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1 AZRIELI CENTRE
TEL AVIV 67021
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Yigal Arnon & Co > The Legal 500 Rankings
Capital markets Tier 1
Yigal Arnon & Co acts for major international banks as underwriters and companies as issuers in public offerings on the Tase, Nasdaq, NYSE and the ASX, and regularly advises public companies - including a number in the medical cannabis industry - on M&A. The firm is also experienced in advising international corporates, generally based in the US, on dual listings on the Tase and the regulatory issues applicable with respect to Israeli securities law in particular. In a market first for the country, Simon Weintraub led advice to China International Capital Corporation and Hong Kong Securities as underwriters on the IPO of Sisram Medical, an Israeli company, on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, facilitating a $112m capital raising. Shiri Shaham, who stands out for her expertise advising major investment banks as underwriters on significant bond issuances, jointly heads the team with Gil Oren. Israel and US qualified partner Micki Shapira joined the practice following the firm's merger with Weinstock-Zecler & Co in January 2019, bringing particular expertise in private equity and venture capital transactions to the group. Daniel Marcovici is also noted.
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Testimonials
‘Whenever called upon has provided swift and reliable advice. The team is very helpful and friendly and ready to assist with responsiveness and efficiency.’
Key clients
El Al
One Software Technologies
Peninsula Ltd.
BioLineRx
WhiteSmoke Software
Enlivex Therapeutics
China International Capital Corporation
Hong Kong Securities Limited
Jefferies Hong Kong Limited
Sisram Medical
Nextcom
Knafaim Holdings
Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd.
Security Matters
Seedo
Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 1
A force in the technology space, Yigal Arnon & Co provides ‘smart and practical structures and solutions’. The group is regularly retained by both domestic and global technology companies to advise on their major transactions in Israel. In one highlight, it acted for Nvidia Corporation on the $6.9bn acquisition of Mellanox Technologies — the second-biggest acquisition in Israeli high-tech history; corporate head Barry Levenfeld, together with Ben Sandler, led the advice. The same duo also recently handled mandates for Salesforce.com, Stryker Corporation and Palo Alto Networks. Outside of the tech arena, the group shines in the infrastructure, life sciences and telecoms spheres. Additional key contacts include David Schapiro, Gidon Weinstock and Barak Platt.
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‘Yigal Arnon & Co provides us with all-round legal advice covering all our needs in the most professional way.‘
‘The team consists of great lawyers with lots of experience, knowledge of the legal materials and the market, who offer smart and practical structures and solutions.’
‘Their knowledge, practical approach, availability and responsiveness is great and highly appreciated.’
‘Good customer service mindset. Focus on getting the deal done. Very accommodating. Broad range of expertise within the firm to draw on as required.’
Key clients
Intel Corp.
Nvidia Corporation
Salesforce.com, Inc.
Zoominfo Inc.
Shanghai Giant Network Technology Co., Ltd.
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
Magisto Ltd.
Super Pharm
Intuit Inc.
Siemens AG
Stryker Corporation
Caspit Payment Technologies Group
Mexichem
Amimon Inc.
Ezugi Software
Mentor Graphics Development Services (Israel) Ltd.
Nike Europe Inc.
Electronic Arts
Israel Infrastructure Fund
Medtronic Inc.
Algatechnologies Ltd.
Accurate Medical Therapeutics Ltd.
WhiteSmoke Software Ltd.
Keystone Heart Ltd.
One Software Technologies (One1)
Telrad Networks
Competition/antitrust Tier 1
Yigal Arnon & Co fields 'a very professional team' that represents major corporations, particularly in the telecoms, pharmaceutical and retail sectors. Its workload incorporates international cartel cases, national abuse of dominance and cartel class actions, litigation arising from monetary sanctions imposed by the Antitrust Commission, merger notifications and requests for exemptions to restrictive arrangements. The firm represented CAL Israel Credit Cards in a $470m class action brought against it alleging restrictive arrangements between CAL and other credit card companies, resulting in a positive outcome for the client with the petitioner withdrawing its appeal in the Supreme Court. Ronit Amir-Yaniv and Shani Rapoport are also noted. Niv Zecler left the firm in 2020.Practice head(s):
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‘The team displays far more knowledge than other firms I have had the chance work with. They are not afraid to take a stand and follow through.’
Key clients
Strauss Group Ltd
Kone Elevators
Isralift
Unilever Israel Group
Pelephone Communication Ltd.
CAL – Israel Credit Cards Ltd.
LG Electronics Ltd.
Super-Pharm (Israel) Ltd.
Central Bottling Company Ltd.
Angel Bakeries
Ashdod Port Company Ltd.
Harel Technologies (subsidiary of One1)
Lafarge Holcim Inc.
Y. Hilel
Moni Siton Transportation Ltd.
