Hess
Amit, Pollak, Matalon & Co. Advocates and NotaryAmit, Pollak, Matalon & Co. Advocates and Notary’s practice is weighted towards financial services-related work, with the firm regularly representing Israel’s five major banks in class actions. During 2023/24, the team also handled TMT, transport and corporate cases. Practice head Sharon Lubezky-Hess is ‘knowledgeable and professional’ and enjoys close relationships with Israel’s largest banks. Also recommended are Shahar Haron, who specialises in banking and securities class actions, and recently promoted partner Yaniv Holzman.
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- ‘The team has excellent knowledge in banking and is very professional. I enjoy working and collaborating with it on the various matters.’
- ‘I recommend Sharon Lubezky-Hess with whom I worked on several matters. She is highly knowledgeable and professional and I would recommend her to clients.’
Key clients
- Aeronautics Defense Systems
- Ayalon Insurance Company
- Bank Hapoalim
- Bank Leumi Le-Israel
- Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot
- Clal Pension and Provident Funds
- Direct Insurance – IDI Insurance Company
- "Egged" Company, Public Transportation Company
- EL AL Israel Airlines
- Excellence Nashua Stock Exchange Services
- First International Bank of Israel
- IBI Group
- Israel Credit Cards
- Israel Discount Bank
- Meitav Dash Loans
- Menora Mivtahim Pensions and Gemel
- Mercantile Discount Bank
- Moovit-Pango Public Transport Payments
- Redefine Meat
- REIT 1
- Reshet Media
- Simigon
- Tarya P2P
- The Phoenix Insurance Company
- Union Bank of Israel
Work highlights
- Representing Bank Hapoalim in a motion for certification of a class action concerning the bank’s action as a third party in lien requests against debtors.
- Representing Bank Hapoalim in opposing a series of class action motions totalling over NIS7.2bn regarding the interest it provides on deposits on customers' accounts.
- Defending Aeronautics against an NIS404m shareholder class action alleging loss of income.
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Sharon Lubezky-Hess