Legally Israel IsraelDesks League Tables 2022 100 Presented by
A Word from Israel Desks: Overview We are pleased to bring you the 4th Israel Desks League Tables, showcasing those law firms that are not only involved in Israeli deals and with Israeli clients, but also with a deep understanding of market trends, of their clients’ opportunities, and the challenges to overcome. There are an estimated 130 law firms with an Israel Desk, a striking 20% increase on the number of firms back in 2019.Withmore Israeli companies going global and a record-breaking 2021 in terms of transactions, investments, and capital raising, it is no surprise to see more global law firms involved for clients. This year, over 45 International law firms, with an Israel Desk submitted to Legally Israel 100 and we have 85 partners nominated for the various leading individual rankings. Compared to the previous year, we can see more matters and transactions across more practices and more sectors - a testament to the amount of work carried out by international law firms involved in Israel-related matters. As always, close to the market here, we remain agile and flexible and have added a new table for Tax, as well as a Value table for Capital Markets to sit alongside the many other categories. This is to reflect both those law firms that handle a large volume of general capital markets work, as well as those who are involved for issuers and underwriters in high-value equity and debt offerings. We reviewed the firms’ submissions, collected feedback and votes from the highest profile lawyers in Israel, and looked at factors including visits to Israel, local representatives, and relationships with domestic firms. This allowed us to identify those Leading, Prominent Recognized, and Notable practitioners abroad, who take a proactive, instrumental and handson role with respect to Israel. Law firms are ranked in order or volume or value but we have also introduced the new “Elite” rankings to showcase those who particularly stood out with the largest number of matters and those with the highest value matters in what is becoming a much more competitive and vibrant market.
Table of Contents Legally Israel 100 IsraelDesks League Tables » » League Tables M&A volume........................................5 M&A value.......................................... 6 Tax.................................................... 6 Real Estate........................................ 7 IP....................................................... 8 Patents............................................... 8 Litigation............................................. 9 Capital Markets volume.......................10 Capital Markets value........................... 11 Employment..................................... 12 Banking & Finance............................. 13 Energy & Infrastructure...................... 13 Hi-Tech.............................................. 14 » » Individual Rankings » » Editorial
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5 M&A Volume 1 DLA Piper 29 2 White & Case 13 3 Greenberg Traurig 11 4 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 10 4 CMS 10 4 Freshfields 10 5 McDermott Will & Emery 9 6 Davis Polk 8 6 Sullivan Worcester 8 7 Allen & Overy 7 7 Pearl Cohen USA 7 7 Gowling 7 8 Skadden 5 9 Clifford Chance 4 9 Dechert 4 9 Goodwin 4 10 Taylor Wessing 3 Position Law Firm M&A Elite
6 M&A Value 1 Skadden 5 24,300 2 Davis Polk 8 20,722 3 Allen & Overy 7 10,300 4 White & Case 13 8,593 5 Freshfields 10 6,375 6 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 10 4,661 7 DLA Piper 29 3,278 8 Dechert 4 2,320 9 Greenberg Traurig 4 1,298 10 Taylor Wessing 3 1,000 Position Law Firm Value ($M) Volume TAX 1 DLA Piper 20 2 Pearl Cohen USA 12 3 Herrick 6 4 Fox Rothschild 2 5 CMS 1 Position Law Firm Volume Elite
7 Real Estate 1 DLA Piper 20 2 Greenberg Traurig 19 3 Asserson 17 3 Herrick 17 4 Howard Kennedy 12 5 Phillips Nizer 11 6 Taylor Wessing 9 7 Chapman 6 8 Memery Crystal 3 9 Allen & Overy 2 9 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 2 9 Dechert 2 9 ZEK 2 Position Law Firm Volume Elite
8 IP 1 DLA Piper 32 2 Shelowitz Law Group 24 3 Greenberg Traurig 17 4 CMS 13 5 Freshfields 9 6 Gowling 4 7 A&O 3 7 Goodwin 3 7 Taylor Wessing 3 Position Law Firm Volume Patents 1 Mathys Squire 36 2 CMS 13 3 Gowling 12 4 Greenberg Traurig 11 5 Fox Rothschild 6 6 DLA Piper 3 Position Law Firm Volume Elite
9 Litigation 1 Asserson 57 2 Freshfields 33 3 Sullivan Worcester 20 4 Kobre & Kim 15 5 DACBeachcroft 13 5 Taylor Wessing 13 6 DLA Piper 11 7 Greenberg Traurig 8 7 ZEK 8 8 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 7 8 Charish Law Group 7 8 McDermott Will & Emery 7 9 CMS 6 10 Fox Rothschild 5 11 Cleary Gottlieb 4 12 Allen & Overy 3 12 Shelowitz Law Group 3 Position Law Firm Volume Elite
10 Capital Markets volume 1 McDermott Will & Emery 41 1 Sullivan Worcester 41 2 Latham & Watkins 26 3 Davis Polk 13 4 Skadden 11 5 White & Case 10 5 Gowling 10 6 Freshfields 9 7 DLA Piper 7 8 Allen & Overy 6 8 Chapman 6 8 Greenberg Traurig 6 8 Memery Crystal 6 9 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 5 9 Goodwin 5 10 Carter Ledyard & Milburn 4 11 Cleary Gottlieb 3 11 CMS 3 11 Phillips Nizer 3 11 Taylor Wessing 3 Position Law Firm Volume Elite
11 Capital Markets value 1 Latham & Watkins 13,179 2 White & Case 7,374 3 Freshfields 6,762 4 Davis Polk 5,873 5 Sullivan Worcester 4,400 6 Skadden 3,583 7 Chapman 2,879 8 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 1,209 9 McDermott Will & Emery 976 10 Cleary Gottlieb 750 Position Law Firm value Elite
12 Employment 1 Greenberg Traurig 115 2 DLA Piper 63 3 Asserson 50 4 Squire Patton Boggs 19 5 Shelowitz Law Group 13 6 Fox Rothschild 10 7 CMS 8 8 McDermott Will & Emery 5 9 Allen & Overy 2 9 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 2 9 ZEK 2 Position Law Firm Volume Elite
