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Choosing a law firm in Israel: A strategic guide for businesses, investors, and foreign clients

"Selecting the right law firm in Israel can materially influence risk management, asset protection, and the success of complex business, real estate, and cross-border legal matters."
Rob Garson

Leadership Is earned in deeds, not headlines - opinion

 JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin attends a swearing-in ceremony for newly appointed judges, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in June.

Israel’s justice minister is undermining judicial independence and the rule of law - opinion

BANGKOK, THAILAND - 2025/07/15: A woman wears a handmade hat reading "Free Arnon" during a vigil, calling for the release of detained human rights lawyer Arnon Nampa.

Thai court extends sentence of lawyer who called for monarchy reform during 2020 protests


Israel's public defense refuses to represent October 7 Hamas terrorists

Public defense generally acts as legal representation for people facing charges who cannot afford lawyers as every person on trial has the right to legal representation.

 People stand in line at an election booth for the Israel Bar Association vote on June 20, 2023

1,200 lawyers worldwide demand that International Red Cross act to save Israeli hostages in Gaza 

Letter organized by Israeli rights group Shurat HaDin blames International Red Cross for repeating its failures during the Holocaust and abandoning Jewish victims.

 Nitsana Darshan-Leitner

Leading law conference drops UN Israel investigator after Hamas attack

UN Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry's Navi Pillay was accused of working “to further a demonstrably discriminatory agenda against the Jewish people and the State of Israel.”

Outgoing U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay talks during an interview to Reuters in her office in Geneva August 19, 2014.

Lawfare Project wins lawsuit against former Barcelona mayor

The lawsuit challenged former Barcelona mayor Ada Colau's suspension of relations with Israel.

 ADA COLAU poses during her swearing-in ceremony as the new mayor of Barcelona, in 2019.

Israel's judicial reform law may harm Jews' right of return, NGO claims

Efforts to overturn the reasonableness clause have brought up a range of issues within Israeli society, lawyers warn it may affect the foundational right of Jews to move to Israel.

NEW IMMIGRANTS from North America disembark at Ben-Gurion Airport after a flight arranged by Nefesh B’Nefesh.

Is it legal for AI to file patents and be considered an inventor? -interview

The challenge of AI doesn't just extend to copyrights on products, but patents for inventions, according to Ephraim Zachary Heiliczer, patent attorney at the Pearl Cohen law firm.

 An illustrative image of an artificial intelligence and a patent.

LinkedIn fails to remove antisemitic content – British attorneys group

68% of antisemitic content is allowed to remain on the platform, according to Fighting Online Antisemitism.

 LinkedIn headquarters in Mountain View, California.

Fate of settler suspect in Palestinian murder returns to District Court

Elisha Yered along with another settler was arrested on Saturday morning for their involvement in the clashes in Burka.

 Elisha Yered at the Jerusalem District Court

Israel's Herzog law firm shows how to find the best with diversity

Leading Israeli law firm Herzog, Fox & Neeman has demonstrated a different approach to diversity that it claims has expanded its talent pool for employees.

 DIVERSE TEAM: Gil White, Dana Qaq, Dr. Ehab Farah and Mordechai Fogel.

Overloaded courts: Does Israel have too many lawyers?

There are about 820 lawyers per 100,000 people in Israel, and according to the Council of Europe in 2020, European states had an average of 164 lawyers per 100,000 inhabitants. 

 Israeli lawyers affiliated with the Black Robes come to protest judicial reforms.