Mr Ohad Ben-Yehuda > S. Horowitz & Co > Tel Aviv, Israel > Lawyer Profile

S. Horowitz & Co
S. HOROWITZ HOUSE
31 AHAD HAAM STREET
TEL AVIV 65202
Israel

Work Department

Position

Partner

Career

Ohad Ben-Yehuda is a commercial litigator whose practice mainly focuses on large-scale disputes, including all aspects of commercial law, and who has appeared before the entire range of Israeli courts and arbitration tribunals.

Ohad has particular expertise in the field of complex disputes in the energy, construction and infrastructure sectors.  He has acted on a wide array of matters affecting the Israeli energy sector as well as disputes arising in major infrastructure projects valued at hundreds of millions of US dollars, relating to the design and construction of ports, highways, interchanges, tunnels and public buildings.

His clients include the largest oil and energy companies in Israel, as well as a broad range of domestic and international infrastructure companies.

Ohad also advises clients on dispute avoidance, managing and resolving claims and disputes by way of negotiation, mediation or expert determination.  He also provides ongoing legal advice to infrastructure companies at all stages of a project, including the tender proposal submission stage and the later execution stages.

Ohad’s expertise also includes defending, challenging and seeking to set aside regulatory, ministerial and governmental decisions, in legal proceedings before the High Court of Justice and the Court for Administrative Affairs.

Languages

English Hebrew

Memberships

Israel Bar, 2005

Education

Hebrew University of Jerusalem, LL.B. – Business Administration cum laude and the Dean’s List (2004)

Lawyer Rankings

Israel > Infrastructure

Among S. Horowitz & Co’s infrastructure strong suits, it excels in project finance, where it can leverage the wider firm’s top-tier banking and finance offering. The team also represents construction companies and project sponsors on project development, operational matters and litigation. Commercial head Aharon Bloch spearheads a multidisciplinary group that additionally draws on the expertise of contentious infrastructure expert Benjamin Sheffer. Other names to note include transactional partner Michelle Liberman; Eran Bezalel, who focuses on energy and natural resources and infrastructure work; Lior Mimon, who has an emphasis on tenders and administrative law; commercial litigator Ohad Ben-Yehuda; and corporate partner Shlomi Delgo.