Ran Karmi

Dr. Ran Karmi is a member of the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Department.

Ran advises both Israeli and foreign corporations on mergers and acquisitions, dominant and monopolistic status, restrictive arrangements, and tender agreements.

Ran represents the firm’s clients before the Israel Competition Authority, the Competition Tribunal, and all levels of Israeli courts in proceedings involving antitrust and competition matters, as well as in other commercial litigation.

He boasts extensive previous experience as an attorney specializing in intellectual property and its regulation.

Ran served as an antitrust research assistant to Professor Michal S. Gal and an intellectual property research assistant to Professor Niva Elkin-Koren, both at the University of Haifa. During the course of his studies at the University of Haifa, Ran served as chief counsel of the Student Union and took part in numerous and diverse academic projects.

Ran was awarded a Ph.D. in Law from Bar-Ilan University in 2025, with a dissertation on enhanced damages in contract law.

Prominent legal directory The Legal 500 ranks Ran as a Recommended Lawyer in Competition and Antitrust.

Prior to joining Barnea, Ran served in the antitrust and competition department of a boutique law firm.

Education:

University of Haifa, LL.M., Law and Technology Program (2nd in his class), 2011

University of Haifa, LL.B. (magna cum laude and Dean's List), 2011

University of Haifa, B.A. in Economics, 2011

Bar-Ilan University, Ph.D. in Law (Dissertation on Enhanced Damages in Contract Law), 2025

Admission:

Israel Bar Association, 2012

Insights & News - Ran Karmi:

December 21, 2025

The New York Times v. Perplexity AI: New Frontiers in IP and AI

The New York Times recently filed a major lawsuit against the artificial intelligence platform Perplexity AI for infringement of intellectual property rights. The importance of this lawsuit lies in the fact that it does not rely solely on “classic” claims of copyright infringement, but also includes innovative claims of trademark violations and damages.

Anti-Dumping Levy on Aluminum Profiles from China: Will Israeli Real Estate Prices Continue to Rise?

On October 19, 2025, the Competition Commissioner published her detailed position regarding the proposed anti-dumping levy on imports of aluminum profiles from China. This position expresses strong opposition to the recommendations of the Commissioner of Trade Levies to impose high anti-dumping levies on aluminum imports from China.

Tech Companies in the AI Space: A New Legal Reality in AI and Copyrights

A German court’s precedent-setting ruling requires that companies seeking to use protected content, including song lyrics or any other copyrighted work, for training AI models obtain a license in advance. The ruling establishes a new legal reality with far-reaching implications for tech companies in Israel and worldwide. It significantly increases direct legal responsibility, raises exposure to copyright risks, and requires companies to take proactive measures immediately. Dr. Avishay Klein and Dr. Ran Karmi analyze the ruling and its implications in an op-ed for Calcalist.

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Practice areas:

Antitrust and Competition