Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Securities and Capital Markets, Technology Law, Corporate and Commercial, Intellectual Property.

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.

Michael trained at Professor Gross and qualified in 1994. Michael is the Managing Partner at Barnea Jaffa Lande.

English, Hebrew.

Israel Bar Association, 1994.

Tel Aviv University Law Faculty (LL.B), 1992