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Amichai Cohen
Professor Amichai Cohen is a special counsel on international law at our firm. Professor Cohen is a faculty member in the Faculty of Law at the 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:
Global Operations Under Sanctions and Restrictions: A Professional Webinar for Israeli Companies and Exporters
The international business environment for Israeli companies is evolving rapidly. As part of a professional webinar hosted by our firm in collaboration with the Israel Export Institute, Prof. Amichai Cohen will discuss the practical implications of emerging sanctions, restrictions, and regulatory barriers affecting Israeli companies operating in global markets. The webinar will address key legal and commercial risks, the challenges companies and exporters are encountering in practice, and practical strategies for mitigating exposure and preparing for an increasingly complex international landscape.
New Bank of Israel Directive: Banks May Restrict Accounts of Sanctioned Israelis
2025 Year-End Review: International Law and Its Impact on the Israeli Business Sector
In 2025, several significant changes took place in the international trade arena that directly impacted Israeli companies operating in global and domestic markets. For Israeli society, 2025 underscored the need to quickly adapt to changing rules, including trade becoming a tool for political and economic leverage.