Klainman Naor & Co. Law Offices

Klainman Naor and Co. Law Offices is a premium litigation firm specializing in complex litigation. The firm handles complex disputes across a broad range of legal fields, including large commercial disputes, corporate control disputes, derivative and class actions, intellectual property claims, administrative enforcement proceedings against companies and officers, white-collar criminal cases, administrative petitions, representation of public figures before the State Comptroller, commissions of inquiry, and more. The firm was founded by Adv. Sharon Klainman and Adv. Michael Naor, attorneys with many years of experience appearing before all judicial instances, in mediation and arbitration proceedings, before the State Comptroller, commissions of inquiry, administrative bodies, administrative enforcement committees, and various tribunals. The firm specializes in representing clients in matters of particular complexity. It handles a limited number of cases at any given time to provide personal, thorough, in-depth, and comprehensive service while maintaining the highest professional standards. Each matter is led personally by the firm’s partners, assisted by a dedicated team trained by them. The strategy for each matter is tailored to the client’s needs and the specific characteristics of the case, based on broad professional experience across diverse legal fields and a wide perspective on the client’s interests and the legal options available. The interdisciplinary experience of the firm’s partners enables the development of creative solutions suited to each case, and the provision of comprehensive advice and representation in matters involving multi-front exposure in several parallel proceedings. The firm’s clients include prominent public and private companies, international corporations, public bodies, media organizations, senior public figures, leading businesspeople, senior officers across a variety of fields, and top-tier accountants and lawyers.

Practice Areas

Commercial-Civil Litigation - the firm represents public and private companies, international corporations, officers and shareholders, and other private parties in civil disputes. The firm specializes in handling highly complex disputes which involve large financial remedies or remedies of fundamental significance, including in contractual and commercial disputes, class and derivative actions, power struggles between company shareholders, intellectual property and commercial tort claims, project and infrastructure claims, and more.
Liability of Officers, Advisors, and Gatekeepers - the firm specializes in representing senior officers, lawyers, and auditors in civil, administrative, and criminal proceedings, including derivative actions, class actions, liquidator claims, administrative enforcement proceedings, regulatory matters, and securities-related offenses. The firm’s ability to represent clients in civil proceedings while concurrently handling administrative enforcement or criminal proceedings on the same matter provides a broad perspective of clients’ interests.
White Collar Crimes - in the criminal field (white-collar), the firm advises and represents suspects and defendants accused of various financial crimes, including public figures in senior positions, during investigation stages, hearings, and managing their court cases.
Administrative Enforcement - the firm represents companies, senior officers, and auditors in administrative enforcement proceedings conducted by various bodies, including the Israel Securities Authority, Competition Authority, Capital Market, Insurance, and Savings Authority, Consumer Protection Authority, Commissioner of Standardization, and more.
Administrative and Tender Law - the firm has extensive litigation experience in the field of administrative law, including tender law, administrative petitions, and petitions to the High Court of Justice.
State Comptroller and Commissions of Inquiry - the firm represents auditable entities and holders of top public positions before control functions, including commissions of inquiry and the State Comptroller’s Office.

Our Partners

Adv. Sharon Klainman, Partner - Adv. Klainman founded Klainman Naor & Co. Law Offices in 2010. Prior to that, Adv. Klainman was a partner at Danziger, Klagsbald & Co., and later at Fischer & Co. Adv. Klainman has more than three decades of experience in complex commercial litigation before all judicial instances. She is regarded as one of Israel’s leading litigators and has a strong reputation for shaping legal precedents in corporate and securities law. Her distinctive expertise lies in representing officers and private and public companies in corporate control disputes, minority oppression claims, derivative actions, and class actions, while combining a broad strategic perspective with a deep understanding of regulatory, public, and media-related implications. Adv. Klainman regularly lectures at professional conferences and panels. In addition, Adv. Klainman has extensive experience in criminal litigation involving white-collar matters, administrative enforcement proceedings, and representation before commissions of inquiry and the State Comptroller. Her broad litigation expertise across civil, commercial, and criminal matters enables her to formulate an overarching strategy that considers the full range of exposures and possible implications, thereby providing comprehensive advice and representation in multi-front matters. Throughout her years of practice, Adv. Klainman has represented senior public figures, including prime ministers, ministers, members of Knesset, judges, and senior defense officials, as well as leading corporations in the Israeli market, shareholders, and senior officers.
Adv. Michael Naor, Partner - Adv. Naor founded Klainman Naor & Co. Law Offices in 2010. Prior to that, Adv. Naor worked at Danziger, Klagsbald & Co. and Fischer & Co. With more than two decades of experience, Adv. Naor leads the representation in complex commercial disputes involving substantial financial stakes and intricate factual and legal issues. He regularly represents Israeli and international public companies, leading businesspeople, and prominent market figures in the fields of contracts, corporate law, intellectual property, communications law, and defamation, as well as in class actions and proceedings involving antitrust and tender matters. His extensive experience also includes representing senior figures before commissions of inquiry and the State Comptroller, and he is recognized for combining deep legal understanding with precise strategic management of high-stakes litigation. Adv. Naor also specializes in managing complex international disputes, including coordinating the work of foreign law firms, formulating global strategy, and devising creative solutions for sensitive and complex matters.
Adv. Hila Franco, Partner - Adv. Franco was admitted to the Israel Bar in 2010 and joined the firm at that time. She worked at the firm as an associate attorney and later became a partner. Adv. Franco has extensive experience in representing clients in complex civil and commercial disputes, intellectual property claims, class actions, derivative actions, power struggles, white-collar crime cases, and administrative enforcement proceedings. Adv. Franco regularly represents corporations, public companies, and international companies, as well as officers, advisors, and gatekeepers, public sector parties, and prominent businesspeople.
Adv. Guy Zalmenson, Partner - Adv. Zalmenson was admitted to the Israel Bar in 2010. Adv. Zalmenson was previously associated with Meitar Law Offices. Adv. Zalmenson has extensive experience in representing clients in complex civil and commercial disputes, including disputes with international aspects, international arbitrations, class actions, derivative actions, power struggles, and white-collar cases. Adv. Zalmenson regularly represents Israeli and foreign corporations, public Israeli companies, officers, and prominent businesspeople.