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Amichai Cohen

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Amichai Cohen

Professor Amichai Cohen serves as the firm's special counsel on international law. He is a member of the Faculty of Law at Ono Academic College and serves as a senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute.

Amichai has a prosperous academic career and is a renowned researcher in international law and Israeli national security law. He has served as a visiting professor at Columbia Law School, New York, and the American University-Washington College of Law and as a visiting researcher at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

 

In 2013-2016, he served as Dean of the Faculty of Law at the Ono Academic College.

 

Amichai has published four books in English and Hebrew and dozens of articles in important journals of the legal world in Israel and abroad.

 

Amichai’s areas of practice include international trade law, justice and security, Israeli constitutional law, occupied territories law, international law in Israeli law, and international criminal law.

 

 

Books by Professor Amichai Cohen

 

 

Israel’s National Security Law: Political Dynamics and Historical Development (2011)

 

Law and Security in Israel (2014)

 

The Constitutional Revolution and Counter-Revolution (2020)

 

Proportionality in International Humanitarian Law (2021)

 

Education:


Yale Law School, J.S.D., 2003

Yale Law School, LL.M., 2001

Hebrew University of Jerusalem, LL.B., 1998

Admission:


Israel Bar Association, 1999

Insights & News - Amichai Cohen:


October 6, 2026

TheMarker | Israeli Companies Added to the UN “Blacklist”: Business Implications

Prof. Amichai Cohen, Special Counsel at our firm and Vice President of Research at the Israel Democracy Institute, spoke to TheMarker about the addition of Israeli companies to the UN list. Inclusion does not impose direct sanctions but may adversely affect relationships with investors and international corporations, particularly in Europe.

October 5, 2026

The EU’s New Customs Code: What’s Changing for Israeli Exporters

The EU’s new customs code shifts responsibility for customs data to importers and exporters. Israeli exporters should expect stricter data requirements and greater scrutiny of origin documentation. Companies should prepare now by improving their records and updating contracts.
September 27, 2026

September 2026: United Nations Updates Database of Companies Operating in Israeli Settlements

On September 25, 2026, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) published an update to its database of companies involved in activities in Israeli settlements, commonly referred to in Israel as “the blacklist.” The database now includes 214 companies from 11 countries.

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