Bio

Yechiel Kasher heads the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group. Yechiel is widely recognized as one of Israel’s leading and most prominent litigators in the fields of civil and commercial litigation. Boasting a litigation career of over 31 years, Yechiel is consistently ranked in the top tiers of international and Israeli ranking guides, with Chambers Global recently hailing him as "a brilliant litigator" with "an outstanding, analytical legal mind." With extensive experience and knowledge in all aspects of civil and administrative law, Yechiel's practice includes commercial and corporate litigation, class action, shareholder litigation (for both domestic and foreign clients), antitrust and competition law, banking and payment methods, infrastructure and energy, real estate and construction. The combination of Yechiel’s skills in various practice areas, together with his experience in diverse business sectors and his incomparable passion for the profession, provides the firm’s clients with the highest of legal services. His talents are evident from his roster of clients, which include notable industry leaders as well as some of the biggest names in the Israeli and international business community. Yechiel leads and is personally involved on most of the litigation handled by the practice group. He routinely appears all judicial instances and tribunals in Israel, including countless appearances before the Supreme Court. In addition, Yechiel regularly serves as an arbitrator and mediator. Yechiel's track record includes spearheading the defense in some of the most significant class action lawsuits in Israel, and the representation of clients in highly complex arbitrations and in precedential petitions before the Israeli Supreme Court. Alongside his litigative career, Yechiel has also taught Negotiable Instruments and Corporate Law at the Tel Aviv University School of Law.