Ms. Kazir is the head of FBC’s Aviation, Maritime & Tourism Department and her diverse practice ranges from commercial litigation, with particular expertise in aviation and maritime disputes, to commercial transactional matters involving IP rights, contractual claims and commercial law.

Ms. Kazir represents major foreign airlines and foreign airline insurance companies in a variety of areas related to international aviation law. She advises on domestic Israeli legislation such as the Israeli Aviation Services Law, as well as on worldwide developments in the field of aviation and on pending changes to global aviation treaties that have a direct impact on Israeli legislation, including the Warsaw and Montreal Conventions and the EU Aviation regulations.

Ms. Kazir also specializes in maritime transport law, and represents multinational corporations in commercial disputes relating to the international carriage of cargo via marine transport.

Ms. Kazir has extensive experience in representing international and domestic corporations, in patent, trademark and copyright infringement proceedings and passing-off actions before the Israel Patents and Trademarks Office, notably in the field of pharmaceuticals.

Ms. Kazir serves as an external IATA instructor in the "International Air Law" course, which is conducted in Israel and Europe and earmarked for attorneys and in-house counsel from around the globe.

Prior to joining FBC, Ms. Kazir served as a senior associate in the transportation department of a leading Tel Aviv law firm (2005-2014), and as a teaching and research assistant in torts, philosophy of law and civil law at the College of Management, Rishon Lezion.

Bar Admissions

• Israel, 2005

Education

• The College of Management, Rishon Lezion (LL.B., Cum Laude), 2004
• Recipient of three scholarships and an award from the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labour for scholastic excellence

• The Court Approved a Settlement Agreement in a Class Action Filed against Korean Air

  By Shirly Kazir, Fischer |July 2021

• Right to Assign or Transfer a Flight Ticket to another Passenger Civil Action - Summary Procedure - 24292-02-20 Lipschitz v. Sun d'Or International Airways

  By Shirly Kazir |January 2021

• Legal Update - Aviation Law

  By Shirly Kazir |December 2019