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Adv Shai Sharvit
Work Department
International Arbitration and Transnational Litigation Arbitration & Mediation/ Litigation & Dispute Resolution/ Public International Law
Position
Partner
Career
Shai Sharvit is a partner at Gornitzky & Co.
Shai’s practice focuses mainly on international arbitration and complex commercial disputes, which have cross-border or multi-jurisdictional aspects, a field in which Gornitzky is regularly ranked Tier 1 by Legal 500 as “an excellent Israeli law firm with good international connections” , “a true market leader in international arbitration and mediation proceedings” and ‘experience going up against some of the world’s top-tier firms“.
Shai has extensive experience in representing Israeli and foreign companies and individuals in commercial disputes, including construction, insurance claims, shareholders disputes, D&O liability, technology and IP disputes, class actions, real-estate disputes, professional negligence, product liability, and contractual disputes, before all of Israel’s judicial instances, including the Israeli Supreme Court, and in alternative dispute resolution proceedings.
Shai advised and represented clients in international arbitration, under the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Rules and advised on international arbitration matters under the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) rules, the ICC, the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) rules, UNCITRAL Arbitration rules and the American Arbitration Association (AAA) rules.
Shai has also acted as a foreign legal counsel in disputes before foreign courts, including US Federal and State Courts, and handled drafting of expert opinions, discovery issues, and motion drafting in various cases.Shai advises clients on public and private international law matters, including international investment law, defense and homeland security, export control, and international trade.
Shai is a member of the Court of the LCIA, is a member of UNCITRAL experts group on high tech disputes, the commission on arbitration and ADR of ICC (Paris), the task force on emergency arbitrator of the ICC, and serves as an ambassador of the ICC Commission on the Belt & Road Initiative.
Languages
Hebrew and English
Memberships
Israel Bar Association (2003)
Education
LL.B., Tel-Aviv University (2001)
LL.M, magna cum laude, Commercial Law, Tel Aviv University in collaboration with University of California, Berkeley (2005)
Lawyer Rankings
Israel > Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: mediation and international arbitration
The ‘top-notch international arbitration team’ at Gornitzky & Co. is regularly engaged by international clients on arbitration cases, including interim applications to the Israeli courts, with additional experience in enforcement cases of both arbitration awards and court judgements. Practice leader Eli Cohen is an ‘experienced and sharp litigator’, who handles high-stakes energy, construction and infrastructure disputes, while Nuna Lerner is praised as an ‘an outstanding lawyer with excellent technical skills’. Nir Keidar represents clients in proceedings under the rules of various arbitral bodies, as well as in ad-hoc proceedings, and Shai Sharvit is commended as ‘a star in international arbitration’. ‘Calm and collected’ associate Myriam Feinberg is another key contact in the group.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: class actions (including derivative actions)
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: mediation and international arbitration
- Energy
- Infrastructure
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- Telecoms and media
Firm Rankings
- Competition/antitrust
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: local litigation and arbitration
- Employment
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Hi-tech and start-ups
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: commercial/transactions
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: disputes
- Investment and venture capital funds
- Transport
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: white-collar crime, investigation and fraud
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: filing/prosecution