Our Team
Karin Horev, Partner
Adv. Karin Horev has been practicing corporate and commercial law for more than 20 years, with a focus on complex technology-related matters. Over the years, Karin has led a large number of complex and wide-ranging transactions. Karin represents reputable high-tech and international companies in all stages of their operations, providing a variety of both Israeli and international clients with dedicated and highly-professional representation in local and international transactions, commercial contracts (including a variety of supply, OEM, distribution, VAR, outsourcing, business processes and services agreements), licensing and intellectual property, strategic alliances, international trade, R&D, venture capital financing (representing both the company, the founders and the investors), project finance, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, technology and other commercial and corporate matters.
Having acted as lead counsel in a wide variety of complex international transactions involving large international entities, as well as having facilitated complex technology transactions (including complex development agreements, technology collaborations between companies, cloud services and SAAS, system and software acquisitions, system development and implementation, outsourcing, licensing and various services agreements), Karin brings vast legal and business experience to her clients and manages all aspects of commercial activities with a well-considered balance of legal and commercial expertise and business creativity.
Throughout her career, Karin has accompanied thousands of transactions, with a reputation of being a “deal-maker”, and a creative deal enabler. Having the ability to examine the “big picture” and understand all business and legal aspects of the deal, enable her to provide the most appropriate solutions and provide a well-balanced advice for each type of transaction in order to lead the client from the commencement of the deal to its successful conclusion. Karin’s experience, knowledge and insights are beneficial to a wide range of clients, from start-ups at their inception stage to well-established companies in the Israeli market. She views the relationship with start-up companies as a long-term strategic partnership, understanding the unique challenges for both companies, founders and investors, and is committed to her clients’ short-term and long-term success.
Admitted:
Israel, 1998.
Education:
Executive LLM in Commercial Law - Karin finished with distinction her Master’s Degree in commercial law from Tel-Aviv University, a joint degree with UC Berkeley California.
Practice Areas:
• Corporate Law
• Commercial Transactions
• Licensing
• High-Tech and Technology Transactions
• E-Commerce
• Equity Financing
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Employee Benefits (including all stock incentive plans for employees)
Yaniv Izardel, Partner
Yaniv is a lawyer specializing in the fields of commercial law, corporate law, M&A, Hi-tech law, securities, franchises and licenses, liquidations, labor law, security companies, medical devices and family owned business. Yaniv, through his pro-active attitude, is a deal maker who leads numerous transitions to successful completion.
Prior to the foundation of the firm, Yaniv was an associate/partner in a few leading corporate and commercial law firms in Israel, including Hertzog Fox Neeman &Co.
Yaniv holds an LL.B degree Summa Cum Laude from the Bar Ilan University Law Faculty.
Experience Examples:
Sales of control in Discount Bank, Migdal Capital and Bezeq.
Admitted:
Israeli Bar Association, 2000
Languages:
Hebrew and English
Ronen Monosevich, Partner
Ronen leads numerous large scale and complex local and international transactions, including the negotiation, drafting and due diligence aspects thereof, towards successful completion. He is considered a leading expert in the representation of startups, technology companies, investors of various sorts and other players in the Hi-tech area, with respect to all aspects of corporate and commercial law, corporate finance and M&A. Ronen has a reputation of a bright attorney with the ability to grant legal services while understanding the “big picture” of matters handled thereby, in addition to keeping track of details.
Prior to the foundation of the firm, Ronen worked at Meitar Liquornik Geva & Leshem Brandwein, one of the leading corporate and commercial law firms in Israel, and served as a partner at Shavit Bar-On Gal-On Tzin Yagur & Co., another leading Israeli commercial and corporate law firm, and headed its activity in the Hi-tech field.
Ronen holds a LL.M degree in corporate law from the New York University School of Law, one of the leading law schools in the world, and an LL.B degree magna cum laude from the Tel Aviv University Law Faculty (Dean’s list 1997 and 1998).
Experience Examples:
• The billions of Dollars financing of the acquisition of Hilton by Blackstone;
• The acquisition of Omrix, a biotechnology company, by J&J for more than $400M;
• The acquisition of Modem-Art, an Israeli cellular hardware company, by Agere, a US company, for more than $100M;
• The acquisition of Followap by NewStar, a US company, for more than $100M;
• The acquisition of National Israel, a hardware company, by Winbond, an international company traded in the Taiwan stock exchange, for about $60M;
• The private bonds issuance by ImageSat, a satellite company, in an amount of about $40M;
• An international venture capital investment of approximately US$25M by Citi in SkyVision, a satellite communication services company;
• The closing of an Israeli fund in an amount of approximately US$25M;
• An international venture capital investment of more than US$10M in Followap, a software company;
• A strategic investment of approximately US$10M by one of Israel’s leading defense and security companies in an Israeli mapping technology company;
• The acquisition of TefenSoft by Mercury for more than $10M;
• A commercial licensing and services transaction between EBS, a foreign data migration company, HPE and CAL, for a project in an amount of more than $10M;
• The investment of several millions of $ by Hyundai and VCs in Kardome.
Publications:
• The Cyvera Case – Wide Scale Use of the Abuse Cause
(Calcalist, 2019)
• Mergers & Acquisitions: For the First Time in History – Material Adverse Change The Attorney
42 (2019)
•
Following The Akron Matter – Living Spirit in Material Adverse Change Provisions in Mergers & Acquisitions
GCL E(3) (2019)
• The Legal Provisions You Should Not Ignore
(TheMarker, 2018)
• To Grant Preferred Shares and Remain Successful
(News1, 2018)
• How Safe is the SAFE?
