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Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano & Co

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The ‘thorough, creative, determined and professional’ practice at Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano & Co handles an impressive breadth of work in the telecoms and media sector. The multi-disciplinary group is led by Shay Dayan, who handles major corporate and commercial transactions, and litigation and regulatory expert Hadas Bekel. Privacy and data protection specialist Lior Etgar, who frequently advises on regulatory matters involving the Ministry of Communications, also plays a key role in the practice, as does the ’dedicated and hardworking’ Almog Gil-Or, Efrat Rosner, and Yael Zeira, who handle complex telecommunications, media, and defamation disputes. Bekel recently defended a major domestic telecoms company in a class action alleging violations of accessibility obligations.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is the most thorough, creative, determined and professional I have ever worked with. The team provides the highest level of legal research, formulation of sophisticated arguments, and a sharp and eloquent presentation in court. Their excellent work was a game changer in the case in which they represented me, and is unquestionably the main reason we got a ruling in our favour at the Supreme Court.’

  • ‘Giora Erdinast has outstanding legal skills which especially stand out in court, with a sharp and wise performance.'

  • 'Tomer Weissman demonstrates exceptional knowledge of legal material together with creativity and an ability to think outside the box.'

  • 'Almog Gil-Or is especially dedicated and hardworking, an extremely smart and professional lawyer.’

  • ‘The department has unique expertise in the media and telecom sector, with a long track record of representing prominent media and telecom companies.’

  • ‘Hadas Bekel is a well-known exceptional expert in this field, very experienced.’

  • ‘The Telecoms and Media team at EBN, led by Hadas Bakal and Shay Dayan, is very experienced, professional and has deep understanding of all legal aspects. The combination of Hadas Bakal, who is also a litigator representing communication companies in class actions and regulatory matters, and Shay Dayan, who is a commercial lawyer, is unique and allows them to provide comprehensive and complete solutions to clients.’

  • ‘Hadas Bakal and Shay Dayan, who co-head the Telecoms and Media Department, are highly reputed in their field and they are highly regarded for being experts in their feild. Hadas Bakal has represented leading communication companies for many years and is highly regarded in the field of class actions. Shay Dayan represents communication companies in complex commercial transactions, and he is considered a very creative and thorough lawyer.’

Key clients

  • Yes, TV AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES LTD
  • Partner Communications Company Ltd.
  • Bezeq the Israel Telecommunication Corp Ltd.
  • Keshet Broadcasting Ltd.
  • Bezeq International Ltd.
  • Space Communications Ltd.
  • ZIRA (copyrights in the internet) Ltd.
  • Channel 13
  • Uvda A.D. Ltd.
  • Shaul Zioni
  • Cellcom Israel Ltd.
  • Getty Images
  • North Road Productions
  • Med-1
  • Pelephone Communication Ltd.
  • Israel Electric Company
  • 365Scores Ltd.
  • Epic Games, Inc
  • TLV Mall
  • Mr. Eyal Naveh
  • Mr. Raviv Drucker

Work highlights

  • Representing yes, a leading telecom company and the sole direct broadcast satellite television provider in Israel, in all the class action suits filed against it.
  • Advised Pelephone Communication Ltd. on the global and strategic acquisition of Roamability, an international company specialising in roaming services such as e-SIM and international calls.
  • Advising Space-Communication Ltd., an operator of satellites, in a complex transaction which includes the issuance of shares to a new controlling shareholder, the sale of its AMOS 17 Satellite to HDT, a telecommunication group based in Hungary (and the leaseback of that satellite to Space-Communication Ltd.)

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Shay Dayan, Hadas Bekel

Other key lawyers

Lior Etgar, Almog Gil-Or, Efrat Rosner, Yael Zeira, Tomer Weissman, Giora Erdinast