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Gornitzky & Co. Offices
Vitania Tel-Aviv Tower
20 Haharash St. TLV Israel 6761310
Israel
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Adv Asaf Avtuvi
Work Department
Telecoms & Media, Corporate, Commercial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner
Career
Asaf Avtuvi is a partner at Gornitzky & Co.
Asaf’s practice concentrates in the field of Telecom and Media corporations, which encompasses representation of leading International and Israeli corporations along with individuals in the Telecom and Media industry.
Asaf’s experience includes involvement in a wide range of regulatory aspects; involvement in complex commercial transactions, such as various procurement, development, licensing, software support and corporate finance transactions; involvement in telecommunications related disputes, including representation before the Israeli Supreme Court; and ongoing commercial advising.
Asaf’s expertise also includes additional litigation experience in varied and complex commercial and civil disputes before Israeli courts, as well as in arbitration and mediation procedures.
Notable representations include:
Representation of a prominent global media and technology company with respect to its multi-billion bidding for the acquisition of the assets of a large American multinational mass media corporation.
Representation of the only satellite television services provider in Israel, in connection with a wide range of regulatory aspects and complexed TMT oriented procurement transactions.
Representation of Israel’s biggest telecom operator with regard to a dividend distribution by way of capital reduction, and with regard to related legal proceedings (including proceeding which were an important milestone in the development of the Israeli corporate law due to the Supreme Court’s unprecedented official ‘adoption’ of general principle of the ‘Delawarean Business Judgment Rule’).
Representation of an Israeli cellular operator and its shareholders in regulatory and litigation proceedings which accompanied the sale of 100% of such operator’s shares.
Languages
English and Hebrew
Memberships
2008, Israel Bar Association
Education
LL.M., cum laude, Tel Aviv University (2007) LL.B., cum laude, Tel Aviv University (2007) – Dean’s List (2006)
Lawyer Rankings
Israel > Telecoms and media
(Next Generation Partners: Telecoms and media)Lawyers at Gornitzky & Co. score highly with sources for their ‘unique combination of legal expertise and technological understanding’. A longstanding powerhouse in media and telecoms law, the comprehensive practice spans the full range of sub-sectors, including the TV, satellite, internet, social network, and cellular spheres. The team is led by managing partner Lior Porat, who contributes over two decades of experience at the forefront of the telecoms industry. Additionally, up-and-coming specialist Asaf Avtuvi is highly regarded for his experience in advising leading TMT companies on regulation, disputes, and transactions, including M&A, procurement and licensing issues. At associate level, seniors Anat Schnur Rabinovich and Rebecca Genis are recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: class actions (including derivative actions)
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: mediation and international arbitration
- Energy
- Infrastructure
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- Telecoms and media
Firm Rankings
- Competition/antitrust
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: local litigation and arbitration
- Employment
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Hi-tech and start-ups
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: commercial/transactions
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: disputes
- Investment and venture capital funds
- Transport
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: white-collar crime, investigation and fraud
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: filing/prosecution