Lawyers

Vered Zlaikha

Vered Zlaikha

Work Department

Technology. Corporate. M&A Department

Position

Partner and the head of Cyber Affairs & Artificial Intelligence practice

Career

Vered is a partner and the head of Cyber Affairs & Artificial Intelligence practice. She is an expert in Cyber Law and Policy. She holds a wealth of experience both at the national and international levels, gained from her previous roles as the Legal Advisor for Technology and Cybersecurity Affairs at the Israel Defence Forces (2013-2017) and as the Head of International Cyber Policy and Initiatives at the Israel National Cyber Directorate (2017-2019).

Prior to joining Lipa Meir, Vered has led International Cyber Policy affairs, working closely with different governmental ministries and national authorities in Israel as well as with international counterparts. Vered represented the State of Israel at the UN OEWG (Open-Ended Working Group), on cybersecurity affairs. She was a Vice-chair and bureau member of the Working Party on Security in the Digital Economy at the OECD.

In her roles at the Military Advocate General’s Corps, she has worked with high-level decision makers and provided legal advice in fields of international law, administrative law and civil law. She represented legal positions at the Knesset (Israel Parliament) and before ministerial committees, participated in contract negotiations and provided legal advice regarding legal proceedings.

During 2017-2019, Vered was a member of the steering committee of the Haifa University Cyber Law and Policy Research Center. Today, she is a member of the Law, Science and Technology Forum of the Israel Bar Association.

She brings to her practice a strategic vision, a profound understanding of the international cyber arena, vast knowledge in governmental and regulatory interfaces, and the ability to “translate” technological terms to legal and policy terminology.

Languages

Hebrew, English

Memberships

Israel Bar Association, 2000

Education

LL.M Tel Aviv University, Public Law, Magna Cum Laude, 2006

M.A. Tel Aviv University, Executive program Political Science, Diplomacy & Security 2012

LL.B Bar Ilan University 2000