Universal McCann
Minrav Group
Israir
Bonus School Books
Diesenhaus
Zalman Barashi & Brothers
Israeli Federation of the Phonographic Industry
Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA)
Dispute resolution: class actions (including derivative actions) Tier 1
Yigal Arnon & Co acts for domestic and international corporates in a wide range of claims including banking and securities class actions, labour claims, insurance-related class actions, product liability matters and other consumer protection claims in the automotive, aviation, food and consumer goods sectors. In addition, the firm recently merged with Weinstock-Zecler & Co, a particularly standout player in the antitrust space, which has significantly boosted the firm's reputation in competition-related class actions. The practice group is jointly led by Barak Tal, 'a brilliant partner', and Ruth Loven, who is instructed by BMW in product defect and recall-related class actions. Other names to note include Ido Chitman, who has represented major Israeli insurers in class actions involving insurance policies, and Hanital Belinson Navon, who represents El Al Israel Airlines in a variety of class actions. Niv Zecler and Sagi Schiff are among the notable partners who joined with the Weinstock-Zecler merger.
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Testimonials
‘Very hands-on. They focus on the important things and are very well connected.‘
‘The team has the ability to handle very complicated cases and to supply the client with remarkable legal advice and advocacy.‘
‘Barak Tal is a brilliant partner, with the unique ability to lead the case safely through the courts.‘
Key clients
Deloitte Brightman Almagor Zohar & Co
Bank Hapoalim
CAL – Israel Credit Cards
Bank Leumi L’Israel
Directors and Officers of Bank Leumi L’Israel
Bank Mizrahi Tefahot
Israel Discount Bank
First International Bank
Migdal Insurance Company
Menorah Insurance Company
Phoenix Insurance Company
BMW
Leader Capital Markets
BDO Israel
Gindi Israel (2010) Holdings
Epsilon Investment House
Mifal HaPais
Israel Polaris Industries and Polaris Sales Europe
Fujitsu
Castro Model
Cellcom Israel
013 Netvision
Healthcare and life sciences Tier 1
Best known for its transactional weight in the life sciences sphere, Yigal Arnon & Co acts for a diverse mix of start-ups through to global corporations and investors. The group’s recent impressive run of M&A deals included advising on sizeable acquisitions for global industry leaders, including Stryker Corporation and Medtronic, as well as Israeli companies such as Enlivex Therapeutics. It also handled a wide range of regulatory, IP and commercial work. Daniel Green heads the transactional IP department and focuses on licensing, corporate partnering and intellectual property. Additional contacts include corporate finance heavyweight Barry Levenfeld and Yoheved Novogroder-Shoshan, who has an emphasis on technology, IP, joint ventures and privacy issues.
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Key clients
Medtronic Inc.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
FutuRx Ltd.
MEDX XELERATOR, Limited partnership
Algatechnologies Ltd
Stryker Corporation.
Enlivex Therapeutics Ltd.
Restoration Robotics, Inc.
Hutchison China MediTech (Chi-Med)
Keystone Heart
Alma Lasers Ltd.
Pi Therapeutics
Immpact Bio Ltd.
4C Biomed
Prilenia Therapeutics
AV Medical
Seedo
Square Peg Capital
SteadyMed Ltd.
Hi-tech and start-ups Tier 1
‘A one-stop-shop for hi-tech related matters’, Yigal Arnon & Co has expertise in a wide range of areas relevant to the sector, including corporate transactions, IP, taxation and corporate governance. Jointly headed by Barak Platt and Barry Levenfeld, the team has established itself as one of the go-to advisers for market-leading hi-tech transactions. Just a few years ago, the team handled the largest M&A in the history of Israel, and indeed, it reinforced this reputation in 2019, advising Nvidia Corporation on its $6.9bn acquisition of Mellanox, which was the second largest M&A in the country’s history. Other key figures include Yarom Romem, who specialises in acting for VCs and corporate investors, and Nimrod Vromen, who acts for a litany of early-stage start-ups in funding rounds and other general business matters. Contacts on the more junior end include Liron Hacohen and recently promoted partner Daniel Damboritz.
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Testimonials
‘We are very happy with their service quality and output. It is a real “client first” attitude and a one-stop shop for all services i.e. IP, tax, litigation etc. where they work with reputable and established partner law firms and handle those interactions for us. Also, Yigal Arnon have a number of lawyers who have international experience so their cultural sensitivity makes the interaction with my foreign colleagues from China, Korea so much smoother.‘
‘Very good responsiveness; good managing of their internal resources; good team spirit; very experienced.‘
‘Barry Levenfeld has vast knowledge and experience, excellent ability to negotiate and solve sticking points, accessibility and attentiveness. I also recommend Yarom Romem, who has excellent grasp of complicated transactions.‘
‘A wide range of industry expertise and experience with all legal aspects of hi-tech and start-up transaction deals including the corporate, IP, taxation, governance areas.‘
‘The team has a strong eye for detail and this has served our company on several occasions. They remain calm in and out of the negotiations, which is appreciated by our CEO who is a first-timer.‘
‘Barak Platt has a strong and impressive personality thus very good negotiation skills. He has the negotiation under his control.‘
‘They are efficient, very knowledgeable, deal-oriented and professional. Their response time is very quick and they are indeed a “one-stop shop” for hi-tech related matters.‘
