Eyal Doron

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"Capable of delivering at the highest level in several different domains. He is always ready to provide support and is a great team leader"

By Chambers Global

Overview

Practice Areas: Arbitration Banking and Financial Disputes Banking Disputes Class Actions – Commercial Commercial Litigation Dispute Resolution Education Employment Disputes Family Disputes, Inheritance and Wills Global Disputes Insurance Disputes Land Use and Real Estate Disputes Product Liability & Tort Shareholder Disputes & Derivative Actions

Industries: Aviation and Transport Banks and Financial Institutions Entertainment and Media Aviation

Eyal Doron is a partner in the Dispute Resolution Practice Group, co-heads the International Disputes Team and also heads the Aviation Law Group of the firm. Eyal’s practice involves complex multijurisdictional commercial litigation and arbitration, with particular emphasis on class actions, consumer protection claims, regulatory investigations and disputes, commercial, financial, banking, shareholders and contractual disputes (including agency, distribution and licensing claims), professional negligence, and asset tracing.

Eyal has extensive experience advising and representing major international and domestic clients on contentious and non-contentious legal and commercial matters in Israel as well as before all Israeli courts and arbitration tribunals.

Eyal’s clients span across a vast range of industries. He has particular experience in the technology, manufacturing, telecommunications, energy and aviation sectors. His expertise and experience in the aviation sector has resulted in him being recognized as a leading expert in aviation law in Israel (he is ranked in Band 1 by Chambers Global) where he represents major international airlines on complex legal and regulatory matters.

As part of his practice Eyal regularly appears before the Knesset’s (the Israeli Parliament) committees and representing clients in the context of proposed legislative changes.

Eyal is described by CHAMBERS GLOBAL as being “… capable of delivering at the highest level in several different domains. He is always ready to provide support and is a great team leader“, “… a very experienced lawyer with great knowledge of national and international law” and “… possesses an extensive depth of knowledge and a forward-looking perspective“, “(h)e is timely, keeps the client involved at every step of the cases he handles and his legal advice is always complete and sophisticated”. Legal 500 specifically notes his “expertise…rigorous legal matter management and excellent communication skills.

Eyal is a member of the “L2b Aviation” international network that is consistently ranked by Chambers Global as the Best Global Aviation Law Network:

Publications

Israel chapter: The validity and use of digital aviation documents, L2b
Israel chapter on aviation in the Aviation Law Review 12th Edition, (October 2024).
Israel chapter: Aircraft Registration Guide in L2b, (2022).
Israel chapter in Chambers & Partners: An Introduction to Transportation: Aviation, (2022).
Israel Drone Regulations in L2b Aviation, (2022).
Spotlight: Key Liability Issues For the Aviation Sector in Israeli in Lexology, (2021).
Israel Chapter on aviation in the Aviation Law Review 9th Edition, (August, 2021).
Israel Chapter, The Aviation Law Review 8th Edition, (August, 2020).
Israel Chapter, The Lex Mundi Global Attorney – Client Privilege Guide, (2020).
“Foreign Defendants’ Ability to Deny the Jurisdiction of the Israeli Courts following Amendment No. 2 (2013) to the Israeli Civil Procedure Regulations” (S. Horowitz & Co.; May 2014).
“Opinion Which Does Not Disqualify” (Judge’s off-the-record remarks, in the framework of an attempt to settle the case) (NEWS1, May 2014).
The Israel Chapter on Arbitration Agreements under Israel’s Arbitration Law for the International Comparative Legal Guides to International Arbitration (2007), co-authored with Alex Hertman.

