Issar Birger Email & Phone Number

Israel

Specialized in complex civil and appellant litigation: devised legal strategy, drafted pleadings andmemoranda, conducted negotiations, managed and led legal teams and delivered oral arguments before all Israeli courts. Notable representations include:• Defense of major Israeli banks, insurance companies, equity funds and accounting firmsagainst various tort, contract and securities claims.• Represented plaintiffs in one the largest inheritance struggles in Israeli history.• Defense of Israeli Oil Refineries against a derivative action regarding oil quality and supply.Represented international entities in transnational disputes, with a focus on:• Pharmaceutical and product liability class actions, including defense of: (i) Merck & Co. concerning Vioxx; (ii) Eli Lilly concerning Zyprexa; (iii) GlaxoSmithKline concerning Avandia; (iv) Heinz GmbH concerning Remedia and others.• Energy law, including representation of (i) investors in disputes over rights in deepwater gasfields; and (ii) a power major company regarding international agreements.• Cross-boarder contractual disputes, including representation of: (i) Tyco International regarding distribution agreements; (ii) the Republic of Bulgaria in an appeal regarding international arbitration and (iii) Zale Corporation regarding manufacturing agreements.Served as court appointed liquidator (trustee) for Lehman Brothers (Israel) Inc.Represented Israeli public figures and members of parliament in constitutional actio populariscases concerning freedom of speech, election law and health law before the Israeli Supreme Court.

Volunteered as Ambulance Team Leader; gained clinical experience in cardiac intensive care, pre-hospital trauma life support and managing efforts during mass-casualty incidents.Instructed EMT basic and intermediary training and guided workshops in patient relations,traumatology and anamnesis in cases of severe kinematics.

Drafted court opinions and evaluated cases in various legal fields.Performed legal research concerning domestic and comparative law.Served closely at the side of the Chief Justice, and observed Supreme Court proceedings daily.

J.S.D., Law & Economics

Doctorial Thesis: “Negligence as Optimization Puzzles: A New Model of Negligence Law.”

Ll.M., Law

M.A., History And Philosophy Of Science And Ideas

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Activities and Societies: Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board Member, Tel Aviv University Law Review. Tel Aviv University Clinical Program.

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Ba, Business Administration