- Yigal Arnon
Yigal Arnon (b. Tel Aviv, Israel on
December 9 ,1929 ) is anIsrael i lawyer and founder ofYigal Arnon & Co. , one of the largest law firms in Israel.Fact|date=February 2007 Arnon received hisLL.M. degree from theHebrew 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. [Israeli Friends of theHebrew University of Jerusalem web site, [http://shocharim.huji.ac.il/en/page.asp?pg=1&id=6&t=13 Yigal Arnon] , Alumni data, consulted on January 15, 2007.]He served as the chairman of the
First International Bank of Israel , 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 ofArkia Israel Airlines , the second largest airliner in Israel of which he was reported to own almost 20%. Arnon's assests were estimated at about US$50 million.Fact|date=February 2007Yigal Arnon is known to represent the Safra brother's Israeli interests and has represented [Ehud Olmert [David Landau, [http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/4496/format/html/edition_id/81/displaystory.html "Jerusalem mayor faces fraud charges"] , Jewish Telegraphic Agency, September 13, 1996] and
Aryeh Deri in the past. [ [http://english.people.com.cn/english/200008/05/eng20000805_47380.html Former Israeli Minister Appeals for Rehearing of his Case] ]References
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*cite news |title= Yigal Arnon demands half Piotrkowsky's Cellcom shares... (free article preview) |url= http://alacarte.lexisnexis.com/partners/int/google/landingpage.asp?id=9980618&mtid=1&ws=9j0hDk1UboE=&ws_pub=Globes%20%5Bonline%5D%20-%20Israel's%20Business%20Arena&ws_date=March%208,%202006&ws_len=454&ws_lni=4JF7-0M40-TX4T-929Y-00000-00&ws_title=Yigal%20Arnon%20demands%20half%20Piotrkowsky's&ws_refer=http://news.google.com/archivesearch?as_q=&num=20&btnG=Search+Archives&as_epq=%22Yigal+Arnon%22&as_oq=&as_eq=%22Yigal+Arnon+and+Co.%22&as_ldate=&as_hdate=&lr=&as_src=&as_price=p0&as_scoring= |publisher=
Globes | first=Hadas |last=Magen |date= March 8, 2006|accessdate= 2007-01-18External links
* [http://shocharim.huji.ac.il/en/page.asp?pg=1&id=6&t=13 Hebrew U. alumni bio]
* [http://www.yigalarnon.co.il Yigal Arnon & Co.]
* [http://www.yigalarnon.co.il/attorneys/ShowAttornyBiography.asp?ID=70 Law firm bio]
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