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Born: 1955.
Education: Ph.D., Finance, MBA, the University of California Berkeley, B.A., Economics & Accountancy
(cum laude), Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Current Positions: Chairman of the Board of Directors, Israel Discount Bank; Director, Visa Europe.
Past Positions: Chairman of the Board of Directors, Israel Credit Cards (2012-2013); Director and Vice
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Israel Discount Bank of New York (2010-2012); Chairman of the
Board of Directors, Mercantile Discount Bank (2010-2012); Owner and Managing Partner, a business
and financial consulting firm (2007-2009); Director General, the Ministry of Finance (2003-2007);
Managing Partner, Liuboshitz Kasierer CPA Firm (1995-2003); Lecturer, Columbia Business School;
Lecturer, Business Administration School, Tel Aviv University.
Bachar Joseph
Chairman of the Board
of Directors
Israel Discount Bank
see page 39
Born: 1972.
Education: LL.M. Law, Summa Cum Laude, Tel Aviv University (99); LL.B. Law, Hebrew University of
Jerusalem (94).
Current Position: Founding Partner, Preis Baharav & Co.
Past Positions: Partner, Herzog, Fox, Neeman; Associate Lawyer, Kantor, Elhanani, Tal & Co. Advocates;
Senior Consultant Officer, in the Consultancy and Legislation Department, Military Prosecutor's Office.
Practice Areas: Finance and Banking, Financial Regulation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Companies Law.
Membership: Israel Bar Association.
Number of Years in Position: 22 Years.
E-mail:
Baharav Ronen
Founding Partner
Preis Baharav & Co.
see page 345
Born: 1968.
Education: LL.B. Law Tel Aviv University (94).
Current Position: Founding Partner, Yakov Balas Law Office & Notary.
Practice Areas: representation in divorce proceedings and complex cases, representation in
the rabbinical courts, courts for family affairs and appeal courts, child support, divorce, divorce
agreements, prenuptial agreements, family reconciliation agreements, wife support, cheating, division
of property, custody of children, dissolution of marriage, refusal to grant a divorce, common law spouse,
inheritances, wills, contesting wills and property cases.
Membership in Organizations: Israel Bar Association (96).
Military Duty: Search and Rescue Unit.
Languages: Hebrew, English.
Number of Years in Position: 20 Years.
E-mail:
Balas Yakov
Founding Partner
Yakov Balas Law Office
& Notary
see page 387
Born: 1944.
Education: LL.B., the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (69).
Current Positions: Senior Partner, Balter, Guth, Aloni & Co.; Board Member of Several Non-Profit
Organizations.
Past Positions: Judge, National Disciplinary Board of the Israel Bar Association; Chairman of the
Assignment Committee, Israel Bar Association.
Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Litigation; Banking Law; Investment Law; Real Estate; Insurance; Non-
Profit Organizations; Contract Law; Environmental Law; Administrative Law.
Adv. Balter is the managing partner of the Tel Aviv branch of BGA, and the head of its Litigation
Department. In more than 45 years of practice, he has represented many of Israel’s largest bodies
before all the country’s courts and tribunals. He provides legal counsel to large Israeli and international
corporations in their business transactions in Israel and abroad.
Membership: Israel Bar Association (71); New York Bar (88).
Languages: Hebrew, English.
Balter Moshe
Senior Partner
Balter, Guth, Aloni & Co.
see page 297
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