Competition/Antitrust
Global Guide 2024 : Israel
Band 2
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Goldfarb Gross Seligman is a prominent Israeli law firm with a strong team that serves significant clients on competition and antitrust mandates. It has commendable experience advising on the antitrust aspects of complex transactions. The firm also acts for clients on ICA behavioural investigations into allegations of involvement in cartels or abuse of dominance, particularly in the area of excessive pricing, and represents them in subsequent class actions for damages. The team works across sectors such as food and beverages, energy and TMT.
Work Highlights
- Goldfarb Gross Seligman assisted the Presidency of the Business Sector with a petition to the Supreme Court against the ICA concerning its decision to annul the "advice of counsel defence" in administrative enforcement proceedings under the Economic Competition Law.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Goldfarb Gross Seligman has a team consisting of a number of lawyers who specialise in the field of competition law."
"The firm has a great understanding of the commercial side of matters."
"Goldfarb Gross Seligman makes what might seem complex very simple."
"The lawyers are highly responsive and provide a great service."
"I feel calm putting my case in the team's very capable hands."
"Goldfarb Gross Seligman has a team consisting of a number of lawyers who specialise in the field of competition law."
"The firm has a great understanding of the commercial side of matters."
"Goldfarb Gross Seligman makes what might seem complex very simple."
"The lawyers are highly responsive and provide a great service."
"I feel calm putting my case in the team's very capable hands."
Notable Practitioners
Leading lawyer Boaz Golan advises clients on a broad range of competition mandates throughout Israel, including high-profile merger clearance filings and cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, as well as subsequent damages actions. He is the head of the antitrust and competition department at the firm and has previously served as chief legal counsel at the ICA. His recent experience covers representation of clients from the energy, technology and food sectors.
"Boaz is the best competition lawyer in Israel, based on his past as general counsel at the ICA and his in-depth knowledge of the cases."
"Being the former general counsel of the antitrust authority in Israel, Boaz has the deepest and most profound understanding of antitrust law."
"Boaz provides us with a fast and personal service while constantly trying to provide us with legal solutions that make the transaction possible."
"Boaz is extremely wise and sharp. He works on very complex issues."
"He is an extraordinary competition attorney with an unbelievable level of knowledge, as well as unique experience."
Nimrod Prawer is well regarded for his representation of clients in cartel and monopoly investigations. In addition, he advises clients on merger notifications, as well as assisting with the competition compliance aspects of joint ventures.
"Nimrod knows how to get things done in the ICA because staff members value him and hold a very high regard of his skills and fairness."
"Nimrod is both very smart and easy to work with. He is known to have a great reputation at the ICA."
"Nimrod is one of those rare lawyers who makes the difference between winning or losing your case."
"Nimrod has a wide knowledge in the field of competition. He is very service-oriented, quick at responding and very accessible."
"It is not often that your competition law expert understands the commercial side of matters and relates to it as if it were his own business; Nimrod Prawer did just that."