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S. Horowitz & Co. is one of Israel’s largest law firms, with over 140 fee-earners, many of whom are multilingual and have qualified and practised as lawyers in the US, England and South Africa.〔http://www.legal500.com/firms/12300-s-horowitz-co/offices/13930-tel-aviv/profile, retrieved on December 6, 2012〕 Its offices are in Tel Aviv. The firm specializes in high end corporate and commercial legal practices. It was ranked as Israel's overall leading law firm by the (Practical Law Company ) "Which Lawyer? - 2005" guidebook. Chambers Global describes S. Horowitz & Co as being ‘in a class of its own’ for domestic and cross-border banking and finance, and as ‘without doubt, the best commercial litigation law firm in Israel’.〔http://www.legal500.com/firms/12300-s-horowitz-co/offices/13930-tel-aviv/profile, retrieved on December 6, 2012.〕 The EMEA Legal 500 has described the firm’s corporate and M&A practice as being ‘simply outstanding.’ S. Horowitz & Co. is the Israeli member of Lex Mundi, one of the world's largest network of independent law firms based in 165 countries, states and provinces.〔(Company profile ), ''(Lex Mundi ) website'', retrieved on January 16, 2007.〕 ==History== Founded in 1921, S. Horowitz & Co. is the oldest and longest-established law firm in Israel. Cambridge-educated barrister Shalom Horowitz (1880-1956) arrived in Jerusalem in 1922 and immediately joined the law firm of British barrister Harry Saker, which had been established a year earlier. When Saker returned to England in 1929, he left the firm to his erudite colleague, by then one of the most active and admired lawyers practicing in the country before the establishment of the State. In 1933, Abraham Levin joined as a partner, and the firm became S. Horowitz & Co. Many of S. Horowitz & Co.’s first clients were British companies engaged in business activities in the British Mandate. However, the firm, whose office was located next to the old courthouse in the Russian Compound, quickly became involved in the process of nation-building. Shalom Horowitz advised on the establishment of Israel’s most prominent institutions, including the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Hadassah Medical Center, the Weizmann Institute of Science, the Israel Electric Corporation, the Israel Lands Authority and the Jewish Agency. He was soon engaged in the country’s first natural resources, energy and infrastructure projects, including the Dead Sea Quarries and the Naharaim Power Station in the northern part of Israel. In what would be the first of many of the firm’s negotiations with the Israel Lands Authority, Horowitz obtained the authorization to lease the former swamp lands of the Hula Valley for agricultural use. In the 1940s, the firm opened its first Tel Aviv office. Around this time, Shalom Horowitz retired, and the management of the office was taken over by Abraham Levin. In 1965, a young and promising lawyer by the name of Amnon Goldenberg joined the firm. Like Shalom Horowitz, he too had been educated in England. Dr. Goldenberg (1935-2005), whose exceptional skills found expression in the legal world, quickly acquired a reputation in the business and academic worlds, and his counsel was sought by many, including national leaders from all parts of the political spectrum. Dr. Goldenberg greatly increased the firm's size and fields of activity, while continuing to insist on thoroughness and excellence as the cornerstones on which the firm's work had always been based. In 1986, the firm moved to its own building, S. Horowitz House, where it remains to this day. Situated in the picturesque part of historic Tel Aviv directly across the street from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, 31 Ahad Ha’am is a nationally preserved landmark. Over the years, the firm has assembled a nationally and internationally recognized team of top commercial lawyers committed to following in the footsteps of Shalom Horowitz and of Dr. Amnon Goldenberg, both of whom were famous for their sharp analytical thinking, breadth of commercial knowledge, brilliant advocacy skills and sensitivity to clients and peers alike. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「S. Horowitz & Co.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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