June Edition 2021

27 ZEK One of the most preeminent firms with a commitment to Israel spanning several decades is White & Case, which, this year, took the M&A crown, for the second successive year. Through the depth of its expertise in the firm’s London and New York offices, the team is a go-to group for sophisticated and high-quality instructions and is one of the go-to law firms in Israel related M&A. The team thrives under the leadership of New York-based Colin Diamond – one of the lead lawyers on U.S. IPOs by Israeli issuers - and London-based Daniel Turgel , committed to the Israeli market for more than a decade.We also make special mention of Tali Sealman , who together with Dan Turgel, represented dual-listed NICE Actimize in a definitive agreement to acquire Guardian Analytics, a leading AI, cloud-based financial crime risk management solution provider. Previously with FBC and Cooley, she acts for Israeli companies, companies formed by Israeli expats and US companies with their dealings in the Israeli market. The wider team is regularly immersed in a broad range of industries in Israel, including high-tech, healthcare andmedical devices, clean-tech, agriculture, real estate, energy and oil and gas, chemicals, consumer products and financial services. With deep roots in M&A and capital markets, White & Case has been advising the State of Israel on its offering of USD 1 billion 2.500%bonds, due 2030, and USD 2 billion 3.375%bonds due 2050, under its U.S. registered shelf program. Visit: Israel Page Founded in 1980, Zeichner Ellman & Krause LLP ("ZEK") has more than 40 lawyersspreadacross itsNewYork,NewJersey,Connecticut,WashingtonDC, as well as a foreign office in Tel Aviv. In fact, ZEK was the very first law firm to be certified as a foreign attorney’s office by the Israel Bar Association. Daniel Rubel heads the Israel Group, which has been representing Israeli clients on a wide variety of U.S. legal issues including corporate and securities matters, commercial litigation, bankruptcy, banking regulations, U.S. government investigations, as well as Israeli businesses who have opened new operations in the U.S. Rubel handles multiple cross-border disputes for Israeli clients, including disputes over control of largeU.S. assets and corporations, commercial disputes over contractual agreements and enforcement of loan agreements in favor of Israeli lenders against US based borrowers. He frequently acts alongside the firm’s executive partner, Stuart Krause, who also leads cross-border litigation, while Bruce Goodman has worked with multiple Israeli clients who are publicly traded companies in theUS in complex litigation and has also represented Israeli companies incross-bordermediations.Thefirmhasbeeninvolvedinrepresenting a number of Israeli companies previously affiliated with prolific businessman Eliezer Fishman,whose bankruptcy became one of Israel’smost landmark cases. White & Case