Congratulations to GT clients Theranica, Quali Systems, and Alcide.IO on their recent achievements:
מה יתרונם של סטארטאפים מקומיים מול מקביליהם הזרים? אילו תעשיות צומחות בלב התקופה הנוכחית ואילו הזדמנויות חבויות בסקטורים החווים את הקשיים הרבים מכל?
מדוע יתכן וחברות הזנק ישראליות שנחשבות תמיד לאנדרדוג בקונטקסט העולמי, תהיינה אטרקטיביות יותר להשקעות בתקופה הקרובה? אילו מדינות מתחילות להראות סימנים של חזרה לשגרה בבחינת השקעות ולאילו נראה שייקח זמן ממושך יותר?
A Greenberg Traurig team of attorneys in Tel Aviv, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Boston, and New York recently represented BioTelemetry Inc., a publicly traded company based in Pennsylvania, in its $280 million purchase of Switzerland’s LifeWatch AG, a health care technology company.
LifeWatch AG began its way as an Israeli entity in the 1990s and became
The end of August was a special time for Greenberg Traurig, as we celebrated Hilarie Bass taking over as the President of the American Bar Association. Hilarie is a shareholder in our Miami office and is the Co-President of the firm. Hilarie has visited our Tel Aviv office a numbers of times since its opening
Operating shareholder of the Tel Aviv office was recently interviewed for the prominent Israeli economic journal Calcalist:
“Unlike other international law firms which usually have a minor physical presence in Israel, Greenberg Traurig’s local office employs eight attorneys in Israel. ‘Not only did we set up a platform in Israel’, says Shabot, distinguishing between
Greenberg Traurig’s Tel Aviv office was recently ranked by BDICode, one of Israel’s leading legal directories . The office was included in tier 1 under the “International Commercial” practice area, and in tier 2 under the “Mergers & Acquisitions” practice area. Just several months ago, the Tel Aviv office was ranked by the other major
Joey T. Shabot, a shareholder in the Tel Aviv office of international law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, was named one of Israel’s 40 most prominent professionals under 40. The list was published by The Marker, one of Israel’s leading business journals that annually selects executives, academics, public servants, technology entrepreneurs, and attorneys whom it expects will become key figures on the Israeli scene in the near future.
Shabot, 37, was selected, according to the publication, based on his outstanding achievements in the legal field. “He stands at one of the most important crossroads in the business world, representing Israeli and international companies alike in major corporate transactions,” noted the publication. Shabot regularly collaborates with his colleagues in Greenberg Traurig’s offices around the globe to serve clients who are active in Israel. In the last year alone, Shabot, together with Gary M. Epstein, Lorne S. Cantor, and other Greenberg Traurig attorneys in the Gaming Practice, represented the Canadian gaming giant Amaya in various transactions it conducted inside and outside Israel, including the acquisition of the Rational Group for more than $5 billion. He also, together with Emilio J. Alvarez-Farré and other attorneys from the Miami office, represented Amadeus IT Group, a publically traded Spanish company, in various transactions in Israel, Europe, and the United States. In collaboration with David I. Schulman, Theodore I. Blum, and other attorneys in the Atlanta office, he advised InterContinentalExchange Group, owner of the New York Stock Exchange, on its acquisition of Super Derivatives for $350 million. He has also counseled the Delek Group of Yitzhak Tshuva on the sale of its U.S. insurance business, Republic Group, to AmTrust Insurance for approximately $220 million. Additionally, working closely with the Shanghai office, Shabot has represented Chinese investors in Israeli companies, including China’s Sichuan Hebang Biotechnology Co., a key client that purchased the majority interest in Israel’s Stockton Group at a value of $180 million. Shabot also represents several of Israel’s largest insurance companies and pension funds, in connection with real estate transactions in the United States.
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Cesar L. Alvarez, Co-Chairman of Greenberg Traurig, recently returned from a visit to Israel. A strong supporter of the State of Israel and the Israel Defense Forces, Cesar’s leadership
It now has been almost three years since law firms specializing in the law of a foreign country have been allowed to open in Israel. According to a recent Globes article, Greenberg Traurig is the largest international law firm and has the most significant presence in Israel of any major law firm. Since opening