The ‘thorough, creative, determined and professional’ practice at Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano & Co handles an impressive breadth of work in the telecoms and media sector. The multi-disciplinary group is led by Shay Dayan, who handles major corporate and commercial transactions, and litigation and regulatory expert Hadas Bekel. Privacy and data protection specialist Lior Etgar, who frequently advises on regulatory matters involving the Ministry of Communications, also plays a key role in the practice, as does the ’dedicated and hardworking’ Almog Gil-Or, Efrat Rosner, and Yael Zeira, who handle complex telecommunications, media, and defamation disputes. Bekel recently defended a major domestic telecoms company in a class action alleging violations of accessibility obligations.
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‘The team is the most thorough, creative, determined and professional I have ever worked with. The team provides the highest level of legal research, formulation of sophisticated arguments, and a sharp and eloquent presentation in court. Their excellent work was a game changer in the case in which they represented me, and is unquestionably the main reason we got a ruling in our favour at the Supreme Court.’
‘Giora Erdinast has outstanding legal skills which especially stand out in court, with a sharp and wise performance.'
'Tomer Weissman demonstrates exceptional knowledge of legal material together with creativity and an ability to think outside the box.'
'Almog Gil-Or is especially dedicated and hardworking, an extremely smart and professional lawyer.’
‘The department has unique expertise in the media and telecom sector, with a long track record of representing prominent media and telecom companies.’
‘Hadas Bekel is a well-known exceptional expert in this field, very experienced.’
Key clients
- Yes, TV AND COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES LTD
- Partner Communications Company Ltd.
- Bezeq the Israel Telecommunication Corp Ltd.
- Keshet Broadcasting Ltd.
- Bezeq International Ltd.
- Space Communications Ltd.
- ZIRA (copyrights in the internet) Ltd.
- Channel 13
- Uvda A.D. Ltd.
- Shaul Zioni
- Cellcom Israel Ltd.
- Getty Images
Work highlights
Representing yes, a leading telecom company and the sole direct broadcast satellite television provider in Israel, in all the class action suits filed against it.
Advised Pelephone Communication Ltd. on the global and strategic acquisition of Roamability, an international company specialising in roaming services such as e-SIM and international calls.
Advising Space-Communication Ltd., an operator of satellites, in a complex transaction which includes the issuance of shares to a new controlling shareholder, the sale of its AMOS 17 Satellite to HDT, a telecommunication group based in Hungary (and the leaseback of that satellite to Space-Communication Ltd.)
Lawyers
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Practice head
Shay Dayan; Hadas Bekel
Other key lawyers
Lior Etgar; Almog Gil-Or; Efrat Rosner; Yael Zeira; Tomer Weissman; Giora Erdinast