David Leshem & Co. Law Office

David Leshem & Co. is a boutique law firm specializing in corporate and commercial litigation. Adv. David Leshem and his partners have long-standing experience of representing leading corporations and individuals in the capital market and the business community in complex and large-scale litigation; with an emphasis on D&O liability, shareholder disputes, derivative actions and class actions. The firm is ranked by Dun’s 100 in the highest quality category (Leading Firms) in the fields of commercial litigation and class actions. The firm handles a relatively limited number of selected cases, whereby each client receives personal attention from the firm’s team led by Adv. Leshem, in all stages of the litigation. Most of the firm’s cases are adjudicated in the District Courts, primarily in the Economic Division of the Tel Aviv District Court, as well as in the Supreme Court and before selected arbitrators and mediators.

Adv. Leshem and his partners represented, among others, the controlling shareholder of Tnuva (Bright Food) in disputes with other shareholders of Tnuva; Kerur Holdings, controlled by Shlomo Rodav and Roni Gat, in a dispute with Clal Industries regarding the rights in Jafora Tabori; family members of Eliezer Fishman in the country’s largest bankruptcy case; and Ellomay-Luzon company in a derivative action against shareholders in Dorad power station, within which the defendants were ordered to pay Dorad approximately half a billion ILS.

Adv. Leshem’s clients in recent years include also Israel Discount Bank, Bank Leumi, Cal - Israel Credit Cards, Mr. Noni Mozes, the Readymix Group, Home Center, Mercantile Bank, Discount Capital, Keren Hayesod – United Israel Appeal, IPO consultants Rafael Lipa and Gal Amit, Mr. Yigal Ahuvi, Extell Limited, Delek Group Chairman Gabi Last, and directors in private and public companies incorporated in Israel and abroad.

Practice Areas:

D&O liability
• Representing directors and officers in defending derivative actions, securities law class actions and individual claims.
• Legal guidance of directors and officers.
Shareholder Disputes
• Representing companies and shareholders in unfair prejudice of minority and other claims in connection with share ownership.
• Representing shareholders in derivative actions.
• Representing shareholders in claims regarding corporate transactions, appointments of officers, annulment of decisions made by corporate bodies, etc.
• Representing shareholders in claims concerning the scope of their rights in the company, decision-making mechanisms, rights of first refusal, etc.
Derivative Actions:
• Representing directors and officers of public and private companies in defending derivative actions and morions to certify such.
• Representing companies in motions for discovery prior to filing a derivative action.
• Representation before Special Litigation Committees established by corporate boards of directors.
• Filing motions to certify derivative actions on behalf of substantial shareholders and/or directors.
Class Actions:
• Representing companies, directors and officers in defending class actions and motions to certify such in the fields of corporate and securities laws.
• Representing banks, financial institutions and other business entities in defending class actions and motions to certify such in various legal fields.
Banking:
• Advising banks in legal proceedings in Israel and abroad.
• Representing banks in class actions and motions to certify such in connection to alleged banking law violations.
• Representing banks in complex financial claims.
Securities and Capital Markets:
• Representation in disputes related to the issuance of securities.
• Representing controlling shareholders and officers of issuing companies in claims arising from securities laws, including class actions regarding allegations of non-disclosure and misleading details in public filings.
Various Commercial Disputes:
• Representing business entities in disputes arising from commercial agreements and other matters.