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Asia House
4 Weizmann St.
Tel Aviv-Yafo 64239 Israel
Telephone +972 - 3 - 6922020
Fax +972 - 3 - 6966464
Web Site: www.hfn.co.il



 
Areas of Practice: Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Banking Law, Finance, Investment Banking, Corporate Finance, Project Finance, Capital Markets, Securities Law, Commercial Litigation, Civil Litigation, Litigation, Administrative Law, White Collar Crimes, Tax Law, Venture Capital, Mutual Funds, Hedge Funds, Investments, Hi-Tech, Real Estate, Real Estate Law, Construction, Labor and Employment Law, Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, Options, Life Sciences, Intellectual Property Law, Intellectual Property Commercialization, Communication and Media, Telecommunication, Environmental Law, Energy, Natural Resources and Utilities, Trusts, Estates, International Law, E-Commerce, Internet Law, Gaming, Antitrust Law, Unfair Competition, Non Profit Organizations, Privatization, Restructuring, Liquidations, Corporate Rehabilitation, Defense & Homeland Security.

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Forward-Thinking, Global Perspective and Commitment to Excellence
 

 
Herzog Fox & Neeman is Israel’s premier law firm and has earned the reputation of market leader – evident by its recognition as “Israel Law Firm of the Year” by Financial Times and mergermarket, IFLR, Who’s Who Legal and others. As Israel’s most innovative firm, HFN is called upon to lead prominent and influential transactions in every industry – resulting in unrivalled experience in cross border and domestic transactions.
 

 
The passion and intensity with which HFN addresses each and every matter is unparalleled in the Israeli marketplace. The firm’s forward-thinking, global perspective and commitment to excellence makes HFN the law firm of choice for international and domestic clients conducting business in Israel.
 

 
Recently, HFN has led the way on groundbreaking transactions including: the largest private IPO in Israel’s history, the largest private equity deal in recent years, two of the largest telecommunications deals in Israel’s history, the financing of Israel’s largest private power plant and a major share of cross border M&A transactions, both on the “buy” side and the “sell” side.
 

 
The Only Law Firm in Israel with Specialized Practice Areas and Dedicated Teams
 

 
HFN was founded almost 40 years ago as a boutique law firm aiming to provide high quality legal service for international clients conducting business in Israel. In the years since, the Israeli market has seen an increasing client demand for complex legal services performed to international standards. Due to its size, structure and acknowledged practice, HFN is the Israeli firm best positioned to accommodate these ever-growing needs.
 

 
HFN has developed practice specializations by establishing dedicated teams, led by recognized experts in various fields, to provide clients with interdisciplinary solutions. The firm has more than 30 departments within six core areas of practice: Corporate, Banking & Finance, Tax, Sector Expertise, Regulatory/Government and Litigation/Dispute Resolution.
 

 
HFN's forward thinking is demonstrated by the firm's establishment of a number of innovative departments, the first of their kind in Israel, with the objective of providing legal solutions for the changing global landscape. Such niche departments include: Environment and Climate Change, Public International Law, Internet & E-Commerce, Gaming, and Defense and Homeland Security.
 

 
Unique to the Israeli market, each department is comprised of its own dedicated team which works in tandem with other professional departments to evaluate every issue from each relevant viewpoint. Clients are assigned a designated partner who serves as the main point of contact and coordinates efforts between departments within the firm.
 

 
Local Market Knowledge Combined with Extensive International Experience
 

 
HFN is the most diverse law firm in Israel with 190 lawyers, of whom more than 60 are partners. HFN has some of the brightest legal minds in the profession, possessing both intimate knowledge of local markets and a clear understanding of global business. The firm employs over 30 dual-qualified, foreign-born lawyers who have worked at leading firms in the US, UK and Australia and the majority of HFN’s business is conducted in English. In keeping with the firm’s global perspective, HFN works closely with leading firms in many jurisdictions around the world.
 

 
A Law Firm as Forward Thinking as Its Clients
 

 
HFN’s clients are a diverse group operating across a broad spectrum of industries, ranging from small domestic businesses to multinational corporations with operations in Israel. Though professional backgrounds may vary, HFN’s clients have one thing in common: all are seeking competent, highly efficient and client-based solutions. A sampling of clients includes: private and publicly-traded industrial and commercial companies, venture capital and investment funds, financial institutions including local and foreign banks, Hi-Tech companies, government companies and entities, academic institutions and private individuals.
 

 
More Than Just a Stellar Reputation
 

 
HFN continues to be recognized as best-in-class by all major international and domestic publications. The firm has received top tier rankings for consecutive years in almost all major practice areas. In addition, nearly every practice is led by a partner who is recognized as an expert in his or her field.
 

 
HFN’s solid foundation, unsurpassed level of service and respected status in the legal community enable the firm to work with more foreign businesses operating in Israel than any other law firm. HFN's forward-thinking, global perspective and commitment to excellence are what set the firm apart in providing extensive legal solutions for our clients worldwide.

Languages: Hebrew, English, French.



