Yair Assael

Yair is Co-Head of the Litigation Department at the firm.

He has over three decades of experience in civil and commercial litigation, representing clients in a wide range of complex and high-profile cases before all levels of courts in Israel, including in arbitration and mediation proceedings.

Yair has appeared hundreds of times before the Supreme Court of Israel, including in landmark and publicly significant cases, particularly in the fields of administrative and commercial law.

He regularly represents companies in matters related to commercial law, contracts, corporate law, real estate, tenders, communications, freedom of information, education, and more.

Yair also specializes in managing litigation related to governmental and public tenders, representing both public bodies and bidding parties. In addition, he advises and represents public entities—such as Israel Railways, the Council for Higher Education, and the Bank of Israel—in legal proceedings.

Yair also heads the firm’s Communications Department, advising and representing media and broadcasting organizations, newspapers, and other stakeholders in the field on matters involving regulation, tenders, freedom of expression in broadcasting, advertising, journalistic ethics, and more.

He also serves as an arbitrator in business disputes.

In 2022, Yair was shortlisted as a candidate for appointment to the Supreme Court of Israel and was among those considered by the Judicial Appointments Committee.

Earlier in his career, Yair clerked for the late Justice Professor Menachem Elon, then Deputy President of the Supreme Court of Israel (1988).

Today, Yair is a Member of the Supreme Judicial Tribunal of the Israeli Basketball Association.