Startups & Emerging Companies
Global Guide 2024 : Israel
Band 1
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+972 3 692 2020About
Provided by Herzog Fox & Neeman
Our Hi-Tech department is the first choice for Hi-Tech companies, funds and other players in the field who are operating or investing in Israel. We are proud that our efforts have contributed towards making Israel a “Start-up Nation” and to bringing exciting innovation to the world.
With years of experience, our attorneys provide clients with high quality advice tailored to their needs, taking into account their business and stage of development.
Our Hi-Tech department provides a wide range of legal services to Hi-Tech clients, including:
- Helping founders with structuring the venture and dealing with the initial issues faced by start-ups
- Advising on investment rounds from the initial angel stage onwards
- Advising on government incentive programs such as the Israel Innovation Authority grant schemes, including IP related issues
- Licensing agreements for the use of our clients’ software and products
- Offering guidance from day-to-day commercial activity to protection and exploitation of intellectual property rights
- Advising on exit transactions (such as M&A and private equity deals) as well as and strategic financing transactions - we have been involved in the majority of public technology M&A deals in Israel in recent years, as well as a major portion of M&A deals for private companies and pride ourselves in working with technology start-ups from their early stages through their M&A or IPO (i.e. Varonis, Mellanox and more).
Chambers Review
Herzog Fox & Neeman is a well-regarded law firm in the Israeli tech ecosystem that provides a range of services to emerging companies. The Tel Aviv-based team routinely advises startups on later-stage financing rounds and acquisitions. The group represents clients from a diverse range of industries including cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. Its lawyers ably advise domestic and international VC funds on investments into startup companies.
Work Highlights
- Herzog assisted CHEQ AI Technologies with a USD150 million Series C funding round.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Herzog has a very experienced team. They know startup ecosystems extremely well."
"The firm offers great value with their deep understanding and consideration of startups."
"We were impressed with how well Herzog dealt with all manner of matters as they arose."
"The team are very commercially aware and reliable."
"Herzog has a very experienced team. They know startup ecosystems extremely well."
"The firm offers great value with their deep understanding and consideration of startups."
"We were impressed with how well Herzog dealt with all manner of matters as they arose."
"The team are very commercially aware and reliable."
Notable Practitioners
Yair Geva is a highly acclaimed lawyer who acts for startups on corporate matters, financing rounds and acquisitions. He leads the firm's technology department and is widely considered to be a market leader in representing emerging companies.
"Yair is creative and driven to deliver tailor-made solutions."
"He is a direct and sharp lawyer with a strong commercial perspective."
"Yair Geva is superb. He is irreplaceable to us."
Hanan Haviv is an adept lawyer who routinely assists with initial financing rounds of startup companies. He is particularly experienced in representing clients from the technology sector.
"Hanan is very experienced in all necessary areas."