Adv Michael Barnea > Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. > Tel Aviv, Israel > Lawyer Profile

Praised for its ‘very satisfying’ results in a wide variety of matters, including manufacturing and supply agreements, healthcare specific regulatory issues, and tenders, Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. assists a range of clients, from digital health start-ups, to surrogacy companies. ‘Incredibly smart’ practice head Michael Barnea is noted for his longstanding expertise in advising medical device and healthtech companies, R&D centers, and private equity funds on a vast array of IP and commercial transactions. Ken Shaked regularly assists both public and private corporations with IP due diligence issues, and the drafting and negotiation of technology transfer and licensing agreements.

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. notably advises both domestic and international clients on a range of high-value and complex transactions, including a big-ticket reverse triangular merger between Shift4 and Credorax Inc. Alongside its significant expertise in cross-border transactions, the team also represents first-rate Israeli clients in their M&A and corporate domestic operations. Practice head Michael Barnea is highly praised by clients as ‘the smartest and most experienced corporate and securities lawyers in the country’, while Ariella Dreyfuss is another key contact for venture capital and private equity transactions. The team also includes international commercial transaction and venture capital investment specialists Yuval Lazi and Simon Jaffa, Ilan Blumenfeld, who concentrates on domestic M&A transactions, and the ‘highly qualified’ Itay Gura.

A range of global and domestic companies, notably from the life sciences and medical devices sectors, routinely turn to Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. for its expertise in handling both contentious and non-contentious IP matters, including IP transaction strategies and due diligence, IP transfers, portfolio development, commercialisation and licensing matters. Highly regarded as a ‘true leader’, practice head Michael Barnea is the key contact for technology transactions and IP transfers, areas in which Yuval Lazi and Ariella Dreyfuss are also regularly engaged by high-tech companies. Ken Shaked notably focuses on the medical sector, and Itay Gura focuses on high-tech companies.

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. maintains a diverse hi-tech practice that impresses with its ‘motivation, commitment, and professionalism’. The group acts for a broad range of start-ups — including companies in the healthcare, cybersecurity and fintech fields — which it advises on investment transactions, M&A, development, and IP issues, among other matters. Corporate and M&A heavyweight Michael Barnea spearheads a team that also includes Simon Jaffa, Yuval Lazi and next-generation partner, Itay Gura. In December 2022, the group added new privacy and data protection head Avishay Klein, who was previously data protection officer at Amdocs.

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.