Mr Ofir Pozner > S. Horowitz & Co > Tel Aviv, Israel > Lawyer Profile
S. Horowitz & Co Offices
S. HOROWITZ HOUSE
31 AHAD HAAM STREET
TEL AVIV 65202
Israel
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Mr Ofir Pozner
Work Department
Collective and Individual Employment Agreements Dispute resolution Employment Employment disputes Enforcement of Fair Practices and Regulatory Requirements Executive Compensation, Employee Benefits and EsopsForeign Employees Industrial Action, Employment Disputes and Class Actions Reorganization, Retirement and Redundancy Schemes
Position
Partner
Career
Ofir Pozner specialises in all areas of non-contentious and contentious employment law, and is also a commercial litigator. His expertise includes employment litigation, in both individual and collective disputes, before the Regional and National Labor Courts and in alternative dispute resolutions such as arbitration. Ofir also specialises in advising on individual and collective employment terms, staff handbooks, termination of employment, redundancy, discrimination, grievances, whistleblowing, collective agreements, union recognition, , obtaining work permits and visas for expert foreign employees, and representing clients before the various governmental offices which enforce labour laws in Israel. Ofir’s expertise also includes advising on the employment aspects of commercial transactions, in particular venture capital and seed financing of technology based companies, mergers, acquisitions, business sales and transfers of undertakings.
Ofir’s clients include domestic and international clients from a wide range of industries, venture capital funds, investors, founders, government entities and foreign embassies in Israel as well as senior employees.
Ofir has extensive experience representing both private and state-owned companies in union-related and individual employee labour disputes. These have variously related to workplace conditions, collective agreements, termination and lay-off policies, severance entitlement, pensions, and other contractual issues. He has also handled sensitive cases relating to whether individual workers are to be considered independent contractors or employees. His expertise also includes the effectiveness and enforcement of restrictive covenants, particularly with regard to preventing former employees setting up competing businesses or working for competing entities.
Languages
English Hebrew
Memberships
Israel Bar, 2000
Education
Lawyer Rankings
Israel > Employment
A deep roster of major international and local corporations, pension funds and provident funds routinely turn to S. Horowitz & Co for its expertise in employment-related matters, where the team adeptly handles termination and retirement issues, collective bargaining agreements, discrimination and unfair labour practices. Further core workflows include representing clients in complex litigation proceedings before all instances of Israeli labour courts, arbitration tribunals and mediation boards. The team is jointly led by Asher Heled, who consistently assists with intricate arbitration and mediation proceedings, and labour law specialist Elisha Shor, recognised for his knowledge of pension funds and social security matters. With expertise in both non-contentious and contentious employment matters, Ofir Pozner further enhances the team’s capabilities and brings additional strength as a commercial litigator.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Competition/antitrust
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: class actions (including derivative actions)
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: local litigation and arbitration
- Employment
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Infrastructure
- Insurance
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: disputes
- Telecoms and media
Firm Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: mediation and international arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: white-collar crime, investigation and fraud
- Energy
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: commercial/transactions
- Planning and zoning
- Tax
- Transport
- Capital markets
- Hi-tech and start-ups
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Real estate and construction
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: filing/prosecution