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ISRAEL DESKS LEAGUE TABLES
of white-collar and regulatory matters. The team
thrives under the first-rate experience of its two
founders – partners Eli Schulman and Michael
Charish – who have each spent 20 years handling
complex litigations and investigations for clients
ranging fromindividuals toFortune100companies.With affiliates inNewYork and Israel, the team is
a prime choice for the full gamut of complex civil and
white-collar-criminal matters, as well as particular
expertise in disputes relating to contracts and
business torts – recently advising the New York
subsidiary of Gett (previously known as GetTaxi),
an Israel-based, global leader in on-demand
mobility in relation to claims and counterclaims in
a contract/tort dispute in the New York Supreme
Court. In other litigation, the team guides clients
through intellectual property, securities and other
complex disputes. For example, they act for Israeli
individuals in high-stakes litigation, in one matter
concerning one of Ecuador’s largest conglomerates.
Although based in Jerusalem, both Eli and Michael
– previously lawyers at leading US litigation
practices, Cahill Gordon and Kellogg Huber and
Wachtell Lipton – are frequently in the US handling
court hearings, pre-trial testimony, mediations,
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SQUThe spotlight shines brightly on the 35-strong
Israel Desk at Squire Patton Boggs, which is widely
recognized by Israeli clients for its comprehensive
advice in the employment field. Led by London’s
Miriam Lampert, who brings clients more than 15
years’ experience of working in the Israeli market
and an understanding of the UK ecosystem, with
her role co-leading 1,000-member, Israeli Tech
Parliament, one of the main networking groups for
the Israeli tech community in London.The team advises high profile Israeli corporates,
such as Viber and AIM-listed AmiadWater Systems,
which provides water filtration technologies and
solutions, on its operations in the UK, France,
Germany and Spain and Singapore. The Israel Desk
showcasesagraspoftheissuesfacingcybersecurity
companies, acting for Illusive Networks and Cynet
on a raft of commercial, contract and issues around
share schemes, while Israel’s Frutarom Industries,
in the press lately for its USD 7.1 billionmerger with
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SULLIVAN & WORCESTER (ZAG-S&W)ZAG-S&W manages a substantial amount of legal
work for Israeli companies and US companies with
Israeli interests through ZAG-S&W, a joint venture
between Sullivan & Worcester and Zysman,
Aharoni, Gayer & Co., set up in 2001.Its US offices, especially its New York office,
contributes significantly to its respected positions
on the M&A and Capital Markets leaderboards.
Clients tap into the knowledge of its US offices on a
raft of M&A and joint venture transactions, as well
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WHIOne of the most preeminent firms with a
commitment to Israel spanning several decades is
White & Case. Through the depth of its expertise
in the firm’s London and New York offices, the
team is a go-to group for sophisticated and high
quality instructions and is one of the go-to law
firms in Israel related M&A. Thriving under the
leadership of US-based Colin Diamond and UK-
based Daniel Turgel, the group is regularly involved
in high-profile transactions across a broad range of
industries in Israel, including high-tech, healthcare
and medical devices, clean-tech, agriculture, real
estate, energy and oil and gas, chemicals, consumer
products and financial services.With deep roots in M&A, capital markets,
project finance and litigation, the team advises on
flagship deals, such as Israel’s SodaStream in its
headline USD 3.2 billion sale to PepsiCo in one of
the standout business headlines of the year. Clients
also tap into many years’ experience in helping
Israeli companies raising equity financing – USD 9
billion over the last decade – and over the past year,
representing Energean Oil & Gas plc in its USD 460
million IPO and admission to the premium listing
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