Fierce
Litigation

Fierce
Litigation

“Excellence is not an act, but a habit”

About us

Eytan Liraz & Co. is Israel’s leading firm for complex and large litigation cases, and has for many years topped all of the leading rankings (DUN’s 100 and BDI).

Eytan Liraz & Co. stands at the forefront of litigation practice. We conduct cases with an uncompromising, proactive, innovative, creative and aggressive approach. Our vision is broad and deep, and we see each case as a world unto itself. A litigation service package is tailored for each case, to which the optimal team of partners and associates is assigned, with the personal involvement of Mr. Eytan Liraz in each and every case.

The firm specializes in a wide range of litigation areas, both in courts and in Israeli and international arbitrations, and conducts complex and wide-ranging claims in various sectors – including complex commercial claims, civil claims, class actions (representing defendants), Israeli and international white collar cases, as well as corporate power struggles, and HNW families in Israel.

Our clients include Israel’s largest corporations, a long list of some of the world’s largest multinational conglomerates, high-profile public figures and leading businessmen.

The firm has extensive international activity, and maintains years-long close working relations with leading law firms in Europe, the U.S. and South-East Asia, and with the world’s largest and leading arbitration institutions.

We conduct determined, multidimensional litigation, tough at times, but such that maintains professional and personal integrity, to the highest legal standards.

Eytan Liraz

Mr. Eytan Liraz is one of the most prominent litigators in Israel. A strong and experienced attorney, with a wealth of experience and a winning record, he is known as a lawyer who does not hesitate to launch any battle, without fear and without compromise – with power, professionalism, full availability, and total dedication to the client’s goals.

The Team

Eytan Liraz & Co. comprises a team of experienced and strong partners and associates. The firm’s partners are among the leading and strongest attorneys in Israel in their respective fields, and they are the pillar on which the firm is built. The team of associates, who are not (yet) partners, consists of the elite of Israel’s young attorneys.

Work at the firm is managed in teams, with the personal and active involvement of Mr. Liraz in each one of the cases. A unique team of partners and associates is assigned to each case, as best suited to the case according to the specific experience of each attorney, and in accordance with the special needs of each case.

This assignment method guarantees that each legal battle managed by the firm is led – in addition to Mr. Eytan Liraz – also by a team of experienced partners and associates, who are experts in the specific fields required for such case, and who possess a wide range of capabilities, which include all of the necessary skills needed for success.

The team produces a broad, original and in-depth picture of the situation and prepares accordingly.

The team is the firm – and the firm is the team: strong, experienced, creative, stable and focused on the target of leading the case, in the best way possible, to success.

Clients

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600K

Golbary

2023-2022
L.C. 52214-03-22
Monetary claim in employment law

An employment law claim by a former Golbary employee alleging he was owed money in connection with the termination of his employment.

Representation of the Golbary fashion chain in a monetary claim filed by a former employee, who claimed that the company still owed him money for, among others, overtime, pension contributions, study fund, and more – arguments that Golbary of course denied. The claim was dismissed in full.

$900M

Arabov Group

2023-2021
ZF/AGF/19751
ICC International Arbitration

Representation in, and winning of (!) an international arbitration before the ICC in Paris, concerning a diamond site in the amount of $900 million.

A large-scale international arbitration concerning one of the world's largest diamond franchises, of the "De Beers" conglomerate, while conducting, at the same time, a series of legal proceedings before the Diamond Exchange in Israel, in Belgium (a counterclaim in the amount of some $320 million), as well as before courts in Israel, Belgium and Botswana.

5.8M

Vedra international

2023
C.C. 54968-06-23
Monetary claim concerning unlawful termination of a distribution agreement

Representation of a multinational company in a monetary claim for breach of a distribution agreement, against an Israeli manufacturer of nutritional supplements.

The firm's client – a Bulgarian company in the business of worldwide marketing and distribution – engaged in a long-term distribution agreement with an Israeli manufacturer, for several European countries. The agreement was unlawfully terminated by the Israeli company, and established for our client a claim that we filed in Israel, for the full profit to which it is entitled under the agreement.

45.8M

Tom Sweid

2019
C.C. 3176-11-18
Monetary claim for loan repayment

U.S. $10 million claim for repayment of a private loan given between two French businessmen.

Representation in a lawsuit for repayment of a private loan given to a family member, without any documentation. Under our leadership and firm conduct of the case, including retaining private investigators and filing urgent motions to impose attachments, the parties reached a settlement, in which our client was awarded $7.25 million.

