Adv Avraham Well > FISCHER (FBC & Co.) > Tel Aviv, Israel > Lawyer Profile
FISCHER (FBC & Co.) Offices
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Adv Avraham Well
Work Department
Mergers & Acquisitions; Capital Markets; Insolvency & Restructuring; Banking & Finance; East Asia Desk; Telecom & Media
Position
Mr. Well is the head of FBC’s Corporate practice. With over 25 years of experience, he is ranked by international and domestic indices as one of Israel’s premier corporate attorneys, specializing in debt restructuring, capital markets, banking & finance, corporate governance, securities regulation and M&A.
Mr. Well has been involved in numerous high-profile M&A transactions, including representing the Government of Israel in the privatization of major banks in Israel, advising the Eurocom Group in the acquisition of the controlling interest in Bezeq for NIS 6.5 billion (one of the largest M&A transactions ever in Israel), and advising The Bright Food Group in its acquisition of the controlling intesret in Tnuva (one of the largest Chinese investments in Israel).
Mr. Well has been involved in virtually all of Israel’s most significant restructurings, aggregating to billions of NIS of debt, and he is the first and only Israeli member of the International Insolvency Institute.
Mr. Well is frequently consulted by major Israeli regulatory agencies to develop and comment on proposed legislation and regulations, and appears frequently at conferences organized by the Israeli Securities Authority and the Israeli Formal Receiver.
Mr. Well was selected as a member of a committee appointed by the Ministry of Finance to examine the regulatory framework of tailor-made lending by institutional investors.
Career
Prior to joining FBC, Mr. Well served as general counsel of the Clal group, then the largest holding concern in Israel. Mr. Well has been on the faculty of Israel’s two premier law schools, where he teaches courses on securities law and M&A. Mr. Well served as a law clerk to Prof. Aharon Barak, the former President of the Supreme Court and was also the editor of the Mishpatim Law Review at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Languages
Hebrew, English
Memberships
Israel Bar Association, 1989
Education
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (LL.B., Summa Cum Laude, first in his class), 1988
Lawyer Rankings
Israel > Capital markets
(Leading partners)FISCHER (FBC & Co.)’s capital markets practice is recognised for its strong focus on representing publicly traded oil and gas partnerships, while also regularly assisting a broad range of real estate companies, insurance firms, and investment houses. The team is also experienced in advising issuers and leading underwriters on complex international and domestic equity and debt transactions, including IPOs. Practice head Boaz Noiman provides corporate and securities law advice to Israeli companies listed on the TASE, while corporate department chair Avraham Well
covers corporate and capital markets transactions, as well as complex mergers and acquisitions. Vered Pilichovski Czyzyk stands out for her expertise in securities law, while Itay Brafman is a specialist in public offerings. Michal Nissani Josefson adds further depth to the team with her expertise in corporate finance and securities law. The team saw the departure of Vered Oren in December 2023, who left to become General Counsel for a private client.
Israel > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Hall of Fame)FISCHER (FBC & Co.) fields a robust corporate and M&A team, renowned for advising prominent domestic and multinational clients across diverse industries on complex, high-stakes transactions in Israel. Led by seasoned corporate and M&A expert Avraham Well, the practice is bolstered by hi-tech co-heads Raz Tepper and Eran Yaniv, both recognised for their deep expertise in technology-focused M&A and public offerings. Ron Lehmann adds further strength, bringing extensive experience in corporate matters, including private equity and venture capital transactions, public offerings, and mergers and acquisitions. Orit Israeli, head of the firm’s commercial practice, is also highly well-verse in handling sophisticated M&A transactions, while Yoram Shiv is versed in securities law. Other key contacts include Sharon Klein-Manbar, a specialist in the hi-tech and life sciences sectors, and Ute Klose-Goldstein, whose broad practice encompasses venture capital and private equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, and cross-border transactions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Capital markets Israel
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Israel
- Hall of Fame Israel > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Leading partners Israel > Capital markets
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition/antitrust
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: class actions (including derivative actions)
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: local litigation and arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: white-collar crime, investigation and fraud
- Employment
- Energy
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Infrastructure
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: commercial/transactions
- Investment and venture capital funds
- Planning and zoning
- Real estate and construction
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- Telecoms and media
- Transport