‘Nimrod Vromen is both highly diligent and expert in transactions which are non-vanilla and require tactical and original thought. In a sense, his commercial nous coupled with their legal skills place them in a rung higher than all the other law firms we have dealt with in the local market.‘
‘I primarily work with Liron Hacohen, a partner in the hi-tech practice group – she is responsive, experienced, professional and a real problem solver. She gives practical, business oriented advice, not just legal, which is what makes her stand out.‘
‘Large firm with many expertise yet a personal connection.‘
‘I had the pleasure of working with Nimrod Vromen for three years. Nimrod has an exceptionally strong eye for detail that has been a benefit to our firm on more than one occasion. Nimrod’s strong sense of organization helped him to always gain the upper-hand in any negotiation. Nimrod is an extremely talented attorney who cares a great deal about his clients and his firm.‘
‘Daniel Damboritz is always available and attentive. Seems to have the answers, and if he doesn’t, he knows to bring in the right partner. Eli Greenbaum is also always available when needed and has his unique field of expertise.‘
Key clients
Nvidia Corporation
Salesforce.com
Zoominfo
eBay
IBM Corporation
Palo Alto Networks
Magisto
UVeye
WiseShelf
TravelSuit
Zooz Mobile
Stryker Corporation
Medtronic
Intel Capital
Habana Labs
Restoration Robotics
Highroad Innovation Center
Keystone Heart
New Relic
Overwolf
Amimon
Mentor Graphics Development Services (Israel)
Infrastructure Tier 1
Yigal Arnon & Co has a particularly strong reputation for advising governmental bodies on the development of major transport infrastructure projects, thought the team also has a strong client roster of project contractors and investment funds. In addition to the team's key strength in transport and port infrastructure, David Schapiro is involved in an innovative telecoms project to bring widespread fibre optic internet connections to Israel. Other key figures in the team include Doron Tamir, Micha Tollman and Oren Roth, who are acting for NTA in relation to all sub-projects of the Tel Aviv LRT and also assisted with the publication of the group's main tenders for the LRT project. Simon Weintraub is another name to note.
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Key clients
Siemens Israel
NTA Metropolitan Mass Transit System
Israel Infrastructure Fund (IIF)
Derech Eretz Highways (DEC)
Shapir Civil & Marine Engineering
Israel Broadband Corporation (IBC)
Ministry of Energy & Water Resources
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Internal Security
Ministry of Transportation
UBS Bank
Barclays Capital
Citibank
HSBC Bank
BNP Paribas
JPMorgan Chase
The Jerusalem Municipality
Alliance Tire Company
Inbal Insurance Company
Wärtsilä Corporation
Apartment for Rent
Intellectual property: commercial/transactions Tier 1
Yigal Arnon & Co has a dedicated technology transactional IP practice that is organised into several key areas of expertise and plays an integral role in the firm's top-ranked hi-tech practice. Broken down into specialist sub-groups including medical devices, cyber, IoT, and tech transfer offices, the department is involved in nearly every key industry sector in the market, and is particularly well known for its expertise in software and open source. Noted by his peers as a market leader, practice head Daniel Green has expertise in the negotiation of complex commercial agreements in the biotech, e-commerce, IT, medical devices and pharmaceuticals sectors. Also recommended is Yoheved Novogroder-Shoshan, who handles cross-border commercial IP deals and is particularly active in the life sciences sector, and Eli Greenbaum, who specialises in open source and software technologies. Barry Levenfeld is a recommended hi-tech partner, who leads many of the firm's largest IP-heavy corporate transactions.
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Testimonials
‘They are very good. They understand the needs of the company, look at things from our perspective.‘
‘They provide very good advice and know also to highlight for us when the issue is a business one vs. legal but we should pay attention to it. Not all lawyers do that.‘
‘The main team strength is in comprehensive approach. In case of need Yigal Arnon provides all aspects of professional advice I needed for my company: IP protection, license law, acquisition legal support.‘
‘Eli Greenbaum’s knowledge of IP, especially in the semiconductor field, is on a very high level.‘
Key clients
Nvidia Corporation
eBay
Siemens
Stryker Corporation
Nike
Kaminario
Sweetch
Voiceitt
1touch.io
4C Biomed
Prilenia Therapeutics
AV Medical
Alcami
Genmab A/S
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Flytrex Aviation
FutuRx
Zooz Mobile
Planning and zoning Tier 1
Yigal Arnon & Co handles the full spectrum of zoning and planning matters but has particular expertise in urban renewal projects, where the group advises entrepreneurs and construction companies. The team also stands out for its frequent instruction by clients involved in the government's new residential housing programme ('Mechir Lamishtaken'); Amalia Meshi and Naftali Nir are advising Azorim Construction on its participation in this nationwide project to construct over 1,000 housing units. Aner Hefetz has considerable experience of planning and construction litigation before planning authorities, as well as the High Court of Justice and the district courts for administrative matters. Hagit Bavly is also noted.
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Key clients
Azorim Investment Development and Construction Ltd.
Azorim Construction (1965)
Azrieli Group Ltd.
Ofer Brothers Engineering & Development Ltd.
Haim Zaken Construction and Investments Ltd.
AD 120
Ramat Hasharon Ha’Yruka 2009 Ltd.
Idit Properties Limited Partnership
Apartment for Rent – The Governmental Company for Housing and Rental Ltd.
Gabay Group
Rova 1 Ltd.
Yesodot Tzur Construction Ltd.