(News1, 2018)
• Representing without Annoying
(News1, 2018)
• Careful with the Reverse
(New1, 2015)
• Crowds in Hitech
(New1, 2014)
• Startup Nation – Blue White and … Green?
Ecology & Environment 4(3) (2012) 358
• Opinion for Transaction Closing Corporations
7(4) (2010) 148
•
On the Material Adverse Change Between the Signing and Closing of an Acquisition Corporations
5(4)2008 76.
•
To What Extent is the Status of a Lien Holder as a Secured Lender Secured?
Corporations 1(5) (2004)
Additional Activities:
• The producer and organizer of the M&Co. Human Library Event, 2019;
• Former President & Chairman of the Israel Bar Association's Hi-tech Committee;
• Formerly a lecturer in the courses "Tradable Documents & Payment Means", "Private International Law" and "Strategy and Tactics in Appeal Procedures" with the Tel Aviv University Law Faculty, as well as in the course "Business Law" with the Israeli Derby University Business School;
• The producer and organizer of the seminar "Directions in Israel Clean-tech", first held in 2011;
• Session Chairman at the Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy Conference 2012.
Admitted:
Israeli Bar Association, 2001
Languages:
Hebrew and English
Erez Shapira, Partner
Erez's practice focuses on the fields of commercial law, corporate law, M&A, securities, industrial companies, franchises and licenses, labor law, security companies, HR oriented companies and family owned business. Erez provides ongoing advice for companies on all aspects regarding their day-to-day. Erez's approach is unique in providing a comprehensive response to client's needs, which is combined with uncompromising service and availability and which creates close, deep and long-term collaborations with his clients.
Erez holds an LL.B degree from the Bar Ilan University Law Faculty.
Admitted:
Israeli Bar Association, 2008
Languages:
Hebrew and English
Diana Albu, Associate
Diana's practice focuses on the fields of commercial law, corporate law, M&A, licensing, tenders, infrastructure and labor law. Diana provides ongoing advice for local and international companies, in both the industrial and hi-tech domains, across a full range of legal commercial and business matters.
Diana holds an LL.B degree from the Tel-Aviv University Law Faculty.
Admitted:
Israeli Bar Association, 2005
Languages:
Hebrew, English and Romanian
Shani Levi, Associate
Shani is an attorney with an extensive in-house experience, specializing in the fields of commercial and corporate law, mainly in the Hitech and Ecommerce industry. She worked as in-house legal counsel at leading Hitech companies, such as AudioCodes, Better Place, Alvarion and TTI Telekom.
Among her vast experience in complex international transactions, she possess personal skills of dedication, negotiation and excellent inter-personal relations. In her work, she is known for successfully leading large scale international transactions, including all legal aspects thereof, towards professional and fast completion. She also specializes in licensing agreements with extensive understanding of technology, cloud base solutions and more. She also represents clients in the field of intellectual property protection plans and trademark registration and has experience in copyright laws as well as commercialization and monetization related to intellectual property rights. Shani works with international lawyers relating to different legal issues, among others employment issues worldwide.
Shani also specializes in the Ecommerce arena, in particular, related to platforms such as eBay and Amazon. She is also familiar with internet and digital platforms legal practices as well as cyber security laws and privacy regulations such as the GDPR and more.
Shani holds an LL.B degree in Law and a B.A in business from the IDC Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.
Experience Examples:
The Renault and Better Place agreement.
Admitted:
Israeli Bar Association, 2003
Languages:
Hebrew and English
Omer Manor, Associate
Omer practices commercial, corporate, labor, tenders, export, imports, torts and real estate law. Omer’s main clients are medium and small businesses. He handles their establishment and day to day legal matters. Omer has extensive experience in representation before various governmental bodies and with respect to Ministry of Defense regulation.
Omer served as the in-house legal counsel of a group of companies in the field of homeland security.
Omer holds an LL.B degree from the Academic Center of Law & Business in Ramat-Gan.
Admitted:
Israeli Bar Association, 2014
Languages:
Hebrew and English
Max Rapaport, Associate
Max is an attorney, specializing in the fields of commercial law, data and privacy protection and IP transactions.
Max worked in a variety of roles, including in house positions, and as a corporate and commercial associate attorney, in both Israel and the United States.
Max holds a BA Degree from Cornell University, a JD from the Boston University School of Law and an LLM degree from Georgetown University Law Center (Securities and Financial Regulation). In addition, Max also holds a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E) Certificate in European privacy law from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
Admitted:
Israeli Bar Association, 2005
Languages:
Hebrew and English
Yinon Itan, Of Counsel
Yinon is a corporate and commercial attorney, experienced in representing private and public Hi-tech companies in different phases and in various aspects, including M&A, financing, incorporation and intellectual property transactions as well as ongoing startups matters. Yinon represents venture capital and investment funds, including performance of due diligence analysis, regarding complex financing rounds of early stage startups. He has gained special expertise with biotech and agritech companies.
Yinon holds an LL.B degree cum laude from Bar Ilan University.
Admitted:
Israeli Bar Association, 2016
Languages:
Hebrew, English and Spanish
