Drawing upon an ‘intimate knowledge of Israeli law and courts’, Agmon with Tulchinsky Law Firm is led by the vastly experienced Zvi Agmon and remains a go-to for large domestic and international clients as defendants in often complex and high-stakes class actions. Recognised as ’one of Israel’s leading attorneys in the field of class actions’, Yoav Hirsh is particularly skilled at defending banks, while the ‘thoughtful, experienced and practical’ Tal Mayshar is very adept at handling matters for large energy companies. Uri Sorek comes recommended for derivative actions; ’excellent litigator’ Ram Shchory has a ‘strong understanding of law and business’; and Dror Savransky is ’very professional and experienced in class actions and derivative claims’.
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Testimonials
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- 'It is a wonderful team, one of the best litigation teams in Israel.'
- 'Highly accomplished firm that has an intimate knowledge of Israeli law and courts.'
- 'Zvi Agmon is a tremendous asset who provides direct advice.'
- 'Yoav Hirsh is one of Israel’s leading attorneys in the field of class actions. He is an outstanding professional in every respect.'
- 'Tal Mayshar is thoughtful, experienced and practical.'
- 'Ram Shchory is an excellent litigator and adviser who has a strong understanding of law and business.'
Key clients
- Chevron Harel Insurance Investments and Financial Services Ltd. Hitachi Inc. Isracard Ltd. Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL) and subsidiaries Rotem Amfert Negev and Dead Sea Periclase Bank Hapoalim Ltd. Veridis Environment Sha'are Zedek Medical Center Delek Group Israel Builders Association Perrigo Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd. Mazda & Delek Motors (Mazda's distributor in Israel) JT International SA for Globrands Ltd. El Al Israel Airlines Equital Ratio Oil explorations Leumi Bank Formula Yad 2 (Coral Tell) Partner Communications RAPAC ENERGY LTD Kimberly Clark Israel Directors and Officials of Bank Hapoalim Ltd.'s ('BHBM') and Hapoalim (Switzerland) Ltd.'s ('BHS') Bank Leumi First International Bank of Israel MaxM.L.R.N Projects and Trade Ltd. Yohananoff
Work highlights
Represent ICL and its subsidiaries in four environmental class actions, including a newclaim seeking ~NIS 1.4 billion for alleged contamination of the Zin-Aqrabim Springs and ZinStream by Rotem Amfert Negev.
Represent Chevron Mediterranean Limite and NewMed Energy in a class action brought by the electricity consumers of the Israel Electric Company alleging the use of their holdings in the Tamar and Leviathan reservoirs as a monopoly in the Israel natural gas market.
Acted for Bank Hapoalim in two recent class actions, including one concerning allegedly unlawful delays in the availability of funds.
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Practice head
Zvi Agmon
Other key lawyers
Uri Sorek; Yoav Hirsh; Tal Mayshar; Dror Savransky; Hilla Peleg; Yonatan Kehat; Dana Hen; Zeev Gutreich; Hanan Cidor; Ram Shchory; Gilli Brooks-Varon; Noa Willinger; Daniel Levy; Hala Abu Gazala