Profile

Yarden is an attorney in EBN’s Dispute Resolution Department, focusing on commercial litigation across a broad range of fields, including civil, commercial, and public law.

In his work, Yarden represents both individual and corporate clients before all levels of courts, as well as in arbitration and mediation proceedings, including complex and high-impact cases.

His areas of expertise include civil and commercial litigation, administrative litigation, class actions, and proceedings before the High Court of Justice (Bagatz).

Yarden approaches each case with a focused and pragmatic mindset, combining precise legal analysis with a deep understanding of the firm’s clients’ interests and strategic goals.

Representative Experience

  • Representing the “The Alliance of Academics for Israel Democracy Academia Protest Headquarters” before the High Court of Justice in a petition concerning the appointment process for the Director of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet).
  • Representing the Israel Bar Association before the High Court of Justice (Bagatz) in a constitutional petition against an amendment to the Bar Association Law, aimed at undermining the association’s independence.
  • Representing the “The Alliance of Academics for Israel Democracy Academia Protest Headquarters” before the High Court of Justice in a constitutional petition against an amendment to the Ombudsman for Judges Law, which granted the coalition an automatic majority on the selection committee for the Ombudsman.
  • Representing the “The Alliance of Academics for Israel Democracy Academia Protest Headquarters” in a petition to the High Court of Justice against the appointment of Drorit Steinmetz as Acting Director General of the Prime Minister’s Office.
  • Representing the “The Alliance of Academics for Israel Democracy Academia Protest Headquarters” before the High Court of Justice in a petition concerning the appointment process for the Director of the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet).
  • Representing the Israel Bar Association before the High Court of Justice (Bagatz) in a constitutional petition against an amendment to the Bar Association Law, aimed at undermining the association’s independence.
  • Representing the “The Alliance of Academics for Israel Democracy Academia Protest Headquarters” before the High Court of Justice in a constitutional petition against an amendment to the Ombudsman for Judges Law, which granted the coalition an automatic majority on the selection committee for the Ombudsman.
  • Representing the “The Alliance of Academics for Israel Democracy Academia Protest Headquarters” in a petition to the High Court of Justice against the appointment of Drorit Steinmetz as Acting Director General of the Prime Minister’s Office.

Biography

Bar Admissions

Israeli Bar, 2025.

Education

LL.M., New York University School of Law, 2026
• Hauser Global Scholar
• George Colin Award for Distinction in the LL.M. in Corporation Law Program
• Charles D. Klein ‘63 Law and Business Award (for demonstrated excellence in combining the analysis of legal issues and business issues)
LL.B., Summa cum Laude, Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel-Aviv University, 2023
LL.B., Magna cum Laude, Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel-Aviv University, 2023

Prior Experience

Law Clerk, Hon. Justice Chaled Kabub, Supreme Court of Israel, 2023-2024

Legal Intern, High Court of Justice (Bagatz) Dept., 2023

Teaching Assistant: Prof. Sharon Hannes (Corporate Law), Prof. Kobi Kastiel (Corporate Law), Prof. Omri Yadlin (Law & Economics), Dr. Meirav Furth-Matzkin (Contract Law)

Teaching Assistant: Prof. Sharon Hannes (Corporate Law), Prof. Issachar Rosen-Zvi (Civil Procedure)

Publications

Chaled Kabub, Reut Abraham-Gedalia & Yarden Shohat, On the Corporate Governance of the Governmental Corporation – Between Three Layers of Agency Problem, 56 Hebrew U. of Jerusalem L. Rev. (2026).

Yarden Shohat, On the Shareholders’ Liberty to Limit Their Right to File a Derivative Lawsuit, 47 Tel-Aviv U. L. Rev F. 1 (2024).

Languages

Hebrew, English

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