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32 Law Firms
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Furth, Wilensky, Mizrachi, Knaani FWMK
1 Azrieli Center, Round Building,
41st. Floor, Tel Aviv 6702101
Tel: 972-3-6070800
Fax: 972-3-6097797
Esta b l i s h e d
2006
L i n e o f B u s i n ess
Commercial Law, High-Tech, Litigation, Commercial,
Insolvency, and Real Estate
Udi Knaani
Founding Partner
Erez Mizrachi
Founding Partner
Boaz Wilensky
Founding Partner
Ofer Furth
Founding Partner
The FWMK law firm represents leading
companies and clients, both Israeli and
foreign, publicly traded companies, high-
tech companies, startups and entrepreneurs in a
range of sectors, technological incubators, private
and institutional investors and businesspeople.
FWMK, which has years of experience in managing
complex cases, excels in strategic understanding
and thinking, as well as overcoming legal and cor-
porate challenges that require a flexible cognitive,
innovative, and professional approach. FWMK is at
the forefront of legal endeavor, andmerges unwav-
ering professionalism, creative and unconventional
thinking, with a personal and dedicated work ethic
to its clients. The firm ensures that the business
success of its clients comes first.
Practice Areas
Commercial Law
FWMK’s commercial department has substantial
experience handling a range of complexM&A agree-
ments, purchasing of shares and assets, coopera-
tion agreements, financing agreements and various
commercial agreements, in Israel and abroad, for
buyers and sellers. The firm’s lawyers are essen-
tially “deal makers” who have a firm understand-
ing of their duty to assist clients in implementing
and executing deals, while offering an array of legal
solutions to execute deals, with an emphasis on
providing a creative commercial and business-
oriented approach that is integral to their work, in
order to optimally complete and execute deals for
each client.
High-Tech
FWMKis one of the leading Israeli firms in the field of
high-tech and technological innovation. The firm’s
high-tech department focuses on providing legal
support to high-tech and technology companies in
various stages of development, and has has vast
experience in handling technology and intellectual
property deals, strategic partnerships and invest-
ments, financing and investment agreements, and
working vis-à-vis the Office of the Chief Scientist
in the Ministry of Economy. FWMK’s high-tech de-
partment assists venture capital funds, investors,
startups, and entrepreneurs. The firm “lives and
breathes” the high-tech world, has widespread
knowledge on a host of business and legal matters
that pertain to the sector, and serves as an anchor
in conflict resolution between parties involved in
these ventures.
Litigation
FWMK’s litigation Department is considered one
of the leading and largest departments of its kind
in Israel. The firm’s litigators have substantial
hands-on experience in managing every aspect of
civil-commercial legal issues, in all instances. The
firm views litigation as a means – and not an end,
that serves to attain the best possible commercial
solution for its clients. Among the department’s
areas of expertise are corporate law, capital mar-
kets, contract law, intellectual property, banking,
communications and media. In the field of class
actions, FWMK is one of the only firms that act on
behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants.The depart-
ment has extensive experience handling disputes
of international nature.
Insolvency
FWMK’s Insolvency department, which is growing
rapidly, deals with a broad range of areas such as
liquidations, receiverships, creditor’s agreements,
rehabilitation, and recovery procedures.The depart-
ment is headed by Adv. Lior Dagan, appointed and
recognized by Israeli courts as an authority on in-
tricate cases in the field. The department’s lawyers
are appointed by the courts to serve as liquidators,
special managers, receivers and trustees in settle-
ments, companies, and organizations, aswell as as-
sociations in the midst of insolvency proceedings.
Real Estate
FWMK’s real estate department represents a num-
ber of leading realty organizations and parties, and
advises on a variety of business aspects in compli-
cated deals. The department supports both com-
mercial and residential projects of all sizes, and
also specializes in urban renewal.
Labor Law
FWMK’s labor law department provides on-going
legal support to companies on a wide range of
issues regarding labor relations, including re-
cruitment, terms of employment, pension plans,
dismissal procedures, compensation and incen-
tives, hiring contractors and independent employ-
ees, relocations, and issues of non-disclosure and
non-competition.
Founding Partners
Boaz Wilensky
Adv. Wilensky represents numerous clients, both
Israeli and foreign, on matters of corporate litiga-
tion, tenders, licensing, contracts, banking, secu-
rities, class actions, real estate litigation, estates
andmore. As a seasoned attorney, he has acquired
years of experience from appearing in court, and is
an expert on analyzing and managing intricate and
complex litigation cases.
Udi Knaani
Adv. Knaani’s expertise lies in representing and pro-
viding legal support to local and foreign clients on
M&As, raising capital, investments, and other relat-
ed dealings. Throughout his career, he has acquired
considerable experience handling major, complex,
financing deals, in Israel and abroad. Adv. Knaani
offers clients the most comprehensive service, in-
cluding strategic consulting and tax planning.
Erez Mizrachi
Adv. Mizrachi specializes in representing and of-
fering ongoing legal and commercial assistance
to a wide range of high-tech companies, with an
emphasis on startups in all stages of development,
as well as in representing investors and funds. In
addition, he supports and initiates cooperative part-
nerships, strategic investments, M&As for high-tech
companies, licensing and software agreements, and
technological deals involving the Office of the Chief
Scientist.
Ofer Furth
Adv. Furth specializes in representing Israeli and
foreign clients in commercial litigation, with an em-
phasis on corporate law, while providing a deep
understanding and extensive experiencemanaging
power struggles, shareholder disputes, and civil
and contractual disputes between companies. Adv.
Furth also has extensive experience in all areas of
commercial law, including tenders, contracts and
class actions.