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Admitted Israel 1976. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Bar-Ilan University, Israel (LL.B With Honors). Positions: Tuvia Erlich heads Herzog, Fox & Neeman's litigation team. Tuvia has more than thirty years experience representing Israeli and multinational companies in complex litigation in the District Court, the Supreme Court, and before arbitration boards. He is a specialist in litigation matters involving trust and estates, commercial transactions, corporate control and governance, insurance, conflicts between manufacturers and distributors regarding contract termination and public tender disputes. He has been instrumental in several precedent making decisions, including decisions involving the fiduciary duties of company directors, the service of process of foreign companies outside of Israeli jurisdiction, the Sales (International Goods) Act, and arbitration clauses in international commercial agreements. In addition, Tuvia has unique experience in representing multinational defendants in class action claims and mass tort claims. Organisational Affiliations: Member, District Committee of the Israel Bar Association. Member, Ethics Committee of the Israel Bar Association. Chairman, Alumni Association of Bar-Ilan University. Areas of Practice: White Collar Crimes, Liquidations, Corporate Rehabilitation, Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Trusts, Estates.
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Admitted Israel 1982. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel (LL.B With Honors). Positions: Meir Linzen, senior partner and Herzog Fox & Neeman's managing partner, one of Israel's prominent tax lawyers, heads Herzog Fox & Neeman's tax team, the largest and best known in Israel, according to international and domestic ranking guides. He specializes in tax planning for international and cross border transactions, and particularly in tax issues relating to international mergers and acquisitions in Israel. The tax department, headed by Meir, has been involved in the tax aspects of some of the largest transactions in the Israeli market in recent years. These transactions often involve multinational corporations active in Israel, and consequently, Meir advises on substantive tax issues with respect to acquiring local corporations as well as issues of transfer pricing, benefits for investors and employee benefits. Meir has unparalleled experience and specialization in advising banks and multinational corporations with regards to their activities in Israel, as well as in advising private clients in their cross border activities, including international tax and estate planning. Meir is among the leading and prominent lawyers in the E-Commerce field, according to international and domestic ranking guides. In addition, due to his background in international law, Meir is also considered as a leading specialist in Public International Law and in Defense and Homeland Security. Within the framework of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Norwegian Government, Meir composed the model for cooperation between Israel and the Palestinian Authority; Under the auspices of the Dutch Government and in conjunction with Palestinian, Jordanian, and Israeli colleagues, designed the model for a Triangular Tax Treaty; Represented the Israel Bar Association in reform legislation concerning mergers and spin-offs and in discussions with the Income Tax Authority, and contributed significantly to the process of this reform legislation in the Knesset; Prepared the Israel Bar Association Report regarding the Tax Reform and represented the Bar Association before the Government; Former Deputy Head of the International Law Department of the Office of the Judge Advocate General of the Israel Defense Forces, holding the rank of Lt. Colonel (reserves). Vice Chairman of the Tax Forum - Israel Bar Association, Chairman of the International, Law Committee - Israel Bar Association, Chairman of the Trusts Committee - Israel Bar Association, Chairman of STEP Israel (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners), Member of the Board of Governors, Tel Aviv University, Member of Board of Directors and member of Executive Committee of Advanced Law Studies and The Cegla Center for Interdisciplinary Research of the Law at Tel Aviv University Law Faculty, Volunteer Legal Counsel, Economic Corporate Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that helped facilitate the Oslo Accords, Legal Counsel, Peres Centre for Peace in the Middle East, Member of the Chaim Herzog Memorial Foundation. Teaching Positions: Adjunct Professor in Tax Law at Tel Aviv University, Bar Ilan University, and Ben Gurion University. Adjunct Professor in Tax Law at Tel Aviv University, Bar-Ilan University, and Ben Gurion University and former member of the Editorial Board of the Tel Aviv University Law Review. Areas of Practice: E-Commerce, Internet Law, Gaming, Tax Law, Trusts, Estates.
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Admitted Israel 1985, The United Kingdom 1981. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: University of Cambridge, UK (M.A). University of London, UK (LL.M). Positions: Alan Sacks heads HFN's international practice. Alan arrived in Israel shortly after having qualified as a Solicitor in England, and since then has divided his practice between two main areas of corporate law and banking and finance. In the area of M&A, Alan has been responsible for some of the largest and most significant transactions in Israel. In the Banking and Finance sector, Alan's cross-border specialization, as well as his familiarity with all aspects of banking regulation, have made him, as recognized by the ranking firms, the leading practitioner in the international banking arena on all aspects of banking activity, including regulatory and licensing issues, syndicated cross-border lending, corporate finance, derivatives and other financial instruments and aircraft finance. Alan has represented almost all of the major international financial institutions active in Israel. Alan's specialization in both the area of M&A and the banking sector have resulted in his having been involved in all major bank acquisitions in Israel over the last two decades. Areas of Practice: Banking Law, Finance, Corporate Law, Investment Banking, Liquidations, Corporate Rehabilitation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Trusts, Estates.
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Admitted Israel 1985. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (LL.B). The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Economics and Political Science (B.A). Positions: Yaakov Brandt has a diversified practice, with an emphasis on real estate, planning and construction, and project development and financing in Israel. As head of the real estate team, Yaakov provides legal consultation on a wide variety of issues concerning development projects and has been involved in all stages of some of Israel's largest construction projects to date, including: a Business Centre which is Israel's largest commercial development, and a Business Park which is one of the country's greatest concentration of high-tech enterprises; Projects of highways and roads; Several large scale residential developments throughout Israel; Numerous high-tech and industrial facilities of leading Israeli companies. As part of his work, Yaakov advises Israeli and international companies on real estate and development matters, including providing advice to an Israeli ports governmental organization, a municipal development corporation and hospitals. He also advises an umbrella organization of Israeli contractors. Yaakov has also been involved in advising Israeli entrepreneurs and investors in connection with real estate development transactions throughout Eastern Europe and the rest of the world. Prior to joining Herzog, Fox & Neeman, Yaakov managed a large government owned development company. Areas of Practice: Real Estate, Energy, Natural Resources and Utilities, Project Finance.
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Admitted Israel 1986. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel (LL.B cum laude). Positions: Ehud Sol heads the firm's Corporate and Securities department. Throughout his years with HFN, Ehud has led and managed several of the most significant and notable M&A deals in the Israeli market. Ehud's clients include renowned international and Israeli investors and corporations. In the past Ehud was also engaged in Corporate and Securities litigation. The knowledge and experience gained by Ehud are applied by him, in practice, when engaging in the intricate transactions in which he is involved. Areas of Practice: Antitrust Law, Unfair Competition, Securities Law, Capital Markets, Corporate Law, Venture Capital, Investments, Mergers and Acquisitions, Privatization.
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Admitted Israel 1992, USA - New York 1986. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Georgetown University, Washington D.C, USA (J.D). Tufts University, Massachusetts, USA, International Affairs (B.A). Positions: Janet Levy Pahima works in the general corporate field, specializing in joint ventures, investment funds, mergers and acquisitions, and international trade. Janet's transactional practice includes: Representing foreign corporations, representing venture capital funds in early and late stage investments, representing high-tech companies in their earliest stages of development, advising corporate clients on an ongoing basis. Janet is "Highly Recommended" for Israel's Corporate/M&A by PLC Which Lawyer, mentioned in Chambers Global for Corporate/M&A describing her as "one of the leading US lawyers, and her work on international M&A and venture capital draws significant client praise - "she has the capacity to handle any size of issue", and has been described as an "outstanding corporate lawyer" by the Legal 500. Former Associate, Shearman and Sterling, New York and Tokyo offices. Member, Sephardic Educational Center in Jerusalem. Former Co-chairman, Young Lawyers Division, New York United Jewish Appeal - Federation. Former Committee Member, American Jewish World Service, New York Branch. Former Member of the Board of the World Law Group. Former Chairman of the Practice Management Committee of the World Law Group. Areas of Practice: Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Investments, Venture Capital, Hi-Tech, Mergers and Acquisitions.
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Admitted Israel 1995. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: New York University, USA, Law - Taxation (LL.M). Tel Aviv University, Israel, Commercial Law (LL.M). Tel Aviv University, Israel (LL.B). Tel Aviv University, Israel, Economics and Accounting (B.A). Additional Professional Certifications: Accountant. Memberships: Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Israel, 1993. Positions: Eldar Ben-Ruby specializes in international taxation issues and various investment funds at all stages of their corporate development. Eldar has considerable experience in tax planning and structuring for merger and acquisition transactions as well as in structuring, forming, and accompanying some of Israel's leading investment funds most notably venture capital, buyout and hedge funds both in the primary and secondary markets. Member, IBA Tax Committee. Member, IACPA International Taxation Committee. Member, Israel Tax Authorities Special Task Force for analyzing the tax implications of the IFRS. Additional Professional Experience: Associate, Goldberg and Co., Accountants: various responsibilities, including auditing, cost accounting and economic analysis. Research assistant for A Normative Analysis of Financial Reporting for Derivative Transactions by Dr.Yossi Bahar and Nahum Melumad, Tel Aviv University, 1992. Member, editorial committee of the Israeli Law Yearbook (1991-1993) of Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Law and co-author of the chapter on Taxation Law. Teaching Positions: Co-lecturer in Taxation at Tel Aviv University and Bar-Ilan University Law Schools. Co-lecturer in Taxation Law and Business Law at Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University Schools of Business Administration. Areas of Practice: Investments, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Tax Law, International Taxation, Hi-Tech.
