FISCHER (FBC & Co.) provides ‘top-tier legal expertise’ to domestic and international clients across a range of high-profile transactional mandates, as well as on ongoing corporate and commercial support. The vastly experienced Avraham Well is particularly skilled at handling complex matters in regulated sectors, while Raz Tepper is very adept at handling large cross-border deals within the healthcare and life sciences spaces. Tepper is also accomplished at advising on hi-tech transactions, as is Eran Yaniv , who has ’great cross-border M&A experience’. Sharon Gazit is another go-to for cross-border transactions, particularly inbound investments. Ron Lehmann handles M&A and PE deals for start-ups, financial sponsors and corporates. Orit Israeli is also recommended and co-heads the team alongside Lehmann; Yaniv; Tepper; and Well.
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Testimonials
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- 'They excel in creative thinking and in developing innovative solutions to complex challenges.'
- 'Avraham Well is as good as they come on difficult deals.'
- 'Raz Tepper is a serious deal maker who focuses on solving issues and getting deals done.'
- 'Eran Yaniv is a stand-out corporate lawyer with great cross-border M&A experience and a deep understanding of the corporate landscape for technology companies. Eran’s calm and personable demeanour combined with his sharp business-thinker skills have been invaluable during high-stakes negotiations.'
- 'Ron Lehman is very pleasant, has great drafting and communication skills.'
- 'Liron Cohen demonstrated a rare combination of top-level legal expertise, creative and pragmatic thinking, outstanding availability and dedication, and the ability to lead a complex process with balance, clarity, and precision.'
Key clients
- Qualcomm Incorporated
- Edwards Lifesciences LLC
- NewMed Energy L.P.; Independent Committee of Board of Directors of NewMed Energy L.P. (Formerly Delek Drilling)
- Bezeq - The Israel Telecommunications Corp. Ltd.
- Sky Fund; S.H. Sky Investments (S.N.P.) Limited Partnership
- Centerbridge Capital Partners III, LP
- Gallatin Point Capital LLC
- Israel Discount Bank Ltd.
- Bank Leumi Le Israel BM
- Leumi Partners Ltd.
- Leumi Partners Underwriting Ltd.
- Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd.
Work highlights
Representing Israel Discount Bank Ltd. in the highly scrutinised divestiture of its controlling stake in Israel Credit Cards (CAL) Ltd.
Representation of American medical device giant Edwards Lifesciences in its acquisitions in Israel.
Representing Clal Insurance in its M&A transactions and joint ventures.
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Practice head
Avraham Well; Raz Tepper; Eran Yaniv; Ron Lehmann; Orit Israeli
Other key lawyers
Sharon Gazit; Michael Zellermayer; Galai Sharir; Sharon Klein-Manbar; Zohar Liss; Yoram Shiv; Hadar Sive; Liron Cohen; Asaf Gabay; Liat Halperin; Klose-Goldstein; Shir Cohen; Gal Doitch; Tal Gellerman