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Adi specializes in complex litigation cases involving all aspects of civil-commercial law. She provides representation before various courts, including district courts and the Supreme Court, as well as before regulatory authorities. The cases she handles include contractual disputes, real-estate disputes, class actions, derivative suits, administrative appeals, appeals to the High Court of Justice, and more. In the course of these proceedings, Adi builds a legal strategy customized to each client’s needs.

Alon Wolner

Alon Wolner is a partner in Barnea Jaffa Lande’s Real Estate Department, providing ongoing legal advice throughout transactions. His expertise spans residential projects, shopping malls, office buildings, and logistics centers. Alon counsels a wide range of clients, including entrepreneurs, public and private real estate companies, ventures involved in income-producing properties, and contracting firms. Alon leads complex sale and rental negotiations, guiding clients through the entire process, from planning and construction to leasing. He oversees all relevant agreements, ensuring the smooth execution of real estate projects. Alon's proven track record positions him as a trusted advisor for both established players and novices navigating the intricacies of Israel's dynamic real estate market.

Amichai Cohen

Professor Amichai Cohen is a Special counsel on International Law in our firm. Professor Cohen is a faculty member in the Faculty of Law at the Ono Academic College and serves as a senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute. Amichai has a prosperous academic career and is a renowned researcher in international law and Israel's national security law. He has served as a visiting professor at Columbia Law School, New York, and the American University-Washington College of Law and as a visiting researcher at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. In 2013-2016, he served as Dean of the Faculty of Law. Amichai has published four books in English and Hebrew and dozens of articles in important journals of the legal world in Israel and abroad. Amichai's areas of practice include international trade law; Justice and Security, Israeli constitutional law, occupied territories law; International law in Israeli law; And international criminal law. Books by Professor Amichai Cohen Israel's National Security Law: Political Dynamics and Historical Development (2011) Law and Security in Israel (2014) The Constitutional Revolution and Counter-Revolution (2020) Proportionality in International Humanitarian Law (2021)

Anat Even-Chen

Anat has vast experience in providing legal advice with respect to financial sector regulation. Anat focuses on advising Fin-Tech and Reg-Tech start-ups and companies on all regulatory aspects of their business activity, their interaction with the regulator, preparing legal opinions, advising in the process of the passing of new legislation, etc. As an integral part of Anat’s technology practice, she advises clients on issues related to cyber protection and privacy laws applicable to their business models, including the cross border aspects of their activities. In addition, Anat’s practice extends to advice on competition and anti-trust aspects of clients’ business activities and she represents clients before the Israeli Antitrust Authority and the Antitrust Tribunal. Anat also provides legal advice regarding aspects of healthcare regulation, including privacy regulation, aspects of pharmaceuticals’ and medical device sales and registration, cooperation with regulated entities on R&D and experimentation.

Andrey Yanai

Andrey’s expertise lies in advising both private and public companies, with particular emphasis on dual-listed companies. His counsel covers capital markets matters, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, compensation plans, and internal compliance programs. He also advises on corporate governance issues and represents clients before the Israel Securities Authority. Andrey also advises various types of funds throughout their lifecycles, including private investment funds, venture capital funds, private equity funds, hedge funds, and real estate funds. In addition, Andrey counsels companies operating in the blockchain technology and digital currencies field on their commercial and regulatory activity. He advises on all legal aspects of cryptocurrency issuances, intellectual property, technology commercialization, and privacy protection.

Ariel Nadler

Ariel heads our Real Estate Department. Ariel manages the firm's real estate transactions. He has accumulated extensive knowledge and experience from handling complex real estate transactions of all types, from inception and initial negotiations through to completion and registration at the respective authorities. Ariel advises government-owned, publicly traded and private companies, developers, construction companies, contractors, shopping mall owners and private investors (both local and foreign). Ariel also advises clients in the areas of real estate taxes and financing of construction projects, as well as leading proceedings before planning committees and administrative appeals regarding planning and construction.

