Taylor Wessing Brings in Clifford Chance’s Nathan Krapivensky
In light of the new appointment as co-head Israel for Taylor Wessing, Nathan Krapivensky interviewed to IsraelDesks.
In what sectors or fields do you envisage Taylor Wessing striving to take a prominent role?
Taylor Wessing is one of the leading and most connected international law firms in the technology and life sciences sectors. We have a prominent role in working with clients on their growth plans through our advice on M&A, venture capital, real estate, private wealth and dispute resolution.
What would you want potential clients to know about the strengths of the firm?
For many years, the firm has advised leading Israeli clients on all manner of real estate transactions and has represented Israeli and global businesses on the successful resolution of complex and high value commercial disputes and investigations.
Our clients really value the connections we have and the introductions we can make. Through our relationship with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati in the US, our Israel Group and our teams are well positioned to offer clients access to specialist technology and life sciences expertise, and can support them on opportunities for international growth and seamless expansions into Europe, Asia and the US.
What are your plans for the Israel Group, what are the typical challenges facing non-Israeli law firms in the market, and how do you overcome the challenges of running an Israel Desk for an international law firm?
We’re already well known in the market our clients are always a priority. Josef Fuss is head of our international TMC sector and has been coming to Israel regularly for many years, and he’s very well connected in the region and throughout the legal community. In that sense, we’re in a really strong position to continue supporting organisations, individuals and clients here and we can do more of this through introductions to others in the Group and our international network.
We’ve seen great progress recently on some of the challenges firms have previously faced, and we’ve been an early leader in exploring opportunities between Israel and the UAE following the announcement of the Abraham Accords in August. It’s been a really positive few months where we’ve seen a large number of enquiries from clients and contacts throughout the region. We believe that the Abraham Accords provide us with a unique opportunity now to leverage our existing strong connections in the Gulf through our office in Dubai as well as our Israel Group’s intimate knowledge of the Israeli technology and life sciences landscape, to connect the thriving innovation ecosystems and investor communities of Israel and the UAE.
