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Adv Zvi Bar-Nathan
Work Department
Vice Chairman
Commercial and International Litigation Department
Position
Adv. Bar-Nathan is Vice Chairman of the firm and Head of the Commercial and International Litigation Department, and a member of the Executive Committee. Adv. Bar-Nathan is a renowned expert in the various fields of commercial litigation and handles litigation in the civil-commercial field, including in the fields of corporate law, contract law, banking law, communications, libel, tender law, and more.
Adv. Bar-Nathan is involved in a prominent share of the complex commercial disputes held in Israel, and possesses extensive experience in the representation of clients in international disputes. Among others, Adv. Bar-Nathan represents foreign plaintiffs and respondents in legal proceedings in Israel, represents clients in enforcement proceedings of foreign verdicts and of international arbitration, assists foreign entities to receive temporary and permanent verdicts against Israeli entities, and represents Israeli plaintiffs and respondents in legal proceedings held abroad.
Adv. Bar-Nathan possesses unique expertise relating to alternative dispute resolution, including complex arbitration and mediation, with an emphasis on international commercial-business arbitration involving public figures and prominent businesspeople.
In 2012, Adv. Bar-Nathan was appointed as a member of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris (ICC) and as the Head of the International Arbitration Committee of ICC Israel, positions he held until 2018. In July 2016, Adv. Bar-Nathan was admitted as a member of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) arbitration panel. Adv. Bar-Nathan serves as an arbitrator in numerous complex local and international arbitrations.
Among others, Adv. Bar-Nathan possesses significant reputation relating to sensitive proprietary disputes in the family law field which involve capital and assets. In this capacity, Adv. Bar-Nathan represents high net worth individuals in complex personal status and inheritance disputes.
Adv. Bar-Nathan’s extensive experience and significant expertise in the international arbitration field is consistently recognized by international guides, including The Legal 500 and Expert Guides, which rank him as one of the leading attorneys in the field.
As part of his public activities, Adv. Bar-Nathan has served as the Head of the Legislative Committee on Contract Law in the Israel Bar Association, as a judge at the Israel Bar Association’s Disciplinary Regional Tribunal and National Tribunal, and as the Chairman of the New Codification Committee of the Israel Bar Association, as well as a member of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC in Paris (as stated above) and Head of the Arbitration Committee of the Israel Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Adv. Bar-Nathan lectures at various academic institutions.
Languages
English and Hebrew.
Memberships
Israel Bar Association, 1990.
Education
LL.M. (cum laude), Cambridge University, England, 1990. LL.B. (cum laude), Tel Aviv University, 1988.
Lawyer Rankings
Israel > Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: mediation and international arbitration
(Hall of Fame)Following its merger with Gross & Co. in January 2023, Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co. continues to consolidate its position as ‘one of the top international arbitration teams in Israel’. Counting domestic and international companies, senior executives, shareholders and public entities among its key roster of clients, the practice boasts a strong track record in handling high-profile cases under all major rues, including ICC, LCIA and ICSID, in addition to ad hoc proceedings. ‘Experienced’ Zvi Bar-Nathan leads the team and remains a key contact for public figures and multinational companies in international arbitrations. Daphna Kapeliuk is praised for her ‘superb expertise in Israeli arbitration and impressive understanding of international arbitration’.
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.
Israel > Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: local litigation and arbitration
(Leading individuals)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 knowledgeable’ Michael Ginsburg. Jeremy Benjamin and Yori Nehushtan are also noted.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution: mediation and international arbitration Israel > Dispute resolution
- Hall of Fame Israel > Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: mediation and international arbitration
- Leading individuals Israel > Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: local litigation and arbitration
- Dispute resolution: local litigation and arbitration Israel > Dispute resolution
- Telecoms and media Israel
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition/antitrust
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: class actions (including derivative actions)
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: mediation and international arbitration
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Hi-tech and start-ups
- Infrastructure
- Insurance
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: commercial/transactions
- Investment and venture capital funds
- Planning and zoning
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: local litigation and arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: white-collar crime, investigation and fraud
- Employment
- Energy
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Telecoms and media
- Transport
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: disputes