Ariella Dreyfuss

Ariella represents international and Israeli entrepreneurs, private and public companies, partnerships, and private equity and venture capital funds, in all aspects of corporate and commercial law. Her clients are engaged in a wide range of high-tech activities, including IOT, MedTech, FinTech, cyber-security, internet, communications, life sciences and art, as well as low tech industries. Ariella specializes in advising on multi-layered corporate and commercial agreements, including strategic partnerships, equity and debt financings, complex cross-border mergers and acquisitions, IP transfers and distribution, franchise, licensing and manufacturing arrangements. Her work and approach always takes into consideration the client’s unique commercial interests and needs.

Avishay Klein

Dr. Avishay Klein leads our firm’s Privacy, Data Protection and Cyber Department. With a background spanning academia and the private sector, including a PhD in Law & Technology, Avishay offers clients a nuanced perspective on navigating the landscape of privacy and data protection regulations. Having previously served as an in-house data protection officer for Amdocs Group, he brings firsthand knowledge of the challenges faced by enterprises in the telecommunications and software industry, enabling him to provide practical guidance on compliance with regulations such as the GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and LGPD. Avishay counsels on regulatory inquiries, crisis management, compliance programs, commercial agreements, and M&A activities, ensuring clients receive tailored solutions to their privacy and compliance-related needs. Avishay is a co-founder of the Israel DPO Forum and a member of the Israel Tech Policy Institute’s Advisory Board. Additionally, Avishay has attained prestigious certifications from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), including the CIPP/E (Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe) and CIPT (Certified Information Privacy Technologist).

Daphna Klein

Daphna is extensively experienced in representing both Israeli and international companies in complex and high-profile litigation proceedings. She has acted for clients before the district courts, the Supreme Court, and during mediation and arbitration proceedings. Daphna represents companies in class actions, administrative proceedings, and other complex commercial litigation. She has also served as counsel in legal disputes related to distribution and development agreements. This includes the enforcement of such agreements, corporate proxy battles, civil pecuniary suits, shareholder disputes, lawsuits against contractors, real estate disputes, etc. Daphna represents local and international corporations in contractual and commercial disputes regarding large-scale projects. She has also acted in suits against end-users, subcontractors, and others. Daphna routinely serves as counsel for clients before Israel's various courts. She is well-versed in handling summary proceedings (such as ex parte injunctions and foreclosures) related to intellectual property, commercial secrets, antitrust, torts issues, and unlawful enrichment.

David (Dudi) Cohen

David (Dudi) Cohen is one of the most prominent lawyers in Israel representing local and international clients in the capital markets field. Dudi represents some of the largest and most influential public companies in the Israeli economy, leading complex merger and acquisition transactions amounting to billions of shekels. He provides a comprehensive service tailored to clients’ commercial and business activity, including conducting negotiations, drafting agreements, formulating legal opinions, offering representation before the authorities, creating and implementing a legal strategy, and providing ongoing corporate support. In addition, Dudi represents institutional entities and funds in financing transactions and counsels private and public entities on obtaining loans and financing for projects, in Israel and abroad.

Elad Reshtick

Adv. Elad Reshtick offers extensive legal expertise in commercial law, securities law, and corporate law, specializing in private and public capital recruitments, debt issuances, and navigating the Israeli capital market. He provides ongoing legal support to companies, addressing corporate governance, financial reporting complexities, and shareholder transactions. Boasting significant experience in IPOs and public offerings, Elad advises on secondary market transactions and guides companies through capital and debt offerings on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. He also represents clients before the Israeli regulatory authorities and counsels institutions during negotiations with investors, underwriters, and securities regulators.

Eran Winner

Eran, a partner in the Litigation Department, extensive experience in commercial, civil and administrative litigation and complex dispute resolution.Eran advises clients at all stages of litigation proceedings, from devising legal strategies to representing in all legal disputes, both in the courts and in arbitration and mediation proceedings.Eran’s experience includes representing local and foreign companies in a wide range of legal areas, including corporate law, contracts, tenders, intellectual property, and real estate disputes. He has handled complex real estate disputes between contractors and developers, defamation cases, inheritance disputes, and more.

