Gitit Levin Grinberg

Partner

Adv. Gitit Levin Grinberg is a partner in the Antitrust & Competition Law Practice Group at S. Horowitz, where she co-leads the department’s litigation work and provides strategic counsel on both contentious and non-contentious matters.

Committed to advancing women in the legal field, Gitit actively promotes female collaboration and speaks at panels and various forums on gender and diversity.

Recognized by Chambers Global 2024 for being “smart, clever and creative” with clients praising her for understanding their commercial needs and providing not only legal advice but strategic insight “like an in-house lawyer”.

Gitit is a key point of contact for clients seeking comprehensive advice on all aspects of Israeli competition law, including merger control, strategic collaborations, distribution models, import into Israel, and dominance-related risks. She is particularly known for her work in highly regulated sectors such as energy (natural gas, electricity) and food, and regularly advises prominent Israeli companies in these fields, including Israel Electric Corporation and Strauss Group.

Described by Chambers Global 2023 as an “up-and-coming partner” who excels in abuse of dominance investigations, Gitit has established herself as a leading authority in administrative and criminal investigations by the Israeli Competition Authority (ICA) and appeals before the Israeli Competition Tribunal and the Supreme Court.

She has extensive and unique experience in defending multinational corporations in complex class actions involving antitrust claims, including allegations of cartel conduct and abuse of dominance.

Her professional excellence has been ranked by leading international directories, and she was selected for the Client Choice Awards in both 2024 and 2025 as Israel’s sole winner in competition law for her client-focused approach and outstanding service.

"She is really part of us - she understands our goals and thinks beyond legal issues."

"Gitit Levin Grinberg is brilliant. She has an outstanding ability to grasp the challenge and offer creative solutions."

"I can trust Gitit Levin Grinberg blindly and It's a pleasure to work with her."

"Gitit Levin Grinberg is amazing; she is one of a kind. She understands our commercial needs and gives not just legal assistance but understands our activities so is becoming like an in-house lawyer."

Core Capabilities

Antitrust & Competition Law
Class Action Defense
Competition Disputes & Investigations
Cross-border Merger Control
Monopoly & Abuse of Dominance
Restrictive Trade Practices
Internal Compliance Programs

Notable Representations

Representing international clients in a series of civil proceedings seeking class action certification based on alleged involvement in alleged global cartels, including:
Representation of Sharp Corporation in precedent-setting proceedings regarding service outside, which led to a landmark Supreme Court decision and prompted an amendment to Israel’s civil procedure regulations
Representation of Barclays Bank plc in two certification motions, securing early dismissal – upheld by the Supreme Court – of the “Libor manipulation” class action, and ongoing defense in the “Forex manipulation” case.
Representation of British Airways and other multinational companies in prominent cartel class actions, including the alleged trucks, ODD, and maritime transport cartels.
Successfully secured dismissal of an excessive pricing class action against Procter & Gamble, and the withdrawal of a class action concerning alleged anti-competitive conduct against Brother International Europe.
Advising leading Israeli companies as Strauss Group, a leading food supplier, and Nextecom Group, a leading infrastructure and communication solutions provider, on all competition law aspects, including transactions and mergers clearances.
Counsel to Israel Electric Corporation in precedential matters at the intersection of competition and energy, including proceedings before the Competition Tribunal and the Supreme Court regarding abuse of monopoly power, as well as advising on natural gas agreements with major suppliers;
Representing Readymix (Cemex subsidiary) in ICA proceedings on quarrying market guidelines. Also advising Cemex on a cross-border 3-to-2 merger with Çimsa, approved with remedies.
Successful representation of IATA in obtaining regulatory clearance for its BSP and CASS programs.
Representing Bank Leumi in a landmark appeal challenging the ICA finding of unlawful fee information exchange among Israeli banks. The decision was annulled.

Education

Tel Aviv University, LL.M., magna cum laude and Dean’s List 2007
Tel Aviv University, LL.B., Commercial Law, magna cum laude 2007

Admission

Israel Bar, 2008

Gitit Levin Grinberg

Contact

+972.3.5670614

gititl@s-horowitz.com

Expertise

Antitrust & Competition

Languages

Hebrew, English