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September 1, 2025

Landmark Ruling: Dismissal of a CEO Following a Change in Controlling Shareholders

In a precedent-setting decision, Israel’s National Labor Court ruled that a private company may lawfully dismiss its CEO following a change in controlling shareholders, even without citing personal or professional shortcomings. The Court also upheld our arguments that a company may negotiate with a prospective CEO before completing the outgoing CEO’s hearing, and that appointing a new CEO from among board members does not constitute impropriety or a conflict of interest, even if that director participated in the dismissal decision. Adv. Netta Bromberg, the head of our firm's Employment Department, discussed the broader implications with TheMarker. Our team included Adv. Netta Bromberg, Adv. Eli Beloshevsky, and Adv. Amit Hadad.

November 8, 2016

Barnea & Co. Represented Hadad Brothers

Our firm represented Hadad Brothers, Worldwide Judaica Artists, in a claim by a service provider with an independent business, that after 17 years of engagement argued for a recognition of an employee-employer relationship and filed a claim for various social benefits in the sum of 1.5 Million NIS.  After 2.5 years of legal proceedings, the court this week denied the claim in full.