Eyal Nachshon

Eyal is a Partner in the Litigation Department.He specializes in complex litigation in various areas of commercial and economic law, particularly in the fields of corporate and securities law. Eyal has gained considerable experience representing economic bodies – banks, financial institutions, public companies, private companies, and senior businessmen – in high-volume, complex legal proceedings before the various courts, including district courts and the Supreme Court. In particular, Eyal has extensive experience representing individuals and companies in class action suits, derivative claims, and control disputes, as well as in administrative petitions of an economic nature.

Gal Rozent

Adv. Gal Rozent is a partner and head of Barnea Jaffa Lande's Antitrust and Competition Department. Gal represents the firm's clients before the Director-General of Competition (formerly the Director-General of Antitrust), the Israeli Competition Tribunal, and the various courts (criminal, civil, and administrative), in competition law proceedings and in proceedings that involve other areas of law. He also represents the firm's clients in regulatory and legislative proceedings, including before relevant Knesset committees and government ministries. Gal advises leading global and local companies operating in all areas of industry, as well as to public institutions, and collaborates with top foreign law firms as an integral part of this counsel. Gal advises the firm's clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, concentration groups, monopolies, restrictive arrangements, administrative inquiries and criminal investigations executed by the Competition Authority, administrative and criminal hearings, the implementation of internal compliance programs, and more. He also advises and represents clients on other laws that concern, or adjacent to, the field of competition, including the Anti-Concentration Law, the Food Law, trade levies, and more. In addition, Gal lectures on antitrust and competition in various forums. Gal has over 20 years of rich professional experience in the field. During this period, Gal served as head of the Israel Competition Authority’s legal team in the communications, high-tech, and traditional industry sectors; headed the antitrust and competition departments of Herzog Fox & Neeman and Eshel Ashlagi Rozent; and in recent years founded and managed the boutique firm Gal Rozent, Law Offices.

Gal Livshits

Gal, a Partner in the Litigation Department, specialize in representing clients in complex commercial and business litigation.Gal advises local and foreign corporations and private clients during commercial and business lawsuits encompassing a broad range of complex legal disputes, including shareholder disputes, takeover battles, contracts, antitrust, intellectual property, international law and more.Gal’s legal advice includes formulating a legal strategy that is tailored to the client’s needs, and representing the client in all judicial instances, both in courts and during arbitration and mediation proceedings.Gal has extensive experience in counseling and representing clients during complex major project disputes, particularly disputes arising in infrastructure projects. Clients include concessionaires, EPC contractors, O&M contractors etc.

Hadar Israeli

Hadar possesses unique experience in the fields of regulatory enforcement and white-collar crime, both domestically and internationally. Hadar represents individuals and companies in a wide range of criminal and administrative enforcement proceedings, in Israel and the US. Hadar advises her clients on a broad range of criminal and civil matters, from their preliminary stages and until their conclusions in court, including those involving bribery, fraud, money laundering, insider trading, antitrust, securities, internal investigations, shareholder disputes, and complex civil litigation proceedings. Hadar stands at the front line of Israeli lawyers with expertise in international cases that are tried in collaboration with leading foreign law firms before the US or UK courts. Hadar also possesses unique expertise in handling complex document discovery processes with an exceptionally high scope. Hadar is also experienced in advising clients on internal compliance issues and in conducting internal investigations in cases of suspected financial regulation violations, corruption and bribery, taxation and fraud, corporate governance, and more.

Hagit Ross

Hagit is a partner in the Capital Markets Department, specializes in securities law, corporate finance, and commercial transactions. Hagit regularly advises some of the largest and leading public companies in Israel on these topics. Hagit possesses over 15 years of experience providing legal counsel. Her clients include public companies, companies subject to the reporting requirements of the Israel Securities Authority, boards of directors, and CEOs. Hagit also advises companies on capital raising issues, including with respect to the publication of prospectuses and the issuance of bonds; board and committee meetings; purchase offers; compensation, options, and internal enforcement plans; shareholders’ agreements; the purchase and sale of shares; and commercial matters. Hagit is a member of the Securities and Capital Markets Committee of the Israeli Bar.