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Admitted Israel 1992. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel (LL.B With Honors). Positions: Amir Seraya is the head of the Commercial department. Amir provides most of HFN's corporate clients with comprehensive advice concerning all of their commercial transactions and corporate issues, including ongoing legal advice necessary for conducting business in Israel as well as counselling on individual transactions and special projects. Amir is advising local and multinational corporate clients with respect to their commercial activities in the areas of Consumer Protection law, marketing and advertisement, privacy and data protection issues. In addition to a broad knowledge of commercial issues and transactions, Amir specializes in the particular legal requirements of co-operative societies and the Israeli pharmaceutical, food and health products sectors. Amir's most representative corporate assignments include: supervising the preparation and negotiation of commercial agreements, including licenses, distribution agreements, agency agreements, shareholders' agreements, and sale and purchase agreements; representing corporate clients in their negotiations with banking institutions and other commercial lenders for finance provision, including debt restructuring; representing financial institutions with respect to secured financing and debt restructuring; representing corporate clients in their joint ventures, asset purchases, share purchases, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate transactional work; representing pharmaceutical, food and health products companies, both Israeli and multinational, in their commercial activities in Israel and in their dealings with the Israeli Ministry of Health, involving all aspects of pharmeceutical law in Israel. Participated in the Foreign Trainee Program at the New York office of White and Case (1995-1996). Teaching Positions: Teaching Assistant in Property Law at Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law (1992-1994). Areas of Practice: Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Communication and Media, Liquidations, Corporate Rehabilitation, Mergers and Acquisitions.
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Admitted Israel 1991. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (LL.B). Positions: Yael works in the general corporate field and specializes in advising foreign private issuers in preparing United States Securities Exchange Commission filings. Yael also specializes in accompanying companies and providing overall advice and legal support from the initial stages of incorporation through their ongoing activities, including company formation, drafting and negotiating commercial agreements. Yael represents clients from a wide range of sectors, including high-tech and low-tech fields. Yael also has extensive experience in complicated real estate transactions dealing with sale and purchase of real estate properties, long-term leases, and construction projects in the commercial, governmental and residential sectors. In addition, Yael is involved in large-scale infrastructural development projects, such as highways and water desalination projects, advising clients from the initial bidding process through financial closing, erection of the project and ongoing operation after completion. Additional Professional Experience: Yael spent 1997-1998 abroad at a leading New York law firm working in the areas of securities and corporate law. Areas of Practice: Securities Law, Capital Markets, Corporate Law, Real Estate.
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Admitted Israel 1993. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel, Commercial Law (LL.M summa cum laude). Tel Aviv University, Israel (LL.B magna cum laude). Positions: Yaacov (Kobi) Sharvit has a diversified practice with special emphasis in two major areas - litigation and administrative law. As a litigator, Kobi has considerable experience in commercial and administrative litigation from acting for class action defendants, to filing petitions to the Supreme Court and administrative petitions, ending with a wide variety of civil and commercial disputes, including shareholders disputes, corporate litigation, agency and distribution disputes, arbitration, estate disputes, tax litigation and insolvency matters. Kobi plays a leading role on the administrative law team, advising on governmental and regulatory matters, including disputes involving government entities. Kobi also has experience in wide range of non-litigation matters, such as: trusts and estates, telecommunications and media, and import and & export matters. Prior to joining HFN, Kobi served as a senior legal advisor in the International Law Department of the Israel Defense Forces. In this capacity, he participated as legal advisor to the Israeli Delegations to the peace negotiations with the Palestinians resulting in the Gaza-Jericho Agreement and the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement. Teaching Positions: Teaching Assistant in Property Law, Tel Aviv University (1994-1997). Areas of Practice: Administrative Law, Tax Law, Communication and Media, Administrative Litigation, Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Trusts, Estates.
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Admitted Israel 1992. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel (LL.B). Positions: Alon Sahar heads HFN's Hi-Tech department and is a leading member of HFN's Corporate practice. Alon has represented Israeli and international clients for the past 20 years in a diverse and sophisticated transactional practice, including leading the way in some of the largest transactions completed in Israel. Alon's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, private equity and general corporate law. Alon has extensive experience in structuring and leading cross border transactions, representing both domestic and multinational corporations. Alon has invaluable experience advising emerging growth companies in all stages of their development. Alon has a deep understanding of how technology companies are formed, financed, grown and taken public or merged. He focuses on providing guidance at all stages, from initial funding through IPOs and mergers with his team by taking a "virtual general counsel" approach - providing company executives and managers with a single point of accountability for all their legal needs. When dealing with emerging growth companies, Alon provides guidance on business model issues and fundraising strategy. He is constantly advising senior management in crisis and strategic decision making situations as well as corporate governance, shareholder affairs and the like. Alon has repeatedly been selected and ranked as a "Band 1" lawyer by Chambers Global Guide to Law Firms. Legal 500 listed him as a recognized Israeli expert and leading individual in the field of Mergers & Acquisitions and described him as a "very strong lawyer' for cross-border M&A". He has been quoted in Chambers Global guide as a "market leader" and praised for his "invaluable negotiation skills". For investment fund clients he is described by Chambers as a "really big asset, as he's the lawyer that many entrepreneurs would go to as their first choice". Prior to joining HFN, Alon was a partner at Berkman, Wechsler, Sahar, Bloom & Co. Law Offices. Areas of Practice: Corporate Law, Hi-Tech, Mergers and Acquisitions.
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Admitted Israel 1995, The United Kingdom 1991. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: University of Cambridge, UK (M.A). Positions: Eliot Sacks concentrates his practice in three main areas - banking and finance, with a specialization in international investment banking, international taxation, and employment law, with a specialization in employee benefit plans. Eliot's most representative assignments include: Advising several leading international investment banks in connection with opening offices in Israel. Advising numerous leading international investment banks and securities firms on offering financial products (derivatives, etc.) and financial services (investment advice, discretionary managed products, etc.) in Israel. Prior to joining HFN, Eliot practiced law at Herbert Smith, a leading commercial law firm in the City of London, where he specialized in corporate tax and published articles on the subject (1989-1994). Areas of Practice: Banking Law, Investment Banking, Finance, Securities Law, Capital Markets, Tax Law, International Taxation, Labor and Employment Law, Employee Benefits.
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Admitted Israel 1994. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel, Political Science, 1989 (B.A magna cum laude). Bar-Ilan University, Israel, Law, 1993 (LL.B). Additional Professional Certifications: A certified mediator. Positions: Baruch Katzman specializes in commercial and civil litigation, representing international companies in commercial disputes before the entire range of courts, arbitration and mediation bodies, and various other committees and tribunals. Baruch is in charge of complex litigation files, providing legal advice to top-tier international as well as local clients. Baruch also acts as an arbitrator in large commercial disputes. Organizational affiliation: Chairman of the Committee for Civil Procedure in the Tel-Aviv District Bar Association; Arbitrator at the Israeli Institute of Commercial Arbitration. Teaching Positions: Lecturer in professional advanced studies programs for attorneys. Publications: Columnist in various economic journals and professional magazines. Areas of Practice: Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Arbitration.
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Admitted Israel 1995, The United Kingdom 1997. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: University of Oxford, UK (B.C.L). The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (LL.B). Positions: David Zailer is a member of the litigation team and specializes in national and international commercial disputes. David's most representative litigation assignments include: Corporate claims of breach of contract, misrepresentation and fraud; Breach of confidentiality and restrictive covenants; International arbitrations; Representing defendants in class action claims and mass tort claims; Breach of distributorship agreements and breach of supply agreements; Professional negligence and mass tort claims; Insurance and reinsurance claims; Claims involving intellectual property disputes; Labor law disputes; and Applications for judicial review. David is also a member of the Intellectual Property team and advises clients on their Intellectual Property needs. David also has experience in real estate transactions related to the sale and purchase of land, commercial leases, and construction projects in commercial and residential areas. Publications: "Israel" International Civil Procedure, Kluwer Law International, 2003. Areas of Practice: Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Arbitration, International Arbitration.
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Admitted Israel 1985, USA - Ohio 1980. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Chicago-Kent College of Law, USA (J.D). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA (Ph.D). Chicago-Kent College of Law, USA (M.A). Yale University, USA (B.A magna cum laude). Memberships: Ohio State Bar Association; INTA - International Trademark Association; LES - The Licensing Executives Society; AIPPI; ALAI; International Bar Association. Positions: Neil Wilkof heads the intellectual property and information technology team. In addition to intellectual property, Neil specializes in technology transfer and computer and internet law. Additional Professional Experience: Member, Trademark Revision Committee, Israel Ministry of Justice. Special Counsel, Israel Delegation to WIPO Diplomatic Conference on Copyright Law. Arbitrator, Internet Domain Name Disputes, World Intellectual Property Organization. Subcommittee Chairman, Parallel Imports Committee, International Trademark Association (2003 -2005). Board of Directors, Israel Copyright Society. Board of Directors, Licensing Executives Society. Teaching Positions: Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center (Israel), Raphael Recanati International School, Adjunct Lecturer, MBA program, (2008 - present). Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center (Israel), Adjunct Lecturer and Consultant, Zell Entrepreneurship Center (2006 - present). Haifa University (Israel), Faculty of Law, Adjunct Lecturer, Intellectual Property Law (2004). Haifa University (Israel), School of Economics, Adjunct Lecturer, Intellectual Property Law (2004 - 2005). Bar-Ilan University, Adjunct Lecturer of Intellectual Property and Computer Law, (1990 -2001). Visiting Professor of Law, ITT Chicago-Kent School of Law, (1991). Publications: "Sublicensing", in Sharing of Names, edited by Ilanah Simons (Edgar Elgar Press). "Third-Party Use of Trademarks", in Trademark Use, edited by Jeremy Phillips and Ilanah Simon (Oxford University Press, 2005). Annual chapter update on Israel copyright law, in Geller & Nimmer, International Copyright Law and Practice, Matthew Bender (since 2004, chapter formerly written by Professor Yehoshua Weisman). "Copyright, Moral Rights and the Choice of Law: Where Did the Dead Sea Scrolls Court Go Wrong?", Houston Law Review, vol. 38, no. 2, 2001. Neil J. Wilkof, Trade Mark Licensing, Sweet & Maxwell (London), 1995, second edition, Neil J. Wilkof and Daniel Burkitt (2004). Melvin Simensky, Lanning Bryer and Neil Wilkof, co-editors, Intellectual Property in the Global Marketplace, John Wiley & Sons, April 2000. Areas of Practice: E-Commerce, Internet Law, Intellectual Property Law, Mergers and Acquisitions.
