About
Yohai Shelef holds LL.B. and LL.M. degrees from the Law Faculty of Tel Aviv University and has more than twenty years of professional experience, sixteen of which as an attorney and partner in the Litigation Department of one of the leading law firms in Israel.
Over the years, he has represented and currently represents in courts and arbitrations, leading multinational and Israeli corporations in a variety of fields, including retail, food industry, real estate, electronic imports, securities, defense industries, etc.
A qualified arbitrator and mediator who is on the list of mediators of the Israeli Court Administration. Expert in mediation in various fields, including commercial law, economic cases, class actions, consumer protection laws and consumer regulation, shareholder and partner disputes, and real estate.
Fields of Expertise
Commercial Litigation
Commercial litigation, including the representation of leading corporations in the economy in legal proceedings and arbitrations relating to complex commercial and economic disputes, contractual disputes between companies, unfair competition, disputes between shareholders and partners, disputes between manufacturers and distributors, disputes relating to real estate, administrative law, tenders, injunctions and temporary remedies.
Mediation and Arbitration
Adv. Shelef is an arbitrator in commercial disputes and a qualified mediator who is on the list of mediators of the Israeli Courts Administration. Has experience and expertise with regard to mediation in commercial disputes, class actions, consumer protection laws and consumer regulation, financial cases, shareholder and partner disputes, real estate and more. The rich experience in the fields of litigation and mediation can direct the energy of litigious parties toward constructive channels and find a format for a fair resolution of the disputes between them.
Class Actions
Adv. Shelef represents defendants in class actions in a variety of fields, including economic cases, consumer law and consumer fraud, standard contracts, accessibility, food, imports, distribution, retail, etc. He has accumulated rich experience since the enactment of the new Class Actions Law in 2006 and has represented clients in many dozens of class actions.
Ongoing Legal Advice
Ongoing advice to companies that do business, inter alia, in the fields of food, retail and electronics on regulatory matters, including television and radio advertising, consumer protection law, tenders and administrative law.
Environmental Protection
Ongoing advice and representation in class actions and administrative proceedings for corporations on all matters relating to environmental protection, including emissions from industrial plants.
תובענות ייצוגיות
ייצוג נתבעות בתובענות ייצוגיות, בתחומים מגוונים, לרבות בתיקים כלכליים, דיני הגנת הצרכן והטעיות צרכניות, חוזים אחידים, הנגשה, מזון, יבוא, הפצה, קמעונאות ועוד. ניסיון עשיר שנצבר מאז חקיקת חוק התובענות הייצוגיות החדש (2006) וייצוג בעשרות רבות של הליכי תובענה ייצוגית.
Clients
The firm’s clients include prominent companies and corporations in the Israeli economy, inter alia in the fields of real estate, food, electronic imports, retail, agriculture, etc. The firm represents these clients in complex cases that are litigated in the courts and arbitration proceedings and before State authorities.
From the Media
ביהמ”ש: מנגנון הפדיון המוקדם המותנה של האג”ח – לגיטימי
חוק הקורונה – תיבת פנדורה בעלת מכסה פריך
דעה: התבלבלתם – זה לא איום ביטחוני, זה איום בריאותי!
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