As 2025 comes to a close and the new year begins, we have compiled the key legal developments affecting the Israeli business sector across multiple practice areas, together with practical recommendations for implementation ahead of corporate activity in 2026. The review is designed to provide an up-to-date overview and actionable guidance for informed legal planning in the year ahead.
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Gal Rozent
Adv. Gal Rozent is a partner and head of the firm's Antitrust and Competition Department.
Gal represents clients before the Israel Competition Authority’s Director-General, the Israeli Competition Tribunal, and the various courts, as well as in competition law proceedings and proceedings that involve other areas of law. He also represents clients in regulatory and legislative proceedings, including before relevant Knesset committees and government ministries.
Gal advises leading global and local companies operating in all areas of industry, as well as public institutions, and collaborates with top foreign law firms as an integral part of this counsel.
Gal advises on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, concentration groups, monopolies, restrictive arrangements, administrative inquiries, and criminal investigations executed by the Competition Authority, administrative and criminal hearings, the implementation of internal compliance programs, and more. He also advises clients on other laws that concern, or are adjacent to, the competition field, including the Anti-Concentration Law, the Food Law, trade levies, and more.
In addition, Gal lectures on antitrust and competition in various forums.
Gal has 25 years of rich professional experience in the field. During this period, Gal served as head of the Israel Competition Authority’s legal team in the communications, high-tech, and traditional industry sectors; headed the antitrust and competition departments of both leading and boutique local law firms; and in recent years founded and managed the boutique firm Gal Rozent, Law Offices.
Prominent global and local legal directories rank Gal as a leading attorney in antitrust and competition, including The Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, and Global Competition Review. The Legal 500 steadily ranks Gal in its Hall of Fame for Antitrust and Competition.
Education:
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, LL.M., 2002
Tel Aviv University, LL.B., 1998
Admission:
Israel Bar Association, 1997
Insights & News - Gal Rozent:
February 4, 2026
Israel Competition Authority Imposes ILS 8 Million Fine on Shufersal for Failing to Comply with Data Request
On January 21, 2026, the Israel Competition Authority decided to impose a monetary sanction of approximately ILS 8 million on Shufersal, the leading retail chain in Israel, for failing to fully comply with data requests issued pursuant to Section 46(b) of the Economic Competition Law.
January 8, 2026
AI Use in the Financial Sector – Final Report of the Regulatory Workgroup
Following an extensive public consultation process, a final report on the use of AI in the financial sector was published last week. The report was prepared by a committee comprising representatives of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Finance, the Competition Authority, the Israel Securities Authority, the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority, and the Bank of Israel.
January 1, 2026
2025 Legal Year in Review: Key Business Updates and 2026 Outlook
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