The team at Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co. advises on creditors’ agreements and corporate recovery of companies, in addition to acting as receiver, liquidator and trustee in insolvency and debt settlement proceedings. Praised as a ‘scholar in the field of insolvency and restructuring’, senior counsel David Hahn jointly leads the practice alongside ’great litigator’ Aaron Michaeli, who is noted for his expertise in insolvency disputes, and Hagit Blaiberg, who represents corporations and financial institutions as creditors in insolvency cases. Yehuda Rosenthal is another key contact in the group.
Testimonials
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‘David Hahn is a great lawyer and scholar in the field of insolvency and restructuring. He has a brilliant legal mind and can find solutions in sensitive situations, and is very pleasant to work with.'
‘Aaron Michaeli is a great litigator. He is professional and knowledgeable, and has the ability to calm clients in stressful situations.’
Key clients
- Alon Israel Oil Company Ltd.
- Dor-Alon Energy In Israel (1988) Ltd.
- 4iG Nyilvánosan Működő Részvénytársaság
- Related Commercial Portfolio Ltd.
- Black Spruce Management LLC
- ENvizion Medical Ltd.
- Menora Mivtachim Insurance Ltd.
- Shapir Civil and Marine Engineering Ltd.
- Corrigent Corporation
- Castro Model Ltd.
- Nahor Ltd.
- Shufersal Ltd.
- BE Drugstores Ltd.
- A.Y.R.A.D Investments Ltd. (Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M.)
- Israel Agricultural Bank Ltd. (voluntary liquidation)
- Israel Discount Bank Ltd.
- Naveh - Gad Building Development Ltd.
- Canada Israel Group
- Sapac Trading Ltd., Thermostat For Israel Ltd., and Elzi - Nir Holdings Ltd.
- Ramat-Hanasi Gav-Yam Rassco Ltd. and Rassco Residence Ltd.
- Tapugan Industries Ltd.
- New Lineo Cinema (2006) Ltd.
- Elad Israel Residence Ltd.
- Ramat Tivon Parental Dormitories Ltd.
- The Israel branch of Wall Street English (formerly Wall Street Institute)
- Matrix IT Ltd.
- Six former directors of Orckit Communications Ltd. (in Creditors Arrangement)
- Shareholders in Captain Curry Ltd.
- Orkal Solutions Ltd.
- Kardan Yazamut (2011) Ltd.
- Kardan Israel Ltd.
- Directors of Olimpia Real Estate Holdings Ltd. (in liquidation)
- Treato Ltd.
- AORA Solar Ltd.
- Ramat Tivon Parental Dormitories Ltd.
- Albar Engineering Supervision and Project Management Ltd.
- Addoox Media Ltd. (in Voluntary Liquidation)
- Logistipharm Ltd.
- Ultraplast Technologies 2018 Ltd.
- Pentalum Technologies Ltd.
- RiT Technologies Ltd.
- Alon Delek Ltd. - Alon Israel Oil Company Ltd.
- Alotera Group Ltd.
- CHS Inc.
- Cx Technologies
- Dr. Jeff Brooks
- EatWith Media Ltd.
- Eliyahu and Yuval Orgad
- E-sense
- Fidelis Partners
- I.D.I. Insurance Company Ltd.
- Internet Gold Golden Lines Ltd.
- ION Terra
- Israel Petrochemicals Enterprises Ltd.
- KDM Engineering & Cranes Ltd.
- Maven Wealth Management
- Mati the cast and Building Centre Ltd.
- Mekorot Water Company Ltd
- M.R. Box
- Office Depot Ltd. (in liquidation)
- OZ Vision Ltd
- Playboy Israel
- Robin Hood Pro. Ltd
- Sckipio
- S-Israel Ha-Rechassim 30 (Switzerland Israel Group)
- Tarya P2P, Ltd.
- The National Insurance Institute of Israel
- Therapix Biosciences Ltd.
- WB Debt Acquisition LLC
- Mekorot
- Israel Petrochemical Enterprises Ltd.
- Nutrits Ltd.
- Breath of Life International Ltd. (BOL Group)
- Sprout.ai
- ROOTS– Sustainable Agricultural Technologies Ltd.
- Similari
- GistMD
- Indolex
Work highlights
- Representing the international corporation 4iG in leading a 1.2 billion ILS debt settlement for Israeli communications satellite company Spacecom Communication Ltd.
- Representing Israeli-American public medtech company ENvizion Medical in its insolvency proceedings.
- Providing legal opinion on Israeli insolvency law to Corrigent Corporation that was wholly accepted by a Texas Federal Court as part of a patent infringement claim filed by Corrigent against Cisco Systems, Inc. related to patents Corrigent originally acquired from an insolvent Israeli company, Orckit.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
David Hahn, Aaron Michaeli, Hagit Blaiberg