S. Horowitz & Co provides comprehensive legal services encompassing advice on broadcasting rights, privacy, data security, regulatory aspects and competition matters. Acting for Israel’s largest telecoms company, its leading news portal, and a range of international TMT companies, the firm also handles IP, finance, and commercial issues, as well as M&A transactions. Practice head Hagai Doron is ‘second-to-none in advising and representing in regulatory matters’. He recently acted for an anchor client in five class actions, as well as assisting it with antitrust issues. Pini Azaria is a key adviser to content providers including publishers, authors, and creators of educational material. Peers regard cybersecurity and privacy specialist Tomer Scheuerman as a major boon to the practice.
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Testimonials
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‘S. Horowitz & Co. provides us with comprehensive legal services covering many different fields in our work, including issues of broadcasting rights, the privacy and data security, regulatory aspects and competition matters. They were instrumental partners to some of our most important business ventures and developments, such as the setting-up from scratch of our sports channels broadcasts.'
'Hagai Doron, who leads the department, is second-to-none in advising and representing in regulatory matters, such as with relation to the Ministry of Communications.'
'One of Hagai Doron's strengths is the combination of vast experience in the media sector with his great knowledge in the commercial and antitrust aspects – a combination which we find as helpful and efficient in many cases.’
‘We work with partner Hagai Doron, who knows the telecommunications and media industry extremely well and holds an in-depth understanding of what media platforms require. Hagai is also well-experienced in working with the different regulators and the regulatory contact points, as well as courts and other relevant stakeholders. This combination makes him stand out and we highly value his experience and expertise.’
Key clients
- Yedioth Aharonot Group
- Google LLC, Google Israel Ltd YouTube LLC
- Hot Telecommunication System Group
- Frogi Communication Ltd.
- Paz Oil Company Ltd.
- Kan – Israeli Public Broadcasting Corp.
- Procter & Gamble
- Cinturion Corp.
- Taboola
- Qualacomm
Work highlights
Advising Yedioth Aharonot Group, the largest and one of the oldest paid daily newspapers in Israel, on telecommunications regulatory and corporate matters, such as investment contracts and various commercial agreements in the media, internet, cellular, and telecommunications fields.
Advising HOT Telecommunication Group, a subsidiary of Altice, a French multinational telecommunications company.
Representing Google LLC, YouTube LLC, and Google Israel Ltd in regulatory matters and in various motions to certify class action in Israel.
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Practice head
Hagai Doron
Other key lawyers
Tomer Scheuerman; Pini Azaria