Dr. Avigdor Klagsbald is one of Israel’s top lawyers.‎

Dr. Klagsbald earned an LL.B. (cum laude) from Tel Aviv University in 1980 and an LL.M. (summa cum laude) in 1982 (thesis topic: “Basic Laws in Israel – Towards a Written Constitution”, supervised by Prof. Baruch Bracha). From 1983 to 1985, Dr. Klagsbald wrote his Ph.D. dissertation on “National Commissions of Inquiry in Israel” under the supervision of Prof. Amnon Rubinstein.‎

Dr. Klagsbald taught the course on Constitutional Law at the Faculty of Law at Tel Aviv University and the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya (IDC, now Reichman University). Dr. Klagsbald has also taught other courses in Public Law. He is the author of two books and legal articles published in Isarel and abroad.

Dr. Klagsbald currently serves as Chairman of RCCC – Rubinstein Center For Constitutional Challenges, Harry Radzyner School of Law, Reichman University.

In 1985, Dr. Klagsbald, together with Dr. Yoram Danziger (retired Supreme Court Justice), founded the leading law firm of Danziger, Klagsbald & Co. The firm’s practice focused on litigation, high-tech, venture capital funds, commercial and real estate law, and Dr. Klagsbald headed the firm’s litigation department. In 2008, Dr. Klagsbald established his current boutique firm specializing in litigation in all branches of law and before all judicial courts and tribunals.

Dr. Klagsbald personally leads the handling of each and every one of the cases taken on by the firm. The firm’s main line of work is civil and commercial litigation. Dr. Klagsbald took part in all major shareholders’ disputes in Israel (Yedioth Ahronoth, Tempo, Medinol, Levenstein, Club Hotel, Fattal Hotels, Harrods, Mishorim and many others).

Over the years, Dr. Klagsbald has represented leading corporations and key figures – in the business and public spheres – in complex disputes in all branches of law and in various tribunals. Dr. Klagsbald has represented three prime ministers: Ariel Sharon, Ehud Barak and Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as ministers and members of Knesset: Minister of Defense Shaul Mofaz, Minister of Foreign Affairs Silvan Shalom, Minister of Education Limor Livnat, Minister of Homeland Security Yitzhak Aharonovitch, Minister of Housing and Construction Yoav Gallant Head of Mossad Yosi Cohen and others.

Dr. Klagsbald served as an Arbitrator on behalf of the State of Israel in an arbitration held in Switzerland involving the State of Israel and Iran.

Dr. Klagsbald has also represented large Israeli and foreign corporations, including Discount Bank and IDB Group, Yedioth Ahronoth, Israel Hayom, Mivtach Shamir, LR Group, Alrov, Medinol, Sonol, Delek, Bezeq, Pelephone, ORL, Siemens, Yam Tethys, KIA International, Telcar, Shikun & Binui, DSP Group, Unipharm, Malam Systems, Pagaya Technologies, financial corporations and insurance companies including Bank Hapoalim, Psagot Investment House,  Isracard, insurance companies Harel, Menorah, Phoenix, ILDC and others. Dr. Klagsbald has also represented prominent businessmen and families from Israel and abroad: Sheldon G. Adelson, Alferd Akirov, Avi Naor, Tom Kaplan, Rami Ungar, Teddy Sagi, Daniel Birnbaum, Shlomo Ben-Haim, Dan Gertler, Alex Schneider, the Amoyal family, The Ofer Family, the Wertheimer Family (Stef and Eitan), the Richter Family and others.