Gornitzky & Co.

Banking & Finance; Mergers & Acquisitions; Commercial

Partner

Gila Ponte-Shlush is a partner at Gornitzky & Co.

Ms. Ponte-Shlush joined Gornitzky & Co. as an associate in 2014.

Gila’s practice focuses on Banking and Finance, as well as Corporate law and M&A. She represents international and domestic lenders and borrowers in cross-border syndicated, bilateral, secured and unsecured financings. On the M&A side, Gila represents key stakeholders and target companies in private M&A and investment transactions.

Before joining the firm, Gila spent nearly three years in London, during which she pursued her Master of Laws (with Merit) and qualified as a Solicitor in England and Wales. Gila also worked in the Financial Services and Commercial Dispute Resolution departments in the London office of Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP. Prior to that, Gila was an associate at another leading Israeli law firm and served as a legal intern at Gornitzky & Co.

Hebrew, English and French

2013, Solicitor in England and Wales; 2009, Israel Bar Association

LL.M., merit, Corporate Law, The University College London Faculty of Laws (2012) - Bentham Scholarship for academic merit; LL.B., magna cum laude, Bar Ilan University (2008) - Dean's List (2007)