13 Banking & Finance 1 Freshfields 15 2 DLA Piper 12 3 CMS 10 4 Allen & Overy 6 5 Clifford Chance 5 6 Asserson 3 6 Greenberg Traurig 3 7 Cleary Gottlieb 2 7 Taylor Wessing 2 Position Law Firm Volume Energy & Infrastructure 1 Freshfields 24 2 Allen & Overy 7 3 Clifford Chance 4 4 CMS 3 5 Fox Rothschild 2 6 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 1 6 McDermott Will & Emery 1 6 Ashurst 1 Position Law Firm Elite
14 Hi-Tech 1 Greenberg Traurig 159 2 DLA Piper 127 3 McDermott Will & Emery 75 4 Goodwin 32 5 Taylor Wessing 29 6 Sullivan & Worcester 25 7 Fox Rothschild 23 8 Shelowitz Law Group 22 9 Freshfields 18 10 Squire Patton Boggs 16 11 Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner 13 12 Allen & Overy 12 13 CMS 8 13 ZEK 8 14 Dechert 5 15 Walkers 4 15 Ashurst 4 Position Law Firm Volume Elite
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16 Individual Rankings
17 Prominent Mark Selinger McDermott Will & Emery Michael Kaplan Davis Polk Nathan Krapivensky Taylor Wessing Yossi Vebman Skadden Lee Noyek Allen & Overy Daniel Turgel White & Case Name Leading Jeremy Lustman DLA Piper Adir Waldman Freshfields Joshua Kiernan Latham & Watkins Joey Shabot Greenberg Traurig Ben Strauss McDermott Will & Emery Jonathan Morris BCLP Louis Glass CMS Name Law Firm Law Firm
18 Recognized Miriam Lampert Squire Patton Boggs Staurt Kurlander Latham & Watkins Daniel Ilan Cleary Gottlieb Colin Diamond White & Case Lawrence Sternthal Greenberg Traurig Jason Saltzman Gowling Name Law Firm
19 Notable Adam Fleisher Cleary Gottlieb Michael Sweet Fox Rothschild Odia Kagan Fox Rothschild Chaim Seligman Freshfields Richard Scharlat Fox Rothschild Trevor Asserson Asserson Susannah Fink Gowling Tali Sealman White & Case Yariv Ben-Ari Herrick Gary Emmanuel McDermott Will & Emery Bill Schnoor Goodwin Adam Snukal Greenberg Traurig Louis Tuchman Herrick Guy Ben-Ami Carter Ledyard & Milburn Daniel Rubel ZEK Michael Sabin Clifford Chance Josef Fuss Taylor Wessing Daniel Tunkel Memery Crystal Meira Ferziger Greenberg Traurig Name Law Firm
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21 Having been active in the Israeli market for well over two decades, Allen & Overy (“A&O”) has one of the most formidable Israeli practices, which thrives under the leadership of Lee Noyek, A&O’s presence on the ground in Tel Aviv, bringing significant experience of corporate finance, strategic M&A, divestments, joint ventures, public takeovers, refinancings and IPOs. This year, the firm commanded respect for its roles in striking M&A deals in the market. Highlights included advising DoorDash on the USD 8 billion acquisition of Wolt Enterprises, a Helsinki-based international technology company offering services in the food delivery, grocery and retail sectors in over 22 jurisdictions worldwide, including Israel. The team also represented NASDAQ-listed Peloton Interactive, Inc. on its acquisition of Precor, one of the largest global commercial fitness equipment providers, in a transaction valued at USD 420 million, with the firm’s co-head of technology for EMEA, London-based William Samengo-Turner advising. A pillar of the firm’s Israeli offering is its deep experience advising across the energy and infrastructure sector. In 2021 the firm saw Ed Moser represent the lenders to the successful bidder for Israel’s largest desalination plant – the Sorek B desalination plant. The firm also showcased its strength in capital markets with a Luxembourg team – led by partners Jacques Graas and Paul Péporté acted for NeoGames S.A. on its USD 82 million IPO. With a deep understanding of the Israeli market, Ashurst’s Israel Group has worked on numerous transactions involving Israeli clients reaching outside of Israel and non-Israeli clients transacting in Israel. Heading the Israel Desk is Etay Katz, well-known for advising the largest Israeli banks, institutional investors and fintech firms. Katz has represented the State of Israel in significant European capital market issuances and financial transactions and the Bank of Israel on transactions and regulatory matters. The Group also comprises Jake Green, co-head of the firm’s Finance Regulatory group and primary adviser for leading Israeli global fintechs, eToro and Plus500, as well as corporate partner Jonathan Cohen, who brings a particular focus on the Tech M&A space. Allen & Overy Ashurst
22 UK-headquartered law firm Asserson continues to enjoy a strong presence in the Israeli market, with its largest office in Tel Aviv and a team comprising UK, U.S. and Israel qualified lawyers. Under the leadership of the well-known shining light, Tel Aviv-based Trevor Asserson, the team provides UK legal services to Israeli clients, taking pole position in litigation and flying high in real estate and employment law, a growing body of work under the guise of Howard Rubenstein, head of the Business Law group, which includes the prolific Rachel Shaw, Oliver Harris and Hadie Cohen, who counsel Israeli companies on a raft of employment agreements and ongoing advice. Jointly heading the Dispute Resolution practice is Baruch Baigel, whose track record includes several high profile and high value claims in the UK High Court, three of which have been listed by the Lawyer among the top 20 UK cases for the year, each of those cases for Israeli citizens, or people based in Israel. The team earns widespread recognition for its involvement in commercial, real estate and construction-related litigation. In real estate, David Prais leads the Israeli Real Estate team which advises on acquisitions and disposals, including the acquisitions of apartments in the Wembley Towers project, while Robert Gross has represented major Israeli banks in providing secured facilities to Israeli owned businesses in the UK. Visit: IsraelDesks page With over 30 years’ experience in the Israeli market, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (“BCLP”) hasoneof the longest standingandmostextensivepractices, with over 50 lawyers offering a raft of services to 200 plus Israeli financial institutions andcorporates, includingestablishedpublic andprivate