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Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm > The Legal 500 Rankings

Israel > Capital markets Tier 1

Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm‘s team of capital markets experts stands out for its track record in advising major corporate clients and partnerships on complex, often cross-border equity and debt deals. Practice co-head Shirel Guttman-Amira is particularly noted in this area, and also handles high-value bond issuances. Uri Rosenberg is also a standout practitioner, undertaking a wide range of complex and high-profile capital raising projects on behalf of key players in the oil and gas industry; an area in which Ran Shalom is also particularly well versed. The team also includes complex bond structures expert Ran Felder, who is known for leading major IPOs and public and private offerings of both debt and equity.

Israel > Competition/antitrust Tier 1

Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm continues to secure its position as a market leader in the competition and antitrust arena in Israel, where it routinely acts on behalf of clients before the ICA and handles criminal investigations before the Competition Court. Founding partner and practice co-head Zvi Agmon is a seasoned litigator, and brings in over 30 years’ experience in competition law related matters, while fellow co-head Mattan Meridor notably advises on clearing mergers and transactions across the banking, retail, energy, and telecom sectors. With a strong focus on the fintech sector, Meirav Yung is well-versed in complex financial or data related transactions.

Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: class actions (including derivative actions) Tier 1

‘An excellent team for class actions’, Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm leverages the wider firm’s regulatory firepower to provide comprehensive coverage of all key class action sectors. The group is particularly noted for its dominant position in energy and environmental law cases, where it can act in tandem with its premier energy practice, but it also shines in financial services, telecoms, competition and derivative lawsuits. Head of the firm Zvi Agmon remains a go-to name for complex and sensitive cases. Agmon co-heads the group together with ‘top-quality practitioner’ Tal Mayshar and Yoav Hirsh, who has high success rate in getting class action approval requests rejected. Also recommended are Uri Sorek, who specialises in derivative actions, and Amit Hirsch.

Israel > Energy Tier 1

A destination practice for oil and gas matters, Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm ‘embodies legal excellence in M&A, energy, and commercial law’. The team has played a leading role in the development of the major natural gas projects in Israel, where it frequently advises all of the partners in the key producing gas fields: the Leviathan and Tamar reservoirs. Alongside its dominant position in the oil and gas sector, the group also counts major independent power producers and renewable energy companies among its clients. Dan Hacohen is widely acclaimed as ‘the dean of Israeli oil and gas lawyers’ and spearheads a department that also includes go-to energy expert Eddie Ashkenazi. Michael Macchia is an up-and-coming electricity regulation specialist.

Israel > Planning and zoning Tier 1

A destination practice for planning and zoning, Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm houses ‘one of the best teams in Israel’. The group enjoys a dominant position in each of the residential, commercial, office and hotel fields, where it routinely appears before all regulatory authorities, including planning and construction committees and appeals committees. Avi Porten is a stand-out planning and zoning expert and co-heads the department alongside Eyal Mamo, who is also a prominent specialist. The group additionally includes Asher Seliger; who specialises in criminal planning and zoning proceedings; Kira Lerner; who is noted for her expertise in municipal proceedings; and up-and-coming partner, Barak Schwarz.

Israel > Banking and finance Tier 2

Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm displays significant strength in the banking infrastructure sector, as evidenced by the high-profile creation of Leumi Bank’s first-of-a-kind credit agreement with the Bank of Israel. A further core workflow of the practice includes handling complex cross-border project financings in the energy sector, where the team represents both borrowers and lenders in syndicated project financings. Financial and regulatory work expert Yona Goshen-Gottstein heads up the team, which includes energy finance specialist Dan Hacohen and newly promoted partner Itamar Shimonovitz, whose practice spans both transactional and regulatory advice.