Mordechai Aviv Building Industries
The Jewish Agency
Kibbutz Ga’ash
Real estate and construction Tier 1
Yigal Arnon & Co's real estate and construction group is very active in finance transactions and urban renewal projects - predominantly Pinui Binui and Tama 38 developments. It acts for developers, investors and other participants throughout all stages of the planning and construction process involving residential and commercial units. The group also handles litigation relating to damage tort actions, betterment levy disputes and criminal proceedings involving clients engaged in construction projects. Hagit Bavly handles the full spectrum of commercial real estate transactions. Other key names include Amalia Meshi, Asaf Eylon and Adam Spruch.
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Key clients
Azrieli Group Ltd.
Azorim Investment Development and Construction Ltd.
Azorim Construction (1965)
Rassco (Rural and Suburban Settlement Company)
Gabay Group
Idit Properties Limited Partnership
Unilever Group
Nike
Duran Shivat Zion Ltd.
Eldar Investments Ltd.
Azorim Menivim
Apartment for Rent
Israel Discount Bank (IDB)
The Jewish Agency
ILAN
Real estate: urban renewal Tier 1
Yigal Arnon & Co's team has a strong track record in transaction planning, representation before the planning authorities and tax authorities. It handles a broad range of urban renewal projects, including evacuation-construction initiatives. Adam Spruch takes on a significant volume of the firm's projects in this field, including advising Bait ve Gag Fund on over 30 urban renewal projects in central Israel that will culminate in the establishment of over 1,000 new residential units. Asaf Eylon has considerable expertise in evacuation-construction projects. Lee Maor advises clients on land registration, construction agreements and real estate financing, among other areas. Other key names include Amalia Meshi, Naftali Nir and Hagit Bavly.
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Key clients
Idit Properties Limited Partnership
‘Bayit ve Gag’ (House & Roof) Fund
Haim Zaken Construction and Investments Ltd.
Afikei Smadar Ltd. / Afikey Hayarden
Lavie Urban Renewal
Ramot In The City Ltd.
Rassco (Rural and Suburban Settlement Company)
Acro Real Estate
Rothschild 66 Ltd.
Rova 1 Ltd.
Yesodot Tzur Construction Ltd.
Apartment owners of Dafna Complex, Tel Aviv
Apartment owners of Antigonus / Miriam Hahashmonaith Complex, Tel Aviv
Apartment owners in 4-8 Achimeir Street, Tel Aviv.
Amidar Israel National Housing Company Ltd.
Acquisition group in Kehilat Warsaw 41 Tel Aviv
The tenants of the “Yaffo Gimel” neighborhood in Jaffa.
Capital Platinum
Restructuring and insolvency Tier 1
Yigal Arnon & Co's team receives a high volume of court appointments in insolvency cases, with team members serving as liquidators, trustees and special managers. The firm also has expertise representing creditors, including debenture holders and institutional investors, in debt restructuring and collection proceedings. Amnon Lorch has a strong track record acting for banks and distressed companies during insolvency proceedings and prior to such proceedings in relation to loan syndications and reorganisations. Lorch is representing Israel Discount Bank in its debt collection proceedings against Eurocom Communications in the position of a special manager to Eurocom Communications. Gil Oren and Yuval Bargil are other key practitioners.
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Key clients
Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA)
Fifth Dimension Holdings
IDC
Israel Discount Bank Ltd. (IDB)
Bank Leumi Le Israel BM (TASE:LUMI)
Union Bank of Israel Ltd.
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.
FIBI – First International Bank of Israel
Mercantile Discount Bank
Psagot Investment House Ltd.
CIB Bank
OJSC VTB Bank
Schlumberger Limited.
Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd
Habas Group (TASE:HBS)
Africa Israel Industries Ltd.
Telecoms and media Tier 1
Yigal Arnon & Co has strong expertise in IP and copyright disputes acting for a range of media companies. Other work includes defending telecoms and media companies in class actions; acting for technology companies in relation to claims spanning defamation, privacy and IP; and advising clients on securing the regulatory approvals necessary to set up OTT streaming services. Ido Chitman has vast knowledge of copyright law, with a specialism in the protection and use of benefits rights and performers' rights. Ruth Loven has expertise in litigation in the telecoms and media space, where she acts for clients including Google and Cellcom.
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Key clients
Deutsche Telecom
Anana Ltd.
TALI
C T S EVENTIM ISRAEL LTD
Cellcom Israel Ltd.
Channel 10
VIP Lior Productions Ltd.
Booking Plus Productions Ltd.
Pelephone Communications Ltd.
Israel Postal Company
Ronen Maili (and his production company)
Magisto
Banking and finance Tier 2
Yigal Arnon & Co’s diverse practice brings together expertise in project finance, payments and fintech, which complement its core offerings in corporate borrowing and market regulation. Notably, the group continues to assist the facility agent and security trustee with ongoing amendments to the landmark $1.7bn term loan facility used to finance the development of the Leviathan gas field — Shiri Shaham and Simon Weintraub led that work. The department also draws on the experience of Yuval Shalheveth, who is highly regarded for fintech and regulatory matters, and restructuring co-head Gil Oren.
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Key clients
BNP Paribas
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
UBS AG
HSBC Bank PLC
El Al Israel Airlines Ltd
Arbel Fund LLP
J.P. Morgan Limited
Citibank
Marketing Limited
Deutsche Bank AG
C.A.L. (I.C.C – Israel Credit
Cards) Ltd.
