At Arnon, Tadmor-Levy, ‘the competition team is absolutely exceptional’, and clients remark that it provides ’gold-standard service’. The firm not only acts for large and fast-growing domestic enterprises in enforcement, merger control matters, and litigation, but also advises some of the world’s largest brands on competition law. Key partners include former Director General of the Israel Competition Authority (ICA) David Tadmor, ‘top-class professional’ Shai Bakal, and key adviser to start-ups and accelerators Ronit Amir-Yaniv. Nava Karavany is a former criminal prosecutor for the ICA, while Ayal HaCohen, Roi Krause , and Or Belkin also play pivotal roles in the practice.
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‘Shai Bakal is an expert in competition law, and his advice on all of the issues he handles is of an extremely high standard. A top-class professional in his field. Roi Krauze is a professional attorney in the field of competition law and also a person with whom it is extremely pleasant to work. ’
‘Availability, professionalism and proficiency. ’
‘Our partners from this office are Shai Bakal and Or Belkin. They are both cooperative, and understand the legal material which is their specialty very good as well as the industry of the company field. They are excellent business partners, with good availability and mindset for solutions. in addition, they are well known in the competition law firms market, and appreciated by the Authority. ’
‘The competition team is absolutely exceptional! Extremely professional.'
‘Ayal HaCohen is the best coopetition lawyer I have ever worked with - professional, always pleasant to work with, available at all times of the day, motivated, and works hard for the client. Exceptional!’
‘Arnon, Tadmor-Levy has a top-tier antitrust team, providing gold-standard service, at a level unique in the market. ’
‘Shai Bakal is a true leader in this field, being extremely knowledgeable, pleasant to work with, and highly responsive. Ayal Hacohen is another expectational practitioner, knowledgeable and very experienced, pleasant and responsive. ’
‘Good litigation skills.’
Key clients
- Alphabet Inc
- Wolt Enterprises Israel Ltd
- Booking.com B.V
- Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Discount Investment Company
- EL AL Israel Airlines Ltd
- Broadcom Inc
- International Business Machines (IBM)
- Nike
- Nespresso Israel and Nestlé Nespresso S.A
Work highlights
- Representing Wolt in connection with a class action filed against it, challenging Wolt's narrow price parity in agreements with restaurants as a restrictive arrangement.
- Represented Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. on defending a class action motion against Google and Facebook (“Meta”), alleging a restrictive agreement between them on the “Jedi Blue” agreement, as well as the allegation that Google abused its dominant position in display advertising.
- Representing El Al in an ongoing high profile and unprecedented Investigation by the ICA into the price of airfares during the Gaza-Israel War.
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Practice head
David Tadmor; Shai Bakal; Ronit Amir Yaniv
Other key lawyers
Ayal HaCohen; Roi Krause; Nava Karavany; Or Belkin