Adv Eyal Khayat > Lipa Meir & Co > Tel Aviv, Israel > Lawyer Profile
Lipa Meir & Co Offices
2 Weizmann St
Beit Amot Hashkaot
Tel Aviv 64736
Israel
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Adv Eyal Khayat
Work Department
Technology. Corporate. M&A Department
Position
Partner, Head of Far-East Desk
Career
Eyal has been dealing with high-tech and venture capital transactions from the very early days of the bloom of the venture capital investments in Israel (the early 90s).
Eyal has achieved a prominent position in the high-tech industry, and he is a well-recognized and respected practitioner, known as a deal-maker and business developer, whose contribution extends beyond mere legal advice.
Several editions of the Legal 500 directory portrayed Eyal as “showing strong business acumen”, “having established an impressive reputation in the fields of high-tech and venture capital” and as “very proactive and creative.”
Prior to his teaming with our firm Eyal has served as the founding partner and of Yingke Israel – Eyal Khayat, Zolty, Neiger & Co. – the then Israeli branch of Yingke, the largest direct-invested Chinese law firm in Asia Pacific, operating through more than 7,800 lawyers in 60 branches in mainland China.
Languages
Hebrew, English
Memberships
Israel Bar Association, 1990
Education
Kingston University, London (LL.B., Hons. 1988)
Lawyer Rankings
Israel > Hi-tech and start-ups
Lipa Meir & Co has worked hard to scale up its hi-tech practice over recent years, including adding transactional boutique Preis, Baharav & Co in 2018, followed one year later by the hires of Eyal Khayat and Amir Zolty from Khayat Zolty, Neiger & Co. The growing group covers all key spheres of the hi-tech industry, with a focus on food tech, agri-tech, and healthcare. The department is co-led by Ziv Preis, who represents hi-tech companies and investors on an array of corporate and commercial matters; Gary Copelovitz, who has a strong record in the healthcare sector; as well as Zolty and Khayat.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: class actions (including derivative actions)
- Infrastructure
- Insurance
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition/antitrust
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: local litigation and arbitration
- Employment
- Hi-tech and start-ups
- Investment and venture capital funds
- Real estate and construction