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Greenberg Traurig
G reenberg Traurig helps clients bridge di-
verse legal systems and cultures, with a
focus on efficient and effective strategic
advice and legal services. Its presence in Tel Aviv
offers a unique value proposition for clients with
interest in Israel.
With 38 offices and approximately 2,000 legal
professionals around the globe, GT provides le-
gal services in the United States, Asia, Europe
and Latin America, in addition to Tel Aviv. The
firm’s clients benefit from its sophisticated cross-
border capabilities, local language skills, and
familiarity with a variety of legal frameworks.
The Tel Aviv Office and Israel Practice
Greenberg Traurig’s Tel Aviv office is the onlymajor
international law firmwith amultidisciplinary, reg-
istered office in Tel Aviv and serves as a gateway
for Israeli businesses and entrepreneurs seeking
opportunities around the world, as well as for
clients exploring opportunities within Israel. The
office provides Israeli and foreign clients access
to legal services in the U.S., London, Amsterdam,
Germany, Poland, China, Japan, Latin America, and
other international jurisdictions and also repre-
sents non-Israeli companies seeking opportunities
within Israel. While the attorneys resident in the Tel
Aviv office provide a broad range of legal services,
in many disciplines, they do not practice Israeli
law, focusing instead on the law of other jurisdic-
tions. The Tel Aviv shareholders who practice law
in the commercial field are Gary M. Epstein, who
counsels corporations in all phases of their trans-
actional and financing activities; Joey T. Shabot,
who focuses his practice onmergers, acquisitions,
and financing transactions of all kinds; Adam
Snukal, whose practice is primarily focused on
technology across many verticals and industries,
and Lawrence Sternthal, who focuses his practice
on representing Israeli institutional funds, private
clients and other investors in cross-border real
estate transactions. Gary Epstein, Senior Chair of
the firm’s Global Corporate andSecurities Practice,
is the Tel Aviv office’s Managing Shareholder. The
firmhas had an active Israel Practice for more than
15 years, continuously providing clients a global
networkof professionalswith the legal experience,
business alliances, technical knowledge, political
experience, language capabilities, and cultural
understanding needed in Israel, to deliver strategic
advice to our clients.
The Greenberg Traurig Tel Aviv office and Israel
Practice attorneys offer a uniquemulti-disciplinary,
integrated team of professionals to assist clients
with a range of corporate and commercial law
issues including: Mergers & Acquisitions, Com-
pliance International Real Estate, Joint Ventures
& Strategic Partnerships, Patents, Trademarks &
Copyrights, Private Equity &Venture Capital, Public
& Private Offerings, SEC Compliance, Technology
& Licensing, U.S., Asia, Europe & Latin America
Practices, Clean Energy &Water, Commercial Con-
tracts, Litigation and Investigations, Global Trade,
Governmental Affairs and Tax.
The Israel Practice group and Tel Aviv team’s ex-
perience includes representing companies in nu-
merous industries, including finance, technology,
pharmaceuticals, medical devices, tourism, tele-
communications and energy, in matters ranging
from financing and intellectual property to merg-
ers, acquisitions, and international real estate.
The attorneys also assist companies with venture
capital and private equity transactions, public of-
ferings, as well as executive compensation issues
and related tax, dispute resolution, regulatory, and
compliance issues. The Israel Practice and Tel Aviv
office attorneys have advised public and private Is-
raeli companies on U.S. corporate issues, compli-
ance, and corporate governance. Their experience
includes advising on in-bound public offerings by
Israeli companies. They have also counseled on
all sides of cross-border merger and acquisition
transactions involving Israeli companies.
The Tel Aviv office maintains a blog, available at
*Greenberg Traurig’s Tel Aviv office is a branch of
Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Florida, USA. Attorneys in
the office do not practice Israeli law.
Covering the USA
With 29 locations in every major and secondary
market, Greenberg Traurig covers the U.S. like no
other law firm. In addition to its legal services,
the firm is also involved in commercial legisla-
tion and regulation, with offices in Washington,
D.C. and many state capitals, including Albany,
Sacramento, Austin and Tallahassee.
Bridging between Israel and China
Greenberg Traurig is the only major international
law firmwith offices in both Israel and China, rep-
resenting companies across a broad spectrum. In
Israel, we represent Chinese companies seeking
opportunities within Israel, as well as Israeli com-
panies seeking to penetrate the Chinese market.
In our Shanghai office, GT advises Chinese com-
panies in their business dealings outside China,
as well as international clients who have entered
the Chinese market. GT has been advising a wide
range of public and private international clients
entering and expanding in the Greater China mar-
ket, as well as Chinese companies investing and
doing business overseas, since 1991.
GT at the heart of Europe
GTmaintains offices in themajor business capitals
of the UK and Europe, including London, Berlin,
Amsterdam andWarsaw. In addition, the firmhas
developed close relationships with independent
firms in key European jurisdictions where it does
not have its own office or a formal alliance relation-
ship. The firm’s extended networkof preferred law
firms reaches more than 80 countries, enabling it
to connect its clients with local market knowledge
and experienced lawyers across the globe.
Esta b l i s h e d
2012
L i n e o f B u s i n ess
M&A, Compliance International Real Estate, Joint Ventures & Strategic
Partnerships, Patents, Trademarks & Copyrights, Private Equity &
Venture Capital, Public & Private Offerings, SEC Compliance, Technology
& Licensing, Clean Energy & Water, Commercial Contracts, Litigation and
Investigations, Global Trade, Governmental Affairs and Tax
One Azrieli Center Round Tower, 30thfloor,
132 Menachem Begin Rd Tel Aviv, 6701101
Tel: 972-3-6366011
Fax: 972-3-6366010
Joey Shabot
Operating Shareholder *
Lawrence Sternthal
Shareholder *
Adam Snukal
Shareholder *
Gary Epstein
Managing Shareholder *
* See Top Executives Profiles - Page 582