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Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co.
ELECTRA TOWER
98 YIGAL ALON STREET
TEL AVIV 67891
Israel

Work Department

Corporate, Administrative and Class Actions Litigation Department

Position

Adv. Benjamin is a partner and Deputy Department Head of the Corporate, Administrative and Class Actions Litigation Department.

Adv. Benjamin specializes in corporate and contract disputes. He handles litigation and arbitration relating to corporate transactions and shareholder disputes, investment funds and financial services, and distribution and sales agency agreements. In addition, Adv. Benjamin possesses expertise in private international law, specifically international jurisdiction, choice of law, and international arbitration.

Adv. Benjamin also advises and represents companies and executives regarding insolvency issues and works with local counsel when firm clients litigate or arbitrate outside of Israel.

Adv. Benjamin’s clients include Israeli and foreign companies active in the hi-tech, finance, aviation, automotive and defense sectors.

Adv. Benjamin served in the past on the audit committee of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel. Currently, Adv. Benjamin is a member of the International Arbitration Committee, the International Litigation Committee, and the Middle East Committee of the American Bar Association (Section on International Law).

Languages

English and Hebrew.

Memberships

Israel Bar Association, 1997.

Education

LL.M. (magna cum laude), Tel Aviv University in cooperation with the University of California, Berkeley, 2008. M.A. (magna cum laude), History, Tel Aviv University, 1999. LL.B., Tel Aviv University, 1997. B.A. (magna cum laude), History and International Relations, Brown University, 1988.

Lawyer Rankings

Israel > Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: local litigation and arbitration

Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co.’s newly merged dispute resolution practice demonstrates particular strength in corporate litigation, with a notable emphasis on shareholder disputes. Among its other areas of activity, the team handled a steady stream of tax disputes, misrepresentation matters, IP litigation, and real estate disputes, among other issues. Recommended practitioners include firm vice-chair Zvi Bar-Nathan, who is highly regarded for arbitration and mediation proceedings, as well as litigation; Hagit Blaiberg, who handles complex arbitral and judicial disputes, including class actions; Aaron Michaeli, who specialises in corporate litigation, class actions and derivative suits; class actions specialist Yehuda Rosenthal; and the ‘insightful and knowledgeableMichael Ginsburg. Jeremy Benjamin and Yori Nehushtan are also noted.