companies and start-ups in technology, infrastructure, real estate, manufacturing, finance, pharmaceuticals, energy and venture capital. The April 2018 merger between Bryan Cave of the U.S. and Berwin Leighton Paisner of the UK enhanced its offering to Israeli clients. London-based Jonathan Morris and Tel Aviv-based Paul Miller serve as Co-Chairs of the firm's Israel Desk, alongside Ken Henderson in the New York office. Partner in the firm’s M&A and Corporate Finance team in London, Jonathan Morris advised ironSource on its acquisition of Luna Labs, while in capital markets, he advised AmiadWater Systems on its listing of its shares on the TASE and the cancellation of a listing of the shares London’s AIMMarket. Paul Miller, with more than 25 years international experience, is a consultant in BCLP's Tel Aviv representative office. As well as flying high in M&A – the team advised Kape Technologies on its agreement to acquire premium consumer VPN business ExpressVPN – the Asserson Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
23 Carter Ledyard & Milburn firm is also prominent in litigation involving Israeli clients, with Oran Gelb and George Burn key figures in a team that has lately been supporting Israeli tech companies on a raft of disputes. Built on the foundation of 160 years of legal service, one of New York’s oldest law firms, Carter Ledyard Milburn (CLM) has been representing Israel-based companies for over 20 years in corporate, securities, M&A, as well as litigation, intellectual property, employment, real estate and more. The Israel practice group includes key figures Steven Glusband, who also chairs the firm’s Corporate department and Securities practice group, and Israel-born Guy Ben-Ami, a leader of the firm’s Israeli Cross-Border practice. Both are regularly involved in a raft of commercial matters for clients, notably, over the past year, in the M&A and capital markets space. The team advised Israel headquartered Mer Telemanagement Solutions Ltd. as it merged with SharpLink, Inc. and also offered strategic advice in relation to a number of offerings, such as for global defense technology company, Netanya-based RADA Electronic Industries Ltd., in its public offering on the NASDAQ. Visit: IsraelDesks page Chapman makes an appearance in this year’s rankings, recognized for its role as aplatformfor Israeli financial institutions and investorsmaking investments in the U.S. Heading Chapman’s Israel practice is partner Michael Friedman, who served as U.S. counsel in several capital markets transactions, including representing Reznik Paz Nevo Trusts Ltd. in connection with the issuance by Bank Hapoalim of USD 1 billion of green CoCo bonds, the first international issuance of green contingent convertible (CoCo) notes by an Israeli bank in accordance with the Green Bond Principles. As head of the firm’s Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group, he is also retained toact asU.S.counsel toMishmeret TrustCompany Ltd. in connectionwith the restructuring of approximately USD 750 million of bonds issued by All Year Holdings Ltd., as well as acting for the trustee/bondholders in restructurings for several other TASE-traded bond default matters including Brookland Upreal Limited, Medley Capital, and Starwood West Ltd. Visit: IsraelDesks page Chapman Cutler
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25 U.S. boutique law firm Charish Law Group specializes in representing Israeli and U.S. companies and individuals as lead counsel in complex business litigation, international arbitration, and defense of white-collar and regulatory matters. The team thrives under the first-rate experience of its founder –Michael Charish, in Jerusalem, who has spent 20 years handling complex litigations and investigations for clients ranging from individuals to Fortune 100 companies. With affiliates in New York and Israel, the team is a prime choice for the full gamut of complex civil and white-collar-criminal matters, as well as particular expertise in disputes relating to contracts and business torts. He acted for publicly traded Israeli real estate company in New York Supreme Court litigation and appeal over contract and corporate governance issues, as well as an Israeli tech company in patent infringement litigation. Headquartered in New York, international firm Cleary Gottlieb (“Cleary”) is acknowledged for its solid track record in M&A, capital markets and litigation over the past, year, notably securing the approval of International Flavors & Fragrances’ merger agreement with DuPont for the merger of IFF and DuPont's Nutrition & Biosciences business in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction. The firm’s Israel Group comprises the prominent capital markets lawyers, such as Adam Fleisher, who has represented numerous Israeli clients in the industrial, defense and tech sectors, as well as David Gottlieb, whose roster has included Bank Hapoalim, Bank Leumi and Israel Chemicals. Israeli clients also benefit from Daniel Lian, a member of the Israel Bar, who focuses on intellectual property law, cybersecurity and privacy. 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, and Sam Clinton-Davis are big-hitters in an Israel group, which works across many practice areas to offer 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 Israelbased sponsors and investors on their fundraising and global investment activities. David Metzger, global head of Clifford Chance's Construction Clifford Chance Cleary Gottlieb Charish Law Group
