Adv Dr Ayal Shenhav > Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co. > Tel Aviv, Israel > Lawyer Profile
Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co. Offices
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Adv Dr Ayal Shenhav
Work Department
Chairman
International and Hi-Tech Department
Position
Dr. Shenhav is the Chairman of the firm and Co-Head of the International and Hi-Tech Department.
Dr. Shenhav represents many of Israel’s leading venture capital and private equity funds, advising them on their formation, tax efficient structuring, and operations. Dr. Shenhav has developed unique tax structuring that accounts for complex Israeli and international tax regimes.
Dr. Shenhav has been involved in dozens of complex financing transactions, representing the investors, companies and founders. He has also been involved in numerous M&A transactions, representing target companies, acquiring companies, investors and more.
Dr. Shenhav advises Israeli and international clients, from multinational companies and venture capital funds to private technology companies and high net worth individuals. Dr. Shenhav has obtained dozens of advanced tax rulings from the Israeli tax authorities. He has established international tax strategies for companies and individuals, helping them minimize their tax burden, restructure their companies, and consider the tax implications of a merger or acquisition.
Dr. Shenhav practiced law for several years at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York, and has served as Vice Dean of the Radzyner School of Law at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. He was a senior partner at Danziger, Klagsbald & Co., Law Offices. Dr. Shenhav founded Shenhav & Co. Law Offices, a leading Israeli law firm which merged with GKH in 2018.
Dr. Shenhav is an Adjunct Professor at the Tel Aviv University and the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya. He is head of the Law Firm and Accounting Firm Committee of IATI (Israel’s leading Hi-Tech Organization). He is also a frequent lecturer at seminars and conferences relating to innovation, venture capital and tax in Israel and abroad. Dr. Shenhav is a board member of the Alliance High School in Tel Aviv.
Languages
English and Hebrew.
Memberships
New York State Bar Association, 1992
Israel Bar Association, 1991
Education
New York University School of Law (Doctorate of Juridical Science, 1995)
New York University School of Law (LL.M., 1992)
Tel Aviv University (LL.B., 1990, Magna Cum Laude)
Lawyer Rankings
Israel > Investment and venture capital funds
(Leading individuals)The January 2023 merger between Goldfarb Seligman and Gross & Co. cemented Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co.‘s market-leading position in the investment funds field in Israel, where the team routinely represents leading Israeli fund managers, investors and high-net-worth individuals. It is active in an array of matters, spanning fund formation and taxation, venture capital, private equity and real estate fund work. Real estate investment specialist Oren Wolpin and venture capital and private equity funds experts Ayal Shenhav and Layla Chertow are key practitioners, as is Eli (Robert) Barasch, who is recognised for his specialisation in China-Israel cross-border transactions. Eylon Szatmary is well versed in private equity, venture capital, hedge funds and debt funds.
Israel > Hi-tech and start-ups
Following its recent merger, the combined hi-tech team at Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co. fields one of the deepest benches in the market, with full-service experience in advising start-ups and emerging companies through to multinational technology giants. On the investment side, the group additionally enjoys strong relationships with VC funds and acquisitional companies. Among its senior names, go-to industry specialist Amir Raz finds favour for his ability to ‘navigate between insisting on the client’s interests and making the deal happen’; Ashok Chandrasekhar is recognised for his prowess in cross-border transactions; Michael Heller advises hi-tech companies on the full range of commercial matters. Chen Manzur, Danny Dilbary, Ayal Shenhav and Richard Mann are also experienced names, while Arthur Brusilov is a talented associate.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hi-tech and start-ups Israel
- Investment and venture capital funds Israel
- Leading individuals Israel > Investment and venture capital funds
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition/antitrust
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: class actions (including derivative actions)
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: mediation and international arbitration
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Hi-tech and start-ups
- Infrastructure
- Insurance
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: commercial/transactions
- Investment and venture capital funds
- Planning and zoning
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: local litigation and arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: white-collar crime, investigation and fraud
- Employment
- Energy
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Telecoms and media
- Transport
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: disputes