Ran Ben-Ari

Biography

Ran Ben-Ari provides legal advice on all matters relating to Israeli antitrust and competition law and is experienced in representing parties vis-à-vis the Israeli Competition Authority as well as appearing on behalf of parties in the Israeli Competition Tribunal and the Supreme Court, on matters relating to the approval of Israeli related merger transactions and restrictive arrangements as well as on ongoing antitrust related matters such as antitrust compliance programs for Israeli monopolies and other companies. Ran is the author of the Israel chapter of The Merger Control Review (sixth, seventh and eighth edition), published by Law Business Research.
In addition, Ran provides legal advice on corporate matters and acts for both Israeli and foreign corporations in local and cross-border M&A transactions and investments.
Ran also advises both local and international financial institutions such as banks, insurance companies and pension funds on issues relating to the legal and regulatory implications of activities in the Israeli financial markets and investments in derivatives and structured products, including ISDA, GMRA and GMSLA based products and the various transaction types thereunder.

Having lived many years in Singapore, Ran heads Gross Law Firm’s Singapore desk and specializes in Singapore-Israel cross border transactions and legal activities.

Prior to joining Gross Law Firm, Ran worked in a civil law firm dealing with insurance and tort law as well as litigation, and prior to that he served as an officer in the Military Advocate General’s unit in the Legal Advice and Legislation branch.
Ran joined Gross Law Firm in 2008 and became a partner in 2012.