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Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. Offices
ELECTRA CITY TOWER
58 HARAKEVET ST
TEL AVIV 6777016
Israel
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Adv Dr Zvi Gabbay
Work Department
Banking Law, Capital Markets
Position
Dr. Zvi Gabbay heads our Capital Markets department. Zvi possesses extensive experience in Israel and in the United States, representing corporations and individuals in various aspects of their operations, mainly in the areas of financial regulation, securities, capital markets and international litigation.
Over more than 18 years of practice in the fields of financial regulations and enforcement, Zvi attained an esteemed reputation for representing clients before the regulatory authorities on matters pertaining to securities laws and financial regulation, for providing ongoing legal advice to private clients and to leading corporations in relation to their capital market and corporate governance needs, as well as for representing clients before various enforcement agencies during administrative inquiries and investigations.
Zvi specializes in securities law and in advising public companies, banks, investment houses and financial entities in relation to their activities in the global arena.
Zvi also represents clients before the regulatory authorities on matters pertaining to securities laws and financial regulation, and provides ongoing legal advice to individuals and leading corporations in relation to their capital market and corporate governance needs. Zvi also represents clients in securities-related enforcement proceedings, including criminal and administrative inquiries and investigations.
Career
Zvi’s vast experience includes roles as Head of Enforcement and member of the management of the Israel Securities Authority, as a lawyer in the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, as a prosecutor in the Tel-Aviv District Attorney’s office, as a partner in a major law firm in Israel and as a founding partner of a boutique capital market firm.
Languages
Hebrew, English
Memberships
Member of New York Bar Association, 2005
Member of Israel Bar Association, 1999
Education
Columbia University School of Law, New York (J.S.D.), 2006
Columbia University School of Law, New York (LL.M.), 2004
Bar-Ilan University Law Faculty (LL.M.), 2002
Hebrew University Law Faculty (LL.B.), 1999
Lawyer Rankings
Israel > Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: white-collar crime, investigation and fraud
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.
Israel > Investment and venture capital funds
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.
Israel > Capital markets
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.
Israel > Banking and finance
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.
Lawyer Rankings
- Investment and venture capital funds Israel
- Banking and finance Israel
- Capital markets Israel
- Dispute resolution: white-collar crime, investigation and fraud Israel > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Employment
- Energy
- Investment and venture capital funds
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Competition/antitrust
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: local litigation and arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: white-collar crime, investigation and fraud
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Hi-tech and start-ups
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: commercial/transactions
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency