has been involved in many of the largest and most complex transactions to transpire in Israel and has played a key role in the development of Israel's economy and legal practice. is consistently rated by leading international legal guides as one of Israel's leading law firms in multiple areas of legal practice, and has earned many recommendations in these fields. is well-known for its extensive ex
perience in all legal fields. The unique, multi-disciplinary approach that characterizes Gornitzky & Co. enables the Firm to provide its clients with the full gamut of legal services, serving as a legal 'one-stop-shop' for all of their business activities. The Firm provides its clients with service of the highest quality, integrated with legal creativity and originality, allowing the Firm's legal team to successfully cope with complex business and legal challenges. The Firm and its partners are consistently recognized as leaders and are recommended in the various commercial areas of law by leading legal directories and publications, such as Chambers Global, Legal 500, IFLR 1000, PLC Which Lawyer?, Citywealth, Tax Directors Handbook, BDi code, Dun's 100, and others. Practice Areas:
The Firm's practice areas include corporate, commercial, M&A, private equity and venture capital, capital markets and securities, banking and finance, tax, real estate and construction, infrastructure and project finance, energy and natural resources, environment, litigation and dispute resolution, class actions and derivative suits, white-collar crime, administrative law, restructuring and insolvency, telecommunications and media, high-tech and biotech, clean-tech, competition and antitrust, executive compensation and employee benefits, trusts & estates and private wealth management, non-profit organizations, hotels & travel and leisure, labor law, and more. Our Clientele:
The Firm's clientele includes a significant number of Israel's key players, including Israel's leading business groups, as well as multinational corporations operating in Israel. The Firm provides legal services to the majority of Israel's 18 most influential business concerns, and consults 7 out of Israel's top 10 billionaires, according to Forbes magazine. Our Legal Team:
Gornitzky & Co.'s legal staff numbers 240 attorneys and 40 legal trainees. The Firm's attorneys possess extensive experience in a broad range of practice areas, due in part to their involvement in some of the largest and most complex projects undertaken in Israel in recent years. The Firm's attorneys are fluent in Hebrew and English, as well as Arabic, Russian, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Afrikaans. Some of our lawyers are licensed to practice law in other jurisdictions, while others are certified public accountants or have additional degrees (e.g., in accounting and economics). The Firm's chairman, Adv. Pinhas Rubin, who is considered one of Israel's prime tax and corporate law experts, has been consistently named by 'The Marker' magazine as one of the '100 Most Influential People' in the Israeli economy. Rubin, who has been named by Legal500 2011 as "a Super Lawyer", is regularly named by all legal directories as a leading lawyer in various fields of practice. The Firm's managing partner, Adv. Moriel Matalon, serves as the Chairman of the Israeli Fund for UNICEF (the United Nations Children's Fund) and as a director of Bank Hapoalim (Switzerland). Matalon has been named by leading Israeli and international legal guides as a leading lawyer in corporate, banking & finance, project finance and energy projects. Senior partner, Adv. Zvi Ephrat, has many years of experience in governmental positions, at Bank Hapoalim and in the private sector. Utilizing his varied experience, he is able to assist his clients both as a business advisor and lawyer. He has been serving as a director of Bank Mizrahi-Tefahot since 1995 and as a senior advisor to the Ofer Brothers Group. Corporate Social Responsibility:
Values of community action and social involvement are of the cornerstones of Gornitzky & Co.'s organizational culture and manifest in various activities, including pro bono representation, volunteer work and donations to social organizations. As part of its CSR policy, the Firm invests a great deal in its employees' well-being, leisure activities and special events. is considered one of the most sought-after workplaces in the Israeli legal world. As an integral part of its legal practice, the Firm's goal is to foster an internal culture that emphasizes values, comradery and friendship. Each member of the Firm's legal team has signed the 'Gornitzky Code', which expresses the norms and values based on which the legal service is provided, and by virtue of which the social environment at Gornitzky & Co. is shaped.