TBC Bank
National Australia Bank
Capital One Bank
Partner Communications Company Ltd
Telrad Networks
Michlol Urban Renewal Ltd.
Wells Fargo & Company
Investec
Lloyds Banking Group
ISDA – International Swaps and Derivatives Association
ICMA – International Capital Market Association
Bank Leumi Le Israel BM
Bank Hapoalim Ltd.
Israel Discount Bank Ltd.
Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank Ltd.
First International Bank of Israel (TASE:FTIN1)
Mercantile Discount Bank Ltd.
Union Bank of Israel Ltd.
Bank of Jerusalem
Dispute resolution: local litigation and arbitration Tier 2
Yigal Arnon & Co stands out in a wide range of corporate and commercial litigation, administrative claims, consumer litigation and banking and securities litigation. Moreover, as a full service firm with top-tier capabilities in a number of practice areas, the team regularly leverages the complementary expertise of practice groups such as tax, tenders and transportation, financial services, and hi-tech. Additionally, the firm as a whole has developed a strong reputation for international work, drawing instructions from major multinationals including Google, which the litigation team represents in e-advertising and freedom of expression disputes. The practice group is headed by the 'outstanding' Barak Tal and includes Ruth Loven, Daniel Abarbanel and Dror Varsano.
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Testimonials
‘Barak Tal is outstanding. He brings both tactical know-how and presence.‘
Key clients
Siemens
Siemens Industry Software Solutions
Siemens Israel
Egged Workers’ Pension Fund
VinX Network
JCW (Jewish Community Watch)
Brightman Almagor Zohar & Co. (Deloitte Israel)
Israel Discount Bank
Bank Leumi Le Israel
Bank Hapoalim
FIBI – First International Bank of Israel
CAL – Israel Credit Cards
El Al Israel Airlines
Ministry of Transportation
Ministry of Finance
Jerusalem Municipality
Migdal Insurance Company
Phoenix Insurance Company
Energy Tier 2
Yigal Arnon & Co is known in the market for its track record in high-profile infrastructure projects, acing both for project companies and state tenderers. In addition, the team has experience acting for domestic and international lenders in oil and gas transactions and other infrastructure deals. Key contacts in the team include David Schapiro and Micha Tollman, who are acting for an EPC contractor in the development of a 186MW conventional power plant in Israel, and are also advising Solaer Israel on various commercial transactions and projects in Israel and abroad. Also recommended are Doron Tamir, who has expertise tender law, energy and environmental matters, and Simon Weintraub, who specialises in cross-border finance transactions.
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Key clients
Siemens Israel
SuperNG Natural Gas Distribution Company
Rimon Consulting & Management Services
Rimon Renewable Energies
Hyundai Engineering & Construction
Costell
Solaer Israel
Wärtsilä Corporation
Alliance Tire Company
HSBC Bank
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Insurance Tier 2
Yigal Arnon & Co stands out for its experience in Supreme Court further hearing proceedings relating to insurance, and its track record handling regulatory proceedings before the Insurance Supervisor. The team also represents insurance companies in subrogation claims, malpractice claims, class actions and litigation regarding pension plans and life insurance policies. Yoran Gill, Ido Chitman and Barak Tal are key names. Associate Elad Offek defends large insurance companies during complex disputes, in relation to areas such as securities fraud and unfair trade practices. Associate Yuval Shamir represents insurance companies in personal injury claims, particularly in relation to road traffic accidents, and professional negligence suits.
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Investment and venture capital funds Tier 2
Yigal Arnon & Co has a prolific VC and hi-tech investment practice, but also has experience advising on venture capital structuring and formation. Yarom Romem and Simon Weintraub are key figures in the venture capital and private equity practice, which is able to leverage the firm's complementary tax expertise to provide comprehensive structuring advice in the formation of venture capital funds.
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Key clients
Battery Ventures
Intel Capital
Samsung Next Fund
BRM
83 North
USVP
Georgian Partners
Amitim Pension Funds
Clal Insurance
Comerica Bank
Credit Ease China
CreditEase Israel Innovation Fund (CEIIF)
Ibex Israel Fund
Israel Infrastructure Fund
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Next47
Norwest Venture Partners
OrbiMed Israel
OurCrowd
Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE)
Square Peg Capital Pty
Vintage Investment Partners
Viola Ventures
Glilot Capital Partners
Tax Tier 2
Yigal Arnon & Co's 'professional' team is particularly active in advising on the tax structuring of M&A deals and investments, as well as during objections and appeals before the ITA. The group also acts for high-net-worth individuals and families in tax assessment appeals concerning asset transfers and various other tax planning matters, and represents major corporations in high-value transfer pricing, income tax and VAT disputes, with a focus on the technology sector. Ofir Levy specialises in creating tax efficient structures for global technology corporations and Israeli companies, as well as representation in audits and negotiations with the ITA. Eran Lempert is also noted.
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Key clients
Nvidia Corporation
Intel Corporation
eBay
PayPal Holdings
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
IBM International Group B.V.
Oracle Corporation
Electronics for Imaging
General Electric Lighting
Applied Mterial Inc
Snap Inc.
AlgaTechnologies Ltd.
Magisto Ltd.
