Areas of Expertise Areas of Expertise

Areas of Expertise

Nir Cohen, Leshem,
Ben-Artzi & Co. handles complex, largescale and significant commercial litigation cases

Nir Cohen, Leshem, Ben-Artzi & Co. handles complex, largescale and significant commercial litigation cases, in sums amounting to hundreds of millions and sometimes billions of Shekels, mainly before the District Courts and the Supreme Court of Israel, while focusing on the following areas:

Class Actions

The firm has a particular focus on class actions, and was one of the first Israeli law firms to specialize in representing defendants in this field. The firm represents defendants in the various areas in which class actions are filed in Israel, such as corporate and securities law, banking law, competition law and consumer law. It was also involved in the legislative proceedings of the Class Actions Law 2006.

Shareholder Derivative Actions

The firm represents directors, officers, external advisors to companies etc. in motions for discovery preceding derivative actions and in motions to certify derivative actions filed against them. The firm also represents directors, officers and external advisors before special litigation committees, established to examine whether there are grounds to file suit against them. Additionally, the firm represents corporations in motions to certify derivative actions on their behalf and in motions for discovery preceding derivative actions against them.

Other Lawsuits in The Field of Corporate and Securities Law

In addition to class actions and derivative actions in the field of corporate and securities law, the firm handles shareholders disputes, claims for unfair prejudice of shareholders, professional liability claims against directors, officers, external advisors etc., proceedings against capital market authorities and more.

Banking

The firm represents banking institutions and officers in banking institutions in complex proceedings, including class actions and derivative actions, in largescale claims by business customers, and in disputes with other financial institutions.

Competition

The firm handles proceedings which raise significant issues in the field of competition law, mainly within motions to certify class actions.

Complex Litigation in Additional Fields

The firm handles complex commercial disputes in proceedings of various types, proceedings which raise significant administrative law issues (including petitions to the High Court of Justice), and white collar cases pertaining to securities and capital market.