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Admitted Israel 1998. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: University of Leeds, UK (LL.B With Honors). Positions: Mark Phillips specializes in advising on infrastructure projects and project financing transactions. He represents concessionaires, bidding groups, Israeli and international banks and financial institutions as well as the public sector in connection with large-scale infrastructure projects, such as toll roads, light rail systems, power plants and desalination facilities. He recently advised a party to the project of the extension of the Cross Israel Highway (Section 18), which was awarded the Transport Project of the Year award by Project Finance Magazine. In addition, Mark has considerable experience in advising on local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. He represents Israeli and international corporations, private equity funds and strategic investors in M&A, private equity and financing transactions. Publications: "A Deeper Look?" (A review of issues in Israeli infrastructure development), co-author Adam Eytan Project Finance Magazine, Transport Report 2002; September 2002. "Offerings Abroad: an analysis of why Israeli start-ups are reluctant to float on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange." Co-author Aner Berger, European Legal Business (March/April 2001). "Overview of Mergers and Acquisitions under Israeli Law." International Law Office, Corporate Finance/M&A Newsletter (July 2000). "Key Aspects of Corporate Governance in Israel", co-author Nick Cannon, International Corporate Governance Review 2004, Euromoney Publications. "Beyond Columbo: New Treatment of Retention of Title Clauses in Israeli Law", International Company and Commercial Law Review, Vol.14, Issue 10, October 2003. "Third Party Legal Opinions in Transactions". Co-author Menachem Neeman. Corporations (Legal Issues in Corporations, Securities and Anti-Trust); August 2005 (in Hebrew). Areas of Practice: Banking Law, Finance, Energy, Natural Resources and Utilities, Mergers and Acquisitions, Project Finance.
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Admitted Israel 1997. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: University of Oxford, UK (B.C.L With Honors). Tel Aviv University, Israel (LL.B magna cum laude). Tel Aviv University, Israel, Economics (B.A magna cum laude). Positions: Adam Eytan has a diversified practice with special emphasis in the areas of infrastructure development and project finance, banking, energy and natural resources. Adam specializes in the representation of local and international companies with respect to PPP (Public-Private Partnership) infrastructure projects (BOT/BOO/PFI). Some of Adam's most notable representations include: Acting for an international energy company in its energy operations in Israel; Representing a party of the 431 PFI shadow-toll PFI Project; Representing a party of the 45 Million M/Year RO sea-water desalination facility in Palmachim; Local counsel to the financiers of the Hadera 100 Million M/Year and the Soreq 150 Million M/Year RO sea-water desalination facilities; Representing the financiers of the 800MW Dorad IPP Project and of other energy projects. Acting for various entrepreneurs in the development of renewable energy projects. Areas of Practice: Banking Law, Finance, Energy, Natural Resources and Utilities, Project Finance.
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Admitted Israel 1997. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 1996 (LL.B With Honors). The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Law - Employment Law and Social Security, 2001 (LL.M With Honors). Memberships: Israeli Society for Labour Law and Social Security. Positions: Orly Gerbi is the managing partner of the firm's Labor and Employment Law practice group. Orly, who is regarded by ranking guides as one of the leading attorneys in Israeli employment law, is one of the founding members of the firm's Labor and Employment Law practice group and has lead it to its current status as one of the leading labor and employment practice groups in Israel, recognized as such by several international and local ranking guides. Orly lectures on employment law issues in Israel and abroad at various academic institutions, seminars and important professional forums, and has served as the Israeli representative at international conference focusing on employment law in the Middle East, and throughout the world. Orly specializes in representing international and local entities in the public and private sectors and advising them on a wide range of labor and employment law matters, and employee benefits and executive compensation. In her work, she takes into consideration not only employment law issues but also human resources and commercial aspects of employment relations. Areas of advice include: Ongoing advice with respect to all aspects of employment relations, including: employee recruitment, employment terms and conditions, compensation and retirement packages, HR policies, the prevention of sexual harassment, equal opportunities in the workplace, adaptation of international documents to Israeli law, and termination of employment; Drafting and negotiating agreements; Advising, providing legal opinions and representing clients in proceedings in which public entities undergoing structural and organization changes, with respect to various scenarios that arise in relation to employee rights; Advising on international transactions, mergers and acquisitions, organizational changes and privatizations. Additional work experience includes participation in various legislative proceedings and involvement in legislative committees, including committees headed by the former President of the Israeli High Court of Justice, Judge Aharon Barak and the Attorney General. A member of the Israeli Association for Employment Law and Social Security, and takes an active role in its activities, including by arranging seminars and professional lectures. Teaching Positions: Teaching Assistant in various employment law and civil procedure courses at Tel Aviv University and Hebrew University. Lecturer in various academic and professional employment law forums. Publications: International Legal Developments in Review: 2009, Middle East Chapter, Labor and Employment Law - Israel, The International Lawyer (ABA Section of International Law) (2010) - Authored the chapter regarding the developments in Israeli labor law (along with adv. Ifat Steinman) in an edition surveying the legal developments in various countries in the Middle East during the 2009. "The duty of Negotiation in an Unorganized Workplace", The Israeli Bar Journal, 5th edition (October 2009), (along with adv. Chagai Vered). The Littler Mendelson Guide to International Employment and Labor Law (2008) - Authored the chapter regarding employment law in Israel (along with additional attorneys in the Labor and Employment practice group) in a guide surveying employment laws in different countries in the world. The main Issues Regarding Change of Employers, as part of the Israeli Chapter in Corporate Acquisitions and Mergers, published by Kluwer International (2004). New Code of Practice for Israeli Employers: The Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law 1998, International Company and Commercial Law Review (1998). Areas of Practice: Labor and Employment Law, Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, Options, Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution.
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Admitted Israel 1997. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel (LL.B). Positions: Moshe Hardi's practice concentrates on real estate development and real estate in general. Specifically, Moshe provides legal advice to a number of Israeli entrepreneurs concerning all aspects of planning, construction, and marketing with respect to commercial projects, such as large-scale commercial centers and industrial parks. The areas of work dealt with by Moshe, encompass the following: Legal advice in respect of transactions concerning all types of real estate, including combination transactions, sales and purchase transactions, leasing transactions, accompanying high-tech companies with regard to the sale and purchase of real estate and/or the rental of properties, commencing from locating the real estate to issuing tenders providing legal advice with respect to all of the related and subsequent procedures, including signing of contracts, planning, construction until the stage when the real estate is occupied. Accompanying entrepreneurs with regard to the development and marketing of projects for commercial use and/or offices and/or residential, with regard to all of the legal aspects relating to such projects, commencing from the acquisition of rights in the land to completing all registration requirements. This also involves drafting agreements in respect of planning, construction, sale and purchase, finance, preparing the tender documents and various marketing agreements for the land (rental or sale), ongoing advice and guidance with regard to the projects and accompanying clients throughout the planning procedures with the various planning authorities, including submitting objections and/or representing them before various appeal committees. Legal advice regarding all aspects of real estate and infrastructure projects, including planning law and construction. Areas of Practice: Real Estate, Planning and Zoning, Project Accompaniment, Real Estate Transactions.
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Admitted Israel 1997. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel (LL.B). Tel Aviv University, Israel, Law (Ph.D). Positions: Gilad Wekselman focuses his practice in the area of commercial litigation for both Israeli and international clients.Gilad also advises with respect to intellectual property, legal issues concerning all aspects of distibution and agency relationships, disputes involving shareholders and tenders. Gilad is also a member of the intellectual property team. Teaching Positions: An adjunct lecturer at both Bar-Ilan University and Tel Aviv University lecturing on intellectual property law and technology to LL.B and LL.M students. Publications: Models of Creation, "Create Rights" edited by Michael Birnhack and Guy Pessah. Areas of Practice: Intellectual Property Law, Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property Mediation.
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Admitted Israel 1994. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 1994 (LL.B With Honors). The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (LL.M With Honors). Positions: Yossi Ashkenazi's work is mainly concentrated in the field of litigation in which he has accumulated experience in a wide variety of areas, including commercial litigation, corporate litigation, securities litigation, trusts and estates, administrative litigation and insolvency litigation. In addition, Yossi's practice also includes representing defendants in "white collar crime" prosecutions and disciplinary proceedings. In the past he has been involved in defending leading political figures, law enforcement officers and officials from the Israeli Revenue Authorities. Additional professional experience: Partner, Dr. J. Weinroth & Co. (2000-2003). Associate, Dr. J. Weinroth & Co. (1994-2000). Legal intern, Dr. J. Weinroth & Co. (1992-1994). Head of the Civil Procedure Committee of the Israel Bar. Member of the editorial board of the Hebrew University legal periodical (Mishpatim) (1992-1993). Teaching Positions: Assistant teacher in criminal procedure and corporate law, Hebrew University, Jerusalem (1993-1998). Areas of Practice: White Collar Crimes, Disciplinary Proceedings, Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution.
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Admitted Israel 2001, The United Kingdom 1999. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: University College London, UK (LL.B With Honors). Positions: Gil White has a diversified practice with a concentration in two major areas - banking & finance and e-commerce. Gil specializes in representing lenders in international financing transactions. Gil has unique experience in acting on behalf of Israeli banks financing Israeli-owned international groups in the real estate sector and other cross-border activities - often coordinating teams of international legal counsel in various jurisdictions. Additionally, Gil frequently represents major international financial institutions lending into Israel. Gil also counsels, on an ongoing basis, Israeli related companies on their international affairs - particularly, in the e-commerce sector. Gil has, for over a decade, advised the world's leading internet gaming companies with respect to corporate and other issues. Gil has coordinated initial public offerings and M&A transactions which have proved to be standard-setting in this nascent industry. Additional Professional Experience: Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London. Teaching Positions: Lecturer and tutor in Corporate Law, University College London. Areas of Practice: Banking Law, Finance, Corporate Law, E-Commerce, Internet Law, Gaming, Mergers and Acquisitions.
