June Edition 2021

18 The firm’s pedigree in litigation continues and had previously been underlined by its representation of D.B.S. Satellite Services (1998) Ltd. (“Yes”) and certain officers in a putative securities fraud class action brought in the United States District Court for the District of New York. Visit: Israel Page A hugely active participant in the Israeli market for many years, Clifford Chance successfully harnesses its global reach to help Israeli clients reach international markets, and international clients access Israel. David Metzger, Michael Sabin, Adrian Cohen and Sam Clinton-Davis are big-hitters in an Israel group,whichworks acrossmanypractice areas tooffer clients immediate access to one of the widest international professional networks around. Co-head of Clifford Chance's US Funds & Investment Management Group, Hebrew-speakingMichael Sabin has an active Israel practice, advising Israel- based sponsors and investors on their fundraising and global investment activities. David Metzger, global head of Clifford Chance's Construction Group, has been advising bidders and lenders on light rail projects in recent years. Having set up the firm’s Israel practice in the early 1990s, Adrian Cohen is a partner in Clifford Chance's international restructuring and insolvency practice and has established a roster of strong relationships with Israeli institutions, companies and firms, Withstrongrelationshipswiththeworld'sbanksandfinancial institutions,the team is renowned for banking and finance work, energy and infrastructure, technology – recently providing regulatory advice to clients in the tech sector, and well versed in a raft of disputes, acting on disputes relating to construction and financing during the past year. Bettina Steinhauer led on the advice provided to J.P. Morgan in relation to TASE-listed ADO Properties' £3.7 billion acquisition of Adler Real Estate. CMS is one of the only European-focused major international law firms with senior equity partners on the ground in Israel and has been instrumental for Israeli clients looking to invest or grow abroad, as well as those businesses and investors looking to enhance their business in Israel. Within the Israel group, Andrew Besser and Louis Glass are key figures in the 25+ strong team, which has been busy in the past year in a range of fields, flying high in banking and active in corporate, employment, real estate, as well as in protecting IP. CMS Clifford Chance