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Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co. Offices

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

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Work Department

Industry and Regulation Department

Position

Adv. Rotenberg is the Head of the Industry and Regulation Department, and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.

Adv. Rotenberg has many years of experience in providing legal-strategic counsel to large Israeli corporations regarding ,any diverse aspects of their activity. Among others, he advises on establishing commercial ventures from their initial stages, the establishment of factories in Israel and abroad, partnership agreements, franchisee agreements, state and international corporate tenders for franchisees and licenses, and more.

In this capacity, Adv. Rotenberg accumulated significant experience in commercial law, M&A, antitrust, telecoms and media, administrative law, environmental law and regulation.

Adv. Rotenberg has led various complex transactions over the years, including agreements for the establishment of a cellular company, the establishment of a commercial broadcasting corporation, regional radio stations, the acquisition of the controlling share of a large commercial bank, acquisitions of industrial companies in Israel and abroad, joint ventures for the establishment of factories, and more.

Adv. Rotenberg possesses extensive experience in representing clients with regard to regulatory matters vis-à-vis the relevant authorities, government ministries and the Israel Competition Authority, as well as in Knesset committee deliberations. Among others, he played a key role in the legislation process of the Deposit Law on Beverage Containers, the Law for the Second Authority for Television & Radio, the Communications Law (Bezeq and Transmissions), and the Packaging Law.

Alongside his professional activities, Adv. Rotenberg is a member of the National Disciplinary Court of the Israel Bar Association, and served as a director in several industrial companies in Israel and abroad.

Languages

English and Hebrew

Memberships

Israel Bar Association, 1986

Education

LL.M. (cum laude), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1987. LL.B., Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1985

Lawyer Rankings

Israel > Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: class actions (including derivative actions)

The recent merger between Gross & Co and Goldfarb Seligman to create Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co. gathers together a deep pool of lawyers with significant experience in class and derivative actions, particularly in the consumer protection, securities, financial services and antitrust spheres, among others. Key contacts in the combined team include Hagit Blaiberg, who handles class actions for some of the department’s key clients, including Shufersal and Harel Insurance. Aaron Michaeli specialises in class actions and derivative actions concerning securities, antitrust, administrative and criminal law. Yehuda Rosenthal frequently teams up with Michaeli to advise on complex cases; Michael Ginsburg recently handled a string of class actions for Gett; industry and regulation industry head Benjamin Rotenberg and Yori Nehushtan are also names to note.

Israel > Telecoms and media

Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co. handles a wide scope of work for telecoms and media clients, including advising on regulatory issues, media productions, licensing-related matters, marketing law, and commercial agreements. Drawing on partners from various fields, the multidisciplinary practice is led jointly by high-profile litigator Zvi Bar-Nathan; industry and regulation head Benjamin Rotenberg; and corporate lead Dubi Zoltak. Other key contacts include Amir Vang, who specialises in competition, telecoms, media and regulation; and IP partners Eyal Price and Sa’ar Plinner.

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