FIRM PROFILE
Meitar is Israel’s leading law firm as well as Israel’s largest law firm. The firm represents many 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 600 professionals, including attorneys, patent attorneys, and legal interns, 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 2025 in Band 1 in 12 practice areas: Corporate/ M&A, Dispute Resolution, Class Action (Defence), Capital Markets, Banking and Finance, Restructuring/Insolvency, Projects & Energy, Investment Funds, IT & Data Protection, Startups & Emerging Companies, Tax, International and Cross Border Capabilities. Chambers & Partners for 2025 also recognized 46 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 attorney rankings. Read more
Legal 500
Meitar received recognition as leaders in all 23 of our primary practice areas in the prestigious Legal 500 EMEA 2025 Rankings, with 16 of our practice areas achieving the highest Tier 1 ranking. This accomplishment also highlights the exceptional talent of our 41 ranked individuals, including 6 esteemed colleagues recognized as Hall of Fame practitioners.
The firm’s Litigation Group is the only practice in Israel that is ranked Tier 1 in all four Legal500 Litigation categories: Dispute resolution: class actions, Dispute resolution: local litigation and arbitration, Dispute resolution: mediation and international arbitration, Dispute resolution: white-collar crime, investigation and fraud.
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.
Dun’s 100
We are proud and excited to be recognized by DUNS 100 as Israel’s largest law firm.
BDI
The 2024 BDI Code guide ranked our firm in 41 categories, with 37 receiving an ‘elite’ 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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