Judicial Independence: The Israeli Experience - Full Program Video

This is the full program that took place on Monday, March 4, 2024 at the Sullivan & Cromwell LLP offices and livestreamed.
Program Presented by
Historical Society of the New York Courts
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, and
The Fund for Modern Courts
Program Sponsored by the New York State Bar Association
Why has the proposed changes to the role of the courts in the Israeli judicial system caused such controversy in Israel? This program presents a look at roots and structure of Israel’s judicial system with its many courts, both secular and religious. It then dives into a panel discussion featuring esteemed members of Israel’s judiciary and bar along with a NY perspective. The panel considers how proposed reforms are impacting the operation and role of the courts in Israel, and draw comparisons to the operation of our NY and federal courts.
PROGRAM
WELCOME
Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., Esq.
Co-Chair, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Chair of the Board of Trustees, Historical Society of the New York Courts
INTRODUCTION
Henry M. Greenberg, Esq.
Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP
Vice Chair, Historical Society of the New York Courts
REMARKS ON THE MANY FACETS OF THE ISRAELI JURISPRUDENCE & ROLE OF THE COURTS
Hadar Israeli
Partner, Barnea, Jaffa, Lande & Co.
PANEL DISCUSSION
Hon. Rolando T. Acosta
Former Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, First Department
Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Amit Becher
President of the Israel Bar Association
Partner, S. Horowitz & Co.
Hon. Yoram Danziger
Former Judge of the Israel Supreme Court
Hadar Israeli
Hon. Avichai Mandelblit
Immediate Past Attorney General of the State of Israel
Henry M. Greenberg, Esq., Moderator
Israel Delegation Trip Co-sponsored by
Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Greenberg Traurig LLP
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Proskauer Rose LLP
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