Languages: EnglishHebrew

Admissions: New York Bar, 2003Israel Bar, 1998

Education: IATA Certified International Law for Lawyers and Legal Professionals, 2017 Oxford University, Bachelor of Civil Law, 2000 Tel Aviv University, LL.M., magna cum laude, 1999 Tel Aviv University, LL.B., magna cum laude, 1997

Experience

Representing the Weizmann Institute of Science and Yeda Research and Development Company Ltd. in a multi-million USD claim filed by Irvin Picard, the trustee for Bernard L. Madoff and Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, against 30 defendants comprised mainly of public institutions, for restitution of donations amounting to approximately USD100 million that were allegedly received by them, and apparently originated at Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC.
Representing British Airways PLC in a precedent-setting claim filed against it (together with three other defendants) by four travel agencies, which were allegedly denied access to information about British Airways flights on the Global Distribution Systems (GDS), following the termination of their appointment as authorized British Airways agents. The claim raises issues concerning the alleged right of a travel agent, who is no longer an authorized agent, to receive the proprietary information of an airline. In the interlocutory stage of the proceedings, British Airways was successful in overturning an interim injunction granted ex parte. All of British Airways’ arguments were accepted and it was awarded costs.
Representing Ryanair DAC in three separate motions to certify class actions against it, claiming, inter alia, infringements of the Israeli Consumer Protection Law -1981, and the Israeli Aviation Services Law (Compensation and Assistance for Flight Cancellation or Change of Conditions), 2012. These proceedings involve issues of principle relating to the operations of foreign airlines in Israel.
Representing Bank Hapoalim in an NIS 240 million claim filed by the Municipality of Tel Aviv regarding the enforcement of a real estate transaction dated over 50 years back, that had not ended in registration of ownership. The plaintiff was forced to amend its statement of claim twice, and its appeal in this regard was dismissed with costs awarded to the defendant.
Acting on behalf of the Angel Group liquidators in legal proceedings against former director and sole shareholder in Israel, obtaining freezing orders securing the net proceeds of sale of various assets of the Angel Group in Israel, with the monies ultimately ordered to be repatriated on judgment.
Successfully representing a hi-tech company, which developed a blockchain platform, in enforcing a contract with a strategic business partner and customer who unilaterally breached the contract while causing substantial damages to the hi-tech company. After initiating legal proceedings and obtaining an injunction against the defendant, the case ended in a settlement.
Representing Wix (a leading technology company that operates a cloud-based web development platform that enables users to create websites and mobile sites through the use of their online drag and drop tools) in two interrelated court proceedings commenced by it against former senior employees of Wix.
Advising various multinational companies in contractual disputes including with respect to termination of distribution, agency and representation agreements, inside and outside of court.
Obtaining a multi-million EUR judgement in favor of a former agent of a multinational conglomerate, in commissions due to him in respect of projects and transactions brokered for the conglomerate , even though a written contract had never been signed.
Successfully representing one of the world’s top three manufacturers of aluminium in a series of proceedings against a customer, for payment of debts of millions of NIS, in respect of goods sold to the defendant.
Successfully representing Israeli academic institutions in a disputed multi-million USD cross-border bequest made to the clients.
Representing an international media distribution company in a multi-million USD dispute regarding media rights and non-payment of fees. The dispute was settled in a confidential compromise agreement under which the company received broadcast rights and substantial damages.
Negotiating and successfully collecting a multi-million USD debt from a debtor, on behalf of a publicly traded global financial advisory and asset management firm.
Successfully representing an international – sports rights marketing agency in a dispute with a commercial media channel regarding breach of contract, evasion, and non-payment of license fees, owed to the marketing agency.
Successfully representing one of the world’s largest pump manufacturers in a multi-million NIS professional negligence claim, which was filed against it. The claim was settled for a negligible sum.

Recognition

Chambers Global 2025: “Eyal is is timely, keeps the client involved at every step of the cases he handles, and his legal advice is always complete and sophisticated.”
Chambers Global 2024: “Eyal is a very experienced lawyer with great knowledge of national and international law.”
Legal 500 2024: “Eyal Doron, who is my main contact in the firm, impressed me with his knowledge and expertise in the field of aviation law. His strengths are rigorous legal matter management and excellent communication skills.”
Ranked by Chambers Global 2023.
Chambers Global 2022: Eyal is personally ranked as one of the leading lawyers in Israel in the Aviation field – “Eyal Doron is active across a wide array of contentious mandates in the Israeli aviation sector, as well as ongoing advisory work. He acts for a range of clients including high-profile international airlines.”

He was also recommended there by clients as follows:

“He is highly knowledgeable, looks at the broad picture, and thinks strategically and practically.”
“He will go above and beyond to protect his clients’ interests.”