Tel Aviv University is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Located in northwest Tel Aviv, the university is the center of teaching and research of the city, comprising 9 faculties, 17 teaching hospitals, 18 performing arts centers, 27 schools, 106 departments, 340 research centers, and 400 laboratories. It is ranked 7th in the world by PitchBook data index.
Horowitz is a Levitical Ashkenazi surname deriving from the Horowitz family, though it can also be a non-Jewish surname as well. The name is derived from the town of Hořovice, Bohemia. Other variants of the name include Harowitz, Harrwitz, Harwitz, Horovitz, Horvitz, Horwicz, Horwitz, Hourwitz, Hurewicz, Hurwicz, Hurwitz, Gerovich, Gurovich, Gurevich, Gurvich, Gourevitch, Orowitz and Urwitz.
Arnon, Tadmor-Levi, founded by Yigal Arnon in Jerusalem in the late 1950s, is the 4th largest law firm in Israel. It has offices in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, and more than 350 lawyers, of whom 140 are partners. Its Tel Aviv offices are located in two of the Azrieli Towers.
Daniel Friedmann is a former professor at and dean of the Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law. He served as the Minister of Justice of Israel from 2007 to 2009, having been appointed by then-Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. He was sworn in on February 7, 2007, succeeding Tzipi Livni. In 2009 he was succeeded by Ya'akov Ne'eman.
Gad Barzilai was an Israeli professor of law, political science and international studies, famous for his work on the politics of law, comparative law and politics, human rights, and communities. Barzilai published 18 books and 173 articles in major academic refereed journals and publishing houses. He had been a full professor of law, societies and justice, and international studies at the University of Washington and the University of Haifa Faculty of Law. Gad Barzilai had served as the dean of the Faculty of Law at University of Haifa (2012-2017) and was the vice provost of University of Haifa from 2016 until 2019.
David Libai was an Israeli jurist and politician. He was a member of the Knesset for Labor from 1984 to 1996 and served as minister of justice from 1992 to 1996.
Eliyahu "Eli" Hurvitz was an Israeli industrialist. He was the chairman of the board and former CEO of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries at the time of his death.
Nitzan Horowitz is a politician and former journalist who served as Israel's Minister of Health from 2021 to 2022. He is the former leader of Meretz. He previously was the chief U.S. correspondent and commentator for the Israeli News Company, known as Channel 2 News.
Dov Levin was an Israeli jurist in the Supreme Court justice in 1982–1995. He served, most notably as one of the judges in the trial of John Demjanjuk.
Eyal Gabbai was the Director-General of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office from 2009 to 2011. He served as director of the Government Companies Authority and the Israeli branch director of the Australian investment firm Babcock & Brown.
Jacob Weinroth [1] was an Israeli attorney who specialized in litigation and was the founding partner of Dr. J. Weinroth & Co. Law Office.
Meir Shmuel Gabay International and Israeli Civil servant, the first, and so far the only Israeli to be elected by the United Nations General Assembly to any office. He was President of the United Nations Administrative Tribunal (2000–2002), President of United Nations Association of Israel (?–2010), co-chairperson of the Interreligious Coordinating Council in Israel (ICCI), Chairman of the Council of The International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, Civil Service Commissioner of Israel (1987–1994), and Director General of the Ministry of Justice (1976–1987).
Esther Hayut is an Israeli jurist who served as president of the Supreme Court of Israel from October 2017 to October 2023.
Rosa Ginossar (1890-1979) was an Israeli lawyer and women's rights activist. She was the second woman lawyer in Mandatory Palestine, after Freda Slutzkin) and the first practicing female attorney in Israel. She was president of WIZO from 1966 to 1970.
Zvi Gabbay is a partner and the head of the Capital Markets and Financial Regulation Department at the Barnea & Co. law firm. Prior to this, Dr. Gabbay served as the Head of Enforcement and a member of management at the Israel Securities Authority (ISA).
Karin Mayer Rubinstein is the CEO and president of Israel Advanced Technology Industries (IATI), the Israeli umbrella organization for the high-tech and life sciences industries.
On July 22, 2018, Israeli members of the LGBT community went on strike for the day to protest against the discrimination of the LGBT community on the Israeli Surrogacy Law, and the continuing violence towards the Israeli trans community. During the strike, that was held on the same day as the fast of Tisha B'Av, many organizations and companies allowed their employees to be absent to participate in the many protest events that were held throughout the day across the country, including Tel Aviv-Yafo, Jerusalem, Haifa, Beersheba, Ra'anana and other cities.
Ofer Grosskopf is an Israeli judge and former law professor who has served as a justice of the Israeli Supreme Court since 2018.
Michal Tamir is former president of the Israeli Law and Society Association. She is a professor of public law and criminal procedure law in The Academic College of Science and Law, and a practicing lawyer. She is the head of graduate studies department, in the faculty of law at the Academic College of Science and Law and a practicing lawyer.
Nili Cohen is an Israeli professor and legal expert. She is a recipient of the Israel Prize, and was the President of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, succeeding Prof. Ruth Arnon, Cohen's role model. She is aa member of the Academia Europaea, of the American Philosophical Society, and a foreign member of the accademia dei lincei.
