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Born: 1949. Education: LL.B., Tel Aviv University (1972).
Current Position: Firm Chairman, Gornitzky & Co. Practice Areas: Corporate; Tax; Mergers &
Acquisitions; Banking & Finance; Capital Markets & Securities; Trusts, Estates & Private Wealth
Management; Litigation & Dispute Resolution; Class Actions & Derivative Suits; White Collar
Crime; Restructuring & Insolvency; Administrative Law; Commercial; Telecoms & Media; Antitrust
& Competition. Considered Israel's leading tax law expert and one of the country's most prominent
commercial lawyers. Consistently rated by leading international and Israeli legal guides as a leading
lawyer, and regarded as a reputable expert in the numerous fields in which he regularly practices and
as one of the 100 most influential people in the Israeli economy. Academic Activity: Lecturer at Tel Aviv
University's Faculty of Law and School of Business Administration and for the Israel Bar Association's
Continuing Legal Education for Judges and Attorneys, as well as at legal, accounting and business
conferences. Membership: Member, National Advisory Committee on Reform of the Israeli Court
System that was established by the Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice of the Israeli Supreme Court.
Chairman, Israel Bar Association's Taxation Committee (1985-1999). Member, National Committee on
Reform of Taxation (the "Rabinowitz Committee") (2002).
Languages: Hebrew, English. E-mail:
Rubin Pinhas
Firm Chairman
Gornitzky & Co.
see page 289
Education: Certified Public Accountant and Lawyer, LL.B. in Law and B.A. in Accounting with honors
from Tel Aviv University.
Areas of Expertise: International Taxation, Trusts Taxation, Securities Taxation, Complex Tax Planning,
Ruling Arrangements with the Tax Authority.
Professional Background: Representative of the Income Tax Commission at the Ministers Committee
for Legislation, Income Tax Commission; Lawyer at Shekel Law Firm; Teaching Assistant in Taxation &
Statistics at Tel Aviv University.
Rubin-Mendelson
Orit
Firm's Executive
UHY Shtainmetz
Aminoach & Co., CPA
see page 496
Born: 1966.
Education: LL.B., Tel Aviv University; B.A., Accounting and Finance, Tel Aviv University; M.B.A., Tel Aviv
University.
Current Position: President and CEO, Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M.
Previous Positions: Deputy CEO and Head of the Corporate Division, Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M.; CEO and
Partner, KPMG Somekh-Chaikin; Assistant to Deputy CEO, Bank Leumi le-Israel B.M.
Russak-Aminoach
Rakefet
President and CEO
Bank Leumi le-Israel
B.M.
see page 34
Born: 1964.
Education: LL.B., Tel Aviv University (92).
Current Position: Partner, Sabari Farkash & Co. Law Offices.
Past Positions: Partner, Berkman, Wechsler Bloom & Co. Law Offices.
Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Banking Law, Capital Market, Bankruptcy,
Dissolution of Partnerships, Class Actions and Derivative Claims.
Membership: Israel Bar Association (93).
Volunteer Activities: Pro-bono legal counseling.
Languages: Hebrew, English.
E-mail:
Sabari Ophir
Partner
Sabari Farkash & Co.,
Law Firm
see page 435
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