FWMK (Furth, Wilensky, Mizrachi, Knaani) is home to experts in venture capital and private equity financings, as well as M&A (including cross-border acquisitions). Other notable areas are technology and IP licensing, strategic partnerships, and day-to-day corporate issues. The group additionally advises on the Israeli Innovation Law, privacy, open-source software, and IP. Erez Mizrachi focuses on start-ups at all development stages; Udi Knaani assists with M&A, financing and investments; and Itai Farkash is ‘outstanding’. Amit Hirsch and Nir Sadeh are other key team members.
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Work Department
High-Tech & Venture Capital, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate
Position
Founding Partner - Head of the High-Tech and Venture Capital Department
Career
Adv. Erez Mizrachi is one of the firm’s founding partners, and heads the firm’s High-Tech Department.
Deservedly earning the reputation of being the “Deal maker,” Erez is a creative thinker, specializing in complex Mergers and Acquisitions and financing transactions and in providing ongoing counsel to startup companies from inception, seed and VC fundings, to comprehensive commercial and legal on-going services, until their M&A, IPO or SPAC transactions.
Erez also represents, Israeli and foreign funds and various startup companies at all stages (including several Unicorns and publicly traded companies).
With an extensive background in commercial transactions, technology transactions, licensing, and intellectual property, he also has considerable experience in legal and business counseling to well established tech companies in their day-to-day operations and transactions.
Erez was named a Leading individual in the Legal 500 rankings, with testimonials including “Fantastic balance of legal advice and business acumen. It really strives to find ways to make deals happen rather than many firms which aren’t able to explain risk and constantly find issues that block deals. It is truly business first. Erez Mizrachi is a class act. He is not just a lawyer but truly a business advisor.”
Languages
Hebrew and English.
Memberships
A member of the bar since 1998.
Education
LL.B. and B.A (Business Management) from the School of Business Management.
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Testimonials
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‘Highly professional and with many years of experience. Always there for clients and they always think of solutions and are creative. Consistent and trustworthy.’
‘Super professional and great leaders, but above all great partners. Their mastery of US tech firm legal issues is exceptional.’
‘This is an exceptionally smart, responsive and efficient team. With minimal guidance, they craft corporate, commercial, employee and other contracts that are ready to go.’
‘FWMK’s hi-tech and start-up practice is one of the few in Israel that truly understands both the legal and business realities of building a technology company from the ground up.’
‘What sets them apart is the way they combine top-tier legal expertise with a pragmatic, founder-friendly mindset. Unlike other firms, which often lean toward rigid legal frameworks, FWMK consistently looks for creative, commercially viable solutions that protect companies while enabling growth.’
‘The team is deeply knowledgeable about venture capital, fundraising, founder relations, employment structures, IP protection, and international expansion. They are particularly strong in navigating complex shareholder dynamics, and in structuring deals that balance the interests of investors and founders fairly.’
‘Erez Mizrachi is one of a kind. Itai Farkash is outstanding - available, business oriented, and always looking for efficiency.’
‘Nir Sadeh is a standout partner, who combines deep legal knowledge with rare strategic judgement. What differentiates Nir is not only his mastery of venture capital and start-up law, but his ability to anticipate the business implications of each legal decision.’
Key clients
- Line 5 RiverPool G2 Fintastic AI Cooling crops better meal The Oak Q Rewards Yuki Technologies Slient Bio Lumin AI Redis Labs Innovid OwnBackup Techsee Augmented Vision Target Global Woven Capital Growth Fund of Toyota Motor Corporation WireMock Quantum Transistors Diamond Electronics 257 Directeam Cloud Solutions Data Flipper Securing Sam Upsolver Data SQream Technologies Biobetter Okapi Source Defense Restaurant Cheetah Group Lightico Tandem Group Software
Work highlights
Acting for Own Data Company from its incorporation through to its acquisition by Salesforce (a deal valued at over $2.15bn).