Meitar Law Offices

Managing Director

Partner

"Tomer Shani is simply the best companion an entrepreneur could take for the long journey of a startup. He's a cut above the others. He's a deal maker, and works all day and night to get deals done, and always in a pleasant and collegial manner."

Chambers and Partners

"Our amazing legal counsel and trusted confidant"Shaked Zin, PureSec CEO

“We worked with Tomer Shani from Meitar on KKR's first tech deal in Israel. Tomer and the team provided a fantastic service to KKR. The quality of their work matches that of the US law firms we are typically working with and their dedication and work ethic is second to none. Tomer's commercial instincts and drive to get a deal done are outstanding.”  

Lucian Schoenefelder, KKR

Tomer Shani (formerly Schwartz) is Managing Director at MeitarNY Inc.

Tomer's main focus is on early stage startups and he is known in the industry for providing invaluable legal and business advice to startups in their early stages and throughout their lifecycle. In addition, Tomer represents private and public technology companies, venture capital funds and individual entrepreneurs in a wide range of business transactions including mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, private debt and equity offerings, strategic investments, joint ventures and strategic collaborations, technology licensing, and distribution and marketing arrangements. Tomer also provides ongoing corporate and commercial advice to international and domestic clients and is a mentor and advisor in leading accelerators such as The Junction and Citi and Barclays FinTech.

Before joining Meitar, Tomer practiced law as an associate in the M&A/Private Equity Group of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP in New York for three years.

English, Hebrew, Italian

Duke University School of Law, NC (LL.M., 2006);

University of Cambridge, England (B.A., Hons, 2003)