Noam Ronen is a partner at Gornitzky & Co.
Noam has vast experience in civil and commercial litigation and represents both individuals and corporations in a wide range of legal matters before all judicial bodies, including the Supreme Court, as well as in arbitration and mediation proceedings.
Noam has broad experience with representing leading Israeli companies, Israel’s largest banks and other financial institutions, leading insurance companies, industrial and service corporations, leading food manufacturers and many others. He specializes in the representation of clients in class actions and derivative suits of substantial financial scope in a wide range of fields, including consumerism, banking, environmental protection, securities law and insurance. An overwhelming majority of the class actions has culminated in victory for the firm’s clients or in the withdrawal of the claim by the other party.
In addition, Noam represents high profile clients in administrative legislation proceedings and litigation in different areas, including disputes related to tenders, environmental law regulations and litigation, constitutional litigation and other administrative issues.
Recent notable examples of Noam’s practice:
- Representation of Osem, one of the largest food producers in Israel (part of the Nestle group), and members of its board of directors in a class-action lawsuit regarding a NIS 3.5 billion merger with Nestle SA The litigation was successfully resolved in the General Department of the District Court.
- Representation of Israel Railways, Israel’s national railway company, in a number of class-action lawsuits in the field of environmental protection, prevention of air-pollution and odor and smoke nuisance in the District Court and in the Supreme Court, which have concluded successfully.
- Representation of the 4 largest insurance companies and 4 largest insurance agencies in Israel in a class-action lawsuit regarding the management of the pension funds of the largest employers in the Israeli economy. The litigation was concluded successfully in the Regional Court.
- Representation of Osem, one of the largest food producers in Israel (part of the Nestle group), in several class-actions lawsuits in the areas of regulation and consumerism, misleading advertising, misleading food labeling and related concerns in all levels of courts and in proceedings against the Consumer Protection and Fair Trade Authority.
- Representation of the Turkish electronics concern Arcelic in a lawsuit filed against it by the Israeli Newpan Group regarding the distribution of Bloomberg brand products in Israel.
- Representation of Abbott Laboratories in a lawsuit filed by the Teva company regarding the distribution of the infant formula Similac in Israel.
- Representation of the Zero Waste company, part of the Shikyn & Binui Group, in proceedings in the District Court and in the Supreme Court, regarding the NIS 3 billion BOT tender of the Ministry of Environmental Protection for the construction and operation of Israel’s largest waste-treatment facility. The litigation has recently been successfully concluded.
- Representation of and consulting the tenders committee of Mekorot, the national water company of Israel, in appeals against the decisions of the tenders committee before the District Court and the Supreme Court.
- Representation of Shikyn & Binui, Israel’s leading infrastructure and real-estate company, in administrative petitions relating to the establishment of the new intelligence campus in the Negev and in a tender for the establishment, design and construction of the new light-rail system in Jerusalem.
Additionally, Noam frequently lectures at various legal conferences and conventions and regularly participates in legal discussion panels.