Palo Alto Networks
J.P. Morgan Limited
Employment Tier 3
Yigal Arnon & Co’s core strengths in the hi-tech and life sciences sectors are very much in evidence on the employment front, with clients including Google, Broadcom and Avid Technology. In addition, the team is a popular choice to advise on the employment aspects of one-off transactions, such as its recent advice to Nvidia Corporation on the labour and employee benefit aspects of its $6.9bn acquisition of Mellanox Technologies — Ben Sandler, whose practice spans corporate and employment matters, led that work. Shira Lahat handles a mix of contentious and non-contentious matters and jointly heads the department alongside Sandler.
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Key clients
Intel Corporation
Nvidia Corporation
Broadcom, Inc.
Fox News
Dropbox Inc.
eBay, Inc.
Intuit Inc.
Seagate Technology
JUUL Labs
McAfee, LLC
Palantir Technologies
Gilead Sciences
FutuRx
Electronic Arts
New Relic
Bright Machines
Polycom, Inc.
Intelsat
Orbond
MKS Instruments, Inc.
Payoneer
Avid Technology.
TowerJazz / Tower Semiconductor Ltd.
Reuters
Embassy of India
mySupermarket
The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
The National Institute for Testing and Evaluation
Forescout
Medix
Kaminario Technologies
OurCrowd
Epson Europe
AlgaTechnologies Ltd.
Iguazio
Infinidant
Yigal Arnon & Co > Firm Profile
Firm overview:
Yigal Arnon & Co is one of Israel’s leading law firms with offices in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. For more than 60 years the firm has provided a full range of legal services to companies of all sizes, investors, entrepreneurs and individuals. With its focused practice groups, the firm has combined the expertise of a speciality boutique practice with the advantages of a well resourced multidisciplinary law firm. In addition to its established practice groups in corporate, mergers and acquisitions, litigation (civil and criminal), real estate, banking and finance, the firm has one of the most developed technology practices in Israel, representing some of the largest technology companies (and their venture capital and other investors) in Israel
and abroad.
Many lawyers at the firm have years of experience working at leading law firms in the United States, Canada and England, enabling the firm to cooperate seamlessly with overseas businesses and their lawyers. Yigal Arnon & Co is committed to providing superior services to its clients. The firm takes pride in the quality of its lawyers — from senior partners to junior associates — and in staffing each matter with lawyers who can assist the client in resolving complex and challenging legal problems, and achieving the client’s business goals.
Areas of practice:
Corporate and M&A: Yigal Arnon & Co has an outstanding M&A practice that has been involved in some of the largest and most significant M&A transactions in Israel over recent years. These transactions include the acquisition of Israeli companies by some of the world’s leading global companies, where the firm ran the entire transaction on behalf of the global client.
High-tech and venture capital: Yigal Arnon & Co is a leader in this field, representing many leading Israeli venture capital funds and numerous US and European funds, as well as a whole gamut of hi-tech and life science start-up companies in varying stages of development, from inception through public flotation and beyond.
Life sciences: The firm has developed a specialised life sciences practice to provide customised and professional services to both emerging and more established companies that are transforming life science industries. The firm works with companies from a broad crosssection of the industry, including biotechnology, pharmaceutical, bio-informatics, medical device and healthcare service companies.
Intellectual property: Yigal Arnon & Co’s intellectual property and corporate partnering practice has extensive experience in assisting Israeli and foreign businesses at all stages of development, in protecting and commercialising their intellectual property and proprietary technology.
Tax: Yigal Arnon & Co has developed a widely recognised tax practice representing a wide range of clients from individuals to multinational and international corporations. Its extensive expertise covers corporate and real estate taxation, international tax treaty implementation but also specialist areas such as trust taxation, financial instruments, transfer pricing for international groups, technology transfer, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital fund formation and employee stock option plans.
Capital markets and securities: Yigal Arnon & Co is a recognised leader in securities law. While it has a strong record in assisting clients in listings on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, the firm has also participated in more than 100 public offerings of equity or debt securities in the US and Europe on behalf of the issuer, underwriter or key selling shareholders. The assistance to these clients extends far beyond the public offering to encompass ongoing guidance on compliance.
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Real estate and construction: Yigal Arnon & Co represents some of the leading real estate companies in Israel and abroad and is involved in a large number of major property development projects (both commercial and residential) and acquisitions in Israel, Eastern Europe and India.
Dispute resolution: Yigal Arnon & Co represents domestic and international clients in a wide range of cases, including arbitration, commercial litigation and high-profile civil and criminal matters and has an active appeals practice before the Supreme Court. The firm’s litigation group is one of Israel’s leading litigation departments and it has a particularly strong class action defence practice.
Antitrust & Competition: Yigal Arnon & Co. provides antitrust counseling together, when needed with litigation services, in connection with monopolies, strategic alliances, exclusive commercial relationships and other competition law matters, and has a proven track record in obtaining merger approvals for
global, as well as local, M&A transactions.