Hagit Ben Moshe

Hagit Ben Moshe is one of the leading attorneys in Israel advising kibbutzim, moshavim, and cooperative societies in relation to all real-estate matters, including planning, construction, and litigation. Hagit has extensive experience advising kibbutzim, moshavim and cooperative societies during various proceedings with the Israel Land Authority. These include proceedings to regulate land uses, cases of demands to return land to the State (inter alia, due to plans for construction in preferred areas for housing), objections to real-estate assessments, and the obtainment of permits for nonconforming use from the competent authority in the Ministry of Agriculture. She also provides ongoing and intensive legal assistance to cooperative societies in relation to diverse issues, including members’ rights to residences (attribution of housing, restructuring of the society, etc.). Hagit provides legal advice and assistance in relation to complex real estate transactions and business ventures. These include transactions to rezone agricultural land for commerce and employment; renewable energy and infrastructure transactions (power plants, pumped-storage hydroelectricity, wind turbines, solar, thermo-solar, photovoltaic, and biogas turbines); the establishment of commercial complexes; income-generating real estate transactions, tourism ventures (holiday villages, hotels, guest houses, B&Bs, and tourist attractions); the establishment of fuel stations; electricity sector transactions (electricity distributors, net metering, electricity purchases); medical cannabis; and more.

Hani Shraier Menashe

Hani Shraier Menashe is a partner in Barnea Jaffa Lande’s kibbutz sector practice, where she specializes in representing cooperative societies, kibbutzim, and private clients. Hani offers comprehensive legal counsel to cooperative societies and corporations, aiding them in their day-to-day operations. Her expertise encompasses regulatory reporting, drafting articles of association and bylaws, navigating land use arrangements, and preparing applications for nonconforming land use. Hani delivers tailored legal support across various domains; advises on property and apartment allocation processes; and provides counsel on long-term nursing care, pensions, education, and internal transactions within kibbutzim. Hani's experience extends to providing legal representation before various courts in real estate disputes and litigation proceedings involving cooperative societies.

Harel Perlmutter

Harel is a Partner and Heads the Tax Department at Barnea. Harel specializes in advising clients across the entire spectrum of tax issues, including international taxation, as well as corporate tax, transfer prices, taxation of individuals, real-estate tax and indirect taxes. Harel drafts pre-ruling applications to the tax authorities, conducts negotiations with tax authorities, obtains all requisite approvals for complex transactions, conducts tax assessment meetings with the tax authorities, handles tax litigation cases, assists clients during voluntary disclosure proceedings, advises clients in the interpretation and implementation of bilateral and multilateral tax treaties to prevent double taxation.

Ilan Blumenfeld

An attorney with diverse experience, Ilan serves as legal counsel to a variety of Israeli commercial entities, advising on all aspects of corporate law and cooperative societies. He particularly specializes in mergers and acquisitions and antitrust law. Ilan accompanies the firm's clients in complex corporate and commercial transactions, including capital raising, financing, investments, and restructuring. He also handles bank arrangements and the purchasing of businesses in cash flow distress. In the area of antitrust, Ilan advises the firm's clients on various matters, including mergers and acquisitions, restrictive arrangements, concentration groups, monopolies, and operation of market force. He also represents clients before the Antitrust Authority and the Antitrust Tribunal, as necessary. Ilan serves as legal counsel to several business associations with regard to competition and antitrust laws, and represents business associations in various actions vis-à-vis the governmental authorities. Ilan provides legal services to corporations from various sectors, including high tech, agro-technology, food, industry, and green technology. He also represents various corporations belonging to the kibbutz sector.

Inbar Katzir

Inbar Katzir, an associate in Barnea Jaffa Lande's Corporate and High-Tech Departments, specializes in representing both local and foreign private companies, focusing primarily on capital raising, mergers and acquisitions, and a broad spectrum of commercial transactions. With a keen understanding of commercial and corporate law, Inbar provides comprehensive legal services to a diverse clientele, ranging from high-tech firms and startups to venture capital funds. Her expertise spans various areas, including intellectual property, commercial agreements, licensing agreements, service agreements, and development and manufacturing agreements, as well as internet law, technology, and privacy protection.