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Admitted Israel 2002, USA - New York 1995, Australia (Victoria) 1993. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Harvard University, MA, USA (LL.M Fulbright Scholar). Monash University, Australia (LL.B Hons., Supreme Court Prize). Monash University, Australia (B.Sc). Memberships: STEP - Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. Positions: Anthony Leibler specializes in international strategic tax planning and the implementation and management of complex international reorganizations. Anthony has extensive experience in the design and management of multi-national structures for global businesses, as well as complex trusts and asset protection arrangements for high net worth families. He brings to the HFN team his years of experience as an international tax lawyer at the leading New York law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Areas of Practice: E-Commerce, Internet Law, Tax Law, International Taxation, Trusts, Estates.
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Admitted Israel 1999. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel, Economics and Accounting (B.A). The College of Management Academic Studies, Israel (LL.B). Additional Professional Certifications: Accountant, Israel, 1995. Continuing Education Programs: Tel Aviv University, Diploma Studies, Accounting. Memberships: Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Israel. Positions: Eldad Chamam specializes in the area of taxation and is one of several HFN lawyers who are also qualified CPA's. Works on all aspects of corporate tax, with particular emphasis on tax issues regarding merger and acquisition transactions. His practice also involves the taxation relating to capital markets as well as the tax aspects applicable to real estate. He also has experience in government tax incentives, with particular reference to the Investment Centre under Israel's Encouragement of Capital Investment Law. Prior to joining HFN, he worked for the Israel Income Tax Authority. Areas of Practice: Tax Law, Corporate Taxation, Capital Market Taxation, Real Estate Taxation, V.A.T.
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Admitted Israel 1995. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel, 1994 (LL.B). Positions: Ilanit Landesman Yogev heads the firm's Capital Markets and Securities practice. Ilanit specializes in all types of Capital Markets and Securities matters related to Israeli public companies (including public and private placements, M&A transactions, tender offers and on-going corporate and securities advice) and in the investment management area (pension and provident funds, mutual funds, portfolio management, investment advice and investment marketing, underwriting and stock exchange membership). Ilanit continues to represent the largest financial institutions and investment houses in Israel in transactions for the purchase of provident funds and mutual funds from banks within the framework of the Bachar Reform and in their subsequent sale, and also represents these clients in their day-to-day operations. Ilanit has vast experience in representing contenders in bids in the capital market area, provident funds, pension and insurance, and mutual funds. Ilanit has significant experience in public offerings and fund raising, and was involved in offerings by numerous leading issuers and in fund raisings from institutional organizations within the framework of the public placement of shares and bonds, etc. In addition, Ilanit has been involved in many different M&A transactions of public and private companies. Additional Professional Experience: Partner at Doron & Landesman-Yogev Law Offices, 2001-2006. Partner at Cohen, Lahat, Doron & Co., 1999-2001. Associate at Cohen, Lahat, Doron & Co., 1995-1999. Areas of Practice: Securities Law, Capital Markets, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions.
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Admitted Israel 1996. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (LL.B With Honors). Positions: Limor Hodir's diverse corporate assignments include the drafting and negotiation of a broad range of commercial agreements and documents including distribution, agency, pledge, sale, and purchase agreements. Limor also advises her clients on corporate governance. In addition to providing ongoing advice on corporate issues, she represents her clients in their corporate transactional work, including mergers and acquisitions, share purchases, asset purchases, joint ventures and corporate restructuring. Areas of Practice: Commercial Law, Corporate Law.
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Admitted Israel 1997. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel (LL.B). Positions: Ory Nacht specializes in a wide range of transactions in the area of commercial and corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, investment and financing transactions, construction and engineering projects, commercial and technological joint ventures and e-commerce and online gaming transactions. Ory's practice also includes litigation in the areas of corporate law and municipal law, and general advice to a large variety of companies - from start-ups to some of the largest companies in Israel in their field. Areas of Practice: Commercial Law, Corporate Law, E-Commerce, Internet Law, Gaming, Hi-Tech, Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mergers and Acquisitions.
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Admitted Israel 1995. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel, 1994 (LL.B). Tel Aviv University, Israel, 2000 (MBA). Positions: Maya Racine-Netser heads the technology licensing group in the High Tech Practice. Maya maintains an intellectual property and corporate transactional practice, with a focus on technology, life sciences, telecommunications and media companies and issues. Her experience is in negotiating and drafting agreements for the research and development, licensing, manufacturing, sale and other commercialization of semiconductors and other hardware and systems, software, biotechnology and pharmaceutical products, medical devices, medical systems, and multimedia and entertainment products and content. Has negotiated agreements for the protection and licensing and other transfer of a wide range of intellectual property rights, including patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks and domain names. In addition, Maya represents technology companies and ventures in entity formation, structuring and negotiating various types of strategic, joint research and development, and other alliances. Prior to joining HFN, was a partner at Berkman, Wechsler, Sahar, Bloom & Co. Law Offices. Areas of Practice: Life Sciences, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Intellectual Property Law, Intellectual Property Commercialization, Hi-Tech.
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Admitted Israel 1978. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel (LL.B). Continuing Education Programs: Harvard Business School, Intensive Course on Legal aspects of the Internet. Positions: Esther Sternbach is one of Israel's leading telecommunications and media attorneys, according to ranking guides. She specializes in telecommunications and media regulation, licensing and competition. Her vast experience includes practice both as a regulator and as counsel representing clients vis-a-vis the regulator. Esther represents Israel's leading telecommunications and media companies including multi-channel television operators, internet service providers, fixed and mobile telephony operators, commercial broadcasters, international telephony operators and content service providers. Over the past two decades, Esther has been closely involved in the major legal and structural changes relating to the opening of the Israeli telecommunications and media markets to competition. Member of the Tender Committee of the Civil Service Commission for the appointment of the General Counsel to Government Ministries. Member of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on the set up of a National Communications Authority. Member of the public committee appointed by the Minister of Communications to advise on structural changes in the Postal Bank and its legal status as part of the Postal Authority. Teaching Positions: Lectures on telecommunications law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Law Faculty (1999-2004). Areas of Practice: Administrative Law, Antitrust Law, Unfair Competition, Commercial Law, Communication and Media.
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Admitted Israel 1999. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: University of Haifa, Israel (LL.B Dean's List). Positions: Roni Libster has a diversified practice with special emphasis on litigation, real estate and infrastructure development projects. As a litigator, Roni has considerable experience handling major complex lawsuits, commercial and administrative law litigation. Roni advises on corporate claims for breach of contract, real estate disputes, applications for judicial review and disputes referred to arbitration. As a member of the real estate and construction team, he has been involved in major infrastructure and property development projects at HFN. He also has experience in real estate transactions related to the sale and purchase of land, commercial leases, and construction projects in commercial and residential areas. Additional Professional Experience includes Law Clerk to Judge Menachem Neeman, Haifa District Court. Areas of Practice: Real Estate, Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Infrastructure.
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Admitted Israel 1991. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Bar-Ilan University, Israel (LL.B). Positions: Karen Elburg concentrates her practice in intellectual property, information technology and related commercial transactions. Represents local and international clients at various stages of development and specializes in technology transfer and licensing, e-commerce, Internet and domain name management as well as insurance law. Additional professional experience: Neil J. Wilkof and Co. - Associate. Unico Investment Company Ltd. - Company Secretary. Rad-Bynet Group - Assistant General Counse. Areas of Practice: Commercial Law, E-Commerce, Internet Law, Gaming, Intellectual Property Law, Intellectual Property Commercialization.
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Admitted Israel 1997, USA - California 2000. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, USA, 1998 (LL.M). Tel Aviv University, Israel, 1997 (LL.B). Tel Aviv University, Israel, Economics, 1997 (B.A). Positions: Hanan Haviv's practice focuses on corporate and securities law with an emphasis on representation of technology and life science companies ranging from start-ups to established public companies and venture capital firms. Hanan has managed a broad range of major business transactions for these entities, including private placements and public offerings; mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs; joint ventures and other strategic collaborations; and commercial transactions, such as bank credit lines and lease lines. Hanan is also experienced in advising public companies regarding SEC reporting, Sarbanes - Oxley compliance and other corporate governance matters. Associate, Venture Law Group of Heller Ehrman, LLP, Silicon Valley, CA (1999-2005). Associate, Danziger Klagsbald & Co. (1998-1999). Law Clerk for Justice Jacob Turkel, Israeli Supreme Court (1996). Teaching Positions: Teaching Assistant in Corporate Law and Property Law courses, Tel Aviv University and Interdisciplinary Center, Herzelia. Areas of Practice: Securities Law, Capital Markets, Corporate Law, Hi-Tech, Mergers and Acquisitions.
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Admitted Israel 2001. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: University of London, UK (LL.B). Positions: James Franks divides his practice between internet and e-commerce matters and general international commercial work. In particular, James represents several leading online gaming entities in connection with their ongoing commercial and corporate activities. James specializes particularly in relation to online marketing and advertising campaigns, offline brand promotion and protection issues, online passing off, trademarks and domain name registrations and disputes. In representing HFN's online Gaming clients he has dealt with a number of significant sports sponsorship agreements, including the sponsorship of the World Snooker Championships and sponsorship agreements with football clubs in the top leagues in England, Spain and France. Provides day-to-day counseling to a number of the firm's start-up hi-tech clients, playing a key role in advising clients in relation to the stages of their initial development and commercial relationships. Areas of Practice: E-Commerce, Internet Law, Gaming.
