38 Led by Michael Sweet, Odia Kagan, and Sarah Biser, the sizeable team operates from San Francisco, Philadelphia, and New York. The group is recognized in IsraelDesks for its advice on intellectual property and trademark issues, employment litigation, and data privacy, particularly GDPR compliance. It also assists Israeli families with estate planning, trusts, and tax matters. Matthew Kittay, Co-Chair of the M&A Group, counsels Israeli startups expanding into the U.S., focusing on corporate structuring, financing, and venture capital. Israel-based Biser represents contractors, developers, and architects in construction law and international arbitration, including major projects such as the Technion-Cornell partnership on Roosevelt Island, NYC. Visit: Israel Page Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Renowned as a leading force in the Israeli market, Freshfields' Israel Group excels across diverse fields including M&A (Volume), Energy, and IP in which the firm takes pole position in all, and is also an Elite firm in M&A and Capital Markets (Value), and Litigation. Headed by Managing Director Adir Waldman in Tel Aviv, the Freshfields Israel Focus Group provides Israeli businesses and international investors with direct access to top-tier legal counsel on cross-border transactions, financings, regulatory issues, and dispute resolution. Waldman spearheads a multijurisdictional team advising Israeli and foreign companies operating in Israel, with key figures including Taryn Zucker, a New York-based counsel specializing in capital markets, and Menachem Kaplan, a seasoned New York partner with deep ties to Israel. London-based partner David Boles adds strength in securities regulation, representing issuers and investment banks in major public offerings, such as the USD 1.6 billion IPO of Israeli SimilarWeb. The team played a pivotal role in significant 2024 transactions, including advising Aristocrat Leisure on its USD 1.2 billion all-cash acquisition of Israel’s NeoGames; Israeli-owned Leonardo Hotels on its EUR 400 million purchase of Zien Group’s Dutch hotel portfolio; and U.S. private equity firm Bow Street on its USD 1.6 billion investment in an Israeli real estate company. In banking, the team supported Bank Hapoalim in navigating Basel Relief for sales guarantees under French and German law and assisted Shikun & Binui in divesting from its Nigerian operations.
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