Irit Brodsky

Irit Brodsky, a partner in the firm's Antitrust and Competition Department, offers expert counsel to both Israeli and international enterprises in the field of competition law. Her practice encompasses a broad spectrum of matters, including restrictive arrangements, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, monopolies, abuse of dominant position, tenders, and compliance with the Concentration Law. Irit provides guidance on regulatory issues, particularly within the realm of financial regulation. She offers ongoing legal support, drafts legal opinions, conducts compliance programs, and advises on competition law and the regulatory aspects of complex transactions and commercial agreements. With a wealth of experience, Irit represents clients before regulatory bodies such as the Israel Competition Authority, the Competition Tribunal, courts, government committees, and more. Irit's expertise is underscored by her background, which includes an internship with Supreme Court Justice Yoram Danziger. During her undergraduate studies, Irit served as an editor of the Tel Aviv University Law Review and contributed as a research assistant in the economic analysis of law.

Itay Gura

Itay, a Partner in the Corporate Department, specializes in commercial law, corporate law and mergers and acquisitions.Itay’s practice focuses on representing private and publicly traded companies in Israel and abroad, entrepreneurs and investors in the fields of corporate law, commercial law, intellectual property and regulatory matters. This also includes private equity financing, capital raising, mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other commercial transactions.Itay has extensive experience in advising high-tech companies and start-ups from their initial stages through to their growth, acquisition, merger or sale.Itay provides legal services to a wide range of high-tech and technology companies with regard to various issues, such as intellectual property, commercial contracts, license agreements, service agreements, development agreements, manufacturing agreements, purchase agreements, technology agreements and more.

Jacki Silbermann

Adv. Jacki Silbermann represents clients in various proceedings before Israel’s labor courts, as well as in proceedings opposite the Labor Branch in the Ministry of Economy and other government authorities. Jacki performs employment due diligence for a wide range of commercial transactions, guides employers in the implementation of policies for the prevention of sexual harassment, handles work visas for foreign workers, counsels clients on their engagement with contractors, and prepares various legal memos regarding labor and employment law. As part of her ongoing counsel, Jacki drafts various employment documents, including employment and termination agreements, and non-compete, confidentiality, and intellectual property clauses.

Ken Shaked

Adv. Ken Shaked has over 20 years’ experience providing ongoing legal services to corporations and commercial entities. Ken advises on issues related to setting up companies and raising funds for their activities. He also counsels on ongoing commercial issues, including licensing and intellectual property, research and development agreements, etc. Ken’s clients operate in a range of high-tech fields, with an emphasis on pharma, biotechnology, medical equipment, and cleantech. Ken managed various startups in the course of his role as vice president of the Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University.

Liat Keisary Yahalomi

Liat, a Partner in the Private Clients Department, provides a wide range of legal services tailored to the exclusive needs of high-net-worth individuals, their families, trustees and guardians - whether living in Israel or abroad - private charities, closely-held businesses, and family-controlled companies. In this context, Liat handles a variety of real-estate transactions, including the acquisition and disposition of luxury residential and commercial properties. Liat advises Israeli and foreign individuals on tax planning and estate and trust administration, including probate, estate, and related court proceedings. She also oversees the negotiation and preparation of prenuptial, postnuptial, and cohabitation agreements. She represents clients in the purchase of high-value items, such as second homes and artwork, as well as assists them in making donations to private/public institutions.

Lior Girshevitz

Lior Girshevitz, an associate in Barnea Jaffa Lande's Employment Department, brings comprehensive legal expertise to a diverse clientele comprising international and local entities across the private and public sectors, high-tech firms, industrial companies, and individual employees and executives. Drawing on his extensive knowledge of labor law, Lior provides strategic counsel on a wide range of employment-related issues. With a notable track record in litigation, Lior has navigated various proceedings in labor courts and other legal forums. His services extend to individual and collective dispute resolution, arbitration, mediation, inquiries under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law, and investigations into workplace harassment incidents. In addition, Lior plays a pivotal role in guiding clients through the labor law implications of commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and organizational restructuring initiatives. He offers comprehensive advice on employment contracts, collective bargaining agreements, and compensation structures for employees and senior management.

