Comparative Guide
Employment and Labour Law
Israel
Hadas Raccah-Dvir & Omer Elisha
Particularly focused on international telecoms and media companies that operate in Israel, Shibolet & Co. advises on bids, contractual activities, and major negotiations. The team also represents clients before the Supreme Court in litigation, and assists with legislative activities impacting copyright law. Highly-regarded IP specialist Tamir Afori has ‘deep experience in media and copyright work’; Itay Kellner focuses on early-stage start-ups; and dispute resolution expert Nati Agmon acts in telecoms litigation.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘High-quality general commercial advice.’
- ‘Tamir Afori is a highly intelligent and thoughtful lawyer, with deep experience in media and copyright work in particular, but also IP law more generally.’
- ‘Tamir Afori is pragmatic, patient, and responsive.’
Key clients
- The Motion Picture Association
- B Communications
- HaPais
- Medifood ltd
- Free TV
- Kaltura
- Tevet Productions
- Disney
- Netflix
- Keshet Broadcasting
- Dannah Leitersdorf
- Charlton
Work highlights
Represented the National Lottery of Israel, Mifal HaPais, with alleged character copying that raised copyright, trade mark, and ethical issues.
Representing Netflix in a lawsuit filed by the Eshkolot, a collective management organisation, in relation to the demand for royalties for protected performances available on Netflix’s streaming service.
Representing screenwriter Shiri Katz in a claim alleging that the creator of the show “In Treatment”, Hagai Levi, had infringed her copyright and moral right when he copied her work “Treatment”, which was submitted to a third party with which Levi was affiliated.
Practice head
Tamir Afori
Other key lawyers
Itay Kellner; Nati Agmon; Matan Kovacs; Yehonatan Poran