FIRM PROFILE
Meitar is Israel’s leading law firm. The firm represents some of the world’s largest multinational corporations in corporate, commercial, litigation and regulatory matters, in Israel and abroad.
Meitar is a full-service firm, representing clients in corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, international and domestic capital markets, banking, finance and derivatives, corporate and commercial litigation, licensing, hi-tech, energy and infrastructure, real estate, antitrust and taxation and other regulatory matters. Meitar has represented clients in Israel’s largest corporate and finance transactions and international public offerings, and has represented some of the world’s leading companies and banks in corporate and class-action litigation. Meitar consistently receives the highest rankings from international independent guides, such as Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 and from local guides in Israel such as Dun’s 100 and BDI.
Meitar is unique among Israel’s largest law firms in the number of partners who have worked for major international law firms in the US and elsewhere. In addition, many of our partners obtained law degrees at leading universities in the US and UK. Our firm’s goal is to provide our international and Israeli clients with the same level of service and quality they are accustomed to receiving from law firms in the US, UK and Europe.
The firm has a strong team of over 440 attorneys and 75 articled clerks, all of whom are committed to maintaining our high standards of excellence and service.
OUR AWARDS
Chambers and Partners
Meitar is ranked by Chambers & Partners for 2021 in Band 1 in 8 practice areas: Corporate/ M&A, Dispute Resolution, Capital Markets, Banking and Finance, Projects & Energy, Class Actions, TMT: technology, International and Cross Border Capabilities.
Chambers & Partners for 2021 also recognized 43 of Meitar’s partners as leading individuals in their practice area. Meitar is honored to lead all Israeli law firms once again with the highest number of individual rankings.
Legal 500
The international guide “The Legal 500” for 2021 ranked Meitar as a Top Tier firm in 15 key areas: Local Litigation, Arbitration and Class Actions, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate, Commercial and M&A, IP (Transactions and Filing and Prosecution), Competition/Antitrust, Employment, Energy, Infrastructure, Hi-Tech & Start-Ups, Investment Funds and Venture Capital, Tax and White collar. The firm was also ranked in the Real Estate, Planning and Construction, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Telecom and Media and Transportation practice areas. In addition, seventeen of the firm’s partners were ranked personally in their practice areas.
IFLR 1000
In the IFLR1000 2021 edition Meitar was ranked in all 8 existing categories, in Tier 1 in 7 categories (more than any other Israeli law firm): Banking, Capital Markets, M&A, Project Finance, Project Development and Investment Funds.
Mergermarket
Meitar was named as Israel’s M&A Legal Adviser of the Year 2020 by Mergermarket’s European.
In addition, each year Meitar is ranked 1st by Mergermarket as the law firm with the highest number of M&A transactions in the entire Middle East and Africa region.
GIR100
Meitar is ranked by the GIR100 (Global Investigations Review) as one of the leading investigations law firm in the world. Meitar is the only Israeli law firm ranked in this guide.
Dun’s 100
Meitar is the largest law firm in Israel in the year 2022, according to Dun’s100. In addition, our firm is ranked as a leading law firm in dozens of practice areas including Mergers & Acquisitions, High-Tech, Commercial Litigation, Class Actions, Real Estate, Project Finance & Infrastructure, International Trade, Banking and Finance, Venture Capital, Administrative Law, Taxation, Environmental Law, Capital Market, Intellectual Property, Media, Investment Funds, Labor Law, and more.
These rankings once again confirm our status as the leading law firm in Israel.
BDI
In the 2020 BDI Code guide, our firm was ranked in 34 categories, and in over 25, received ‘elite’ ranking, while all the others received tier 1 ranking.
GCR 100
The GCR 100 is a guide to the world’s leading competition law and economics practices, and provides readers with extensive qualitative analysis of antitrust groups in jurisdictions around the world. Our firm is ranked by The GCR 100 as a leading firm in this practice area.
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WTR
The WTR 1000 research directory focuses exclusively on trademark practices and practitioners and serves as the ‘go-to’ resource for those seeking legal trademark expertise. Our firm is ranked in the guide’s prosecution and strategy category.
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IP Stars
IP STARS is the leading specialist guide to IP firms and practitioners worldwide. Our firm is ranked in both the patent and trademark categories.
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IAM Patent 1000
IAM Patent 1000 is a market-leading guide that identifies and profiles leading private practice patent professionals and firms in the world’s key jurisdictions. Our firm is ranked in the guide’s IP litigation category.
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