The diverse offering at FISCHER (FBC & Co.) is noted for its ‘vast experience and knowledge' of corporate transactions within the sector, in addition to handling a variety of data protection, corporate governance, and patent portfolio management. Raz Tepper jointly heads the practice alongside Eran Yaniv; Tepper represents both domestic and international biopharmaceutical and medical services clients, and Yaniv is particularly adept at handling cross-border corporate transactions within the medtech space. Shmulik Fried regularly advises funds on their investments into medtech companies within the digital health and medical device industries, and Warren Wienburg, known for his deep knowledge of corporate transactions, was promoted to partner in January 2023. Sharon Gazit and Judy Amidor joined the team from Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co. in March 2023. Gazit contributes her longstanding expertise in assisting venture capital funds and startups with a broad range of commercial transactions, while Amidor specialists in M&A and licensing agreements within the biotech space.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Sharon Gazit is very professional, available and cool-headed.’

  • ‘Sharon Gazit is the partner in charge of our business for the past 15 years, with Judy Amidor at her side most if not all this time. Sharon's practical approach and excellent human skills are highly effective for us in navigating the challenging seas of the start-up environment. Sharon, Judy and their team managed the legal side of several financing rounds, expertly negotiating the legal counsels of our investors with excellent results.’

  • ‘Experienced in life sciences, routine work with investors in the field, deal experience.’

  • ‘Very dedicated and responsive team. Understand urgency and treat such cases in the proper manner. All required solutions were available to us at all times.’

  • ‘The team is very knowledgeable, experienced and has great expertise. Their strength is their vast experience and knowledge.’

Key clients

  • Perrigo
  • Kamada Ltd.
  • Astrazeneca Israel Ltd.
  • Novartis
  • Check Cap Ltd.
  • Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company
  • Purple Biotech
  • CytoReason
  • OrbiMed Healthcare Fund
  • OrbiMed Advisors LLC
  • Rainbow Medical Ltd.
  • Bluewind Medical Ltd.
  • Hadassah Medical Organisation
  • Elgan Pharma
  • Allmed Solutions
  • Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corporation Ltd.
  • Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) EQT
  • 415 Capital Fund II GmbH & Co. KG
  • Peregrine Ventures Growth Fund
  • Peregrine Ventures V Fund
  • Tarom Innovative Technologies Ltd
  • Starget Pharma
  • Medici Medical LDT
  • Lapidot Medical Import & Marketing LTD
  • Harel Insurance
  • Pitango Venture Capital
  • Alpha-Bio Tech Ltd.
  • Medica Excel Tel Aviv Ltd.
  • Biotronik se & co.
  • Allium Medical
  • American Well Corporation
  • Meuhedet Health Fund
  • MetaboMed Ltd.
  • Envizion
  • Motus G.I.
  • Nano Retina Ltd.
  • Nutrinia
  • Pangea Therapeutics Ltd.
  • Viola
  • Truleaf Medical
  • Allevetix Medical
  • Metasight Diagnostics
  • Virility
  • CaloSense
  • Echo Care
  • 89Bio Ltd
  • MTIP
  • Amicus Therapeutics Inc.
  • PhaseV Ltd.
  • LTS Medical Devices Ltd.
  • Chronisense Medical Ltd
  • Discure Technologies Ltd.
  • Stealth Mode Start-up
  • Baxter International
  • Eisai Co., Ltd.
  • IPulse Medical
  • Omhed
  • SleepSense
  • Ulvera AI
  • Vitalgo systems Ltd.
  • Agada Medical Technologies Ltd.
  • aquafit-intimate
  • ATED
  • Ayana Pharma Ltd.
  • Colgate-Palmolive

Work highlights

  • Represented Perrigo, a Dublin-based over-the-counter drug manufacturer and its Israeli subsidiaries, in commercial and litigation matters.
  • Represented Edwards Lifesciences LLC in several high-profile M&A deals totaling billions of NIS.
  • Providing day-to-day legal counsel to Astrazeneca Israel Ltd. on a variety of matters.

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Raz Tepper, Eran Yaniv

Other key lawyers

Shmulik Fried, Warren Wienburg, Sharon Gazit, Judy Amidor