Band 3
Provided by Ziv Schwartz
Mr. Schwartz is a partner in the Competition & Antitrust Department and the Litigation Department. He specializes in competition & antitrust practices, litigation, and commercial disputes.
Mr. Schwartz represents clients in civil lawsuits and arbitration, including class actions, damages claims and proceedings before the Competition Tribunal and the Supreme Court.
Mr. Schwartz also provides legal advice with respect to competition and antitrust matters relating to merger control, restrictive trade practices cartels, dominance and monopoly, joint ventures, distribution agreements; and the creation and implementation of internal compliance programs. He also advises clients with respect to administrative and criminal investigations.
Mr. Schwartz also has substantial experience with regards to the Israeli Concentration Law, the Food Law, and other competition related legislation and regulation.
Mr. Schwartz appears in the 2022 edition of Globes ‘40 Under 40’; the 2020 edition of Global Competition Review’s ‘40 Under 40’; and in the 2017 - 2021 editions of Who’s Who Legal Competition: Future Leaders. He is also ranked as a Leading Individual by The Legal 500 and by Chambers.
Mr. Schwartz is recognized as a "Future Leader" by Who’s Who Legal; and was praised by Chambers for his “experience in merger control matters before the ICA”, and for being “regularly featured on major competition litigation cases, including class actions ".
Mr. Schwartz received his LL.M. degree from Columbia University School of Law, where he was named a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. During his studies, Mr. Schwartz served as a research assistant and was a member of the editorial board of the Columbia Business Law Review.
Provided by Chambers
Ziv Schwartz has a strong focus on representing defendants in high-profile follow-on damages class actions based on decisions in cartel investigations. He also assists clients with merger control matters before the Israel Competition Authority, as well as advising them on disputes concerning allegations of abuse of dominance.
Provided by Chambers
Ziv Schwartz is a very strong lawyer with excellent skills and knowledge of local practice.
Ziv Schwartz is always available to check everything, always on top of things, smart and sharp.
Ziv Schwartz, I think, is a genius. He is very smart and very creative. He brings fresh perspective, knows how to plan the life cycle of a case and is very good in court.
Ziv Schwartz is a very strong lawyer with excellent skills and knowledge of local practice.
Ziv Schwartz is always available to check everything, always on top of things, smart and sharp.
Ziv Schwartz, I think, is a genius. He is very smart and very creative. He brings fresh perspective, knows how to plan the life cycle of a case and is very good in court.