Adv. Niv Sever serves as a senior consultant in the Commercial-International Department and heads the Competition and Antitrust practice in our firm. Prior to joining the firm, he was a senior partner at one of the largest law firms in Israel.
Niv specializes in commercial law, competition, privacy, and regulation.
Niv has extensive experience in leading complex commercial transactions across various trade and infrastructure sectors. Over the past quarter-century, Niv has led and advised on many of the largest M&A transactions, ventures, and collaborations in the market, including their commercial aspects and their review and approval processes by the Competition Authority. As a prominent expert in the field, Niv drafted (under the supervision of the Privacy Authority) the first privacy law enforcement program in Israel. Niv’s clients over the years have included the largest defense companies in the market, Israel’s largest consumer goods importer, insurance and financial companies, pharmaceutical companies, major infrastructure and energy groups, and many other well-known conglomerates in the Israeli economy.
Alongside his advisory role to the firm and its clients, Niv holds a senior management position in one of the largest energy companies in the market, and before taking on this role, he was among the leading candidates for the position of Commissioner of Competition.