Combining ‘deep legal knowledge with a commercial mindset’, Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co. is well-positioned to secure favourable and pragmatic results for corporates as defendants and plaintiffs across a wide array of commercial disputes, utilising both conventional and ADR methods. Team head Zvi Bar-Nathan is a very experienced litigator who has recently handled a number of crypto-related disputes, as well as being involved in a potentially precedent-setting case within the factoring space. Other key contacts include Hagit Blaiberg; Michael Ginsburg, who ’brings a wealth of local knowledge to cross-border disputes’; and Jeremy Benjamin, who combines 'legal expertise and strategic foresight’ to good effect for clients in corporate and contract disputes.
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Testimonials
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- 'Jeremy Benjamin provided us with an excellent advice. We truly appreciated the combination of legal expertise and strategic foresight, which added significant value to our decision-making process. ’
- ‘What makes this practice unique is its client-focused approach, high level of professionalism and expertise. Clients consistently benefit from a team that combines deep legal knowledge with a commercial mindset—ensuring advice is not only sound but strategically aligned with business goals.'
- ‘They combine a client-focused mindset, deep professionalism, and genuine teamwork. They consistently demonstrate not only outstanding legal expertise but also creativity and flexibility in tailoring solutions to each client’s needs.'
- 'Very professional and well connected, always updated in new regulation, giving advises and suggestions that helps handle issues before a problem was made.'
- ‘Michael Ginsburg is highly responsive and brings a wealth of local knowledge to cross-border disputes. Michael is both legally skilled and commercially minded. ’
Key clients
- Google, including YouTube.
- Credit Suisse group
- Coca Cola Israel
- Israel Railways Ltd.
- Murchinson Ltd.
- Fahn Kanne & Co. Grant Thornton Israel,
- Nestlé S.A.
- Stakehound S.A.
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
- Goldman Sachs & Co.
- Ziv Haft Trusts and Holdings 2003 Ltd.
- PJSC Aeroflot - Russian Airlines
Work highlights
Representing crypto company Stakehound S.A. in a 750 million USD lawsuit it filed against Fireblocks LLC following Fireblocks' failure to secure the cryptographic keys of 38,178 of Stakehound’s staked Ethereum.
Representing Movement Wellness Ltd. in a complex struggle for control of Yuvital Health Ltd.
Representing Murchinson Ltd. as an activist shareholder in a complex struggle for control of American-Israeli public Industrial 3D Printing company Nano Dimension Ltd., leading to a precedential ruling (November 2024) in favour of Murchinson with broad impact on ADS shareholders.
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Practice head
Zvi Bar-Nathan
Other key lawyers
Hagit Blaiberg; Aaron Michaeli; Moshe Mazor; Benjamin Rotenberg; Daphna Kapeliuk; Yehuda Rosenthal; Jeremy Benjamin; Moti Arad; Michael Ginsburg