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The Lipa Meir & Co. Litigation Department, headed by Adv. Alon Pomeranc, is one of the leading litigation departments in Israel, demonstrating a differentiating high expertise in the corporate-commercial practice areas. With a client list containing some of Israel’s largest companies and institutions as well as multinational corporations, the department is acknowledged for its unmatched experience in high profile and complex litigation and dispute resolution cases. The department’s attorneys are proficient in court appearances before all instances and tribunals, including arbitration and mediation.
The Litigation Department is an integral part of Lipa Meir & Co. Its attorneys are staunch adherents of business efficacy, incorporating their clients’ commercial needs in each case’s legal strategy. Consequently, all legal cases are managed using a proactive, innovative approach, which is of distinct nature within the Israeli legal milieu. An eminent example for this trait is their reputation for settling legal disputes in a prompt and efficient manner, often before legal proceedings had even begun.
The firm’s attorneys are known for the punctilious, high quality management of litigation cases, as well as for their outstanding track record of successes.
Since the founding of the firm, the attorneys of the Litigation Department constantly develop their litigation skills while relentlessly acquiring legal knowledge in different fields of the law. Similarly, the litigation team has a diverse and extensive experience of representing both companies and business people before Israeli courts, tribunals, and arbitration panels in the utmost professional way.
Attesting to its legal skills are a multiple of high-profile cases they managed over the years, many of which have raised serious public debates and resulted in rulings with extensive implications. The firm is placed in the first tier of Israeli law firms in its capacity to manage intricate, multifaceted disputes than span multiple disciplines.
The Litigation Department provides litigation and other dispute resolution services in most of the civil, commercial and administrative fields, with an expertise in financial claims, banking, debt recovery, insolvency and liquidations, media & communications, technology, real estate, tender law, class actions, business and trade, corporations, capital market and securities, shareholders disputes, intellectual property, antitrust, white collar crimes and labor law.
Over the years, the litigation department, led by Alon, has gained professional recognition as a leading department in litigation and dispute resolution, class action lawsuits, and derivative suits, both in the Israeli and international business arena. This recognition has also been affirmed by Israeli and international ranking guides, such as Chambers and Partners and Legal 500.
The department was ranked by The Legal 500: Lipa Meir & Co’s disputes team has experience acting for major domestic clients and government entities in a variety of infrastructure, tax and banking litigation. Alon Pomeranc represented The Paz Group in mediation and also handled high-value disputes for Bank Hapoalim.
News & Publications
09.04.24
The International Commercial Arbitration Law
Newsletter
Dear Clients, We’re excited to bring you the latest development in Israel’s legal landscape. On February 12, 2024, the Israeli Knesset passed the International Commercial Arbitration Law, signaling a significant milestone in the country’s approach to resolving international commercial disputes. What exactly is the International Commercial Arbitration Law, and how will it impact international transactions […]
30.09.23
What were some of the most impactful court cases of the year?
The Jerusalem Post
What are the most important legal cases of the year? In an article in the Jerusalem Post, Alon Pomeranc, managing partner and head of our Litigation department, discusses two landmark class actions: the Supreme Court’s decision regarding the obligation to notify consumers of price changes (class action against Cellcom), as well as the issue of monitoring […]
08.02.23
Leading Lawyers in Intellectual Property – 2023 Ranking
WTR 1000
Gali Opinsky, Partner and Head of the Intellectual Property Practice and Gary Copelovitz, Partner and co-Head of the Technology. Corporate. M&A Department in our firm, recognized by the World Trademark Review (WTR) as a recommended expert lawyers in Israel, as well as specific recognition in trademark law enforcement and litigation, transactions and prosecution and strategy. […]
13.06.22
Member of Parliament Amichai Shikli, appealed against his declaration as a “retiree” from the Yamina party
YNET
To whom do Members of Parliament owe allegiance: to the public that elected them or the head of their party? The Jerusalem District Court will have to answer this critical question when hearing the appeal filed by the Member of Parliament Amichai Shikli, against his declaration as a “retiree” from the Yamina party. The appeal was […]
28.03.22
Lexology Getting The Deal Through: Dispute Resolution 2022
Edition 2022 Lexology Getting The Deal Through
We’re pleased to have contributed to the 2022 edition of Lexology Getting the Deal Through: Dispute Resolution 2022 for Israel, authored by Adv. Alon Pomeranc, Managing Partner & Head of Litigation Department and Adv. Reut Beitz, Partner in the Litigation Department at our firm. (PDF) You can read here the Israeli chapter: Dispute Resolution […]
11.02.22
Where is Israel in the global fight against climate change and what can it offer?
Israel Desks
Climate Change is far from a new concern, but it seems to get more regulatory attention and public awareness in 2022. “Israel’s target for 2030 is a 27% reduction in its greenhouse gas emissions, considered a low target on a global scale. “With this in mind, action should be taken now in order to update […]
01.06.20
How has Israel coped with COVID-19
IsraelDesks
Alon Pomeranc, Managing Partner and Head of Litigation & Dispute Resolution Department answer about how he feel the crisis has been handled in Israel: “Even though the numbers of people infected with COVID-19 and deaths in Israel are not high relative to other countries, I am not sure the crisis was handled that well. I […]
16.04.20
The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2020 rankings released
Lipa Meir & Co has been recommended as a TOP-TIER FIRM in 3 practice areas: – Energy – Healthcare and life sciences – Restructuring and insolvency Lipa Meir & Co has also been recommended in the following 13 practice areas: – Banking and finance – Capital markets – Commercial, corporate and M&A – Competition antitrust […]
18.09.19
Business Judgment Rule – Dividend Distribution
Newsletter
In a recent ruling by the Judge of the Economic Department of the Tel Aviv District Court, Ruth Ronen, a guideline was given in relation to the application of the Business Judgment Rule doctrine to decisions taken by the officers of a company in the context of dividend distribution. In the case, an application to […]
13.06.19
The Business Judgement Rule in Derivative Actions
Newsletter
In a recent judgment of the Israeli Supreme Court, a significant precedent was handed down by Judge Yoram Danziger, setting out that the Business Judgment Rule applies to a company’s board of directors when it is deciding whether to file a derivative action. The case brought before the Supreme Court dealt with a dispute between […]
10.02.19
Leading Lawyers in Intellectual Property – Ranking
WTR1000
Adv. Gali Opinsky, a partner and head of the intellectual property practice area in our firm, recognized by the World Trademark Review (WTR) as a recommended expert lawyer in Israel, as well as specific recognition in trademark law enforcement and litigation. click here for the full ranking
