Adv Gary Copelovitz > Lipa Meir & Co > Tel Aviv, Israel > Lawyer Profile

Lipa Meir & Co maintains its market-leading reputation for advising cannabis start-ups, whilst handling the full range of contentious and non-contentious issues across the sector. The team regularly acts in class actions and advises on IP licensing issues, fund raisings, and the secondary use of healthcare data. Practice head Gary Copelovitz assists domestic and global healthcare clients with a wide variety of corporate issues and M&A, whilst Meir Elbaum is known for advising public and private hospitals and clinics on healthcare insurance programmes, tenders, and their agreements with importers and suppliers. Dispute resolution expert Isaac Anidjer represents entrepreneurs in procedural matters concerning the acquisition of licenses, and negotiations with healthcare service providers. Anidjer is also noted for his broad knowledge of the operation of geriatric medical centres.

Lipa Meir & Co houses a diverse insurance offering that shines in several niche areas, including cooperative societies, where it acts for Kibbutzim-owned Bituach Haklai; healthcare, where it enjoys a close relationship with Clalit Health Services, the second largest healthcare provider globally; and credit insurance. Corporate partner Gad Azor co-heads the practice alongside real estate and finance head Yariv Shalom. Transactional specialist Gary Copelovitz is also a key contact.

Lipa Meir & Co‘s investment funds department represents high-tech companies, investment institutions and a range of funds, including venture capital and private equity funds, in their formation, structuring and management. Private equity specialist Ziv Preis leads the corporate, technology and M&A department jointly with Gary Copelovitz, whose advice spans fund formation, investment documentation and due diligence across the food, tech, healthcare and life sciences sectors.

Noted for navigating complex M&A and corporate transactions across a wide range of sectors, including kibbutzim, real estate, energy, and healthcare, Lipa Meir & Co‘s recent highlights include the acquisition by Union Energy & Systems Operations Malta Ltd. of 11% of the shares of the Tamar reservoir for approximately $500m, in which practice co-head Ziv Preis played a leading role. Fellow co-head Gary Copelovitz is highly regarded for his international law expertise, while Uzi Mor focuses on advising cooperative societies on their M&A transactions.

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.