About Roy Schondorf

Roy Schondorf is the head of international dispute resolution at Herzog Fox & Neeman. He previously served as Israel’s Deputy Attorney General (International Law). In this capacity, Roy was responsible for all public and private international law issues across the government. He led the representation of the State of Israel in sensitive international commercial arbitration proceedings, advised governmental bodies on arbitration demands made by commercial institutions, and prepared the State’s legal positions in domestic litigation on a wide range of issues, including the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards. During his tenure, Roy initiated and led the drafting of the proposed International Commercial Arbitration Law, which, when adopted, will provide a novel regulatory framework for international arbitration in Israel, bringing it in line with the highest international standards. He oversaw, inter alia, Israel’s negotiation and signing of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters; Israel's negotiation and signing of the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation; and Israel’s participation in committees of the UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). In February 2022, he was chosen by a professional-public committee as one of three candidates for Israel's Attorney General.