Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co

Firm Details:
Managing Partner: Adv. Michael Barnea
Number of employees: 180
Languages:Arabic, English, French, German, Hebrew, Russian, Spanish

Firm Overview:
Barnea Jaffa Lande is one of Israel’s leading commercial law firms with a cross-border focus. Inbound and outbound international work is a particular strength, with seventy percent of the firms work having a cross-border element.

Since its establishment, the firm has enjoyed continuous growth. With over 180 legal professionals, Barnea Jaffa Lande is ranked among Israel’s twenty leading law firms. The firm provides ongoing legal counsel in a variety of fields, including corporate, high-tech, litigation, capital markets, investment funds, banking, infrastructure and project finance, real estate, employment, tax, regulation, and private clients.

Specialized Knowledge:
Corporate law is at the core of the legal advisory services the firm provide to clients throughout all stages of their activities in Israel and abroad. The firm’s long-standing corporate practice has attracted praise for its cross-border capabilities, both in the representation of foreign companies operating in Israel and Israeli companies operating abroad. The firm frequently counsel clients on M&A transactions, corporate restructuring, private and public financing, purchase offers, takeovers, splits, and shareholder activism.

The firm also boast one of the leading litigation departments in Israel, providing value-added litigation services from the formulation of a legal strategy to the completion of the legal dispute.

The firm international capabilities are evidenced by the strong number of partners with international legal licenses and experience working in leading law firms abroad. This is coupled with the firms vast commercial knowledge, innovative thinking, and broad network of relationships with foreign law firms and industries, enabling us to respond to clients’ needs in all spheres of their business activity. As part of the firm's international practice, the firm regularly advise foreign and multinational corporations on setting up an Israeli presence and doing business locally. The firm serve local and international players, including top-tier corporations from various industries, mainly in their cross-border activity. Clients consist of high-tech companies, leading banks, financial funds, infrastructure companies, real estate companies, and companies from various manufacturing sub-industries.

The firm counsel a diverse array of clients, including local, international and multinational businesses, private and public companies, institutional entities, VCs, construction and development companies, startups, and more.

Fintech:
With a strong local and international client base, Barnea is considered one of the most prominent Israeli law firms in the fintech area. The firm represents fintech companies, startups, investors, and entrepreneurs. The legal advisory services the firm offers span throughout all phases of a venture's operations, from the very early stages through to the various possibilities of exits (including M&A transactions and IPOs). Barnea’s legal services include providing regulatory advice and analysis, as well as representing clients before the various regulatory authorities. The firm counsels on such issues as licensing, corporate and tax structuring, commercial agreements, IP, M&A transactions, ICOs, and public listings. The firm and the partners who manage this practice area are consistently ranked in the prestigious Chambers Fintech guide as leaders in the field.

Sectors:
■ Online Financial Trading
■ Blockchain & Virtual Currencies
■ P2P Lending
■ Payment Processing
■ Cyber
■ Sharing Economy
■ Insuretech
■ Online Fund Formation & Management
■ Robo-Advising Platforms

Key Contacts:
Dr. Zvi Gabbay, Head of Capital Markets Department
Tel: +972-3-6400600
Email:[email protected]

Adv. Michael Barnea, Managing Partner
Tel: +972-3-6400600
Email:[email protected]