Labour & Employment
Global Guide 2024 : Israel
Band 1
Contact number
972 3713 7000About
Provided by S Horowitz & Co
S. Horowitz & Co. is one of Israel’s leading employment & employee benefits practices, highly regarded for our services across all aspects of contentious and non-contentious matters.
With the support of the most prominent, active and robust litigation group in Israel, clients turn to us for the formidable strength the firm possesses in employment litigation in its own right.
Our Employment Practice Team has built on its already enhanced visibility in the field, advising local and international clients, including multinational corporations, local businesses, start-ups and public institutions, embassies and other government-owned, regulated entities, on a wide range of labour and employment issues.
We have extensive experience advising our clients, their in-house counsel, and their HR departments on all employment-related matters arising from the operation, management and development of their business and trading activities in Israel. We are well versed in providing local representation to international entities unfamiliar with local law and custom.
Our court experience is second to none. We appear on behalf of clients before the entire range of Israeli labour courts, arbitration tribunals and mediation boards in cases involving individual and collective employment disputes of every kind.
We are one of the few large Israeli commercial law firms which offers a full-service employment & employee benefits practice and working closely and seamlessly with other departments in the firm.
Chambers Review
S Horowitz & Co has an outstanding labour and employment team that litigates and advises on a range of matters. The team acts for both employers and employees and represents a number of high-profile corporations and non-profit organisations in sectors including insurance, tech, healthcare and transport. The law firm's experience includes terminations, labour and pensions disputes, collective bargaining negotiations and employment mandates related to corporate transactions. The practice also has a notable presence in class actions in the field, for instance, those relating to extension orders.
Work Highlights
- A Horowitz team represented over 200 franchisees of Super-Pharm in relation to collective bargaining agreement negotiations.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"S Horowitz offers an outstanding level of service and responsiveness."
"The team are very experienced. It's obvious they enjoy a great deal of respect from the labour court judges, which enables them to hammer their points."
"The firm has a diverse and rich team from the junior level to partners."
"Horowitz put in extra effort to ensure we felt comfortable throughout the process."
"S Horowitz offers an outstanding level of service and responsiveness."
"The team are very experienced. It's obvious they enjoy a great deal of respect from the labour court judges, which enables them to hammer their points."
"The firm has a diverse and rich team from the junior level to partners."
"Horowitz put in extra effort to ensure we felt comfortable throughout the process."
Notable Practitioners
Asher Heled is a highly accomplished lawyer who serves an impressively broad array of clients from sectors such as education, healthcare, insurance and telecoms. He handles many labour disputes, as well as providing regulatory advice to clients.
Elisha Shor is a skilled lawyer who represents both domestic and international clients and has particular expertise in pension funds and collective bargaining. He also handles class action suits.
"I can confidently attest to Elisha's exceptional skills, dedication and legal acumen."
Yaron Lestrel is an experienced lawyer in collective agreements. He furthermore advises on matters related to pensions.
"Yaron was very available and paid extra attention to our company, providing us with any answers we needed. On the one hand, he was very knowledgeable about law and regulation, but at the same time he really understood our business needs."
Ranked Lawyers at
S Horowitz & Co
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Members
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Industries
Provided by S Horowitz & Co
Collective & Individual Employment Agreements
Enforcement Of Fair Practices & Regulatory Requirements
Executive Compensation, Employee Benefits & Esops
Foreign Employees
Industrial Action, Employment Disputes & Class Actions
Reorganization, Retirement & Redundancy Schemes