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Private Equity
FBC has one of Israel’s most active and highly re-
garded private equity practices encompassing all
aspects of this rapidly changing field. FBC repre-
sents many of the most prominent international
and domestic private equity and investment funds,
and has extensive experience in the formulation of
innovative strategies for structuring acquisitions
and financing of private and public companies, ne-
gotiated as well as unsolicited acquisitions, going
private transactions, stock-for-stock acquisitions,
spin-off transactions and acquisitions of minor-
ity interests as well as exit transactions of private
equity funds, investment companies and private
equity investors.
Intellectual Property
FBChas one of themost unique Intellectual Property
practices in Israel, as it provides legal counsel on
the entire spectrum of IP. FBC is powerful in both
commercial IP transactions and IP litigation, giving
the firm a unique ability to provide strategic coun-
sel to businesses which aims to avoid, as well as
resolve, IP disputes.
Regulatory
FBC’s Regulatory practice is in a league of its own
when it comes to advising leading players with re-
spect to Israel’s most significant regulatory initia-
tives. FBC has particular expertise in the interface
between the business and public sectors and com-
bines profound knowledge of markets subject to
supervision and regulation, together with unparal-
leled legal skills and a deep familiaritywith decision-
making processes in the public sector. FBChas been
involved in Israel’s largest and most influential re-
forms such as the allocation of royalties fromnatural
gas, including government take and export, opening
themobilemarket to competition and the transition
from franchises to commercial television.
Project Finance & Energy
FBC’s project finance, energy and infrastructure
department is one of the leading practices in Is-
rael and has counseledmany of the world’s largest
andmost prominent entities and corporations in Is-
rael’smost significant projects and energymatters,
totaling tens of billions of NIS. FBC’s expertise span
all sectors from transportation, infrastructure and
natural gas to energy, water and the photovoltaic
(PV) energy field.
Telecom & Media
FBC’s Telecom & Media practice has unparalleled
experience in representing leading players in each
and every principal segment of Israel’s Telecom
and Media industries, from fixed line and mobile
telecommunications to print media, commercial
and cable television and radio broadcasting.
Defamation
FBC is well-seasoned in handling a wide spectrum
of issues regarding communications law, such as li-
bel, invasion of privacy, copyright, lifting gag orders,
and statutory advertisement prohibitions.
Labor Relations
FBC’s Labor Relations practice is a major player in
the Israeli labor arena. It provides its clients with
counsel on all different aspects of personal labor
law as well as on collective labor relations, and
plays a significant role in FBC’s overall corporate
practice, particularly in M&As and investment
transactions.
Environmental
FBC’s environmental practice is one of Israel’s lead-
ers in the field, and provides comprehensive, up-to-
date advice in environmental matters, drawing on
a unique combination of genuine understanding of
the regulator’s conduct together with an in-depth
knowledge of industrial production processes and
international and local legislation.
White Collar
FBChas one of Israel’s leadingWhite Collar Depart-
mentswhich represents individuals and companies
before all governmental and regulatory authorities
and judicial tribunals on a wide range of criminal
offenses involvingmoney laundering and tax, com-
puter, internet and online gambling, offenses of
public officials, company directors and officers,
banking offenses, and securities, antitrust and
intellectual property.
Aviation, Maritime & Tourism
FBC’s Aviation, Maritime & Tourism team has ex-
tensive experience in representing airlines (includ-
ing major airlines and low-cost carriers), insurers,
importers and exporters, freight forwarders, and
online travel service providers in the full range of
matters encompassed by aviation, maritime and
tourism law. FBC’s team has particular expertise
in commercial litigation, class actions, corporate
and regulatory matters, leasing and other com-
mercial transactions, competition, labor relations
and taxation.
China Desk
FBC’s China Desk offers professional and custom-
ized legal services to businesses operating in the
Chinese market as well as Chinese entities and in-
dividuals operating in Israel. FBC has considerable
experience in commercial transactions involving
leading Chinese and Israeli players, and offers its
clients a teamof highly professional attorneys, who
have familiarity with both the Chinese and Israeli
markets and regulatory considerations, and are
positioned to identify and create business oppor-
tunities, assist in bridging the cultural differences,
and close deals successfully.
Contribution to the Community
FBC promotes social endeavors in the com-
munity, and is involved in numerous projects
aimed at the education of disadvantaged youth
and the provision of legal assistance to senior
citizens and Holocaust survivors. FBC also affords
its attorneys with the necessary resources and
support, enabling them to engage in pro bono
projects in areas that are important to them, and
is awarded annually by the Israel Bar, Dun & Brad-
street and BDI for its many pro bono activities.
Esta b l i s h e d
1958
L i n e o f b u s i n ess
Law Firm and Notary Ron Sitton
Shay Adulam
Israel Markovitz
Sagi Hammer
Dan Tzafrir
Boaz Noiman
Nitzan Sandor
Omri Shilo
Shelly Ivgi-Golbery
Liat Halperin
Amit Dat
Dror Matatyahu
Shirly Kazir
Shai Zadik
Where Clients Make Partners
The Late Isachar Fischer
Founder
1929-2013
3 Daniel Frisch St., Tel Aviv 6473104
Tel: 972-3-6944111
Fax:972-3-6091116
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