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Admitted Israel 1998. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel (LL.B With Honors). Positions: Liat is a partner in the firm's Labor and Employment Law practice group. In addition to her vast knowledge of employment law, Liat - who began her career as a lawyer in the field of commercial law - has a wide range of knowledge in various legal areas, as well as an in-depth knowledge of and insight into the Israeli employment market. This essential and wide ranging of knowledge allows Liat to provide clients with advice that is tailored to each of their individual circumstances, and to provide them with creative solutions. Liat has unique experience and specialization in dealing with many of the most noteworthy employment elements of transactions in the Israeli market such as, international transactions and privatizations, and governmental tenders (such as the Wisconsin Project), as well as in the implementation of unique plans and policies in various workplaces (such as, deferred compensation plans and complex non-competition agreements). Liat advises local and international clients on a wide range of labor and employment law matters, and employee benefits and executive compensation. Ongoing advice with respect to all aspects of employment relations, including: employee recruitment, employment terms and conditions, compensation and retirement packages, HR policies, the prevention of sexual harassment, equal opportunities in the workplace, adaptation of international documents to Israeli law, and employment termination; Negotiating and drafting agreements, including: executive employment agreements, separation agreements, various compensation packages, confidentiality and non-competition agreements, and consultancy agreements. Advising on international transactions, mergers and acquisitions, organizational changes and privatizations, including, conducting due diligence, assessing legal risks, drafting employment-related provisions for all transaction documents, advising on aspects relating to the change of employers, and preparation of new employment agreements which include special retention packages for employees upon completion of the transaction; Advising on aspects of the legal requirements and customs in Israel in relation to employee relocation from Israel to abroad and vice versa; Providing legal opinions to international clients, including leading international law firms, on the Israeli legal aspects of different employment related issues; Advising on area of pension plans and social security, including regarding the employment-related aspects of government tenders in the field of social security and employment. Liat also coordinates the legal updates drafted and issued by the Labor and Employment Law practice group to its clients. In addition, Liat regularly lectures at conferences and seminars regarding employment law). Publications: The Littler Mendelson Guide to International Employment and Labor Law (2008) - Authored the chapter regarding employment law in Israel (along with additional attorneys in the Labor and Employment practice group) in a guide surveying employment laws in different countries in the world. "Amendment 24 of the Wage Protection Law - A Technical Change or Substantive Revolution," The Legal Counsel Organization Newspaper (March 2009) (along with Adv. Tamar Bachar). Areas of Practice: Labor and Employment Law, Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, Options, Litigation.
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Admitted Israel 1995, USA - New York 1997. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: New York University, USA, Environmental Policy and Finance, 2007 (J.S.D). New York University, USA, Environmental Law, 2000 (LL.M). New York University - Graduate School of Public Service, USA, Environmental Management Program, 1998 (M.Sc). Tel Aviv University, Israel, 1994 (LL.B). Positions: Ruth heads the environmental law practice at HFN. She has accumulated a wealth of experience representing corporate clients in Israel and New York on diverse environmental matters, including regulatory compliance and licensing, environmental aspects of commercial and real estate transactions, management of environmental liability risks and toxic tort litigation. Ruth advises some of the largest Israeli corporations in litigation and regulatory proceedings relating to such issues as ground contamination, industrial air pollution, climate change and renewable energy. She advises clients on participation in the Clean Development Mechanism under the Kyoto Protocol and on legal aspects of international carbon trade, and has written a doctoral dissertation on emissions trading at New York University School of Law. Organizational Affiliations: Member of the Energy and Natural Resources Section, American Bar Association. Member of the Environmental Law Section, New York State Bar Association. Teaching Positions: Adjunct-lecturer at Tel-Aviv University's School of Business Administration, teaching courses on business and the environment to graduate students. Publications: "Environmental Disclosure Obligations by Publicly Traded Companies", Corporations A2 (June 2004), p. 43-52. Areas of Practice: Energy, Natural Resources and Utilities, Environmental Law.
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Admitted Israel 1997. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Bar-Ilan University, Israel, 1996 (LL.B). Bar-Ilan University, Israel, 2001 (LL.M). Memberships: STEP - Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. Positions: Asher concentrates his practice in three main areas - liquidation and reorganization of companies, trust and estate planning and non-profit entities. Provides advice on a full range of corporate restructuring issues and insolvency proceedings and is frequently appointed as a liquidator for a large number of companies involved in complex liquidation proceedings. Asher focuses his practice on key aspects of private client work, with particular emphasis on estate planning and management, pre-nuptial agreements, wills, probate and allocation agreements. In addition, he has a pivotal role and specialization in advising on all aspects of the constitution and operation of international trusts, which extends to advising trustees with regard to cross-border operations. Asher has experience in providing advice to all kinds of non-profit entities registered in Israel and to the full range of entrepreneurs and founders of such entities in Israel, many of them foreign citizens and 501(c)(3) organizations wishing to be active in Israel. Member of the Israel Bar Association Non-Profits Committee. Publications: Getting The Deal Through - Restructuring & Insolvency, (Israel), 2008 and onwards. Author of the chapter about Israel. Areas of Practice: Liquidations, Corporate Rehabilitation, Non Profit Organizations, Trusts, Estates.
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Admitted Israel 1999. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel, 1999 (LL.B). Tel Aviv University, Israel, Economics, 1998 (B.A). Tel Aviv University, Israel, 2008 (M.B.A). Positions: Haim specializes primarily in business and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and corporate finance. He focuses his practice in the representation of entrepreneurs, start-up and mature companies in emerging and high technology industries, as well as venture capital firms. His experience includes ongoing corporate counseling, international and domestic mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, joint venture arrangements, strategic partnerships, restructurings and corporate reorganizations. Additional Professional Experience: Associate, Berkman, Wechsler, Sahar, Bloom & Co., 2000-2006. Areas of Practice: Life Sciences, Corporate Law, Hi-Tech, Mergers and Acquisitions.
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Admitted Israel 2000. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel, 1999 (LL.B). Positions: Odelia specializes in a broad range of civil and commercial disputes. She represents Israeli and foreign entities on matters relating, inter alia, to commercial claims, class actions, administrative petitions, inheritance matters and torts claims. As a member of HFN's litigation team, has represented clients before a wide range of Israeli courts. Areas of Practice: Litigation, Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Administrative Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution.
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Admitted Israel 2000. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel, Commercial Law, 2007 (LL.M magna cum laude). Tel Aviv University, Israel, 1999 (LL.B magna cum laude). Positions: Sharon focuses his practice in the areas of real estate and property development. Sharon specializes in transactions involving both residential and commercial buildings, and advises real estate contractors and entrepreneurs in all legal aspects relating to planning and construction. Sharon also advises on the real estate aspects of national infrastructure projects. Sharon has considerable experience in advising on expropriation issues as well as in the building and planning law areas and the field of municipal taxation. His practice also includes litigation in these matters. During his studies he appeared on the Dean's list in 1996-1998. Areas of Practice: Real Estate, Planning and Zoning, Real Estate Transactions, Compulsory Acquisition of Land, Municipal Taxation.
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Admitted Israel 2000. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel, 1999 (LL.B). Tel Aviv University, Israel, Economics, 1999 (B.A). Positions: Moria is a partner in the firm's labor and employment law practice group. Moria specializes in advising local and international clients, in both the public and private sectors in labor law and social security matters. Moria provides continuous guidance to clients regarding a variety of aspects relating to employees. Additionally, Moria provides professional counseling in respect of the day-to-day employment of employees, and advises clients on various complex strategic matters, such as negotiations for collective bargaining agreements, employment aspects of merger and acquisition transactions, and advice to public entities in organizational changes and privatization. Moria is also a member of the firm's litigation team and represents Israeli and international companies in complex labor disputes before various courts. Moria's work includes, among other areas: Ongoing advice with respect to all aspects of employment relations, including: employee recruitment, employment terms and conditions, compensation and retirement packages, HR policies, equal opportunities in the workplace, adaptation of international documents to Israeli law, and termination of employment; Assistance in negotiating and drafting agreements, including: executive employment agreements, separation agreements, various compensation packages, confidentiality and non-competition agreements, and consultancy agreements; Advising in international transactions, mergers and acquisitions, organizational changes and privatizations, including, conducting due diligence, assessing legal risks, drafting employment-related provisions for all transaction documents, advising on aspects relating to the change of employers, and preparation of new employment agreements which include special retention packages for employees upon completion of the transaction. Advising in all aspects of the legal requirements and customs in Israel in relation to employee relocation from Israel abroad and vice versa; Providing legal opinions to international clients, including leading international law firms, on the Israeli legal aspects of different employment-related procedures conducted on a world-wide basis. Advising employers in relation to all of the implications of engaging in collective employment relationships, including: assistance and guidance in negotiating, drafting and interpreting collective bargaining agreements; Representing clients in different litigation proceedings in all courts, including with respect to individual litigation, collective employment disputes, social security matters, as well as mediation proceedings. Advising in relation to all aspects of the employment of foreign experts in Israel, including with respect to the employment and immigration laws relevant to employing such individuals and guidance in the process of obtaining work authorizations from governmental authorities in Israel; Advising regarding the engagement of service providers with large number of employees; Advising in the area of pension plans and social security. Areas of Practice: Labor and Employment Law, Employee Benefits, Options, Executive Compensation, Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution.
