Adv. Barak Kedem is a Founding Partner at Arbus, Kedem, Tzur Law Firm. He heads the firm’s Terrorism Claims Department and its Tort and Insurance Litigation Department.
Adv. Kedem holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree summa cum laude and was admitted to the Israel Bar Association after passing the bar examinations summa cum laude. He completed a medical studies program for legal professionals at Tel Aviv University, as well as advanced training in contract law, insurance law, pension law, and medical malpractice at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Bar-Ilan University. He is certified as a mediator by Tel Aviv University and as an arbitrator by Bar-Ilan University.
Adv. Kedem is considered one of Israel’s leading attorneys in the legal, economic, and strategic battle against terrorist entities and their financiers. Throughout his years of practice, he has gained extensive, large-scale experience in managing massive lawsuits against the Palestinian Authority totaling tens of billions of NIS. Within these proceedings, unprecedented attachments amounting to billions of NIS were imposed on the Palestinian Authority’s funds. Furthermore, in lawsuits he filed on behalf of terror victims against the Hamas terrorist organization, judgments totaling billions of NIS have been awarded. Additionally, in collaboration with top-tier law firms in the US, he manages major lawsuits in the United States against Iran and international financial institutions that have assisted in financing terrorism.
As part of the legal battle against terrorism, Adv. Kedem leads the representation of thousands of terror victims and bereaved families, including survivors and victims of the October 7, 2023 attacks. This encompasses victims of the Nova music festival, the Kibbutzim, the Moshavim, and the Gaza envelope communities.
Alongside this, as part of the struggle against the Palestinian Authority and the defense of human rights, Adv. Kedem represents hundreds of Palestinians who assisted the State of Israel, as well as Palestinian land sellers who were persecuted and tortured by the Palestinian Authority due to their ties with Israel.
Furthermore, as head of the Tort and Insurance Litigation Department, Adv. Kedem oversees the comprehensive handling of all the department’s practice areas. This includes medical malpractice with an emphasis on negligence during pregnancy and childbirth, severe motor vehicle accidents and bodily injuries, representation before the National Insurance Institute (Bituah Leumi), insurance and pension claims, and complex property damage claims. His vast experience in managing large-scale, intricate legal claims is directly reflected in his strategic management of complex tort claims and lawsuits against insurance companies and medical institutions.