Lisa Frense

Lisa Frense represents clients in contractual disputes, particularly those related to large energy and infrastructure projects. She advises engineering, procurement, and construction contractors, developers, planners, and other entities on these major undertakings. Among the projects Lisa has counseled on are the Tel Aviv and Jerusalem Light Rails, an IDF army base, and a hydroelectric power station. As part of her legal services, Lisa advises local and foreign companies on the various aspects of PPP/PFI/BOT projects and guides clients through complex tender proceedings. Her impressive background includes serving as a research assistant to Professor Aharon Barak at IDC Herzliya and as a translator for the European Court of Justice.

Maya Zisser

Maya serves as legal counsel for private and public companies, entrepreneurs, construction companies, and business and commercial centers. She has also represented purchasing groups in complex and large-scale residential and commercial projects. Maya advises her clients in all interactions with land owners, buyers, tax authorities, financial institutions, contractors, service providers, and consultants. Maya is well-versed in managing urban renewal projects, such as Demolition and Construction and National Outline Plan 38. She counsels entrepreneurs, contractors, and apartment owners. Maya also has experience in drafting various agreements, including sale, lease, and combination agreements. In addition, she handles tenders, receivership, real estate taxation, and registration procedures, as well as all other relevant regulatory matters. Her work encompasses the business and commercial sectors as well as the private sector.

Michael Barnea

Michael, the firm’s Founding and Managing Partner, is recognized as one of Israel’s leading corporate lawyers. His diverse practice encompasses corporate, securities, technology, and cross-border matters. Michael’s diverse practice encompasses 30 years’ experience in corporate, securities, technology and cross-border matters and he is highly-regarded for combining exceptional legal knowledge with deep industry knowledge. In 2022, Michael led significant merger and acquisition deals in the Israeli market. Major transactions include representing Migdal Group in various investments; representing Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation in its various investments in Israeli startup companies; representing Ness Technologies, owned by Hilan, a TASE-traded software company, in the acquisition of DXC Technology’s IT services company in Israel; and more. Michael is greatly respected as a legal advisor to public companies traded on both Israeli and foreign stock exchanges, as well as to foreign investors with stakes in Israeli publicly-traded companies. In the technology sphere, Michael counsels a variety of early and later-stage companies, as well as leading venture capital, corporate venture, and private-equity investors. He also oversees prominent cross-border technology-related transactions. Michael is a well-known figure in the Israeli hi-tech ecosystem. He lectures on a regular basis to various Israeli accelerators and incubators, in addition to serving as a mentor for young entrepreneurs.

Michal Koren

Michal Koren, an associate in Barnea Jaffa Lande's Capital Markets Department, brings her expertise in financial regulation to a wide range of clients. Michal advises corporations licensed for investment activities, private companies, investment funds, and even trading rooms, ensuring successful navigation of the complexities of local capital market regulations. Michal works closely with clients to develop and integrate compliance and enforcement plans, fostering a culture of adherence within their organizations. She also provides valuable guidance to internal enforcement officers and assists the corporate secretariat in navigating regulatory requirements.

Misha Gitterman

Misha Gitterman is a partner in Barnea Jaffa Lande’s Corporate Finance and Public Companies Departments. With over 25 years of legal experience, Misha offers unparalleled expertise in corporate financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and investment dealings on both local and international scales. Misha's clients includes private equity funds, venture capital funds, and institutional investors, whom he represents in a diverse array of transactions. Additionally, Misha provides guidance to companies across various sectors, offering strategic advice on all aspects of corporate and business activities. Notably, Misha specializes in assisting startups throughout their developmental stages, particularly in navigating the complexities of raising private and public funding. Beyond his legal practice, Misha brings a wealth of industry insight gained from his prior roles as a senior manager in an investment and public holding company, as well as a director in both private and public enterprises. He also holds a significant position as a member of the National Board of Directors, elected by the Government Companies Authority.

