DUN'S 100 - 2016

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Law Firms

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Goldfarb Seligman & Co.

oldfarb Seligman & Co., one of Israel’s

largest law firms, is among the elite

group of firms that deliver top-tier legal

services at international standards. The profes-

sional hallmarkof the firm, which traces its history

back over 80 years, is the unrelenting pursuit of

the highest professional and ethical standards

in the service of its clients. The attorneys’ deep

understanding and keen insight into the Israeli

business sector provide a strong basis for the

firm’s multidisciplinary approach. The pillars of

the firm’s guiding principles are legal excellence,

dedication to clients, business insight, ethical be-

havior, professional creativity, and innovation.

Among the firm’s alumni are two of Israel’s most

prominent Supreme Court justices, the Honorable

Yoel Zusman and the Honorable AlfredVitkon. The

firm is headed by Adv. Eli Zohar (Chairman) and

Adv. Yudi Levy (Managing Partner).

The firm recruits and employs leading attorneys

in each of its practice areas. This human capital,

along with the firm’s commitment to quality, ex-

cellence and integrity, are what make it the firm

of choice for the most discerning clients, both in

Israel and overseas.

The firm employs over 220 attorneys, including

over 80 partners, who offer clients a wide spec-

trum of legal services. The firm focuses on three

core practice areas: corporate and capital markets

in Israel and overseas, litigation of all types and

real estate and planning and construction. The

firm also has highly regarded practices in taxa-

tion, banking and finance, insurance, energy and

infrastructure, environmental law, regulation and

competition, labor law, tort law andmore. Goldfarb

Seligman has consistently been ranked among

the leading law firms in Israel in various practice

areas by international and local ratings such as

Chambers Global, European Legal 500, BDICode,

Dun’s 100 and others.

Practice Areas

Capital Markets and Public Offerings -

Goldfarb

Seligman has Israel’s leading capital markets and

public offerings practice. The firmadvises on pub-

lic offerings in the Israeli and in foreign capital

markets, provides ongoing securities law advice to

dozens of public companies and represents issu-

ers and underwriters in Israel, the U.S. and Europe.

The firm works closely with foreign underwriters

and investment banks, and the firm’s attorneys

have unparalleled expertise in complex financial

transactions, and in the representation of clients

before various securities authorities and stock ex-

changes. In addition, the firm’s vast experience in

U.S. securities law enables the attorneys tomatch

Israeli law requirements to U.S. law requirements,

or to those of other foreign legal jurisdictions.

Mergers and Acquisitions -

GoldfarbSeligman pos-

sesses extensive experience in M&A transactions

involving public and private companies. In recent

years, the firm has had the lead role in numerous

international M&A transactions worth billions of

dollars. The firm represents leading Israeli compa-

nies in international transactions, aswell as foreign

clients in their Israeli acquisitions, while providing

integrated advice on various legal fields.

Corporate and Commercial Law -

The firm handles

the largest and most complex cross-border corpo-

rate transactions involving Israeli entities, while

maintaining continuous contact with governmental

authorities and handling all regulatory aspects of

the transactions. The firm’s attorneys apply knowl-

edge fromvarious disciplines of commercial law, as

well asmultidisciplinary experience acquiredwhile

working and studying outside of Israel. The firm’s

attorneys act as counsel to companies concerning

proper approval of major interested party transac-

tions and advise on executive compensation.

Commercial and Corporate Litigation; Dispute

Resolution -

The firm handles the most complex

commercial and corporate litigation. The firm’s liti-

gation department partners are among the leading

trial lawyers in Israel, and represent Israeli and

international companies, as well as key business-

people and senior officials from the public sector.

The firm advises on a wide range of legal issues,

among themcomplex commercial litigation; corpo-

rate litigation in public companies; class actions;

international litigation and arbitration; antitrust liti-

gation; internet litigation; real estate litigation; and

more. In addition, the firm’s senior partners serve

as mediators and arbitrators in complex business

and personal disputes. The firm also maintains a

boutique law firm within the firm, which special-

izes in family law mediation.

Real Estate, Planning and Construction -

The firm

has one of Israel’s leading real estate departments

and handles the most significant transactions in

the Israeli real estate sector and planning and

construction field. It advises holding companies,

leading real estate companies and developers on a

broad variety of projects, among themcommercial,

industrial, office, residential, hotel and planning

and construction projects; and provides clients

with comprehensive legal services in all stages of

acquisition, bidding, planning, licensing, devel-

opment, construction and marketing, including

handling required financing and tax issues.

Tax and Executive Compensation -

Goldfarb Se-

ligman’s Tax and Executive Compensation De-

partment is one of Israel’s most prominent and

experienced tax departments. The firm’s attorneys

advise on the taxation of domestic and interna-

tional transactions; M&As; land taxation; import,

export and international trade law; VAT; andmore.

In addition, the firm specializes in all aspects of

executive compensation, including handling all tax

and securities issues and drafting sophisticated

stock options and bonus plans.

Hi-Tech, Venture Capital and Technology Agree-

ments -

The firmhas unique expertise in the hi-tech

field and is involved in dozens of domestic and in-

ternational venture capital transactions every year,

representing both investors and companies. The

firm advises young companies on financing and

intellectual property; handles exits (IPOs, M&As);

and advises venture capital funds with respect to

capital raising and other related matters. In ad-

dition, the firm possesses extensive experience

regarding agreements for commercializing tech-

nologies, in both the hi-tech and the life sciences

fields.

Project and Infrastructure Financing -

The firm

handles a significant portion of the infrastructure

projects in the Israeli market, particularly in the

transportation and energy fields. The firm advises

governmental agencies and private sector entities

from the formation stages, through statutory and

legislative proceedings, to expropriations, tenders

and financing.

D e pa rt m e n t H e a ds ( i n A l p h a b e t i c a l o r d e r )

Esta b l i s h e d

1930

Yudi Levy

Managing Partner *

Amir Tzafrir

Senior Partner *

Eli Zohar

Chairman *

Levy Amitay

Avi Arad

Tal Atsmon

Zvi Bar-Nathan

Hagit Blaiberg

Roy Blecher

Nechama Brin

Ashok J. Chandrasekhar

Sharon Gazit

Gabriel Hake

Amit Krispin

Aaron Michaeli

Ofer Ravid

Idit Reiter

Noga Rubinstein

Ilan Sofer

Rami Sofer

Orit Zilony-Klinman

Pa rt n e r s ( i n

A l p h a b e t i c a l o r d e r )

Rachel Allouche

Sharon Aloni

Erez Altit

Yael Aridor Bar-Ilan

Limor Attar Rozenbuch