The ‘extremely knowledgeable and reliable’ team at S. Horowitz & Co has a strong track record in resolving major cross-border disputes via both international arbitration and international mediation. As well as handling corporate-related cases, the team, which is co-headed by ’masterful tactician’ Uriel Prinz and Benjamin Sheffer, is also very adept at handling construction-related disputes and international arbitration matters arising from energy and infrastructure-related projects. The ‘talented’ Noam Zamir and the ’thorough and diligent’ Marina Roizer are also skilled at handling international arbitration matters, with both also members of the recently established Israeli Forum for International Arbitration (IFIA).
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Wide range of expertise and very user-friendly.'
  • ‘The team is known for their outside of the box thinking, and for their ability to come up with unique solutions. They are also extremely knowledgeable and reliable.’
  • ‘Noam Zamir is a talented lawyer with a keen understanding of law and commercial issues.’
  • 'Uriel Prinz is a masterful tactician, an experienced litigator who has seen it all before and who fights his client's corner valiantly.'
  • 'Marina Roizer is a thorough and diligent lawyer, who knows the case inside out and who is three moves ahead of the opposition.'

Key clients

  • Shapir Civil and Marine Engineering Ltd. & Shapir Impresa Pizzarotti & C. S.p.A (TASE: SIP)
  • IVM-Minrav-Sadyt (a Joint Venture between Minrav Group Ltd. and Sadyt, part of Sacyr Group)
  • New Windsor Ltd.
  • Ami Lustig and Roi Ben-Yami
  • Moises and Mendi Gertner
  • G. Sagi Ltd
  • Kuwayama Corporation
  • Energean Israel Limited, Energean E&P Holdings Limited. (TASE: ENOG)

Work highlights

Represent IVM in disputes vis-à-vis suppliers and subcontractors in Israel and abroad, regarding malfunctions that have occurred in the construction of the Ashdod desalination facility. A hearing took place in March 2024, at the International Court of Arbitration in Madrid.
Currently representing Shapir Impresa Pizzarotti & C. S.p.A in an arbitration against E.H.Q.C. Performance Ltd. relating to the execution of Section 3 of the Cross Israel Highway - Road 6.
Representing New Windsor Ltd., a BVI-incorporated company, in a multimillion-dollar arbitration relating to real estate transactions in Ukraine.|
Practice head

Benjamin Sheffer; Uriel Prinz

Other key lawyers

Noam Zamir; Marina Roizer; Omri Sender