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Fischer Behar Chen

Well Orion & Co

Fischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co (FBC), founded in 1958, is one of Israel’s premier and largest full service law firms.

FBC acts for prominent multinational and Israeli clients (in the practice areas noted below and in a wide spectrum of

industry sectors), and offers professional excellence and personal attention across the spectrumof multidisciplinary legal

services. FBC’s attorneys pride themselves, first and foremost, on their business and legal acumen and ability to bring

matters to closure, integrating the commercial sensitivities of attorneys experienced in handling large-scale matters

with the in-depth knowledge of first-class practitioners. With over 175 lawyers, including more than 40 partners, FBC is

repeatedly ranked by international and domestic directories among Israel’s leading practitioners in many areas, including

by Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, IFLR 1000, Global Competition Review, World Tax, BDI, and Dun & Bradstreet.

FBC has one of the most active, involved and visible Labor Relations & Employment practices in Israel. It represents

employers and employees, labor organizations and unions, and workers committees of various companies in various

industries. It handles the full scope of labor and employment matters, including collective bargaining, labor disputes,

strikes and organized actions, collective agreements, collective litigation, employer-employee litigation, labor contracts,

employment agreements, separation agreements, labor relations, due diligence,mediation and arbitration. The practice is

also active in legislative initiatives and works closely with members of parliament in drafting bills and regulations.

Practice Areas: Arbitration & Mediation; Aviation, Maritime & Tourism; Banking & Finance; Capital Markets; Class

Actions & Derivative Suits; Competition & Antitrust; Environmental; Hi-Tech, Technology & Venture Capital; Insolvency

& Restructuring; Intellectual Property; Labor Relations & Employment; Life Sciences & Healthcare; Litigation; Mergers &

Acquisitions; Private Asset Management; Private Equity; Project Finance & Energy; Real Estate; Regulatory; Tax; Telecom

& Media; White Collar.

Shay Teken

is a partner and the Head of FBC’s Labor Relations & Employment practice, specializing in all aspects of

labor and employment law. He has been involved in Israel's most significant changes in labor relations and labor law

precedents in recent years. Shay serves as Chairman of the Labor and Employment Forum of the Israeli Bar Association

and is frequently consulted by Israeli regulators and legislators to develop and comment on proposed legislation and

regulations, and appears frequently before committees of the Israeli parliament regarding labor matters. Prior to joining

FBC, Shay acted as chief legal adviser and head of the legal department at the Histadrut, Israel's largest trade union

federation, and as chairman of its organizing wing, and continues to act as a special consultant to its legal department.

Moran Friedman

is an associate in FBC’s Labor Relations & Employment practice where she specializes in all aspects of

labor and employment law. Prior to joining FBC, Moran served in the legal department of the Histadrut.

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