CMS

Partner Head of TMT M&A and UK Managing Partner, Tel Aviv

Louis heads CMS's TMT-sector M&A group in the UK and is also managing partner of our Tel Aviv office and a member of our management board. He's a generalist corporate lawyer with specialist expertise in tech, internet and e‑commerce transactions.

Louis is tech-obsessed and was writing database software at 15.  Although experienced in many sectors, Louis is best known for international transactions in tech assets where he represents multinationals, large corporates, scale‑ups, start‑ups, entrepreneurs, venture capital funds and other financial investors on M&A, fundraisings and investments, capital market transactions, joint ventures, reorganisations and general business matters. Louis has worked for prominent UK, US and Israeli law firms.  His work is mainly cross-border and he has transacted in over 45 countries.

Louis works from London, Tel Aviv and elsewhere as his clients require. He regularly leads Israel-related transactions in his fluent Hebrew.  Having been an Advocate at the Israeli Bar from 2005 to 2019, Louis is now a registered foreign lawyer in Israel.

Solicitor, England & Wales Registered foreign lawyer, Israel Advocate, Israel Bar: 2005-2019

2000 - Legal Practice Course, College of Law 1999 – LL.B. Law, University of Leeds 1999 - Company Law Prize, University of Leeds