51M

Efal Real Estate Ltd.

2022
C.C. 60514-03-22
ILS 51 million real estate sale claim

ILS 51 million lawsuit and motion for provisional remedies for the enforcement of a real estate sale agreement.

Representation of Efal Real Estate Ltd., which engaged with Y. Dvir Entrepreneurship and Construction (Yitzhaki) Ltd. in a transaction for the sale of land in Be'er Sheva. Y. Dvir evaded the fulfillment of the agreement. We filed a lawsuit and motion for provisional remedies – that were issued ex parte. Our negotiations led to an agreement that our client would be paid the full ILS 51 million sued.

12M

Engineered controls international

2022
C.C. 16773-04
Tort claim for indemnity for a bulk gas storage tank explosion

Representation of a leading U.S. conglomerate in legal proceedings in Israel against Amisragas, following the explosion of a bulk gas storage tank in Tel Aviv.

Following the explosion, some 50 legal actions were filed against Amisragas, which had installed the tank. In this context, we represented the U.S. manufacturer of the valves against Amisragas, which claimed indemnity of some ILS 12 million. Following a mediation proceeding, the parties reached an arrangement under which all of the claims were dismissed.

42M

MyTown Group

2023
Arbitration
Arbitration claim for enforcement of agreement

Representation of MyTown Group against the Gabay Group, in a series of proceedings in arbitration and in court, for the enforcement of a share sale agreement.

A claim by MyTown Group for the enforcement of an agreement for the sale of shares of the subsidiary MyTown Urban Renewal to Gabay Group. The Gabay Group denied the validity of the binding agreement entered into between the parties, and after an arbitrator was appointed, we filed a lawsuit to enforce the agreement, which included a monetary remedy in the amount of ILS 42 million.

20M

Elcon Recycling Center Ltd.

2022
A.P. 7354-01-22
Petition for the disqualification of a winning bid in a tender

Representation of Elcon Recycling Center Ltd. (of Shikun & Binui Group) in, and winning of, a petition to cancel a tender in which Elcon was declared the winner.

An administrative petition in the field of tenders, seeking to cancel the decision of the Tender Committee determining that Elcon is a "sole supplier" and that the conditions for exemption from a tender were met
Elcon replied claiming that there was an inherent conflict of interest, which was concealed by the petitioner, and which led to the Tender Committee's decision to bar the petitioner from participating in the competitive process contemplated in the petition.
The court accepted all of our claims and dismissed the petition, while awarding significant costs against the petitioner.

$45M

Israeli Businessman

2023
London
Monetary claim conducted in London, UK

Legal proceedings taking place in London, regarding the raising of capital for the world's leading sports "crypto" platform.

The case centers around claims regarding breach of contract by crypto billionaire Alexandre Dreyfus and a company under his control – which failed to pay our client the fees due to them for such capital raisings. This cross-border claim is conducted in London against a Maltese company and other entities.

186M

Shikun & Binui

2023
A.P. 8777-03-23
Administrative petition for the disqualification of a tender due to Electra's non-compliance with the threshold condition of previous experience

The petition focuses on claims of Electra's non-compliance with the threshold condition regarding previous experience in the work contemplated in the tender, and a demand to disqualify its bid.

Our firm represented Shikun & Binui Solel Boneh in the petition, which challenges Electra's winning of the tender. After obtaining an ex parte provisional remedy – the parties reached an agreement for dismissal of the petition.

600M

Gilboa Regional Council

2023
A.P. 2984-05-23
Administrative petitions regarding the issuance of building permits for a wind turbine farm

Representation of "Gilboa" Regional Council in a series of administrative petitions, with the aim of stopping the continued construction of the wind turbines at the Gilboa.

Challenging the Licensing Authority's decision to grant a permit to the developers – to build a project of hundreds of millions of shekels – on the grounds that the legal conditions were not met. Following the firm's petitions, the monitoring committee decided to stop the issuance of building permits, and another petition was filed against a subsequent contradictory decision of the district committee.

30M

Sakal Toys Ltd.

2022-2021
C.C. 39603-01-21
Monetary claims

A claim (and counterclaim) regarding breach of agreements concerning the acquisition of control of Sakal Toys by Layam.

Our firm represented Sakal Toys and members of the Sakal family in legal proceedings against Layam, which is controlled by businessman Teddy Sagi. The focus of the disputes was monetary claims based on breaches of contract. The proceedings ended with an arrangement in which our client was paid ILS ~2 million.

