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Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co. Offices
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Adv Dr Ayal Shenhav
Work Department
Chairman, Head of the International and Hi-Tech Department
Position
Dr. Ayal Shenhav is one of Israel’s leading attorneys with over 30 years of experience. Dr. Shenhav’s practice includes representation of investment funds and investors, start-ups, multinational corporations and high net worth individuals. Dr. Shenhav is consistently ranked as a leading (Tier 1) practitioner by Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500 and other legal directories.
Dr. Shenhav represents many of Israel’s leading venture capital and private equity funds, advising them on their formation, tax efficient structuring, investments and operations.
Dr. Shenhav has been involved in dozens of complex financing transactions, representing the investors, companies and founders. He has also been involved in numerous M&A transactions, representing target companies, acquiring companies, investors and more.
Dr. Shenhav advises high net worth individuals on tax matters, asset protection and transfer of assets to next generation.
Dr. Shenhav is a well-known international tax expert with significant expertise in the interaction of the Israeli and US tax systems.
Dr. Shenhav practiced law for several years at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York, and has served as Vice Dean of the Radzyner School of Law at the Reichman University. Dr. Shenhav founded Shenhav & Co. Law Offices, a leading Israeli law firm which merged with Gross & Co, in 2018. He was Managing Partner of Gross & Co. prior to the formation of Goldfarb Gross Seligman.
Dr. Shenhav is an Adjunct Professor at the Tel Aviv University and the Reichman University (teaching the course Start Up Law). Dr. Shenhav was the head of the Law Firm and Accounting Firm Committee of IATI (Israel’s leading Hi-Tech Organization). He is also a frequent lecturer at seminars and conferences relating to innovation, venture capital and tax in Israel and abroad. Dr. Shenhav was a board member of the Alliance High School in Tel Aviv.
Languages
English and Hebrew.
Memberships
New York State Bar Association, 1992
Israel Bar Association, 1991
Education
J.S.D, New York University School of Law, 1995
LL.M., New York University School of Law, 1992
LL.B. (Magna Cum Laude), Tel Aviv University, 1990
Lawyer Rankings
Israel > Investment and venture capital funds
(Leading partners)Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co. is regularly engaged by major fund managers, investors, and high-net-worth individuals for its expertise in the structuring, formation, operation, and management of a wide range of funds, including venture capital, private equity, real estate, hedge, financial, and debt funds. The team also offers tax counselling related to the structuring, formation, and operation of investment funds. Practice head Ayal Shenhav is the key contact, routinely representing many of Israel’s leading venture capital and private equity funds in their formation, tax-efficient structuring, and operations. Oren Wolpin is particularly noted for his focus on real estate investment funds, while Layla Chertow advises on domestic and international investment fund transactions. Eli (Robert) Barasch specialises in venture capital and private equity funds, with a focus on China-Israel cross-border transactions. The team also includes Aviad Feldman, who focuses on the formation of hedge funds, real estate funds, and venture capital funds, as well as Eylon Szatmary, who is similarly experienced in these areas.
Israel > Hi-tech and start-ups
The sizeable hi-tech and start-up practice at Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co. is well positioned to advise on the full tech life cycle, from seed rounds through to major transactions. Equally adept at representing tech companies and investors, the team stands out for its cross-border prowess, and demonstrates ‘exceptional ability to bridge the gap between US and Israeli legal systems’. Key experts include Amir Raz
, whose industry expertise brings ‘invaluable guidance and perspective’; Michael Heller, who advises tech and investor clients on an array of corporate finance and M&A transactions; Chen Manzur, who contributes ‘unique experience working with start-ups, VCs, and large multinational companies’; and Danny Dilbary, who is a ‘go-getter that makes transactions happen’. The group is co-led by firm chairman Ayal Shenhav, international corporate and securities head Ashok Chandrasekhar, and M&A lead Richard Mann.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hi-tech and start-ups Israel
- Investment and venture capital funds Israel
- Leading partners Israel > Investment and venture capital funds
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition/antitrust
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: class actions (including derivative actions)
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: mediation and international arbitration
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Hi-tech and start-ups
- Infrastructure
- Insurance
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: commercial/transactions
- Investment and venture capital funds
- Planning and zoning
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: local litigation and arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Dispute resolution: white-collar crime, investigation and fraud
- Employment
- Energy
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Telecoms and media
- Transport
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: disputes
- Intellectual property > Intellectual property: filing/prosecution