26 Group, has been advising bidders and lenders on light rail projects in recent years. With strong relationships with the world's banks and financial institutions, the team is renowned for M&A, banking and finance work, energy and infrastructure. In one notable M&A transaction, the team advised GECAS on its joint venture with Israel Aerospace to convert Boeing 777 planes into freighter aircraft in a deal worth USD 400 million. CMS is one of the few major European-focused law firms with senior equity partners on the ground in Israel and has been instrumental for Israeli clients looking to invest or growabroad, 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 a team of 60 involved in Israel-related work. In 2021, the firm was especially active in corporate and employment advice for flagship clients, as well as IP, litigation and banking. Clients also benefit from the firm’s fluent Hebrew speakers and key relationships with Israeli banks and corporates, prominent start-ups, and well-known lawyers and accountants for more than two decades. Israel is an important region for DAC Beachcroft, with the Group advising clients across practice areas and sectors from Aim listings to major arbitrations to advising London Market insurers on claims in Israel. The compact team features the experience of London-based Clarissa Coleman, Ilana Gilbert, Chris Wilkes and Duncan Strachan and is particularly recognized for its expertise in healthcare, insurance, tech and real estate and has been especially prominent in relation to litigation. Within this field, International Chamber of Commerce and LCIA arbitration stands out. Hot on the heels of its “Law Firm of the Year” at the American Lawyer’s 2021 Industry Awards,Davis Polk is flying high in the IsraelDesks rankings, taking a prominent role in some of the country’s flagship and highest value transactions in 2021. Co-Heads of Davis Polk Israel Practice are Lee Hochbaum, co-head of the SPAC practice, and Michael Kaplan, who heads the Corporate department. With a team of Hebrew speakers and graduates from Israeli law schools, the group has shone in M&A and Capital Markets in the past year. CMS DAC Beachcroft Davis Polk
27 Hochbaum, Kaplan and Yasin Keshvargar advised GT Gettaxi on its USD 1 billion business combination with Rosecliff Acquisition Corp. Hochbaum also led Payoneer on the USD 3.3 billion combination with FTAC Olympus Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, as well as Taboola on its USD 800 million acquisition of Connexity, together with Kaplan and Darren Schweiger. In Capital Markets, the team advised ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. on its USD 217.5 million IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, with Kaplan and Pedro Bermeo advising. Visit: IsraelDesks page This Philadelphia-born firm Dechert has been involved in Israel-related matters for more than 40 years and offers a 24-strong team led by Adam Levin, who also co-heads Dechert’s Corporate group in London. In an extensive roster of international corporates, private equity groups and high net worth individuals, he advises on corporate structuring, governance, private equity and transactional matters. Fellow London partner, Douglas L. Getter brings experience in U.S. and cross-border M&A transactions in a diverse practice, and has, over the last 12 months, advised Slinger on its acquisition of Tel Aviv based PlaySight Interactive Ltd, an AI sports technology company in a merger valued at approximately USD 100 million. Visit: IsraelDesks page The global knowhow and resources of DLA ensure that it is regularly involved at the top end of the Israeli market. From the U.S. to Latin America, Europe to Asia, the firm’s Israel country group comprises lawyers who advise global clients on M&A and other transactions in Israel, and this year takes first place in M&A (volume), real estate, tax and IP, handling general privacy and data protection matters worldwide. Jeremy Lustman leads the Israel group that takes the quadruple crown and flies high in banking and high-tech. During 2021, DLA represented Are Robotics Ltd. in its USD 722 million business combination with SPAC company, Industrial Tech Acquisitions, Inc., New York partner Jon Venick, working alongside Lustman. London partner Paul Jayson led the acquisition for Israel’s Azrieli Group in its acquisition of Norway based company, Green Mountain Data Center while San Diego partner, Matt Schwartz is another star on the Israeli landscape in the past 12 months, advising Silicon Valley Bank on a string of investments in Israeli highDLA Piper Dechert
28 tech companies. Among a raft of employment matters, the firm advised JFrog on the UK and German employment issues related to the USD 300 million acquisition of Israeli start-up Vdoo, as well as the employment due diligence in the acquisitions of Tapjoy and Bidalgo. Visit: IsraelDesks page A bridge between Israel and the U.S., Fox Rothschild 's 31-strong nationwide Israel practice group is a key destination for Israeli clients launching or expanding into U.S. markets. The group’s work is driven by Michael Sweet, Odia Kagan and Sarah Biser in the San Francisco, Philadelphia and New York offices respectively, with technology and innovation at the heart of the firm’s extensive client roster. The firm’s transactional and regulatory expertise stands out, especially with regards to compliance work. Philadelphia-based partner Odia Kagan, the Chair of GDPR Compliance & International Privacy group, has been advising Israeli clients from the agriculture, healthcare and software sectors, among others, on such key issues over the past year. Clients also tapped into the Group’s depth of expertise relating to employment, with Sweet and Labor & Employment partner, Richard Scharlat, a Hebrew speaker based in New York City, who brings over 20 years’ experience in defending management from U.S.-based companies and international companies with U.S. employees in employment and class action litigation. The Group has also supported Israeli parties in filing patents and trademarks and has been involved in litigation involving Israeli parties. Visit: IsraelDesks page As one of the most impressive names in the Israeli market, Freshfields’ Israel Group is one of the pacesetters and emerges with two top spots – in banking and energy. In a 20-strong team, with 6 principals, Adir Waldman is on the ground in Israel, leading a multijurisdictional team of Freshfields lawyers dedicated to advising Israeli clients and businesses with interests in Israel. Among the team is New York partner Menachem (Mena)Kaplan,who is very active in the start-up scene andwhosepractice encompasses IP, licensing, joint ventures, and emerging technologies. Tel Aviv based Chaim Seligman also leads the Tel Aviv office’s tech initiative and brings clients a background of Private and Public International Law and acts for clients in cross-border transactions and dispute resolution. Fox Rothschild Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
