46 Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld With two offices in Pennsylvania and another in New York, Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld (“RCCB”) enters this year’s Israel Desks rankings. Playing a pivotal role in fostering business ties between Philadelphia and Tel Aviv, the highly acclaimed M&A lawyer David Gitlin leads the group, having been a former president of the Philadelphia-Israel Chamber of Commerce. He led the team acting as lead counsel to Israel’s Lidorr Elements Ltd. on its sale to the global company, Azelis Group NV. Skadden Recognized as a premier global law firm with a dedicated focus on Israel, Skadden has a longstanding history of advising Israeli companies operating internationally and assisting non-Israeli entities in their ventures within Israel. With a traditional presence in M&A and capital markets, the Israel practice strongly features New York capital markets partners Yossi Vebman and Michael J. Zeidel, who advised financial institutions J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., and Barclays Capital Inc. as joint bookrunning managers in Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.'s USD252 million IPO on NASDAQ. Furthermore, corporate partner Michelle Gasaway led a team out of the LA and Palo Alto offices, representing Intel in a significant USD1.6 billion secondary offering of Mobileye Global Inc.'s Class A common stock by Intel Overseas Funding Corporation. Squire Patton Boggs The 33-strong Israel Desk at Squire Patton Boggs has a longstanding and high-profile Israeli client base, particularly across the technology sector, notably in fintech, cyber and smart transportation, among others. The team is particularly recognized by Israeli clients for its immersion in the employment field, with work involving significant advice on the recruitment of employees overseas, share options/benefits and data privacy. With two decades’ experience in and understanding of the Israeli market, Miriam Lampert provides UK employment advice to a raft of Israeli corporates on their UK operations, while Beijing-based Sungbo Shim is one of few lawyers in China with real-world experience of advising Israeli companies on both employment issues, as well as their acquisitions.
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