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DR. Rahel Rimon | Advocate and Notary

Email: rahel@sprinzak.com

Born in Israel in 1959, Rahel is an English trained lawyer, receiving her LLB (Hons) from the London School of Economics in 1980, her LLM from University College, London University in 1983 and graduating from the Inns of Court School of Law, London in 1982. Rahel was called to the English Bar in 1982 and after additional study in Israel, the Israel Bar in 1987.

Following work in one of Israel’s top maritime law firms (where incidentally she met Joseph) Rahel proceeded to follow her passion for maritime law and pursued a PhD in the Institute of Maritime Law, Southampton University, under the guidance of Professor David Jackson. Her thesis (available in the British Library) is on The Admiralty Jurisdiction of the Maritime Court of Israel . The thesis involves a comparative study of Israeli, English, Australian and South African admiralty law and makes recommendations for reform in Israel.

Rahel served for three years in the Military Advocate-General’s Unit, IDF and subsequently began to specialize in writing in-house and expert opinions for the courts, drafting pleadings, providing insurance advice, salvage advice, drafting contacts for local and international clients, drafting insurance clauses, local and international arbitrations, ship sales, ship registration and more.

Rahel was a member of the Editorial Board and Coordinating Editor of JUSTICE, the Quarterly Legal Bulletin, published in English by the International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, for 23 years and has written widely on a variety of legal topics over the years.

As a member of the Firm, Rahel continues to specialize in admiralty matters, marine insurance and reinsurance, drafting contract, ship registration and international arbitrations.