Israel > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 2

Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm's recently merged M&A and corporate practice group houses a team fully equipped to advise on a range of corporate, M&A, capital markets, and securities transactions. Alongside its notable expertise in the energy sector, the team also routinely advises clients from the technology, healthcare, and life sciences industries, where Ehud Arad is the key contact. Dan Hacohen focuses his corporate and commercial law expertise on the energy and finance sectors, while David Cohen is a hi-tech transactions specialist. Capital markets department co-head Shirel Guttman-Amira's recent highlight includes the sale of Aaron Frenkel’s shares in Gav-Yam Land Corporation Ltd. for NIS3.1bn. Spanning the pharmaceutical, hi-tech, and real estate industries, Menachem Tulchinsky is also recommended.

Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: local litigation and arbitration Tier 2

Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm’s dispute resolution team is distinguished by its strong skill sets in energy and financial services, where it can leverage the wider firm’s dominant offerings in oil and gas law and banking regulation. Other areas of activity include class and derivative actions, and administrative law cases. A trio of seasoned litigators helm the group: Zvi Agmon can turn his hand to high-stakes cases in any field; Tal Mayshar leads the litigation and class actions practice; while Yoav Hirsh ‘never forces the client to accept his opinion’. Additional key contacts include corporate litigator Uri Sorek; energy and infrastructure-focused Yonatan Kehat; and Hilla Peleg, who maintains a comprehensive commercial litigation practice.

Israel > Employment Tier 2

‘Personal, responsive, creative and professional’, Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm‘s employment team assists with employee transfers following mergers as well as contentious matters, including a major case regarding interpretations of employment law specific to local government. The team is led by three partners – Menachem (Hemi) Lapidor, who specialises in advising public authorities and non-profits; Dganit Lapidor Singer, a heavy industry and hi-tech sector expert; and experienced litigator and sexual harassment investigations advisor Michal Markovitz-Blachar. At the associate level, Ariel Shanon, Nitzan Mendel and Noor Ibrahim, who supports on a high volume of the firm’s Labour Court cases, are the names to note.

Israel > Real estate and construction Tier 2

Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm is distinguished by its track record in representing developers in traditional and urban renewal construction projects, benefiting from its ability to work hand-in-hand with its dominant planning and zoning department. Other practice strong suits include logistic centres, lease agreements, and real estate financings. Ishai Itsikovich spearheads the real estate transactions team and is noted for urban renewal projects. Also recommended are Israel Attar, who leads the group in Jerusalem; Galia Suesskind- Spiegel, who handles an array of real estate transactions; and planning and zoning co-heads Avi Porten and Eyal Mamo.

Israel > Healthcare and life sciences Tier 3

Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm's diverse offering serves a varied client base of venture capital funds looking to invest in start-ups within the sector, in addition to handling data protection and privacy issues. Ehud Arad, Osnat Sarusi Firstater, and Uri Barak co-lead the practice. Arad’s primary areas of focus include multijurisdictional transactions, having acted for a large number of healthcare start-ups; Firstater leads the firm’s technology practice, primarily advising medtech start-ups on joint ventures and M&A; and Barak is known for his extensive commercial experience, having handled a broad range of series financings and management buyouts. Alon Tabak-Aviram is known for assisting biotech and pharma companies on the negotiation of R&D and manufacturing agreements.

Israel > Hi-tech and start-ups Tier 3

Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm’s hi-tech and technology practice combines ‘strong technology knowledge, business acumen and legal background’. Following its name-making December 2022 tie-up, the newly merged practice draws on 16 partners covering the full spread of investment rounds, M&A, IP, regulatory matters, and capital markets. The department is led by technology specialist Osnat Sarusi-Firstater, who ‘always sees the big picture’. Other key contacts include commercial law head Ehud Arad; Alon Tabak-Aviram, who has an emphasis on the life science sector; and Uri Barak.

Israel > Telecoms and media Tier 3

The cross-practice telecoms and media offering at Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm intersects a wide range of regulatory, real estate, corporate, technology and dispute resolution matters. Among the most active names are litigator Hilla Peleg, who heads the preventative regulation practice; and competition and antitrust lead Mattan Meridor.