Bio

Barak Tal is a senior partner at Arnon, Tadmor-Levy, and heads the firm’s Litigation Department. His primary area of expertise is litigation. With extensive experience and proficiency spanning a broad range of legal domains, Barak’s outstanding mastery is unique. His core expertise lies in civil-commercial litigation, encompassing contract law, corporate law, insurance law, communications law, banking law, securities law, consumer law, business restriction laws, and more.

A distinct area of his specialization within civil litigation is class actions and derivative lawsuits. Barak primarily represents defendants in such cases, of which he has handled hundreds, including some of the largest class actions ever filed in Israeli courts. Barak also has experience defending individuals in white-collar criminal cases, and has been involved in several high-profile cases in this realm.

Additionally, Barak handles administrative and constitutional litigation, including petitions to the Supreme Court, and represents major commercial companies in regulatory proceedings against state authorities. Among his clientele are many of the largest companies in Israel and abroad, banks, insurance companies, communication companies, and aviation firms.

Barak boasts rich experience in representing airline and tourism companies in litigation processes, particularly class actions in which violations of Israeli and foreign law were alleged. He has represented clients in some of the most significant and influential cases in the field, which in some instances have shaped aviation and unique consumer laws in this sector. Moreover, Barak provides ongoing counsel to airline and tourism companies across various domains, and represents foreign airlines operating, or seeking to operate, in Israel, advising them on their obligations under relevant law.

At the onset of his legal career, Barak served as a teaching assistant for several years in the Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University, focusing on criminal law. In recent years, Barak has led seminars as part of the master’s program in the Faculty. He is also active as a lecturer in training programs for lawyers.

Barak is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University. Additionally, he was a member of the board of the ICC organization.

Over the years, international legal directories have consistently ranked Barak as one of the leading litigators in Israel. Recently, The Legal 500 distinguished him with a Hall of Fame ranking for his exceptional work in the field of class actions.

Barak holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from the Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University (1991). He also pursued postgraduate studies (without seeking a degree) at the Faculty of Law, and at the Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Sciences and Ideas at the Faculty of Humanities at Tel Aviv University.

Barak joined the firm as an attorney in 1992 and became a partner in 1995. In 2017, he was nominated for a position as a judge in the Supreme Court of Israel.

 

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

  • Represented the pension fund of Egged in a substantial lawsuit filed against that company, resulting in a settlement agreement whereby 618 million NIS were paid to the fund – arguably the largest settlement ever achieved in Israel.
  • Represented Bank Hapoalim in complex legal procedures – both derivative and class actions – in Israel concerning the US Tax Affair. This process culminated in a settlement of $140 million for the bank, among the most significant in Israel’s history.
  • Represented clients in several cases that proceeded to extended hearings of five and seven judges in the Supreme Court, due to the complexity and precedent-setting nature of the issues raised.

Recognition

Dispute Resolution: Class Actions (Including Derivative Actions)
Global 2024: Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence), Dispute Resolution
Recommended 2024: Commercial Litigation Global Leader 2023: Commercial Litigation
Dispute Resolution: Class Actions (Including Derivative Actions) Dispute Resolution: Local Litigation And Arbitration
Dispute Resolution: Class Action (Defence) - Israel Dispute Resolution - Israel

Chambers Global

Barak is one of the best litigators in Israel.”

He is highly knowledgeable and creative. He excels, time after time, in a full range of civil and commercial litigation.”

Barak Tal is widely recognized as a leading practitioner and has been involved in many of the country’s most high-profile class action proceedings.

Education
1991 Tel Aviv University | LLB
Admission
1992 Israel
Additional roles
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University
Member of the board of the ICC organization
Barak Tal

Barak Tal

Partner, Executive Member
132 Begin Road, Azrieli Center, Tel Aviv 6702101, Israel
Barak Tal