Telecoms, Media & Internet: Yigal Arnon & Co. represents a wide range of clients, including fixed line telecommunications companies,
television companies, internet service and content providers, telecoms equipment manufacturers and internet telephony companies. The firm has frequent dealings with the Ministry of Communications and assists in securing
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Labour & Employee Benefits: Yigal Arnon & Co. advises companies at all stages, from emerging growth companies to established international
companies, assisting them in arranging and implementing employment packages appropriate for their needs. The firm is involved in all facets of setting up and implementing employee incentive plans, including equity and equitybased award plans. Its attorneys are instrumental in integrating Israeli and foreign corporate, securities, tax and accounting concerns in order to structure multinational benefit plans, often in close co-operation with leading
international firms.
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Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Corporate and M&A | David Schapiro | ||
Corporate and M&A | Barry Levenfeld | ||
Corporate and M&A | Orly Tsioni | ||
Corporate and M&A | Barak Platt | ||
Corporate and M&A | David Osborne | ||
High-tech | Barry Levenfeld | ||
High-tech | David Schapiro | ||
High-tech | Barak Platt | ||
Banking and finance | Shiri Shaham | ||
Banking and finance | Amnon Lorch | ||
Banking and finance | Simon Weintraub | ||
Banking and finance | David Schapiro | ||
Capital markets and securities | Gil Oren | ||
Capital markets and securities | Shiri Shaham | ||
Capital markets and securities | Daniel Marcovici | ||
Capital markets and securities | David Schapiro | ||
Real estate | Hagit Bavly | ||
Real estate | Amalia Meshi | ||
Real estate | Hagai Shmueli | ||
Real estate | Asaf Eylon | ||
Dispute resolution | Barak Tal | ||
Dispute resolution | Ruth Loven | ||
Dispute resolution | Orna Sasson | ||
Dispute resolution | Hanital Belinson | ||
Dispute resolution | Dror Varsano | ||
Projects, infrastructure and energy | David Schapiro | ||
Projects, infrastructure and energy | Doron Tamir | ||
Projects, infrastructure and energy | Oren Roth | ||
Tax | Ofir Levy | ||
Tax | Eran Lempert | ||
Labour law and employee benefits | Ben Sandler | ||
Labour law and employee benefits | Shira Lahat | ||
Family wealth management | Amnon Lorch | ||
Family wealth management | David Osborne | ||
Family wealth management | Guy Sagiv | ||
Intellectual property | Barry Levenfeld | ||
Intellectual property | Daniel Green | ||
Intellectual property | Yoheved Novogroder – Shoshan | ||
Investment funds | Barak Platt | ||
Investment funds | Yarom Romem | ||
Investment funds | Simon Weintraub | ||
Insurance and torts | Yoran Gill | ||
Insurance and torts | Ido Chitman | ||
Telecommunications and media | Ruth Loven | ||
Telecommunications and media | Ido Chitman | ||
Competition and antitrust | Ronit Amir Yaniv | ||
Competition and antitrust | Shani Rapoport | ||
Restructuring and insolvency | Amnon Lorch | ||
Restructuring and insolvency | Gil Oren | ||
Restructuring and insolvency | Assaf Mesica | ||
Restructuring and insolvency | Yuval Bargil | ||
Life sciences | Barry Levenfield | ||
Life sciences | Daniel Green | ||
Competition and antitrust | Niv Zecler | ||
Competition and antitrust | Ofer Argov | ||
White Collar | Eran Zach | ||
High-tech | Joeri Kreisberg | ||
High-tech | Nimrod Vromen | ||
High-tech | Jacob (Kobi) Ben Chitrit | ||
Banking and finance | Micki Shapira | ||
Banking and finance | Yuval Shalheveth | ||
Restructuring and insolvency | Eyal Aichel | ||
Corporate and M&A | Eliran Furman | ||
Corporate and M&A | Peter Sugarman | ||
Investment funds | Yulia Lazbin | ||
High-tech | Daniel Damboritz | ||
White Collar | Niv Zecler | ||
Intellectual property | Eli Greenbaum |
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Yigal Arnon & Co. represented Intel Capital in its investment in Habana Labs
21st November 2018Advs. Barak Platt, Nataly Damary, Josh Hauser and the intern Idan Adar represented Intel Capital, the technology giant's investment arm, in their investment in Habana Labs, a leading startup in the emerging AI processor space, in a US$75 million in an oversubscribed series B funding. The round is joined by WRV Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Battery Ventures and others, including existing investors.
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Your Thoughts: Crypto Confidence
19th April 2018Adv. Adrian Daniels, partner at Yigal Arnon & Co. and Co-head of the Fintech practice, shares his thoughts on Cryptocurrency in this Finance Monthly article.
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Legal Developments
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR HNWIs IN ISRAEL’S HI-TECH ECOSYSTEM
23rd May 2019 Accredited investor funding platforms for innovative tech scale-ups offer more choice and without having to commit a large chunk of capital upfront, the risk is diluted.Perhaps the QuadragaCX Story Will Have a Happy Ending
12th March 2019While there are the aficionados who will say that cryptocurrencies will free us of the chains of the global financial institutions, on the occasions when the world of cryptocurrencies intersects with the world in which most of us live, the news is generally bleak. While you may not know one side of a Bitcoin from the other, you probably know that its value has crashed over the last 13 months, you may even have heard about some of some of the larger cryptohacks (that is computer heists through which digital currencies belonging to investors are stolen from crypto trading exchanges). And over the last week or so, you may have read on mainstream news sites about the death of Gerald Cotton the CEO of Canada’s largest cryptoexchange QuadragaCX. The death of the CEO of a company that few had previously heard of, was news of course, because in his passing he had taken the passwords to the accounts of his customers with him. The result of this being that about $140 million of their money was stuck somewhere between this world and the celestial ether in which Mr. Cotton now resides. Of course, it wasn’t quite told like that. We were fed terms such as “private keys,” lack of “multi-signature protection,” “cold storage wallets” and more readily understandable – “cryptofraud”. Again!
