Avishai Halfon (Hoshen)

Partner

Commercial and International Litigation Department

Adv. Halfon (Hoshen) is Vice Head of the Commercial and International Litigation Department, and possesses extensive, diverse experience in various litigation fields.

Adv. Halfon (Hoshen) specializes in complex, large scale civil-commercial disputes, and represents clients in shareholder disputes, contractual disputes, administrative claims, real estate claims and inheritance disputes, in Israel and abroad.

Adv. Halfon (Hoshen) represents his clients in a wide variety of proceedings held at all courts of law, and in alternative dispute resolution forums, including arbitration and mediation. In addition, Adv. Halfon (Hoshen) advises his clients from the preliminary stages prior to a dispute on how to best avoid future disputes, and if the need arises, prepares clients for the dispute.

Among Adv. Halfon’s (Hoshen) clients are private companies, public companies, foreign companies and leading businesspeople from Israel and abroad.

Alongside his regular professional work, Adv. Halfon (Hoshen) advises on a number of pro bono cases of great social importance, and serves as an arbitrator and mediator.

Education

LL.M. (Commercial Law), Tel Aviv University, 2011

LL.B., Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1998

Bar Admission

Israel Bar Association, 1999

Representative Work

Dan Public Transportation Co Ltd. and A M D Real Estate Development & Investment Ltd.
700M ILS

Representing Dan and AMD in a motion to certify a class action against them for alleged fraud and oppression, amounting to 700M ILS.

Shareholder
20M ILS

Representing the minority shareholder in the Ice Park in Eilat in a claim for the return of an owner loan and alleged oppression, amounting to 20M ILS.

Masada Franchises Ltd.
50M ILS

Representing Masada Franchises Ltd., the franchisee to Israel's Masada National Park, in a 50M ILS claim against the Israel Nature and Parks Authority regarding violations of the franchise agreement, including temporary injunctions.

RRsat Global Communication Network Ltd.
15.5M ILS

Representing Israeli communications company RRSAT in a 15.5M ILS claim against the fashion channel (FTV BVI Ltd.) for violation of the framework agreement.

Retirement Fund

Representing a retirement fund in a claim filed against it alleging oppressive terms.

Maariv Newspaper

Representing Maariv Newspaper in a libel claim filed by an attorney who was compared to German attorneys in the 1930s.