29 In a prolific banking practice, the team advises on multiple firstrate matters and acted for Israel Discount Bank on an ongoing basis regarding data privacy compliance in the US and other jurisdictions and its readiness for cybersecurity breaches. Freshfields flies in high in M&A, acting for Access Global Ltd. in the sale of ExpressVPN to Israeli-British Kape Technologies PLC (where Teddy Sagi is the principal shareholder) for USD 936 million, while the Israel Group also helped to provide Israeli law and global M&A advice to Swedish telecommunications company Ericssonon its bid for Vonage,anAmerican telecommunications company which employs more than 100 Israelis in its Tel Aviv development. The Israel Group also performs extremely well in the Litigation and Arbitration table, with a successful track record in some of the highestcaliber dispute resolution matters in the Israeli market. Among a raft of matters, the team is advising Sunflower and Israel’s Shikun & Binui Energy (“S&B”) following a successful claim, brought under the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), against the Kingdom of Spain arising out of unilateral changes to its renewable energy regime. This high-profile matter is equally matched by the representation of TASE and NYSE- listed Kenon Holdings, and its subsidiary IC Power, in an ICSID arbitration with the Republic of Peru under the Singapore-Peru Free Trade Agreement. The dispute relates to Peru's unfair treatment of Kenon/IC Power’s investments in the power generation and transmission sectors in Peru. Attorneys in Goodwin’s Israel Practice have significant experience working with Israeli businesses as well as internationally-based investors in Israeli companies. In the past year, the firm’s Israel Group, led by the prominent Bill Schnoor, former co-chair of the firm’s Technology and Life Sciences groups, has advised five Israel-based or Israeli-founded technology and life sciences companies in raising over USD 400 million in funding. The team also represented the lead investors in the financing of two Israeli-founded technology companies in an aggregate amount of USD 90 million, and counseled the financial advisors on a de-SPAC transaction with an Israel-based target. Withasuccessful track record inrelationtoemergingcompanies,Goodwin advised target companies, Jomu Mist Incorporated and CreativeLIVE as they were respectively acquired by property management platform, Guesty and freelancer platform, Fiverr. Goodwin also advised on a string of investment. Partner in the Private Equity Group, San Franciscobased Brian McPeake starred as Counsel to GS Capital Partners in its investment in the USD 543 million funding of Transmit Security and USD 230 million investment in 4G Clinical. Goodwin
30 Multinational law firm Gowling WLG performs notably well in the intellectual property area, respected by Israeli law and patent firms for its trademark and patent filing practice in Canada and elsewhere. The 42-strong Israel desk is co-led by London-based Susannah Fink and Toronto-based Jason Saltzman, who enjoys a diverse M&A and capital markets practice. He also advised on the listing of Israel’s Adcore on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Gowlings was formed from the merger of Canada-based Gowlings and UK-based Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co in February 2016, in the first multinational law firm merger co-led by a Canadian firm. With a multidisciplinary office in Tel Aviv, Greenberg Traurig’s 100plus Israel Practice is one of the larger gateways for outward-looking Israeli businesses and entrepreneurs, as well as for non-Israeli clients looking to expand their presence in Israel. The Group took pole position in employment and high-tech this year, and was also extremely active in M&A, litigation and IP, thriving under the leadership of Joey Shabot, Managing Shareholder and head of the Corporate department in Israel. In one of the flagship transactions of the past year, Shabot advised NASDAQ-listed technology company Digital Turbine, Inc. on all aspects of its USD 600 million acquisition of Israeli-German ad-tech company Fyber, working closely with the firm’s teams in Germany, the U.S. and Netherlands. He also worked with Alan Annex, Co-Chair of the Global Corporate practice, and EphraimSchmeidler to represent Goldman Sachs as lead underwriter and investment banker as part of a SPAC transaction which saw the going public of Taboola.com Ltd., one of Israel’s best known technology companies focusing on content discovery and digital advertising. The Israel Group is packed with instrumental figures, such as Tel Avivbased Lawrence Sternthal, who leads the International Real Estate department in Israel, as well as Meira Ferziger, who brings more than 28 years’ employment law experience as it relates to Israeli companies operating in the U.S., and Adam Snukal, who has worked with Israel's leading start-ups, representing them in issues surrounding IP, privacy, data security compliance obligations, such as GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA, PCI, and more. Visit: IsraelDesks page Gowling wlg Greenberg Traurig
