Meitar Law Offices assists both commercial and public entities with criminal proceedings, cartels, class actions, and merger-related competition aspects. The team also assists with exemption requests before the Israel Competition Authority (ICA). The wide-ranging expertise of group head Niva Barg Livnat includes restrictive trade practices, mergers and abuses of dominance; and Liat Hertzka has extensive experience in the civil, administrative and criminal side to competition and antitrust law. Tal Arad and Yarden Hadar are also experienced practitioners. Assaf Moses, a former ICA senior deputy legal counsel, joined the firm during 2025.
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- David Chertok - extremely bright, practical corporate lawyer. Liat Hertzka - has developed into a strong antitrust practitioner, who knows her stuff. Niva Barg Livnat - brings expertise from the Israel Antitrust Authority to her practice.
- One of the premier firms in Israel, with a strong antitrust practice and particular expertise in tech industries.
- A very strong legal team with extensive knowledge in the field. Thorough, creative and highly professional. It is a real pleasure working with them.
- Adam Shapira is a market leader. He is clearly very well respected by partners at peer firms. He and his colleague Yonatan Romm are excellent at dealing with international clients, understanding their unique requirements and effectively guiding them through the complexities of the Israeli legal landscape.
- Meitar's competition litigation team provides thoughtful advice on class actions in Israel, drawing upon its expertise and experience with the plaintiff bar.
- We enjoy working with Adam Shapira. He is reliable and diligent.
- Adam Shapira and Eyal Mendelbaum have amazed me with their level of understanding of the field. They know every little detail of the case, and their legal writing is of the highest level.
- Meitar is clearly a market leader in Israeli antitrust law. They are very knowledgeable and experienced in this sector. They are excellent at working with international clients and guiding them through the Israeli legal system with sensitivity to their global operations.
- ‘They are excellent at working with international clients; and they guide them through the Israeli legal system with sensitivity in relation to their global operations.’
- ‘Meitar's competition litigation team provides thoughtful advice on class actions in Israel.’
Key clients
- Western Union
- MAN Truck
- Bus AG
- GlaxoSmithKline Israel
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Fox Wizel
- Stratasys
- Digital Realty
- Union Investments
- NovoNordisk
- bp
- Energean Oil & Gas
- White Mountains
- The Government of Canada
Work highlights
Successfully defended GlaxoSmithKline against Unipharm’s claim alleging anti-competitive patent practices involving Seroxat.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Yarden Hadar
Practice head
Niva Barg Livnat
Other key lawyers
Liat Hertzka; Tal Arad; Yarden Hadar; Assaf Moses