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Admitted Israel 2003. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel (LL.B magna cum laude). Tel Aviv University, Israel, Accounting (B.A magna cum laude). New York University, USA, Law - Taxation (LL.M). Additional Professional Certifications: Accountant, 2002. Positions: One of several HFN lawyers who are also qualified CPAs. Guy specializes in the area of taxation. Additional Professional Experience: Associate, Tax department, KPMG - Israel (1999 -2002). Member of the team responsible for preparing the taxation exams for a CPA. Israeli correspondent of Tax Notes International (since 2006). Teaching Positions: Lecturer in Taxation at Tel Aviv University Accounting Department and member of the academic staff (since 1999). Teaching assistant on taxation in the accounting and law departments of the Israeli Management College (2000-2004). Areas of Practice: Tax Law, Trusts, Estates.
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Admitted Israel 1987. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Notary. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel, 1985 (LL.B). Positions: Daniel Reisner is widely recognized as one of Israel's prominent public international law attorneys as a result of his 19 year career in the IDF and in the Israeli Government in this field, 10 years of which (1995-2004) he served as head of the Israel Defense Force's International Law Department. In this capacity, was the senior lawyer responsible for advising the Israeli leadership on a wide variety of international-law related issues, including, among others, the Middle-East peace process and Israel's counter-terrorism operations. In addition, from 1994 onwards, has served as a senior member of Israel's peace delegations with both Jordan and the Palestinians, working in the triple role of negotiator, legal advisor and drafter. In this capacity, he advised Prime Ministers Rabin, Peres, Netanyahu, Barak and Sharon, and participated in all of the negotiation sessions and summits, including those in Amman, Wye River, Camp David and Taba. Following his retirement from government service in 2004, Daniel assumed a senior managerial position in the Rothschild Foundation (the main philanthropic arm of the Rothschild family). Two years later opened his own law firm, specializing in representing international clients, including both private corporations and governments, on public international law issues, as well as large-scale private international commercial business projects and ventures, primarily in the field of Homeland Security. Parallel to his professional career, Daniel has also pursued an active academic career. He teaches in three of Israel's leading academic institutions, has published articles on a variety of issues and is a highly sought after lecturer and panelist, both in Israel and abroad. Concurrently, he continues to advise senior members of the Israeli government on a variety of issues relating to the Middle East peace process and security issues. Member of the Israel Bar Association International Law Committee. Areas of Practice: Defense & Homeland Security, Administrative Law, International Law.
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Admitted Israel 1999. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel, 1998 (LL.B). Positions: General advice to Israeli and multinational corporate clients on matters involving their day-to-day commercial and corporate activities, and advice regarding matters in the following fields: health, privacy and databases, regulation and consumers. Areas of Practice: Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Health Care Law, Privacy Protection, Freedom of Information, Regulation, Consumer Law.
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Admitted Israel 2001. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: The College of Management Academic Studies, Israel (LL.B magna cum laude). Positions: Yaniv specializes in commercial dispute resolution, with particular experience in domestic and international litigation, often involving complex cross-border issues. His practice covers a broad spectrum of industries, representing both Israeli and foreign clients and includes litigation of a multi-jurisdictional nature. His practice includes pre-litigation strategic advice, representation in court proceedings concerning commercial disputes related to, inter alia, corporate liability, breach of contract, termination of distribution and agency agreements, product liability, tortuous actions, insurance, enforcement, conflict of laws, foreign judgments and asset recovery. His area of specialization also concerns complex insolvency litigation. This often encompasses advising overseas law firms on substantive matters of Israeli law and civil procedure. He is also active in the area of domestic and international commercial arbitration. During his studies he appeared on the Dean's list in 1997-1998. Areas of Practice: Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Liquidations, Corporate Rehabilitation, Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution.
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Admitted Israel 2001. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel, 2000 (LL.B magna cum laude). Positions: Nir practices commercial and administrative litigation, including representation in complex cases for both Israeli and international clients in matters concerning contracts, real estate, tenders, planning and building, Hi-Tech and communications, in civil and administrative courts (at all instances). Nir advises in disputes concerning major projects, including with respect to construction and infrastructure. Nir was first in class in his LL.B studies and recipient of a Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Student from the Israeli Parliament (the Knesset). Areas of Practice: Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation, Administrative Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Infrastructure.
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Admitted Israel 2000. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 1999 (LL.B). Positions: Boaz is a member of the firm's licensing and Hi-Tech practice group, representing the firm's clients in a wide variety of life sciences, licensing, intellectual property and technology transactions including negotiating and drafting agreements for the research and development, licensing, manufacturing, distribution, sale and other commercialization of biotechnology and pharmaceutical products, medical devices and systems, software and semiconductors. In addition, Boaz represents technology companies and ventures in entity formation, equity investments, structuring and negotiating various types of strategic, joint research and development, and other alliances. Additional Professional Experience: Berkman, Wechsler, Sahar, Bloom - Associate 2004-2006, E.S Shimron, I. Molho, Persky and Co. - Associate 2000-2004. Areas of Practice: Life Sciences, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Hi-Tech, Intellectual Property Law.
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Admitted Israel 2002, The United Kingdom 2003. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: University of Cambridge, UK, 2002 (M.A). Positions: Harriet has a split practice between internet and gaming on one hand and banking and finance on the other. She represents, on an ongoing basis, a leading online gaming entity in connection with their commercial and corporate activities. She also represents banks and borrowers in various international debt financing transactions. Addtional professional experience: Trainee, Herzog, Fox & Neeman 2000-2002. Associate, Allen & Overy LLP, Paris 2002-2006. Associate, Herzog, Fox & Neeman 2006-2008. Partner, Herzog, Fox & Neeman - 200. Areas of Practice: Banking Law, Finance, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, E-Commerce, Internet Law, Gaming.
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Admitted Israel 1999, USA - New York 1991. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Columbia University, NY, USA, Political Science, 1998 (B.A With Honors). University of South California, USA, 1991 (J.D With Honors). Positions: Jay is regarded as one of Israel's prominent attorneys in the field of defense, aerospace and homeland security contracts and commercial practice. His experience spans many years and includes extensive cross border commercial and corporate experience in Europe, the U.S. and Asia, as well as F.S.U. countries and Russia. Prior to joining HFN in January 2008, and from August 2001, Jay served as General Counsel and Vice President of ELTA Systems Limited, a leading Israeli defense technology company, and before that served as Deputy General Counsel at Israeli Aerospace Industries Ltd. ("IAI"), Israeli's largest industrial concern. At IAI and at ELTA, Jay was responsible for management and implementation of multi-national legal policy at all levels of operations, including corporate and division levels, subsidiaries and affiliated companies. His practice includes counseling both Israeli and international clients in a wide variety of complex international transactions. Addtional professional experience: ELTA Systems Ltd., General Counsel 2001-2008. Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd., Deputy General Counsel 1995-2001. Milberg Weiss (New York) Associate 1991-1995. Areas of Practice: Defense & Homeland Security, Commercial Law.
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Admitted Israel 2000, USA - New York 2002, USA - Eastern District of New York 2002, USA - Southern District of New York 2002. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Columbia University, NY, USA, 2001 (LL.M summa cum laude). Tel Aviv University, Israel, 1999 (LL.B magna cum laude). Positions: Having practiced for 10 years in New York City, and recently having joined the partner ranks at HFN, Alon offers clients depth and global scope as an Israel and U.S. trained finance law practitioner. Alon is a graduate of Columbia University School of Law (LLM, Summa Cum Laude) where he was valedictorian and received the James Kent Scholar award. Alon's prior experience includes serving as a finance lawyer in several of New York's leading law firms including Latham & Watkins LLP, and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, where he spent 10 years counseling top banks and other global financial institutions on matters ranging from syndicated loans to project finance deals. Alon's practice focuses primarily on senior lending transactions including LBO's, acquisition financings, asset-based financings and exit financings, and project finance transactions involving energy and power generation, renewable energy and desalination projects. Additional professional experience: Latham & Watkins LLP, and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, New York, a corporate and finance attorney, 2001-2009. Clerk to the Honorable Justice Itzhak Zamir at the Supreme Court of Israel (1999-2000). Areas of Practice: Banking Law, Finance, Corporate Law, Project Finance.
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Admitted Israel 2002. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel, 2002 (LL.B magna cum laude). Positions: Ofir is a member of the litigation team and specializes in advising on a wide range of disputes involving company law and commercial law issues, administrative law, and disputes in family courts. Areas of Practice: Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Corporate Law, Commercial Law.
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Admitted Israel 2002. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel (LL.B cum laude). Positions: Ran has substantial experience in all aspects of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, investment and joint venture transactions. He has advised on several of the largest M&A and corporate transactions to take place in Israel in recent years, involving both local and major foreign companies, including multi-nationals. Ran also represents some of the largest private equity and venture capital funds in their portfolio investments and provides ongoing corporate and transactional advice to a number of the firm's leading clients. Ran previously worked as an associate in the corporate department at the London offices of Freshfields, Bruckhaus, Deringer, where his practice focused on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, dispositions and private-equity transactions. Additional professional experience: Associate, Freshfields, Bruckhaus, Deringer, London, 2007-2008, Associate - Eitan, Pearl, Latzer & Cohen-Zedek, 2002-2005. Intern- Eitan, Pearl, Latzer & Cohen-Zedek, 2000-2002. Areas of Practice: Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Venture Capital.
