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Arnon, Tadmor-Levy Offices

Arnon, Tadmor-Levy
132 Menachem Begin Road, Azrieli Center, Tel Aviv 6702101
31 Hillel Street, Jerusalem 9458131
Israel
Visit website 972 3 608 7777 972 3 608 7724

Barry Levenfeld

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+972 2 6239200 barry@arnontl.com View profile

Position

Partner, Corporate and M&A, High-Tech & Life Science and Member of the firm’s Executive Management

Career

Barry Levenfeld is one of Israel’s leading lawyers, representing Israeli and international corporate clients for over 30 years. Since Barry joined the firm in 1988 and became a partner in 1992, he has represented many leading multinational technology and other Israeli and overseas companies with respect to M&A transactions, and acted for prominent Israeli and foreign private equity and venture capital funds on fund formation and portfolio investments. He also deals in complex intellectual property transactions, including strategic partnering and licensing, in the life sciences, software, semiconductor and other technology fields. In addition, he represents issuers and underwriters in initial public offerings and other securities transactions in Israel, the United States and other countries.

Barry graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in 1976 and from Harvard Law School in 1980. He holds a Senior Lecturer position at the Hebrew University Law Faculty, teaching high tech corporate finance, and is the author of many professional articles related to M&A, computer contracting, venture capital and life sciences. He also speaks on these issues at conferences and seminars

Barry is a member of the New York Bar (1981) and the Israeli Bar Association (1985).

Barry was born in Chicago, Illinois. He moved to Israel in 1983 where he met his wife Jill.  They have four children and one grandchild in Israel. Barry is a Member of the Board of Directors of Pediatric and Adolescent Alyn Hospital in Jerusalem. He is an avid cyclist and has actively organized and participated in Israel’s largest charity bicycle ride for Alyn. Barry is the Chairman of the Board of the Israel Union for Environmental Defense, Israel’s leading environmental advocacy group, and a member of the Board of the Immigrant Hotline, an organization advocating for the rights of refugees.

Languages

English, Hebrew

Lawyer Rankings

Israel > Healthcare and life sciences

(Leading individuals)

Barry Levenfeld – Arnon, Tadmor-Levy

The ‘professional, experienced, talented and dedicated’ team at Arnon, Tadmor-Levy maintains its stellar reputation for handling the full gamut of issues across the sector, including matters concerning the secondary use of health data collaborations, material transfer arrangements, and manufacturing agreements. In Jerusalem, Barry Levenfeld regularly acts for both domestic and international life sciences companies in M&A, private equity, and licensing transactions; the ‘tremendous’ Daniel Green’s primary areas of focus are technology and licensing transactions within the medical device, pharma, and IT industries; and the ‘amazing’ Yoheved Novogroder Shoshan is well-versed in IP law, assisting global pharma entities and investors on in-licensing and R&D collaborations. Working out of the Tel Aviv office, Efrat Shapira-Orren is known for her exceptional experience in assisting private hospitals and medical centers on an array of regulatory issues. Miriam Friedmann is noted for deep expertise in licensing and privacy issues.

Israel > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Leading individuals)

Barry Levenfeld – Arnon, Tadmor-Levy

The newly merged Arnon, Tadmor-Levy‘s firm now houses one of the largest teams of corporate and M&A experts in Israel, equipped to advise both Israeli and foreign clients on the full spectrum of M&A transactions ranging from corporate structuring to securities issues and financial regulatory mandates. Reputed as ‘one of the best M&A lawyers in Israel’, Ophir Nave is also recognised as a key M&A lawyer in the defence sector, while Kobi Ben-Chitrit notably advises technology start-ups on corporate structuring, and Barak Platt is a high-tech, venture capital, and PE specialist. High-profile M&A experts Barry Levenfeld and Ben Sandler are the go-to choice for several multinational technology companies, while David Schapiro‘s focus is on complex public and private financings and project finance transactions. Other key contacts include ‘professional’ cross-border M&A transaction specialist Oded Levy, and ‘outstanding’ US and Israeli-qualified lawyer Micki Shapira.

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