Eran Bezalel

Co-Managing Partner

Adv. Eran Bezalel is a Co-Managing Partner and reputable litigator, with extensive experience in managing complex commercial disputes of significant scope, including those touching on economic and accounting issues of considerable complexity, before all the legal instances.  Eran specializes in leading high-profile cases and is richly experienced in handling unique, complicated multi-party litigation, in the realms of commercial law, administrative law, commercial real estate, contracts, corporations and antitrust.

Eran is one of the leading Israeli lawyers engaging in public and private tenders, where he advises and accompanies tenders valued at billions of dollars directed to key players in the economy, including public companies, large-scale local and foreign corporations (including local and international target corporations), entrepreneurs and governmental entities. In this context, Eran accompanies his clients throughout all the stages of the tender process, including dispute resolution (where required), before the competent judicial tribunals.

“A very professional and brilliant litigator”.
"One of the best advocates, the best service providers”

Eran also specializes in representing comprehensive infrastructure projects, based on PFI, BOT and PPP models, and in this context Eran served as a central legal pivot in some of the largest national infrastructure projects in Israel, including the Jerusalem highspeed railway tunnel, the Fast Lane on Highway 1, Highway 6 North, the ICT Centre in the South, the Tel Aviv Light Rail (Green and Purple), the Light Rail in Jerusalem, the expansion of Highway 6 and the Sorek and Galilee desalination plants.

Eran served as chairman of the Administrative Law and Tenders Committee for the Tel Aviv District of the Israel Bar Association, where he acted to shape legal policy in these practice areas.

Eran’s professional achievements over the years have garnered him widespread recognition in the leading local and international legal ranking guides, thus, among other things:

  • In 2014, Eran was included by TheMarker in the list of the “40 Most Promising People Under the Age of 40”, in recognition of his professional and public achievements.
  • In 2020, Eran was recognized by The Legal 500 as a leading partner in the practice area of Dispute Resolution, Local Legislation and Arbitration, in which he is described as “a very professional and brilliant litigator”.
  • Since 2022, Eran has been consistently ranked as an individual lawyer by Chambers Global in the practice area of Litigation (Dispute Resolution), in recognition of his service as an outstanding litigator and in appreciation of his handling of complex legal proceedings and competitive tenders.
  • In 2023, Eran was described as an “up and coming practitioner” by Chambers Global.
  • In 2025, Eran was again recognized as an individual lawyer by Chambers Global in the practice area of Litigation (Dispute Resolution) with particular emphasis being made of Eran providing “exceptional service”.
  • Also in 2025, Eran garnered special recognition in The Legal 500, in which he is described as one of “the best advocates, the best service providers”. The guide further cites Eran as being “always available and helpful”, that he has “extensive knowledge on a wide range of subjects” and is “an excellent lawyer, very helpful and works transparently and efficiently”.

Core Capabilities

  • Complex commercial-economic litigation, including conducting intricate arbitration and mediation processes
  • Government tenders and procurement
  • Infrastructure and construction disputes
  • Administrative law and judicial review
  • Antitrust
  • Energy and natural resources
  • Overseeing complex and productive negotiations

Notable Representations

  • Administrative petition and appeal to the Supreme Court concerning a tender for the Sorek B desalination plant (NIS 5-6 billion)
  • Managing the claim procedures vis-à-vis the Employer in connection with the Light Railway Green Line project
  • Overseeing complex disputes on behalf of the Concessionaire vis-à-vis the Employer and the Operator, regarding the concession for Highway 6;
  • Managing the legal proceedings (arbitration) in relation to the Highway 6 “North” expansion project (NIS 1.2 billion)
  • Handling all the litigation claims for the largest energy group in Israel, in the commercial, competition and retail spheres
  • Accompanying the tender procedures and legal proceedings for the “Fast Lane” project
  • Accompanying the tender procedures and legal proceedings for the A1 railway project to Jerusalem
  • Accompanying the supply of Chinese-manufactured railway carriages in the tender for the Light Rail Tel Aviv project (in excess of NIS 1 billion) and managing the legal proceedings associated with award of the tender
  • Handling monetary claims and complex actuarial class action lawsuits of considerable scope for the largest Israeli insurance company
  • Accompanying public transportation tenders and managing the associated legal proceedings

recognition

Education

  • Tel Aviv University, LL.M. (2006)
  • Tel Aviv University, LL.B. (Cum Laude) and Dean’s List (1999)
  • Tel Aviv University, B.A. in Economics (1999)

Admission

  • Israel Bar Association, 2000

News & Insights:

By Eran Bezalel

Access our legal insights, thought leadership and expert analysis

Articles

Israel’s Mandatory Tenders Law governs public contract awards, exemptions and legal challenges for all public bodies.

Subscribe

Get the latest updates straight to your inbox

SHARE

Facebook
LinkedIn
WhatsApp
Email
Print