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Herzog Fox & Neeman Offices

Herzog Fox & Neeman
Herzog Tower
6 Yitzhak Sadeh St.
Tel Aviv 6777506
Israel
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Mr Yair Geva

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+972 3 692 2861 gevay@herzoglaw.co.il View profile

Work Department

Hi-Tech
Mergers & Acquisitions

Position

Partner, Head of Tech Division

Career

Yair Geva heads Herzog Fox & Neeman’s Tech Division. He is a corporate transactional lawyer whose practice includes extensive representation in cross border mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, and general corporate counselling.

Yair is admitted to practice in New York and Israel. Prior to joining Herzog Fox & Neeman, he practiced with the M&A groups of two of the prominent firms in New York – Gibson Dunn and Davis Polk.

He is ranked among the top Mergers and Acquisitions and tech lawyers in Israel by IFLR1000, Chambers and Legal500, and has led some of the most notable recent transactions in the country, including PepsiCo in its $3.2 billion acquisition of Soda Stream, Checkmarx in its $1.15 billion acquisition by Hellman & Friedman, Forter in its $125 million series E financing round, Dynamic Yield in its over $300 million sale to McDonald’s, Loom Systems Ltd in its purchase by ServiceNow for $70 million, Alooma in its over $120 million sale to Google, Sygnia in its $250 million sale to Temasek, Tapingo in its $150 million sale to GrubHub, and United Therapeutics in its $250 million acquisition of SteadyMed. Yair also led EnteraBio’s recent IPO on Nasdaq.

Yair advises many of the most prominent early stage startups and growth companies in Israel in a range of industries including e-commerce, cyber, fintech & blockchain, biotech, and digital health. He works closely with entrepreneurs, CEOs and Boards of Directors on transactions, investments and other strategic matters.

Yair is a member of the Israeli Bar Internet and Cyber Committee. He earned his LL.M from NYU School of Law and his LL.B from Tel Aviv University, both magna cum laude. While studying at Tel Aviv University, he as a member of the Tel Aviv Law School Law Journal.

Languages

Hebrew, English

Memberships

Israel, 2004
New York, 2003

Education

New York University, LL.M (magna cum laude), 2003; Tel-Aviv University, Faculty of Law, LL.B (magna cum laude; member of the TAU’s Law Review), 2002; Tel-Aviv University, School of East Asia (Chinese), 2002

Lawyer Rankings

Israel > Hi-tech and start-ups

(Leading individuals)

Yair Geva – Herzog Fox & Neeman

Herzog Fox & Neeman finds favour for its ability to provide not only comprehensive legal support to hi-tech and start-up companies, but also ‘to build new collaborations and lay the foundations for future growth’. Primarily noted for its dominant offering in M&A and investment transactions, it additionally advises on regulatory and commercial issues, among other supplementary areas. Start-up and emerging companies lead, Yair Geva, is dual-qualified in Israel and New York and is sought after for cross-border M&A, private equity and VC investments. Hi-tech head Hanan Haviv is recommended for his focus on financing and M&A. Other key names include Yuval Zilber; Yoni Frider; Gilad Majerowicz; and next-generation partners Raz Ofer and Miri Wang. Gal Eschet left to join Augury.

Israel > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Highly praised by one client as ‘the best Israeli firm’ for M&A transactions, Herzog Fox & Neeman‘s market leading position is demonstrated by the wide range of cross-border transactions that the team has been involved in over the past few years, spanning the defence, energy, fintech, and financial services sectors. The department is jointly led by the ‘most trusted advisor’ Ran Hai and Nir Dash, who focuses on M&A transactions for public companies. Hi-tech specialists Hanan Haviv and Yair Geva are the go-to lawyers for companies in the biotech, fintech, cybersecurity, and blockchain sectors, and Yuval Meidar is also noted for his expertise in domestic and international M&A and corporate operations. Recognised for his involvement in some of the leading M&A deals in Israel in recent years, Asaf Nahum and up-and-coming partner Michal Herzfeld are also recommended.

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