Housing a dedicated media and entertainment group, S. Horowitz & Co is valued by industry clients for providing ‘comprehensive legal services covering many different fields’, including broadcasting rights, privacy and data security, regulatory issues and competition, among others. The team’s expertise is routinely called upon by a broad range of stakeholders, including telecoms companies, mobile phone operators, cable licensees, internet content providers, and newspapers, with Google, Hot and Yedioth Ahronoth all representative names. Hagai Doron spearheads the department and leverages a strong record in representing telecoms and media companies in regulatory matters and in tenders issued by the Ministry of Communications. Cybersecurity and privacy head Tomer Scheuerman is also noted.
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‘The firm provides us with comprehensive legal services covering many different fields of our work, including issues of broadcasting rights, privacy and data security, regulatory issues and competition matters. It is an instrumental partner in some of our most important business ventures.’
‘Hagai Doron is second to none in advising and representing us in regulatory matters. One of his strengths is the combination of vast experience in the media sector with his great knowledge in commercial and antitrust matters – a combination that we find helpful and efficient in many cases.’
‘We work with Hagai Doron, who knows the telecoms and media industries extremely well and has in-depth understanding of what media platforms require. Hagai is also well-experienced in working with the different regulators and the regulatory contact points, as well as courts and other stakeholders.’
Key clients
- Yedioth Aharonot Group
- Google LLC, Google Israel YouTube LLC
- Hot Telecommunication System Group
- Frogi Communication
- Paz Oil Company
- Kan – Israeli Public Broadcasting Corp.
- Procter & Gamble
- Cinturion Corp.
- Taboola
- Qualacomm
- Advanced Bionics
- ADD Content Agency
- Radio Nas 103.3 FM (previously “Soul Radio”)
- Bezeq
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- Stellantis
- Pelephone Communications
- Charlton
- Citynet (operates One Sport)
- Panet website
- Panorama Newspaper
- Jaber Media
- Nameber
- K & Care Organics
- Anita Glida
Work highlights
- Advising Yedioth Ahronot and Ynet on all telecoms regulatory and corporate matters, as well as on acquisitions.
- Advising Google on various regulatory matters in the broadcasting sector, as well as on litigation matters.
- Representing Jaber Media in a motion to certify a NIS200m class action, alleging that it is in violation of consumer protection law.
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Hagai Doron