Established in 1938, Gornitzky is one of Israel's leading law firms. The firm has been involved in many of Israel's most complex transactions and has played a significant role in the development of Israel's economy and legal practice. Gornitzky & Co. is known for its experience and expertise in providing its clients with a high quality "one stop shop" service for all their legal needs. The firm and its partners are consistently highly ranked by prominent international legal guides. The firm's clientele includes many of the leading and most influential figures and corporations in the Israeli economy. The firm takes pride in its legal staff who, in most cases, started their legal careers in the firm after studying at leading academic institutions in Israel and abroad. The firm's chairman, Adv. Pinhas Rubin, has been named one of the 100 most influential people in the Israeli economy; managing partner, Adv. Moriel Matalon, serves as Chairman of the Israeli Fund for UNICEF (The United Nations Children's Fund); senior partner, Adv. Zvi Ephrat, serves as a director of Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank. Alongside legal professionalism, Social responsibility is one of the core values that define Gornitzky & Co.'s organizational culture. All members of the firm's legal staff have signed the "Gornitzky Code", which expresses the values and norms that form Gornitzky & Co.'s organizational culture.