Adv Dr Zvi Gabbay > Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. > Tel Aviv, Israel > Lawyer Profile

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.’s white-collar crime practice added nine new clients over the past year. Most notably, it was engaged by Unet Credit Finance Services, and several of its board members, in a high-profile case concerning allegations of embezzlement and fraudulent conduct committed by the CEO. Practice head Zvi Gabbay leads the Unet Credit case and is highly regarded for his experience in securities-related cases. Hadar Israeli, who is dual-qualified in Israel and New York, brings experience in cross-border matters.

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.‘s department operates across a variety of jurisdictions including the US and Japan, routinely advising private equity, venture capital and hedge fund clients on fund structuring and formation, while also notably handling regulation work, an area in which Zvi Gabbay is a leading expert. Drawing on his international experience, practice head Roy Engel is recognised as a key player in fund formation. The team also includes Andrey Yanai, a prolific advisor in the fields of blockchain technology and digital currencies.

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.‘s broad client base benefits from the firm’s prowess in a range of capital markets work spanning IPOs, securities issues, private offerings, and regulatory matters. On the regulatory side, practice co-head Zvi Gabbay is the key contact, while fellow co-head David (Dudi) Cohen concentrates his capabilities on publicly traded companies, handling public offerings, and equity and debt securities work. The team also includes public and private capital raisings expert Michael Barnea, and ‘most reliable adviser’ Hagit Ross, who is the go-to choice for an array of CEOs and senior officers.

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. houses a team of experienced practitioners equipped to advise major Israeli and foreign banks, insurance companies, and other non-bank financial institutions on banking and financial regulations, and real estate financings. The practice is jointly led by David (Dudi) Cohen, who specialises in loans and project financings; financial regulation expert Zvi Gabbay, and Misha Gitterman, who handles acquisition finance and corporate restructuring work. Highly praised by clients are Anat Even-Chen, for her experience in regulatory advice, and Terry Almozlino Arnon, for her knowledge of real estate project financings. With a focus on the regulation of financial entities, Michal Koren is also recommended.