Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year in Israel Nir Cohen, Leshem & Co. Nir Cohen Founding Partner Museum Tower, 4 Berkowitz St., Tel Aviv 64238 Tel: +972-3-6968270 Fax: +972-3-6968277 office@ncl-lawyers.com
Nir Cohen, Leshem & Co. is a law firm engaged in complex litigation, mainly in the fields of commercial law, corporate and securities law, class action suits, banking law and antitrust. The firm was founded in 1994 by Nir Cohen and David Leshem. It has represented leading entities in the Israeli economy such as banks, insurance companies, credit card companies and other financial institutions, public and private companies, and individuals from the business sector. In the area of corporate and securities law, Nir Cohen, Leshem & Co. handles shareholders’ disputes, control disputes, directors and officers’ liability proceedings, derivative suits, oppression of minority suits, pro-
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ceedings against governmental and regulatory authorities, etc. Nir Cohen, Leshem & Co. represents defendants in various areas in which class actions are filed in Israel, such as corporate and securities law, consumer law, banking law and antitrust law. Nir Cohen, Leshem & Co. represents banking institutions in complex litigation matters, including large cases against customers, principal cases against capital market authorities, and disputes with other financial institutions. In the field of antitrust, Nir Cohen, Leshem & Co. handles proceedings filed with judicial authorities involving issues of significance in this field. Nir Cohen graduated from the Tel Aviv University (LLB cum laude) in 1985, and was admitted in Israel in 1986.
Finance Law Firm of the Year in Israel Preis, Baharav & Co. Ronen Baharav Partner Tel: +972 3 541 5555 baharav@pnb.co.il www.pnb.co.il
Preis, Baharav & Co. has been awarded Finance Law Firm of the Year 2013 in Israel due to its prominent position in the Israeli market. The firm represents leading banks, financial institutions and corporations in complex finance transactions due to its highly esteemed professionalism, expertise, reputation, experience and service. Preis, Baharav & Co., was founded in 2011 by Ronen Baharav and Dr Ziv Preis as an elite boutique law firm in the areas of banking & finance, corporate and mergers & acquisitions, based on its partners’ core values of partner level service and dedication, commitment to excellence, efficiency and teamwork. The Banking and Finance team led by Ronen Baharav has a vast experience and reputation in successfully handling complex domestic and international finance transactions, as well as providing regulatory advice to Israeli and international banks and financing institutions operating in Israel. Ronen Baharav has been involved from the earliest stages of his legal career, in the top edge of the finance realm in Israel, personally representing parties to the largest financing transactions in Israel in the last ten years. He has personally drafted, negotiated and handled some of the financing agreements for the largest financing transactions in Israel, and built his reputation as one of the true leading banking lawyers in Israel. Ronen Baharav has worked closely
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with all major Israeli banks and financial institutions as well as with the largest international banks. Since the establishment of the firm, Preis, Baharav & Co. has been representing leading corporations in their finance activities (lenders and borrowers alike), including, among others, Israel Discount Bank Ltd., Origo Leverage Fund, Altshuler Shaham Provident Funds, Meitav Provident Funds, Helman Aldubi Finance, Hadas Arazim Investments, the Azrieli Group, the Tnuva Group, and the Histadrut, Israel’s largest labor union. Given the broad international work and experience of the firm’s team members, the firm often represents and advises Israeli and Israeli related entities in their financial activities abroad. In the last 12 months, the firm has handled financing matters ranging from a few tens of millions of NIS to over a billion NIS. In addition to legal professionalism and expertise of the highest levels, Preis, Baharav & Co. provides clients with meaningful analyses of the risks involved in contemplated financial transactions; meanwhile, the firm offers significant added value in resolving and addressing business, finance and regulatory issues. Accompanied by strong negotiation skills and creativity, the firm offers a winning combination – assisting clients to close transactions on the best possible terms, efficiently and prudently.