Moran Bickel

Moran is a partner in the Litigation department, which specializes in representing corporations and individuals, both local and foreign, in complex litigation cases, in all areas of commercial-business law. Moran sphere of activity includes disputes between shareholders, control issues, contracts, class actions, antitrust law and securities law. Moran advises clients at all stages of litigation proceedings, from devising legal strategies that are appropriate for clients’ needs in the specific circumstances of each case, to representing them in all legal disputes, both in the courts and in arbitration and mediation proceedings.

Netta Bromberg

Netta provides legal advice to international and local entities, private- and public-sector firms, high-tech companies, and industrial companies, as well as to employees and senior executives, on a variety of employment issues. Netta advises during international transactions, M&A transactions, and organizational restructuring processes on all aspects of labor law. Netta has extensive experience appearing and managing various litigation processes in labor courts, accompanying and representing clients in mediation and arbitration proceedings, managing personal and collective disputes, conducting investigation proceedings under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment Law, investigating incidents of harassment at work, and more. Netta provides advice and guidance during crisis events in workplaces due to global and local changes, and adapts the workplace and work relations to new and groundbreaking trends in Israeli labor law. Netta advises on all aspects of employment relations, employment agreements (including executive employee agreements), collective employment agreements, compensation plans for employees and senior managers, the creation of work procedures, and proper management of employment termination procedures.

Omri Oren

Adv. Omri Oren possesses extensive expertise in commercial law, securities law, and corporate law, with a focus on private and public capital recruitments and debt issuances on the Israeli capital market. He offers ongoing legal support to companies, addressing complexities in corporate governance, financial reporting, and shareholder transactions. With significant experience in IPOs and public offerings, Omri advises on secondary market transactions and guides companies through capital and debt offerings on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. In addition, he represents clients before the Israeli regulatory authorities and counsels institutions during negotiations with investors, underwriters, and securities regulators.

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Roy Engel

Adv. Roy Engel is a Partner at Barnea Jaffa Lande. Roy leads the firm’s investment funds field department and possess extensive international experience in providing legal advice to private investment funds. With over two decades of experience in New York (10 years) and Israel (15 years) in the private equity and M&A fields, Roy advises private investment funds at all stages of their operations. Roy represents institutional investors investing in these funds, and counsels fund managers primarily regarding funds’ formation and ongoing operations.

Samuel Henri Samuel

Samuel Henri Samuel, a partner in the firm’s Corporate, Infrastructure, and Banking and Finance Departments, brings a wealth of expertise to his role, specializing in M&A, technology, and project finance matters. With a diverse clientele comprising both domestic and international entities, including corporations, VC funds, startups, and entrepreneurs, Samuel adeptly navigates complex cross-border acquisitions, investments, and joint ventures. In his capacity within the Infrastructure Department, Samuel provides strategic counsel to state-owned companies, entrepreneurs, and international contractors operating in sectors such as oil & gas, renewable energy, transportation, and water infrastructure. Samuel's experience also extends to advising lenders and borrowers on various financing structures for the development of domestic and international projects across multiple industries.

Shai Avnieli

Shai specializes in representing clients in complex dispute-resolution procedures, with a special focus on procedures relating to engineering and infrastructure projects. He also possesses extensive experience advising contractors and entrepreneurs throughout all stages of a project. Shai's clients include leading Israeli engineering and infrastructure companies, as well as internationally known entities operating the infrastructure and energy sectors. Shai is well versed in advising on various infrastructure projects, including those involving roads, rail transport, water, gas, renewable energy, seaports, and airports. Examples of projects Shai has advised are the Tel Aviv Light Rail Red Line Project, the Tunneling Project for the High Speed Rail between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, the Ashdod Desalination Plant Project, and the Ben-Gurion Airport Expansion Project. Shai represents clients in various courts, arbitrations, and alternative dispute resolution procedures.

