Dr. Adi Zarankin, Judge of the Haifa District Court (retired)

Education:
  • The Conflict Management, Resolution & Negotiation Graduate Program at Bar Ilan University
  • Graduated in Business Administration from New York University
  • Graduated in Law from the Hebrew University
Areas of Expertise:
  • International arbitrations in the English language
  • Civil law
  • Commercial law
  • Insolvency
  • Banking
  • Tort
  • Insurance
  • Contracts
  • Class actions
  • Intellectual property
  • Urban renewal
Biography:

Judge Zarankin deals with local and international arbitrations and mediations in both the Hebrew and English languages. He lectured at academic institutions in the fields of mediation and arbitration. His doctoral thesis deals with the study of the perceptions and practices of mediators in Israel.

Since his retirement from the judiciary, he has been involved in conducting commercial arbitrations and mediations, and he also heads independent committees in the field of class actions and derivative claims.

He serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committee of Tel Aviv University, President of the Supreme Court alongside the Israel Football Association and Chairman of the Zohar Committee for determining eligibility and compensation for the employees of the Atomic Energy Committee.

Experience:

Between 1972 and 2008, he worked as a lawyer in the private sector

Between 2008 and 2016 he served as a Judge of the Haifa District Court