Gornitzky & Co.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Class Actions & Derivative Suits, White Collar Crime

Partner

Shirin Gabbay-Metzger is a partner at Gornitzky GNY.

Shirin is a member of the firm’s litigation team. She specializes in diversified and complex civil and commercial litigation cases, both of national and international nature, in a wide range of fields, including, inter alia, complex capital market matters, shareholder disputes, bankruptcy and liquidation, derivative actions, class actions and commercial litigation in various complicated matters.

A major part of Shirin’s practice is in the field of tax litigation, in representing the firm’s clients in a wide range of tax-related litigation vis-à-vis the Israeli tax authorities and before the different Israeli instances. Shirin recently represented some leading international companies in connection with “business model change” assessments following purchases of hi-tech and bio-med companies; issues regarding transfer pricing allegations and disputes regarding IP and going concern valuations.

During her legal studies, Shirin was had of the “Mevoot Mishpat” (“Pre-law”) program, through which students teach basic law on a volunteer basis to elementary and high school students and also headed the law school’s orientation program for new students. Shirin also was a member of Tel Aviv University’s Law Review, “Iyunei Mishpat”, and served as a member of the Criminal Justice Clinic.

Hebrew and English

2012, Israel Bar Association

LL.M., cum laude, Tel Aviv University (2012) LL.B., cum laude, Tel Aviv University (2012) - Dean's List (2008, 2010) - Ami Dweck Foundation for Youth Scholarship for participating in the Tel Aviv University, Buchman Faculty of Law Tutoring Program (2010)