2025 Legal 500 ranking – Telecoms and Media

ES Shimron, I Molho, Persky & Co

ES Shimron, I Molho, Persky & Co ‘provides innovative, creative and solid legal work’. Practice head Dov Abramowitz is ’always ready to dive into the depth of the situation’. He recently assisted one of the largest telecoms companies in Israel, along with its subsidiaries, with crucial matters concerning bilateral and international roaming agreements with foreign operators. Shira Schlaff is highly regarded for her work in commercial and corporate areas including technology licensing. Rachel Shay is the key contact for cross-border M&A and VC deals in this sector.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘Very professional and efficient. Provides excellent services. Best value for money. Dov Avramowitz is a very professional lawyer.’
‘I found the practice capable of providing legal service in diverse areas. I found them to be forth coming in conducting profound study of the situation for which I needed their assistance, and generating professional and creative solutions. This included negotiating and preparing the contract.’
‘I found the individual partner Dov Abramowitz with whom I interacted to be very professional in understanding the legal aspects of the situations I encountered and for which I sought his assistance. He was always ready to dive into the depth of the situation, go into the details when necessary, leaving only technicalities to his junior assistance.’
‘A group of top experienced professionals specialising in Telecoms and Media areas who keep themselves updated in order to provide innovative, creative and solid legal work.’
‘Mainly their understanding of the Telecoms and Media areas with a broad and good understanding of all aspects involved taking into consideration the local and international overall legal and business parameters.’
‘A professional and friendly/personal attitude and exceptional availability and personal integrity. ’
‘Pro in telecom and media.’
‘Very professional and efficient. Provide excellent services. Best value for money. Dov Avramowitz is very professional lawyer.’

Key clients

Cellcom Israel Ltd.
Cellcom Fixed Line Communications L.P.
CNN
Webbing
Golan Telecom
Channel 9
The Israeli Shopping Channel
Noorcom Communications
NMC United
Nextcom Group

Work highlights

Advised two major international news agencies – CNN and Reuters – on issues related to the coverage of the current war in Gaza (and Lebanon), including assisting in the release of news crews detained in military areas; advising on freedom of movement in combat zones; and advising on submission of items to military censorship.

Advised the Cellcom Group on many important matters, including all roaming agreements, international capacity and bilateral agreements with foreign operators, content and technology acquisition for its Cellcom TV streaming service, successful completion of litigation of $5m claim against leading multinational software provider, litigation of a $1.5m claim against another telecommunications infrastructure provider, and advised on three major tender proceedings for light rail projects in Tel Aviv.

Advised Webbing, which provides global IoT (Internet of Things) connectivity, an important and developing area of the telecommunications industry, on international regulation.