June Edition 2021

21 Gowlings brought against it by the State Prosecutor’s Office of Israel in relation to the Israeli aspects of the global emissions scandal and advised Sotheby’s, in which we advised them on the L.A. Mayer Museum of Islamic Art dispute. Attorneys in Goodwin’s Israel Practice have significant experience working with Israeli businesses as well as internationally-based investors in Israeli companies. The firm’s position in the IsraelDesks rankings owes much to its track record in a number of areas, especially private equity, venture capital and technology. With a successful track record in relation to emerging companies, Goodwin advised on the flagship USD 900 million acquisition of Moovit by Intel in May 2020, an acquisition that will enable Intel to develop self-driving robotaxis that could take to the streets in early 2022. Goodwin also advised on a string of investments and capital markets transactions. San Francisco-based Brian McPeake advised on the investment by B r ain Capital into Israeli start-up BioCatch,as it raisedUSD168millionofSeriesCventurefunding;Washington DC partner Alese Bagdol acted as counsel to U.S. VC firm, Sequoia Capital Global Equities in its USD 267 million Series F Preferred Stock investment of Israel-founded Sentinel Labs; and Boston-based Mitchell Bloom , who chairs the firm’s Life Sciences practice, advised on the NASDAQ public offering of Israel’s Vascular Biogenics. Multinational law firm Gowling WLG takes the Patent crown this year, respected by Israeli law and patent firms for its trademark and patent filing practice in Canada, Russia and elsewhere. The 42-strong Israel desk is co-led by Susannah Fink and Jason Saltzman . Clients benefit fromFink’s experience as a commercial and insurance litigator in complex and multi-jurisdictional disputes, while Saltzman advises, inter alia, on M&A transactions by or of Israeli companies, IPOs and listings of Israeli companies on international stock exchanges, and more. An expert in IP, Dubai-based Jon Parker acts for numerous clients in Israel and has been involved in a number of trademark applications. During the past year, the firm advised PlantX Life Inc. with respect to its USD 11.5 million non-brokered private placement of units of the company, co-led by the client founder andPsagot Investment House Ltd., an Israeli investment firm and Israel’s largest pension fund manager. Goodwin