8M

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

2023-2020
C.C. 4258-06-20 and C.C. 29739-03-22
Claims in intellectual property [IP] law and contract law

A complex international IP lawsuit centering on claims of patent infringement and IP misappropriation.

In this case, we represented the Technology Commercialization Company of Ben Gurion University of the Negev, the university itself, and a researcher employed by the university. Concurrently with the proceedings in Israel, proceedings were also conducted in Germany, led by our firm with the assistance of a leading international firm in Germany.

500K

Porsche AG

2021 - 2023
Cl.A. 59861-07-21
Class action in the automotive industry claiming that certain colors in Porsche vehicles are defective and put drivers at risk

An innovative 'copycat' of a class action that was filed against Porsche in the U.S.

Even though the exact same proceeding conducted against the Porsche conglomerate in the U.S. ended with a settlement in significant amounts, the proceeding in Israel – in which we represented both the global Porsche conglomerate and the local importer – ended by way of dismissal of the claim and the plaintiff's withdrawal at nuisance value.

500M

Mekorot Water Company Ltd.

2023-2022
HCJ 6015/22
Petition to the High Court of Justice for an order nisi (conditional order) instructing the Water Authority to charge the Dead Sea Works for water fees

A petition to obligate the Governmental Authority for Water and Sewage to charge the Dead Sea Works some ILS 500 million until the end of the concession period.

Mekorot was joined to the proceeding and presented a position whereby the Dead Sea Works should indeed be charged for water fees until the end of the concession period. At the end of the hearing, the High Court of Justice issued an order nisi instructing the Water Authority and the Ministry of Justice to give reasons why Mekorot shall not be instructed to charge the Dead Sea Works with payment.

30B

Urbanix LRT Ltd.

2023
A.P.A. 7698/22
Appeal before the Supreme Court on the disqualification of "Urbanix" in the "Purple Line" and "Green Line" tenders of the Dan Region light rail.

One of the largest tenders in the history of the State of Israel, amounting to some ILS 30 billion. The bid of "Urbanix" – owned by Shikun & Binui, Solel Boneh, Egged and two giant Chinese corporations – was disqualified for being "loss-producing". We argued in the appeal that the real reason for the disqualification was U.S. pressure not to engage with Chinese companies.

International Litigation

International litigation is a case that involves individuals or companies that are domiciled in different countries, or a case that may be governed by different laws (not necessarily Israeli law).

Managing an international case requires a special skillset, and the firm has had extensive experience and a leadership position in this field, for over three decades.

Commercial Department

Eytan Liraz & Co. is one of the leading commercial law firms in Israel.

The firm’s clients include dozens of the world’s largest groups and conglomerates in various industries, with annual business volumes of tens of billions of dollars, including in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industry; land and marine transportation; the automotive sector; infrastructure and construction; intellectual property commercialization; universities; aviation; and more.

Careers

Eytan Liraz & Co. is based on teamwork, and on productive collaboration between the attorneys in a dynamic and challenging atmosphere. We place emphasis on excellence and creative thinking – in and out of the box, and every attorney in the firm, veterans and juniors alike, play a significant role in the cases in which they are involved.

We understand that a strong team makes a strong firm, and therefore we give each and every attorney in the firm all of the tools they need for success, development and personal fulfillment. We have no “glass ceiling” and we encourage our attorneys to develop, and take a prominent and significant part in the cases they work on. We treat attorneys not by seniority, but by their personal abilities, motivation, and desire to move ahead and succeed.

If you accept the challenge and want to join our team, we would be delighted to meet you!

Positions are equally-aimed at women and men.

Eytan Liraz & Co. is based on teamwork, and on productive collaboration between the attorneys in a dynamic and challenging atmosphere. We place emphasis on excellence and creative thinking – in and out of the box, and every attorney in the firm, veterans and juniors alike, play a significant role in the cases in which they are involved.

We understand that a strong team makes a strong firm, and therefore we give each and every attorney in the firm all of the tools they need for success, development and personal fulfillment. We have no “glass ceiling” and we encourage our attorneys to grow, and take a prominent and significant part in the cases they work on. We treat attorneys not by seniority, but by their personal abilities, motivation, and desire to move ahead and succeed.

If you accept the challenge and want to join our team, we would be delighted to meet you!

Positions are equally-aimed at women and men.

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