With an outstanding reputation in white-collar crime, FISCHER (FBC & Co.) covers the full range of matters across all regulatory authorities.  The department’s ability to call on expertise from the litigation, tax, competition law, and environmental protection practices is a clear asset. The group also advises on cross-border issues, such as matters involving investigations by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Dror Matatyahu, formerly a senior prosecutor in the Economic Department of the State Attorney’s Office, is a prominent figure in the field and is currently acting chairman of the Economic Crimes & Anti-Money Laundering Committees and head of the Law and Communications Committee of the Israel Bar Association as well as a member of the National Criminal Bar Association.

Hadad, Roth & Co

A boutique firm excelling in political corruption matters, Kosteliz & Co., Law Office provides a comprehensive offer in civil, commercial, and administrative litigation with particular expertise in planning, zoning and real estate, representing clients in hearings before the State Attorney General, the Israelis Securities Authority, the Competition Authority, and all criminal court instances. A leading heavyweight litigator in his field, Yaron Kosteliz is also well versed in employment and military law. Co-founder Yoav Segal focuses on large-scale civil law suits, administrative petitions, class actions, disciplinary proceedings and white-collar crimes. In a recent highlight, the pair represented several heads of audit from Ernst & Young Israel before the Israeli Securities Authority concerning an administrative violation.

Meitar Law Offices is a go-to firm for domestic and international clients in matters of international crime, tax, bribery, and securities, with a track record of acting in high-profile cases such as the “Submarine Affair” and “Case 4000“. The department is co-headed by Eyal Rosovsky, a renowned litigator and member of several committees outside the firm, Nadav Weisman , a former military prosecutor regularly advocating before the district court and the Supreme Court in matters of commercial and criminal white-collar matters, and Yuval Sasson, a former deputy to Israel’s State Attorney and specialist in cases involving highly sensitive security matters.

Ravit Zemach, Law Office will “fight for its clients as if it is a real war” as exhibited by its strong track record in handling local representation as part of international investigations with multi-jurisdictional aspects for a long list of high-profile clients. Ravit Zemach is a leading expert in the field of white-collar crime, especially in cross-border matters, with her representation of Michael Ganor in the “3000 Case” on charges of bribery, money laundering, and tax evasion a stand-out example.

Led by Sharon Kohane, the team at AYR – Amar Reiter Jeanne Shochatovitch & Co specialises in white-collar crime, with particular expertise in offences pertaining to administrative corruption, tax, securities, competition law, and money laundering. A former servant at the Tel Aviv district attorney office as senior prosecutor and head of department, Kohane is particularly experienced in money laundering matters.

With strong cross-border capabilities, the department at Goldfarb Seligman & Co. has a strong proficiency in representing governmental officials, particularly in matters pertaining clemency and sentence reduction, in addition to acting for defence companies and healthcare players, with notable expertise in work safety compliance and money laundering. Able to draw on the expertise of four dedicated litigation departments, Moshe Mazor , whose specialisms include additionally advocating in proceedings concerning environmental, competition, and securities law, heads the white-collar practice. He regularly represents military and security personnel and is a specialist in handling cases concerning the US and Eastern European countries.

Focused on white-collar crime and commercial litigation, Ilan Sofer & Co. offers a boutique service in these complementary practices, mainly acting for former public officials and prominent business people. Previously head of the white-collar and commercial litigation team at Goldfarb Seligman & Co., Sofer himself is additionally an expert in competition and tender law as well as in employment law. He is also co-chair of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence Committee of the Israel Bar Association as well as a member of its National Ethics Committee.

S. Horowitz & Co assists with a broad spectrum of white-collar crime offences and regularly collaborates with prominent US and EU firms in cases with an international scope. Co-head Pnina Sheffer-Emmanuel is an experienced litigator who handles criminal investigations, hearings, and proceedings before both courts and regulatory agencies concerning alleged offences of money laundering, breach of trust, cartel, and fraud. Co-head Amit Becher specialises in criminal and administrative cases in capital markets in addition to white- collar crime matters and served as a senior attorney and head of division at the district attorney’s office before joining the firm.

Active in corporate, contract, and real estate matters, Vardi Leshem Ron, Law Office impresses with its strong white-collar practice which covers the full spectrum of offences and breaks new ground in up-and-coming fields such as criminal activity in Forex trading. Experts in civil and criminal litigation, the team is led by Alon Ron who represents clients in matters of securities, money laundering, breaches of duty, and tax offences with particular expertise in the financial services sector. His team includes Ayelet Leshem, who alongside the full range of white-collar offences, also covers real estate-related matters.

The team at Herzog Fox & Neeman represents clients in matters pertaining to securities, taxation, breach of duty, competition law, and money laundering and supports them with a dedicated anti-corruption/bribery team. The lead duo consists of Joseph (Yossi) Ashkenazi, an expert in white-collar prosecutions and disciplinary proceedings, and Daniel Reisner, a practitioner with experience from the UK, the US, and the Netherlands with a focus on cross-border cases alleging violations of international and trade law as well as bribery and corruption. The team also includes associate Orr Diskin, who specialises in multi-jurisdictional class actions, and associate Shiran Stein who handles criminal investigations in international bribery and corruption cases.

The team at Krispin, Rubinstein, Blecher Kadouch & co. focuses on securities, competition law, taxation and money laundering offences. Defence and national security matters involving governmental authorities and military hearings are other areas of strength. Practice head Roy Blecher is an expert in handling classified security issues and additionally proficient in class actions. His team has seen significant growth this year, with the promotion of Elior Korem to partner and the arrival of a number of new associates.