Israel Chapter in The Virtual Currency Regulation Review
10th December 2018Earlier this year, the Israel Tax Authority (ITA) issued two circulars, one on the taxation of digital tokens and the second addressing the taxation of utility tokens in initial coin offerings (ICOs). Additionally, in March, the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) released a detailed interim report by the Committee for the Regulation of Public Offerings of Decentralized Cryptocurrency Coins (Report) (with a follow-up report due to come out around October 2018). Moreover, it is expected that before the end of 2018, legislation will come into force that for the first time will see Israeli primary legislation define virtual currencies as financial assets and mandate licensing for related services, as is later discussed in detail.
This chapter addresses the applicability of the existing legal framework in Israel to the use and trade of virtual currencies. It further reviews the significant efforts already made by the Israeli regulators to create new, or to adjust existing, legislation and regulations with regard to virtual currencies in an attempt to keep pace with the bustling global virtual currency market, and especially the booming Israeli one (an estimated US$500 million was raised in Israeli-linked ICOs alone in 2017).
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Spring is coming for real estate registration in Israel
10th December 2018Israel may be the “Start-up Nation” and a world-renowned center of technological innovation, yet for many years the procedures and conduct of the Israeli Land Registry have been trapped in the past.
Spring is coming for real estate registration in Israel
Platforms For High Net Worth Investors In Israeli High-tech
27th November 2018Israeli hi-tech and its sources of funding have grown and diversified tremendously since the bubble burst in 2001 and over the last decade since the height of the financial crisis in 2007-2008.
http://www.arnon.co.il/sites/default/files/DIY%20Investor%20November%20%202018.pdf
Nondiscrimination In 5g Standards
26th November 2018Nondiscrimination has been the neglected stepchild of the FRAND commitment. Patent owners participating in standards organizations typically commit to license their technology on “fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory (“FRAND”) terms.”
- While a number of cases have provided extensive consideration of the first “fair and reasonable” part of FRAND, until recently, U.S. decisions provided only meager analysis of the second “non-discrimination” prong.
- The recent TCL decision3 in the United States and the Unwired Planet decision
- in the United Kingdom provide significant new guidance concerning the FRAND nondiscrimination requirement. Unfortunately, advancing 5G technology will bring new difficulties in applying that requirement, and neither decision will assist in addressing these coming complexities.
Crash Course on Non-Disclosure Agreements
26th November 2018Non-disclosure agreements are a crucial, but often overlooked, tool in allowing startup companies to grow, build strategic partnerships and explore new business relationships necessary to develop their product or bring it to market. These agreements are often short (sometimes only a page or two) and lead many founders to forego legal advice to get past this "formality" and begin working with the other party to the NDA. Yet, NDAs are important agreements with potentially far-reaching implications for the protection of a company's confidential information and intellectual property, and mishandling of NDAs can come back to haunt a startup years later.
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Advocates Eli Greenbaum and Ezra Gross of Yigal Arnon & Co. in The Lawyer Special Report editorial
13th June 2018An interview-style piece in The Lawyer, Law in Israel: moving beyond tech, quoting Eli Greenbaum and Ezra Gross:
https://www.thelawyer.com/law-in-israel/?nocache=true&adfesuccess=1
Publication of Adv. Adrian Daniel’s Commentary in Private Banker International on GDPR & Blockchain
13th June 2018Publication of Adv. Adrian Daniel's Commentary in Private Banker International on GDPR & Blockchain.
A link to the article can be found a href="https://www.verdict.co.uk/private-banker-international/?s=yigal"here
Article in MEA Markets on GDPR & Israeli Law
13th June 2018
GDPR & ISRAELI PRIVACY LAW - KEY DIFFERENCES Yoheved Novogroder-Shoshan & Miriam Friedmann of Yigal Arnon & Co. outline the key differences between GDPR & Israeli Privacy Law. mea_markets_-_gdpr__israeli_law_-_key_differences_14.05.2018
Clarifications regarding Supervision of Financial Services Law (Regulated Financial Services)
13th June 2018Authored by Adv. Simon Weintraub, Adv. Shiri Shaham, Adv. Yuval Shalheveth of Israeli law firm, Yigal Arnon & Co.:
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How Israeli Regulators Are Meeting Ico Challenges
13th June 2018HOW ISRAELI REGULATORS ARE MEETING ICO CHALLENGES
A recent report proposes a balanced approach to ICOs that could add new vigourto the country’s vibrant blockchain sector.
A briefing by Adrian Daniels and Dafna Raz in the Israel Report in The Lawyer
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Technological Innovation In Israel
13th June 2018The steady evolution of class action suits in Israel
13th June 2018The steady evolution of class action suits in Israel, by Adv. Ruth Loven. Published in FTSE magazine.
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