Simon Jaffa

Simon is a founding partner and the head of our Corporate Department. Simon has a diverse practice advising foreign companies operating in Israel. Simon is hugely experienced in multi-jurisdictional transactions and has extensive experience in advising on local and cross-border mergers and acquisitions. He represents international and Israeli companies, venture capital, hedge and private equity funds and strategic investors in M&A and financing transactions. In 2019, Simon accompanied significant merger and acquisition deals in the Israeli market, among them representing Sartorius in the acquisition of a majority stake in Biological Industries, representing ISS Global in the disposition of its holdings in Israel, representing Axcel in the acquisition of Phase One, and representing Exclusive Networks in the acquisition of Securewave. Simon also specializes in advising on infrastructure projects and project financing transactions. His experience extends to a broad range of projects, including transport, electricity, water, solar energy, and gas. Simon is recognized by Legal500 as a Band 1 lawyer in Energy and Infrastructure. Simon serves as the firm’s international relationships partner. This includes creating, coordinating, and maintaining Barnea’s relationships with leading international law firms and its international clients.

Terry Almozlino Arnon

Terry specializes in real estate law in a variety of aspects of real estate transactions, including legal support and advice in the income-producing real estate field. Terry provides ongoing legal advice to private and public companies, developers, contractors and construction companies, as well as advising on a wide range of projects and real estate transactions related to entrepreneurship, financing, development etc. Terry's clients include some of the largest real estate companies in Israel, real estate investors, private developers and logistics and infrastructure companies. Along with her legal support in real estate transactions, Terry advises her clients on various commercial and current issues, and represents them before the various courts.

Yuval Lazi

Yuval has extensive experience handling mergers and acquisitions, with an emphasis on international commercial transactions, private equity investments, and venture capital investments.Yuval specializes in carrying out M&A transactions with cross-border elements for technological companies.He represents multinational companies, venture capital funds, entrepreneurs, investors, and startups, providing them legal advice for every stage in their life cycle - from inception and initial capital raising until exit or IPO. Yuval counsels on a range of issues related to a company’s operations, including financing, intellectual property, cyber and privacy matters, structural changes, strategic projects, and complex corporate and commercial transactions. Such transactions include technology transfers, sale of operations and assets, licensing, and distribution.Yuval also advises dozens of startups during their various stages of investment, in their processes of raising capital, during financing and joint ventures, and as they attempt exits. He accompanies both venture capital funds and private equity funds, and is involved in the process of their establishment, including with regard to various commercial aspects and their investment in startups.

Zohar Lande

Boasting over 20 years of experience, Adv. Zohar Lande is one of Israel’s most renowned commercial litigators. He serves as the head of Barnea's Dispute Resolution Department. Zohar brings to the firm his knowledge in leading some of the most complex and sensitive litigation, arbitration, and mediation proceedings in Israel. His experience also extends to representing cases in various judicial institutions outside of Israel. Zohar's cases cover a diverse range of disputes and actions, and it is this profound understanding of the many different aspects of corporate and commercial law that has enabled him to formulate bespoke litigation strategies for his various clients. Zohar represents both international and Israeli corporates, public, and private companies and individuals. He has acted for these clients in the Administrative Courts and before the High Court of Justice. In addition, Zohar leads various pro bono cases in the field of education.

Zvi Gabbay

Dr. Zvi Gabbay heads our Capital Markets department. Zvi possesses extensive experience in Israel and in the United States, representing corporations and individuals in various aspects of their operations, mainly in the areas of financial regulation, securities, capital markets and international litigation. Over more than 18 years of practice in the fields of financial regulations and enforcement, Zvi attained an esteemed reputation for representing clients before the regulatory authorities on matters pertaining to securities laws and financial regulation, for providing ongoing legal advice to private clients and to leading corporations in relation to their capital market and corporate governance needs, as well as for representing clients before various enforcement agencies during administrative inquiries and investigations. Zvi specializes in securities law and in advising public companies, banks, investment houses and financial entities in relation to their activities in the global arena. Zvi also represents clients before the regulatory authorities on matters pertaining to securities laws and financial regulation, and provides ongoing legal advice to individuals and leading corporations in relation to their capital market and corporate governance needs. Zvi also represents clients in securities-related enforcement proceedings, including criminal and administrative inquiries and investigations.

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