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Herzog Fox & Neeman Offices

Herzog Fox & Neeman
Herzog Tower
6 Yitzhak Sadeh St.
Tel Aviv 6777506
Israel
Visit website 972 3 692 2020 972 3 696 6464

Mr Meir Linzen

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972 3 692 2035 linzen@herzoglaw.co.il View profile

Work Department

Chairman of Herzog, Fox & Neeman, and Head of the Tax, Private Client, Gaming & Gambling Departments.
Corporate Tax
Employee Tax Benefits
Gaming
Indirect Taxes
Customs & International Trade
International Tax Planning
Internet & E-Commerce
Investment Funds & Private Equity
Private Clients
Trusts & Estates
Tax
Tax Controversy - Disputes & Litigation
Transfer Pricing
Value Added Tax (VAT)

Position

Chairman of Herzog, Head of Tax, Private Client, and Gaming & Gambling

Career

Meir Linzen is the chairman of Herzog Fox & Ne’eman and head of the Tax, Private Client, Gaming & Gambling Departments. With over 40 years of experience, Meir is regarded as one of Israel’s leading tax experts. Meir headed the firm for over 20 years.

Meir heads the firm’s Tax Department, which is the largest and best-known in Israel. He specialises in tax planning for cross-border transactions and has particular expertise in tax issues relating to international mergers and acquisitions in Israel. The Tax Department, headed by Meir, has been involved in the tax aspects of some of the largest transactions in the Israeli market in recent years. These transactions often involve multinational corporations active in Israel and consequently, Meir advises on substantive tax issues with respect to acquiring local corporations as well as issues of transfer pricing, benefits for investors and employee benefits.

Meir has unparallelled experience and expertise in advising banks and multinational corporations with regards to their activities in Israel, as well as in advising private clients in their cross-border activities, including international tax and estate planning. Meir is among the leading and prominent lawyers in the E-Commerce field. In addition, due to his background in international law, Meir is also considered a leading expert in Public International Law and in Defence and Homeland Security.

Languages

Hebrew, English

Memberships

Israel, 1982

Education

Tel Aviv University, LL.B (cum laude)

Lawyer Rankings

Israel > Tax

(Hall of Fame)

Meir Linzen – Herzog Fox & Neeman

Herzog Fox & Neeman handles a broad variety of taxation work, including corporate tax matters relating to M&A and financing, indirect taxes, customs and tax litigation. The firm is recommended for providing a ‘very personal and dedicated service that is business oriented‘. The team is headed up by Meir Linzen, a specialist in cross-border mergers and tax planning. He is supported by the private client-focused deputy head of the team Guy Katz, experienced corporate taxation expert Yuval Navot and Ofer Granot, who has a notable specialism in government incentives and research and development tax relief. At the associate level, tax litigator and trusts expert Sophie Matatyaho is a further name to note.

Israel > Investment and venture capital funds

Herzog Fox & Neeman‘s investment funds department routinely advises on the full spectrum of investment fund work, including fund formation, the drafting and negotiation of investment transactions, and the preparation of exit and liquidations strategies. Venture capital funds and private equity funds specialist Tal Dror Schwimmer jointly leads the practice alongside tax expert Meir Linzen, who is noted for having cross-border tax planning and structuring capabilities. Michal Lavi is the key contact for advice on fund formation, an area in which Gal Sasson is also particularly well versed.

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Israel: Tax October 2023 This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Tax laws and regulations applicable in Israel.

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