Ziv (David) Abramovich is a partner at Lapidot, Melchior, Abramovich & Co. and heads the firm’s Competition & Regulatory Law practice [link to practice area].
He brings more than two decades of experience advising and representing commercial entities, Israeli and multinational companies, leading corporations, and government institutions across a wide range of legal matters, with particular expertise in competition law, regulatory compliance, and commercial litigation.
Ziv began his legal career as an intern at the Israel Competition Authority, where he later advanced to serve as Head of the Enforcement Department.
Practice Areas:
- Competition & Antitrust Law: Advising and representing clients in merger control proceedings, restrictive arrangement approvals, and compliance matters involving dominant companies. His work includes advising on agreements between competitors and representing clients in criminal, administrative, and civil proceedings before the Israel Competition Authority.
Ziv regularly represents clients before the Competition Tribunal, district courts, courts hearing class actions, and the Supreme Court of Israel.
- Regulatory & Administrative Proceedings: Advising and representing clients before regulatory authorities across multiple sectors, including representation in administrative proceedings and tender-related petitions before government ministries, municipal authorities, and other public bodies.
- Industry Expertise: Extensive experience advising companies in the food, consumer goods, and pharmaceutical sectors, including compliance with the Law for the Promotion of Competition in the Food and Pharmacy Industries.
Ziv has been recognized in the international Lexology Index as a recommended attorney in the field of competition law:
“He is one of the leading competition lawyers in the market with a longstanding practice.”
“Ziv is extremely knowledgeable.”
In addition to his legal practice, Ziv frequently lectures on competition and antitrust law at academic institutions. He has also been involved for many years in volunteer work with nonprofit organizations and serves as legal counsel to the nonprofit association Neot Rosh HaAyin.
Outside the office, Ziv enjoys cycling and hiking in nature, and is dedicated to serving in the military reserves.