31 New York-based law firm, Herrick boasts a vibrant Israel practice group that is an integral part of the firm’s broader global experience. Connected with major Israeli law and accounting firms, the 12-lawyer group is recognized by IsraelDesks rankings for a depth and diversity of experience in the real estate sector. Co-chairing the firm's Israel practice group is Real Estate partner Yariv Ben-Ari, who acts for real estate lenders, trustees, servicers, owners, operators, developers and contractors on a variety of sophisticated matters. An Israeli-American, he also helps foreign developers and investors in their U.S. real estate transactions, as well as U.S. clients seeking outbound investments in Israel. He and the team advised Migdal Insurance Company Ltd. in its potential USD 200 million investment in a joint venture to acquire multifamily complexes in specific strategic regions of the U.S. The team also represented Harel Insurance in the purchase of a portion of a USD 600 million construction loan made to SL Green and secured by a first mortgage on a prime Manhattan property, as well as the client’s participation in a USD 191 million construction loan to build two high-rise luxury multifamily towers in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. Israel Canada Hotels is also working with Herrick on establishing a hotel platform in the U.S. Visit: IsraelDesks page Howard Kennedy is recognized for its strong track record of advising Israeli clients, especially in relation to real estate. London-based and Hebrew-speaking 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, and last year’s workload includes a string of high-profile real estate matters, especially for a flagship Israeli investor and property developer client. The firm also advises Ashdod-headquartered Nofar Energy, which is developing the UK's largest planned battery energy storage project, with construction costs estimated at more than GBP 214 million. 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. The team provides offensive and defensive strategies and crisis management strategies to ultra-high-net-worth individuals involved in complex international government investigations and other disputes Kobre & Kim Howard Kennedy Herrick Feinstein
32 to preserve their assets, liberty and reputation. Powered by a deep bench of former government lawyers and litigators around the world, including elsewhere in the region in Dubai, the firm also earns significant roles in sensitive and high-profile litigation. These include representing Israeli tech companies in a raft of commercial and intellectual property disputes, as well as helping Israeli start-ups through the launch of a litigation fund in partnership with litigation finance firm IMF Visit: IsraelDesks page With a towering presence in capital markets, Latham & Watkins’ (“Latham”) Israel Practice takes the top spot in the Capital Markets value table, leveraging its global reach to provide strategic advice to Israeli clients on some of the highest profile and highest value equity and debt capital markets transactions in the Israeli market. In 2021, few transactions, matched the headlines written by the USD 2.1 billion IPO of Playtika and the USD 724 million IPO of Monday.com, both on Nasdaq, in which the Latham represented the issuer, as they did on the IPOs of WalkMe, Riskified and Kaltura, among many others. The Latham team also acted as underwriters’ counsel on the USD 1.4 billion IPO of SentinelOne on the NYSE and IPO of Nayax on the TASE. Joshua Kiernan and Stuart Kurlander in the London and Washington D.C. offices are instrumental figures in the team, which regularly advises on initial public, follow-on and secondary offerings, as well as a string of SPAC transactions. Having established its Israel team in 2011, Mathys and Squire, a hugely prominent European IP firm, enjoys a towering presence in the Patents and Trademarks category, working directly with and advising well-known Israeli clients, individuals and attorneys on filing patents and designs during the past year. The eight-strong team is headed up by London partner and UK & European Patent Attorney and UK Design Attorney, Dani Kramer, who acts for clients ranging from start-ups to large corporations across a variety of technology sectors. He works closely with Munich partner Andreas Wietzke and Anna Gregson, a partner in London. Mathys & Squire Latham & Watkins
33 Backed by the multidisciplinary resources of the firm’s 20 offices, McDermott Will & Emery (“McDermott”) is known for extensive transactional advice, particularly capital markets transactions, where it takes top spot in the volume table. In this category, the firm emerged at the head of the pack for regular day-to-day work involving Israeli clients across many cutting-edge sectors, especially technology, bio-tech and life science. McDermott also enjoyed a strong presence in high-tech, as well as M&A and litigation. The Israel Desk is co-led by partner Gary Emmanuel, who brings clients more than 20 years’ experience, especially in relation to capital raisings and IPOs.He recentlyadvisedblank-check companies,CactusAcquisition 1 as it filed for a USD 100 million IPO, targeting tech-based healthcare, as well as Finnovate Acquisition Corp. on its USD 150 million IPO. New York partner Mark Selinger co-heads the Israel Desk and is another key figure in the team having represented Israeli companies doing business internationally since 1994 and represented Israel-headquartered INX as it closed its ethereum-based IPO, with USD 85 million in proceeds. The crypto exchange completed the first security token offering registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Delaware partner, Ben Strauss is another instrumental player and has advised as Delaware counsel on financing transactions. Founded over 40 years ago, London-based Memery Crystal is recognized as one of the UK’s leading law firms in its specialist areas. Memery Crystal’s Israel Desk helps Israeli businesses and entrepreneurs to the London markets, to raise capital and supports Israeli investors, especially in relation to real estate. Daniel Tunkel leads the team, with the coming-together of the former Memery Crystal and Rosenblatt practices increasing the spread of the firm’s offering, with the combined firm now offering support in relation to competition law and fraud/ financial crime to complement the existing practice areas, such as real estate and private wealth. Visit: IsraelDesks page Pearl Cohen’s teams in New York, Boston, Los Angeles and London comprise experienced lawyers who have enjoyed a strong year in M&A and tax related work. New York based Oz Halabi, Senior Partner & Chair of the U.S. Tax Group, engages mainly in US domestic and international tax matters arising in mergers and acquisitions, investment funds, securities offerings, financial products and bankruptcy. He works alongside Moshe Sister, who specializes in U.S. and Israeli taxation law, including taxation Pearl Cohen Memery Crystal McDermott Will & Emery
