Welcome to the 5th edition of The US-Israel Legal Review. As our front cover headline encapsulates, Israel iscurrently undergoing unprecedented challenges following the Hamas attack on its soil in October last year -the bloodiest in Israel’s history - and the direct attack by Iran in April 2024.Yet Israel and its economy remain resilient, and both [...]
We are hugely proud to see Idan Nishlis included in the 2024 Lawdragon Global 100 Leaders in Legal Strategy & Consulting, which has just been unveiled. It is particularly poignant as both this list and our business are celebrating our 10th anniversary. Idan was the sole representative from Israel on this esteemed list—one in five in legal [...]
London, June 20th - Nishlis Global Legal Marketing (“Nishlis”), a leading, global legal marketing company, is pleased to announce the opening of its new office in London. This expansion marks a significant strategic move as London becomes the firm's new hub, transitioning its previous base in Tel Aviv, Israel to a regional headquarter. With a growing [...]
Australia and South Korea were at the forefront of cross-border transactions this week in Israel, as NeoGames was bought by Australian gaming company Aristocrat Leisure for USD1.2 billion (Herzog and Latham & Watkins for the target, H-F & Co. for the buyer), while South Korean leisure and hospitality company Yanolja (represented by Watson Farley & [...]
A raft of cross-border deals has hit the headlines during Passover and since, the standout arguably UK company Entain's USD 200 million purchase of the Israeli sports app 365Scores Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano & Co. With Hamburger Evron acting for the target). Israel’s Sisram Medical has also expanded its footprint in mainland China with the purchase of [...]
The banking sector has dominated the headlines this past few weeks following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, which saw reassurances from President Biden, HSBC buy the UK arm of the collapsed bank, and Israeli officials and law firms reassure start-ups concerned by their exposure to SVB. Recently, Swiss USB bought Credit Suisse, the second [...]
As the world confronts the ongoing war in Ukraine, the contribution of food production towards greenhouse gas emissions, and the logistical challenges that have persisted since the outbreak of Covid, we take a deep dive into the Foodtech and AgTech landscape. In the latest edition of IsraelDesks magazine, a range of domestic and international law firms talk to us on the [...]
It has been a decade since international law firms ventured into Israel. Now, with the number of Israel Desks double - 160, we recap recent trends leading to this.Naschitz, Brandes, Amir & Co. represented Infinya in its acquisition by Veridis Environment and Israel Infrastructure Fund for NIS 2.37 billion in a reverse triangular merger transaction. Herzog acted [...]
A number of flagship transactions took place, including the first international bonds offering for Israel Discount Bank as it issued USD 800 million in senior bonds, with Meitar and Davis Polk & Wardwel acting for the bank, Herzog (local counsel), and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LL (international counsel) for the underwriters, and Israeli fintech company PayEm raised USD 200 [...]
TopNet, Israel's first legal network, has officially launched with five top-ranked niche law firms: Leading IP and Patent law firm - The Luzzatto Group; Renowned Litigation firm Ilan Sofer & Co.; Premier Tax boutique Benjamini & Co.; Israel's largest Real Estate firm Gindi Caspi Law Office; and the commercially acclaimed Y. Ben-Dror Law Offices. Founded by Nishlis Legal Marketing, TopNet is [...]
