Adv. Zvi Bar-Nathan is a renowned expert in the various fields of commercial litigation and handles litigation in the civil-commercial field, including in the fields of corporate law, contract law, tax, banking law, communications, libel, tender law, and more.
Zvi is involved in a prominent share of the complex commercial disputes held in Israel, and possesses extensive experience in the representation of clients in international disputes. in this capacity, he represents foreign plaintiffs and respondents in legal proceedings in Israel, represents clients in enforcement proceedings of foreign verdicts and of international arbitration, assists foreign entities to receive temporary and permanent verdicts against Israeli entities, and represents Israeli plaintiffs and respondents in legal proceedings held abroad.
Zvi possesses unique expertise relating to alternative dispute resolution, including complex arbitration and mediation, with an emphasis on international commercial-business arbitration involving public figures and prominent businesspeople.
In 2012, Zvi was appointed as a member of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris (ICC) and as the Head of the International Arbitration Committee of ICC Israel, positions he held until 2018. In July 2016, he was admitted as a member of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) arbitration panel. Zvi serves as an arbitrator in numerous complex local and international arbitrations.
In addition, Zvi possesses significant reputation relating to sensitive proprietary disputes in the family law field which involve capital and assets. In this capacity, he represents high net worth individuals in complex personal status and inheritance disputes.
Zvi’s extensive experience and significant expertise in the international arbitration field is consistently recognized by international guides, including The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, which rank him as one of the leading attorneys in the field.
As part of his public activities, Zvi served as the Head of the Legislative Committee on Contract Law in the Israel Bar Association, as a judge at the Israel Bar Association’s Disciplinary Regional Tribunal and National Tribunal, and as the Chairman of the New Codification Committee of the Israel Bar Association, as well as a member of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC in Paris (as stated above) and Head of the Arbitration Committee of the Israel Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he lectures at various academic institutions.
Zvi is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.
LL.M. (cum laude), Cambridge University, England, 1990
LL.B. (cum laude), Tel Aviv University, 1988
Israel Bar Association, 1990
“Zvi Bar-Nathan is a skilled lawyer who is active in disputes pertaining to projects and also has experience acting as arbitrator. He is experienced in serving clients from a range of industries including insurance, project development, retail and healthcare.”
Chambers Global Guide, 2025
“Zvi provides a very high-level service with commercial awareness.”
Chambers Global Guide, 2025
“Zvi is very experienced and sophisticated.”
Chambers Global Guide, 2025
“Experienced arbitrator Zvi Bar-Nathan maintains an impressive record in high-stakes arbitral disputes.”
The Legal 500, 2025
“Zvi Bar-Nathan is a very experienced and reputable arbitration expert.”
The Legal 500, 2025
“Zvi Bar-Nathan is terrific on international arbitration, responsive, knowledgeable and collegiate.”
The Legal 500, 2025
“Zvi Bar-Nathan is a very senior and super-experienced disputes lawyer. His advice is to the point, backed up by solid reasoning and always keeping in mind the client’s needs. He is our go-to disputes lawyer.”
The Legal 500, 2025
“Zvi Bar-Nathan is the best litigator in Israel, period. He is a true professional with a clear view of how to win any case, and he delivers the wins in the most elegant way. Having his name even brought up as a potential supreme judge, you feel that even the courts treat him in the most respectful way.”
The Legal 500, 2025
“Zvi Bar-Nathan is everything you want an arbitrator to be. He is fair, efficient, and practical. He has a great business mind and amazing knowledge of Israeli arbitration law and practice.”
The Legal 500, 2025
“Zvi Bar-Nathan is independent, fair-minded and has an extremely strong knowledge of Israeli law.”
Chambers Global Guide, 2024
“Zvi Bar-Nathan is very experienced and brings strategic know-how to the table.”
The Legal 500, 2024
“Zvi Bar-Nathan is one of the leading international arbitration practitioners in Israel. He is fair, efficient, has common sense, and is uniquely knowledgeable about Israeli arbitration law. Zvi Bar-Nathan knows arbitration and is a very effective arbitrator, who understands the case put before him immediately.”
The Legal 500, 2024
