Dispute resolution
Drawing upon an ‘excellent understanding of the legal, commercial and tactical aspects of litigation’, Lipa Meir & Co is well-placed to act for domestic and international clients across a range of civil, commercial and administrative lawsuits, from negotiations and preliminary motions through to final trial. Team head Alon Pomeranc is a ’very skilled litigator’ who is frequently at the forefront of the highest-stake disputes, including for longstanding clients Clalit Health Services and Bank Hapoalim. Other key contacts include ‘creative thinker’ Reut Beitz, Erez Dar Lulu and Omer Meiri.
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Litigation Department
Position
Managing Partner & Head of Litigation Department
Career
Alon is a senior partner in Lipa Meir and heads the firm's Litigation Department. He joined the firm in 1994 and became a partner in 2000. Alon, with over 20 years of experience in the courtrooms, is regarded as one of the top experts in all aspects of commercial and civil litigation nationwide. Alon has extensive expertise in handling complex litigation and dispute resolution cases for a wide variety of Israeli and international companies in many sectors, including banking and finance law, antitrust, white collar crime, finance, real estate, international trade and business, insolvency, administrative law, infrastructure & energy projects, corporations and securities,.
Alon has a prestigious reputation as a leading and distinguished litigator and he is known as a charismatic, punctual and determined litigator. Alon appears frequently in all court instances, including the Districts Courts and the Supreme Court, and in arbitration and mediation panels.
Alon regularly represents strategic mega-clients including Israeli banks, most of the country's major insurance companies and the biggest health organization in Israel (Clalit Health Services) in a vast scope of unique and complex litigation cases.
Languages
Hebrew, English, French
Memberships
Israel Bar Association, 1994
Education
Tel Aviv University, (LL.B, 1993)
Tel Aviv University, (LL.M, summa cum laude, 1999)
Tel Aviv University & Northwestern University, USA) (Kellogg-Recanati International Executive M.B.A., 2008)
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Testimonials
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'They have an excellent business-oriented approach and deploy exceptional skills to negotiate instead of going to court.’
‘The team has an excellent understanding of the legal, commercial and tactical aspects of litigation.'
‘Alon Pomeranc is a very skilled litigator.'
‘The amazing Alon Pomeranc is committed to his clients. He is smart, experienced, thinks like a business person and knows how to solve issues in the optimal way.’
'Reut Beitz is a creative thinker.’
Key clients
- The Government of Israel and Yariv Levin (Minister of Justice) Clalit Health Services Sunny Electronics KPMG USA Bank Hapoalim Discount Bank ADM International S’arl and ADM Antwerp ADM Israel Crowe Global Mekorot Water Company Ltd. NTA Metropolitan Mass Transit System Ltd. Minority shareholders of Moonlight Uvision Air Ltd. Shaul Elovitch Schneider Electric (France) Sistemas Abiertos S.A. (Honduras) Sokolover Family Prashkovsky Investments and Construction Ltd. Amichai Chikli (MK from Yamina) Gothaer Asigurari Reasigurari S. A. The Holon Municipality The Ashkelon Municipality Union of Ashkelon and Lachish Region Settlements The Fund for Land Redemption Planning and Development of Settlements Ltd The Ariel Design and Technology Center in Samaria Shikun & Binui and Henwood The Ariel Design and Technology Centre in Samaria (“Design Centre”) Uthman Khatib Mr. Yaakov (Kobi) Moise – former CEO of Honigman & Sons Ltd. Hadar Yitzhaki Dalit Schwartz and her company, Woris Ltd Hot Telecom Shmuel Eisenberg
Work highlights
Represented Clalit Health Services in high-profile disputes including physician shift regulations, mental health arbitration, disability rights, and financial lawsuits against the Palestinian Authority.