34 Skadden of individuals, corporations, and venture capital funds, as well as real estate taxation and indirect taxation. Partner in the Corporate Group is Boston-based Amir Sadeh, who acts for corporate clients on a variety of commercial, corporate and strategic matters. The team’s US based lawyers were involved in the representation of DeepCube, an Israeli start-up, in its acquisition by Nano Dimension. This mid-sized U.S. firm enters this year’s Israel Desks rankings with a compact Israel Practice Group led by Lisa Radetsky and Marc Landis. With offices in New York, New Jersey and Geneva, Switzerland, the team enjoyed a strong year in Israel-related real estate transactions, providing clients with advice on real estate development and investments, including commercial, office, multi-family and hospitality properties, as well as personal residential purchases. A roster of Israeli clients broadly includes real estate developers, as well as public and private companies, institutional and individual investors, fashion designers and retailers. The firm is also a member of the IsraelAmerica Chamber of Commerce in Tel Aviv and the America-Israel Chamber of Commerce and Industry in New York. The SLG Israel Desk has been busy in 2021 with a broad range of commercial work involving Israeli clients. Among this workload is a diverse raft of instructions in the IP field. Headed by the ever-present New York attorney Mitchell C. Shelowitz, former President/Founder of the Association Corporate Counsel Israel, he draws on more than 20 years’ experience representing Israeli companies and today provides commercial advice to clients spanning the mobile tech, cyber, green tech, robotics and other sectors. The firm also handles copyright registrations, trademark renewals and IP infringement for Israeli clients. Previously he founded the Israel desk at Nixon Peabody in New York City and led the Israel desk at Greenberg Traurig’s New York office. As one of the leading global law firms with an Israel focus, Skadden’s Israel Group is in the elite category of IsraelDesks in both M&A and Capital Markets, taking the crown in the M&A: Value table. For decades, the firm acts for Israeli companies doing business and raising capital outside Israel and advises non-Israeli companies and individuals doing business in Israel. Shelowitz Law Group (“SLG”) Phillips Nizer
35 With a track record that has seen the firm act in many landmark M&A and capital markets transactions, the firm recently advised Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as lead underwriter in the USD 724 million IPO of Monday.com on Nasdaq, as well as the lead underwriters in the USD 368 million IPO of Riskified Ltd. on the NYSE and in the USD 431 million IPO of Global-E Online Ltd. on Nasdaq. Having advised the underwriters on the largest-ever Israeli IPO in the U.S. by Mobileye, Yossi Vebman leads the Israel practice. With an unrelenting focus on M&A and financing, the Israel Group has, in the past year, advised eToro Group Ltd. in its merger with FinTech Acquisition Corp. V for an entity value of USD 10.4 billion, as well as Intel Corporation in its USD 5.4 billion acquisition of Tower Semiconductor Ltd., among other acquisitions. The spotlight shines brightly on the almost 40-strong Israel Desk at Squire Patton Boggs, which is widely recognized by Israeli clients for its comprehensive advice in the employment field, with work involving a significant advice on share options/benefits and data privacy. Fronted by London’s Miriam Lampert, who brings clients almost two decades’ experience of working in the Israeli market and an understanding of the UK ecosystem, with her role co-leading 1,6,00-member, Israeli Tech Parliament, one of the main networking groups for the Israeli tech community in London. Recognized for its expertise in the high-tech sector, the team advises high profile Israeli corporates, particularly in the tech and financial services sectors, and includes NICE, WalkMe, Viber and Caesarstone, many of whom we have advised for a number of years. We act for many companies operating in the cybersecurity, fin-tech, med-tech and smart mobility and automotive technology sectors, recently expanding its Israeli client base. Over the past year, other key team members include Paris Partner, Pauline Pierce. U.S. headquartered Sullivan’s capital markets expertise shines brightly through in 2021, as it shares the crown in the competitive Capital Markets: Volume table. Its Israel expertise comprises lawyers from the firm's New York, Boston, Washington D.C., and London offices. Sullivan acts as company counsel for publicly traded and pre-IPO companies and represents public companies and their directors, independent Squire Patton Boggs Sullivan & Worcester
