Acting for a huge array of clients in sectors ranging from sciences and education to investment funds and local government, Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co. is well recommended for trade union work – acting for both unions and employers – as well as offering support with corporate immigration. Key to the team are post-transactional employment specialist Ofer Ravid, immigration expert Liam Schwartz and Assaf Berenson, who focuses on strike actions. Also central are Yael Dolev, who specialises in the medical and transport sectors, and Haim Berenson, who offers niche expertise on employment matters specific to the defence industry and government institutions.
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Key clients
- Dell-EMC, including EMC Israel Development Center Ltd.
- The Arison Group
- Cisco Systems Inc.
- The Central Bottling Company (Coca-Cola Israel)
- Baker McKenzie
- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
- Egged Transportation Ltd.
- The Board of Directors of Clalit
- Qlik (formerly Attunity Ltd.)
- Pagaya Technologies Ltd.
- IMI Systems Ltd. (formerly Israel Military Industries Ltd.)
- Bank Hapoalim B.M.
- Isracard Group
- VERA – Association of University Heads, Israel
- The Eilat Port
- The Israel Teachers Union (ITU)
- Marker Advisors, LLC
- Walden International
- SolelAben EPC Ashalim Limited Partnership
- Novo Nordisk
- Kodak Israel
- The Israel Postal Company Ltd.
- AIG Israel
- Magen David Adom
- Hadassah University Medical Center
- Thoma Bravo LLC
- Thoma Bravo Advantage
- ION Acquisition Corp. 1 Ltd.
- BDO Israel
- Meuhedet
- New Lineo Cinema (2006) Ltd.
- MyHeritage Ltd.
- IHS Markit Ltd.
- Wize Pharma, Inc.
- Anchiano Therapeutics Ltd.
- Comtech Telecommunications Corporation
- Fortinet, Inc.
- Bayside Land Corporation Ltd.
- Israel Canada Hotels Ltd.
- Mashhour Brothers Building and Development
- ARM Ltd
- The Israeli Advanced Technology Industries (IATI)
- Elad Ronen Holdings Ltd.
- Radware Ltd.
- Netivei Ayalon Ltd.
- Cross Israel Highway Ltd.
- Dori Media Group Ltd.
- Mekorot
- PJSC Aeroflot - Russian Airlines (Aeroflot)
- Belavia-Belarusian Airlines
- Tel Aviv University
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Technion
- University of Haifa
- Bar-Ilan University
- Weizmann Institute of Science
- The Tantur Ecumenical Institute
- University of Notre Dame
- Dor Group
- Ten Bis
- The Sport Palaces of Tel Aviv Yafo Ltd.
- Nawi Brothers Group Ltd.
- Inbal Insurance Co. Ltd.
- Amot Investments Ltd.
- The Israel Association of Travel Agencies and Consultants
- Israeli News Company Ltd. (Channel 12)
- Israel Association of Community Centers Ltd. (IACC)
- Herzliya Municipality
- Petach Tikva Municipality
- Ashkelon Municipality
- Ramat Hasharon Municipality
- Milper Ltd.
- Kastina Communications Ltd.
- Shilav
- Carolina Lemke Ltd.
- Bluehawk CI
- Negev Energy Ashalim Thermo-Solar Ltd.
- TSK Group S.A.
- Duro Djakovic Montaza Ltd
- SUAVAL Group S.A
- ServiceNow Inc.
- Zerto Ltd.
- Allot Communications Ltd.
- Dor Alon Energy in Israel (1988) Ltd
- Orgad Holdings Ltd.
- Breath of Life International Ltd. (BOL Group).
- Mitraltech Ltd.
- Velox Ltd.
- State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel
- The Tel Aviv Cinematheque
- The Batsheva Dance Company
- DuCool Ltd.
- Matrix IFS
- Tangent Logic
- Medisafe Inc.
- Minovia Therapeutics Ltd.
- Coinbase
- Cardiovalve Ltd.
- Tiger Global Management, LLC
- Pharma Cosmetics Laboratories Ltd.
- Cybint Solutions Ltd.
- RadView Software Ltd., a subsidiary of Radware Ltd.
- Playmedia
- Orbit Communications Systems Ltd
- Taranis Ltd.
- ITV plc
- GAP Solutions, Inc.
- TigerConnect Inc.
- Ruloy Energy Solutions S.L.
- ROC Industrial
- Aqua Security Software Ltd
- HG Sports Turf (AU) Pty Ltd.
- Gigantic Ltd
- Miprom Energía S.L.
- Rosenqvists Food Technologies AB
- Sugimat S.L.
- Robo-Team Holdings Ltd.
- Castro Model Ltd
- Crazy Line Ltd.
- Hacarem Spirits Ltd
- Sony Electronics
- Papaya Global Ltd
- Aircall
- Autodesk Inc.
- Padagis Israel ltd (formerly Perrigo)
- Symantec
- Boston Consulting Group Tel Aviv BCG Israel
- Insight Partners
- Deutsche Telekom
- YL Ventures
- Magenta Medical
- DTCP Venture Fund
- Jerusalem Municipality
- Sol Gel Technologies Ltd
- Insightec
- AST & Science Israel Ltd., Space Satellite Communications Equipment
- Neto Melinda Ltd.
- Medtronic Ltd.
- Salt Security, Inc.
- Collplant
- Shikum Acher
- Skylo Technologies Inc.
- Minerva Labs Ltd.
- Ashtrom Group
- mPrest
- Bluebird Aero Systems
- Ziprecruiter
- Brainsway Ltd
- Brightman Almagor Zohar & Co.
- Deloitte Israel
- GGV Capital
- OpenText
- DLA Piper
- K2view
- Testim Inc.
- Gett (formerly GetTaxi)
- Clear Cut Aviation Ltd.
- Electra-Afikim Ltd.
Work highlights
- Representing the Israel Teachers Union, one of the largest worker unions in Israel, in a dispute with its rival organization, the Teachers Organization, in relation to which organization is the representative organization for middle school teachers.
- Representing Terem Medical vis-à-vis the National Labor Federation in Eretz-Israel (the National Histadrut), as part of an initial attempt by the National Histadrut to organize the workers in Terem, successfully preventing the unionization of the employees.
- Representing TAU, Hebrew University, BGU, Technion, University of Haifa, BIU and Weizmann Institute of Science in collective negotiations on salary agreements on a national scale with all senior and junior academic staff organizations, as well as administrative staff organizations.
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Ofer Ravid, Assaf Berenson, Yael Dolev, Liam Schwartz, Haim Berenson