Israel Dahan is a partner in the New York office of King & Spalding and a member of the Business Litigation practice. He concentrates his practice on the representation of public and private companies, financial institutions, corporate executives and individuals involved in high-stakes securities and commercial litigation matters. He has extensive experience litigating cases involving the federal securities laws, mergers and acquisitions, internal corporate governance, the fiduciary obligations of corporate directors, insider trading, fraud, RICO, tortious conduct and breach of contract. Israel has handled many trials, arbitrations and mediations, and appeared in state and federal courts throughout the country.

Israel also has extensive experience representing debtors, secured lenders and other creditors in federal bankruptcy court, particularly in contentious matters involving claims for fraudulent conveyance and preferential transfers and the liquidation of contracts and trades involving commodities, credit default swaps, and other derivative products.

In addition, Israel has represented and advised companies and individuals involved in internal and government investigations and regulatory proceedings pursued by the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange Division of Enforcement.
Israel has been recognized by Benchmark Litigation for his work on high-profile litigation matters. Prior to joining King & Spalding, Israel was a partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft.

Israel graduated summa cum laude from Touro College and cum laude from Brooklyn Law School, where he was Note and Comment Editor of the Journal of Law and Policy. He is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey and before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Second Circuit, the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the seventh circuit, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and the U.S. District Court for New Jersey.