June Edition 2021

23 Howard Kennedy Kobre & Kim U.S. Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles for USD 430 million. The team also represented Bank Hapoalim in the workout of multiple loans secured by assisted living and licensed nursing home facilities in the U.S., as well as in the workout and foreclosure of loans secured by unsold condominiums in the U.S. Visit: Israel Page Even before the official formation of the Israel Practice Group in 2012, Hogan Lovells has been involved in the Israeli market. With almost 3,000 lawyers across almost its global office network, the group comprises Israeli Bar Association members, citizens, and fluent Hebrew speakers. From life sciences and energy, technology and healthcare, Hogan Lovells helps companies to expand in Israel or Israeli companies do more business abroad. Performing well in real estate, highlights include the representation of Israel-based Fattal Hotel Group on its acquisition of four Grange hotels in central London from real estate investment firm Queensgate Investments, as well as Salesforce in its definitive agreement to acquire Bonobo. The firm has a regulatory practitioner based in Rehovot, who is dedicated to providing local and real-time support for Israeli medical device and life sciences companies seeking U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. Visit: Israel Page HowardKennedy is recognizedfor itsstrongtrack recordofadvising Israeli clients across real estate, capital markets and private wealth. London-based Charles Maxwell heads the team and is supported by a network of strong connections. The firm’s Israeli clients are made up of high-net-worth individuals and families, entrepreneurs and corporates, which instruct the firm on corporate, real estate, litigation, private client and family issues. Last year’s workload includes a string of high profile commercial and residential acquisitions in the real estate sector – for a particular flagship Israeli investor client, but the firm is attracting a wider client base investing in the UK real estate market. Visit: Israel Page Focused exclusively on disputes and investigations, Kobre & Kim enjoys a commanding reputation for representing Israeli clients in cross-border disputes involving Israel, the U.S., Europe, Asia and other jurisdictions. As the only firm with a former U.S. federal prosecutor based full time in Israel, RobertHenoch , heads the group, which specializes in assisting Israeli clients Hogan Lovells