Yigal Arnon ( he, יגאל ארנון; December 9, 1929 in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...

– April 27, 2014) was an Israeli lawyer and founder of Yigal Arnon & Co.

Biography

Yigal Arnon received his LL.M. degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1953, and was admitted to the Israel Bar in 1954. On the Israeli Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem web site, he is described as one of the leading jurists in Israel.

Legal career

He served as the chairman of the

First International Bank of Israel The First International Bank of Israel ( he, הבנק הבינלאומי, translit=HaBank HaBeinleumi) is an Israel-based bank. Its commercial base consists primarily of large corporate clients as well as end-market consumers.

, the fifth largest bank in Israel, between 1987 and 2000, followed by becoming Chairman of F.I.B.I Holdings Ltd.; Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Hebrew University; and Chairman of Arkia Israel Airlines, the second largest airliner in Israel, of which he was reported to own almost 20%. Arnon was known to represent the Safra brothers' Israeli interests and has represented Ehud Olmert and Aryeh Deri in the past.Former Israeli Minister Appeals for Rehearing of his Case
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Hebrew U. alumni bioYigal Arnon & Co.Law firm bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Arnon, Yigal 1929 births 2014 deaths Israeli Jews Israeli lawyers Law firm founders Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Law alumni

Biography

Legal career

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