36 committees, and officers with respect to a wide range of capital markets and securities matters. The firm is known for its work as underwriter’s counsel in public offerings of Israeli and U.S., and other foreign companies traded on TASE, NYSE or the Nasdaq, advising on a substantial portion of the offerings by Israeli companies that listed on Nasdaq for the first time since 2013. The firm also performs well in high-tech, litigation, class actions, and M&A, advising Nano Dimension on the acquisitions of Deepcube, Micro Mechanics and Essemtec. With more than 18 years’ experience, New York partner Oded Har-Even leads the global capital markets practice and has advised on many issues on Wall Street of Israeli private and public companies. In 2021, he advised on the IPOs of Inspira Technologies OXY B.H.N. Ltd. and G Medical and Eco Wave on Nasdaq. He spends a significant amount of time as Co-Managing Partner in Sullivan & Worcester Tel Aviv, alongside Reut Alfiah, while Boston partner Howard E. Berkenblit acted as Issuer's Counsel for Oramed Pharmaceuticals in two sizeable offerings, while Ron Ben-Bassat advised AGP (Village Farms International) on the issue of USD 135 million in a Registered Direct Offering of Common Shares on Nasdaq. The Israel Desk of international law firm Taylor Wessing continues to make an impact with its focus on dynamic sectors, including high-tech, life sciences and healthcare. The firm makes further inroads under the guidance and experience of London-based Josef Fuss, who co-leads the international Technology, Media & Communications sector group, and is recognized as one of the leading international venture capital lawyers in the European market. He co-heads the Israel Desk with Israel-based Nathan Krapivensky. The Israel Desk has taken a prominent role advising on a string of investments and venture capital transactions, with its corporate technology team acting for Israeli investors, companies, entrepreneurs and management teams on all aspects of venture capital, M&A and joint ventures. Fuss advised Israeli co-founded fintech company, Curve on its USD 95 million Series C fundraising round in anticipation of its US launch and further European growth. London-based Howard Palmer acted for Dawn Capital as investor in a USD 127 million investment in Israeli startup Firebolt, the developer of a cloud-native enterprise data analytics Taylor Wessing
37 platform. The team also acted for Israeli renewables project developer Solegreen in its USD 104 million investment in California-based solar installer Kuubix. While the firm is visible also in litigation, notably cryptocurrency disputes, there are also significant real estate matters, with the team advising Clal lnsurance on the acquisition of two London hotels, valued at over GBP 540 million and owned by the Amsterdam based hotel owner and operator, PPHE Hotel Group. Visit: IsraelDesks page Walkers’ London-led Israel Group provides Bermuda, British Virgin Islands (“BVI”), Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Irish and Jersey law services to clients in Israel. With an established track record of delivering “offshore” law advice to clients in Israel, the firm acts for Israeli home-grown and international companies, as well as law firms, accountancy firms, highnet worth individuals, asset management groups, investment funds, banks and other financial institutions. Head of Corporate department, Neil McDonald and Investment Funds partner Matt Bloomfield recently acted as Cayman Islands counsel on the launch of Silicon Valley-based Group 11's USD 200 million Fund V, the first VC fund to join trading on the TASE UP platform, an electronic trading platform, available to institutional and accredited Israeli investors, that allows high-tech companies, VC, credit, and real estate funds to trade on the TASE, while remaining private. Visit: IsraelDesks page One of the most preeminent firms with a commitment to Israel spanning several decades is White & Case, which is entrenched among the elite law firms in Israel related M&A and capital markets, both in volume and value. 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 highquality 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. White & Case Walkers
38 ZEK Together with Robert Chung and Jason Rocha, Diamond acted for ION Acquisition Corp 2 Ltd., a SPAC, in its USD 1.3 billion business combination with Israeli-headquartered Innovid, Inc., a global leader in connected TV ad delivery and measurement. Joel Rubinstein also worked with Diamond on advising ION Acquisition Corp 1 Ltd., another SPAC, on its USD 2.6 billion business combination with Taboola.com Ltd., an Israeli private company and a global leader in powering recommendations for the open web. In an active year, Turgel acted for SoftBank Vision Fund II as the lead investor in the Series E financing round of Claroty Ltd., an Israeli industrial cybersecurity company, while we also draw attention to Tali Sealman, who acted for Siemplify, an Israeli cybersecurity and security orchestration, automation and response ("SOAR") provider, on its sale to Google LLC at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars. The wider team is regularly immersed in a broad range of industries in Israel, including high-tech, healthcare and medical devices, clean-tech, agriculture, real estate, energy and oil and gas, chemicals, consumer products and financial services. With deep roots also in capital markets, White & Case has been advising the State of Israel on its offering of USD 5 billion of Eurobonds. Visit: IsraelDesks page Based in Manhattan, the 42-year-old Zeichner Ellman & Krause LLP ("ZEK") law firm has more than 40 lawyers spread across its New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Washington DC, 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, employment and commercial agreements. In the past year, Rubel acted for a number of Israeli companies which used to be affiliated with Eliezer Fishman. Fishman filed for bankruptcy in Israel. The trustee for the Israeli bankruptcy proceeding filed an application to obtain information from our clients which is currently housed in a US law firmbased in New York. Together with BruceGoodman, he co-represented an Israeli technology company, as plaintiff, regarding a defendant's breach of a services agreement in which the defendant failed to provide payment processing services.
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