Competition & Antitrust

Antitrust law is one of the most significant areas of law for any company’s business. The growing trend of criminal legal proceedings initiated for violation of antitrust rules, the increase in the number of tort claims and class actions for alleged violations of such rules and the field’s regulatory development require knowledge and professionalism in order to achieve the desired result for the client.

We represent our clients before the Competition Authority in hearings and motions regarding various issues concerning all aspects of competition law, including merger clearance, proceedings related to defining a company as a monopoly as part of an oligopoly and more.

In addition, we provide counsel to clients in criminal investigations and represent defendants in antitrust offenses before the Competition Tribunal and before other judicial instances; we represent companies and corporations in petitions against the decisions by the Director General of Competition and provide defense in motions for approval of class certification for cause deriving from competition law.

The deep involvement of the department’s staff in the field allows us to provide counsel to companies from a variety of sectors within the framework of the extensive and consequential legislative process in the field of competition law, including the Anti-Concentration Law, the Food Law and the Book Law; we also represent clients before Knesset committees and the Competition Authority and provide counsel to various clients on the impact of legislation on their activities.

The department represents companies and corporations from a variety of sectors, including credit card companies, insurance companies, energy production, refining and processing companies, retail chains, telecommunications companies, state-controlled corporations, and more.

We also assist international companies and corporations that are active in Israel and are required to comply with the provisions of the law.

Our firm has provided antitrust counsel since its inception. Zvi Agmon, founder of the firm, was among the first to research and discuss complex antitrust issues.

The department is led by Mattan Meridor, one of Israel’s leading competition attorneys. Among other things, Mattan assists with merger clearance and the establishment of joint ventures vis-à-vis the Competition Authority, provides counsel to corporations on issues concerning monopolies, and is engaged in extensive activity representing international companies operating in Israel on all aspects related to competition, mergers and class actions against international cartels.

As part of his professional expertise, Mattan serves as the Vice Chairman of the Technology and Media Committee of the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association (ABA).

Our firm has provided antitrust counsel since its inception. Zvi Agmon, founder of the firm, was among the first to research and discuss complex antitrust issues.

The department is led by Mattan Meridor, one of Israel’s leading competition attorneys. Among other things, Mattan assists with merger clearance and the establishment of joint ventures vis-à-vis the Competition Authority, provides counsel to corporations on issues concerning monopolies, and is engaged in extensive activity representing international companies operating in Israel on all aspects related to competition, mergers and class actions against international cartels.

As part of his professional expertise, Mattan serves as the Vice Chairman of the Technology and Media Committee of the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association (ABA).

The firm’s competition department is repeatedly recognized for its professional quality and consistently leads international and national legal guides. Zvi Agmon and Mattan Meridor are recognized for their exceptional individual legal activity and also lead individual rankings. Mattan was described in one of the international guide as “having particularly rich knowledge with an extraordinary ability to use it accurately on any complex issue.”