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Admitted Israel 1998. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 1997 (LL.B). The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Business Administration, 2006 (M.B.A). Positions: Ronen specializes in Telecommunications, Media and Postal regulation. Ronen provides counsel to telecommunication and media companies, operating in Israel and internationally including fixed and mobile telephony providers, Internet service providers, international telephony providers, IT companies, content providers and channel producers. His practice includes Media and Postal Law, telecom licensing, public consultations, tenders, and legal proceedings, commercial agreements and accompanying transactions for transfer of means of control in telecom licensees and obtaining all regulatory approval for such transactions. Ronen has a vast experience working as a deputy to the Legal Advisor of the Israeli Ministry of Communications. During his years in the Ministry, Ronen was involved in all major reforms in the Telecommunications market in Israel, including, amongst others, the opening of the fixed local and international telephony market to competition, the privatization of Bezeq and the extensive reform in the Israeli Postal services market. Areas of Practice: Administrative Law, Commercial Law, Communication and Media.
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Admitted Israel 1997. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Bar-Ilan University, Israel, 1996 (LL.B). Positions: Haya is a partner in the firm's labor and employment law practice group. Haya advises local and international clients on a wide range of labor and employment law matters, and employee benefits and executive compensation. Areas of advice include: Ongoing advice with respect to all aspects of employment relations, including: employee recruitment, employment terms and conditions, compensation and retirement packages, HR policies, the prevention of sexual harassment, equal opportunities in the workplace, adaptation of international documents to Israeli law, and employment termination. Advising employers whose labor relations are governed by collective bargaining agreements in relation to all of the implications of engaging in collective employment relationships, including: assistance and guidance in negotiating, drafting and interpreting collective bargaining agreements; Advising in respect of the recovery process, privatization, reorganization and downsizing, both in the private and public sectors, including crisis management, labor disputes, strikes, and negotiations with employee representatives. Assistance in negotiating and drafting agreements, including: executive employment agreements, separation agreements, various compensation packages, confidentiality and non-competition agreements, and consultancy agreements; Advising in the area of pension plans and social security, including the representation of pension funds, both old and new, concerning a variety of litigation proceedings, and accompanying in regard to the process of establishing a centralized provident fund allowance. Advising on aspects of labor law in government tenders in the field of social security, and working with governmental bodies, such as the Wages Director at the Treasury, the State Comptroller and so forth. Advising in international transactions, mergers and acquisitions, organizational changes and privatizations, including, conducting due diligence, assessing legal risks, drafting employment-related provisions for all transaction documents, advising on aspects relating to the change of employers, and preparation of new employment agreements which include special retention packages for employees upon completion of the transaction; Providing legal opinions to international clients, including leading international law firms, on the Israeli legal aspects of different employment-related procedures conducted on a world-wide basis. Representing clients in different litigation proceedings in all courts, including with respect to individual litigation, collective employment disputes, social security matters, as well as arbitration and mediation proceedings. Additional Professional experience includes Partner at Law Offices of M. Passy and Associates, 1998-2008, a boutique firm which specializes in labor law and employment relations; Internship at Law Offices of Gilat-Knoller and Associates, in the field of employment and commercial law, 1996-1997; Pre-Internship in Judge Edna Beckenstein's office in the Tel-Aviv District Court; drafted legal opinions in white collar criminal case, 1995-1996. Areas of Practice: Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation.
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Admitted Israel 2002. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel, 2001 (LL.B magna cum laude). Tel Aviv University, Israel, Business Management - Finance, 2008 (M.B.A magna cum laude). Positions: Tal works with the largest venture capital funds, private equity funds and hedge funds in Israel and provides them legal advice in the structuring and forming of the funds as well as on their ongoing operations. Tal also represents venture capital and private equity funds in their early and late stage investments in portfolio companies. Tal has considerable experience in mergers and acquisitions, joint venture transactions and strategic partnerships and was involved in some notable M&A deals that have taken place in the Israeli market in recent years. Areas of Practice: Corporate Law, Hi-Tech, Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions.
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Admitted Israel 2003. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel, 2002 (LL.B magna cum laude). Tel Aviv University, Israel, Economics, 2002 (B.A). Tel Aviv University, Israel, Commercial Law, 2007 (LL.M magna cum laude). Positions: Shai is a member of the litigation team and acts for local and foreign clients in commercial and civil based litigation. Areas of Practice: Administrative Law, Commercial Litigation, Administrative Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution.
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Admitted Israel 2003. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel, 2005 (LL.M With Honors). Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Israel, 2002 (LL.B With High Honors). Positions: Chagai is a partner in the firm's labor and employment law practice group, and represents various clients in litigation proceedings in Israeli labor courts in the area of individual and collective employment law. In addition, Chagai advises local and international clients on a wide range of labor and employment law matters. Chagai's work includes the following, among other things: Representation and involvement in numerous and varied litigation proceedings in various courts, including individual employee proceedings, collective disputes, mediation and arbitration; Ongoing advice with respect to all aspects of employment relations, including: employee recruitment, employment terms and conditions, HR policies, equal opportunities in the workplace, and the termination of employment; Assistance in negotiating and drafting agreements, including: employment agreements, separation agreements, confidentiality and non-competition agreements, and consultancy agreements; Advising employers in relation to all of the implications of engaging in collective employment relationships, including: assistance and guidance in negotiating, drafting and interpreting collective bargaining agreements and internal procedures; Advising, providing legal opinions and representation in proceedings involving public entities undergoing structural and organizational changes in various matters relating to employee rights in this regard. Additional Professional Experience: Intern and Legal Assistant in the National Labor Court, 2002-2006. Served as a research and teaching assistance for various courses in academic institutions. Served as the coordinator of the Film Censorship Committee headed by Professor Gabriella Shalev. Publications: "The Duty of Negotiation in an Unorganized Workplace," the Israeli Bar Journal, 5th Edition (October 2009) (along with Adv. Orly Gerbi). Areas of Practice: Labor and Employment Law, Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution.
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Admitted Israel 1999, USA - New York 2005. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: College of Management, Israel, 1998 (LL.B magna cum laude). New York University, USA, 2004 (LL.M). Positions: Gilad Majerowicz concentrates his practice in technology, intellectual property and related commercial transactions across a broad range of industries, including information technology, media and entertainment, communications, financial services, and life sciences. Gilad represents international and Israeli clients in connection with content and technology licensing, internet initiatives, outsourcing, and other commercial agreements. Gilad also counsels clients on privacy protection and data security matters, as well as on intellectual property and information technology aspects of M&A transactions and capital investments. Prior to joining HFN, Gilad worked in the IP and Technology Transactions Group of Kirkland & Ellis LLP in New York, where he represented technology companies and financial institutions in connection with intellectual property and technology related transactions. Gilad also served as a corporate counsel at Intercom Online, Inc., a NY-based telecommunication company, where he counseled the company's business units in connection with its day-to-day operations and business development initiatives. Additional Professional Experience: Associate, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, New York, 2006-2010; Corporate Counsel, Intercom Online, Inc., New York, 2005-2006; Associate, Cohen Wilchek & Co, Advocates, Israel, 1999-2003; Law Clerk, Danziger Klagsbald & Co., Advocates, Israel, 1998-1999; Graduate Editor, New York University Journal of International Law and Politics, 2003-2004. Teaching Positions: Teaching Assistant to Hon. Boaz Okkon, Tel Aviv University School of Law, College of Management School of Law (Intellectual Property Law, Copyright Law, Civil Procedures) 2000-2003. Teaching Assistant to Justice Dov Levin, College of Management School of Law (Directors' Fiduciary Duties), 2000-2001. Areas of Practice: Commercial Law, E-Commerce, Internet Law, Hi-Tech, Intellectual Property Law, Intellectual Property Commercialization.
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Admitted Israel 2001, USA - New York 2005. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: New York University, USA, 2004 (LL.M Harry J. Rudick Memorial Award). The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 2000 (LL.B magna cum laude). The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Accounting, 2000 (B.A magna cum laude). Positions: Yuval Navot's practice focuses on tax matters. Before joining HFN, Yuval spent 5 years as a tax lawyer in the New York office of the leading law firm of Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton LLP, where he provided advice on corporate, private equity and financial transactions. Yuval also served for several years as an attorney at the Office of Chief Counsel of the Israeli Tax Authority. Teaching Positions: Adjunct faculty lecturer in Tel-Aviv University, course on Tax Treaties. Publications: Author of numerous articles on tax matters including "Taxation of Compensatory Stock Options Under Tax Treaties" 126 Tax Notes (Jan. 2010); "Obstacles in the Statutory Computation of 'Distributable Earnings'"; 17 Missim (5) (Oct. 2003); "Tax Planning Based on the Israel - Netherlands Tax Treaty" 29 Israeli Tax Review (May 2001); "Methods for Taxing Residential Apartments" 14 Missim (4) (Aug. 2000). Areas of Practice: Tax Law.
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Admitted Israel 1994. Member of the Israel Bar Association. Academic Degrees: Tel Aviv University, Israel, 1993 (LL.B). Positions: Irit Roth has over 16 years of experience in the banking and finance sector, working in the legal department of the First International Bank of Israel and for over eleven years as legal counsel for Citigroup in Israel. In this role, Irit was involved in establishing Citibank's branch in Israel and in the development of Citi's operations in Israel. She handled a variety of large transactions in addition to regulatory affairs and legislation initiatives. Irit focuses her practice on Banking and finance, including derivatives and financial instruments, as well as banking regulation, with a specialization in anti money laundering and compliance. Citibank, Corporate Counsel, 2000-2011. First International Bank of Israel (FIBI), Attorney, 1995-2000. Areas of Practice: Banking Law, Finance.
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