The International Law Firm for Israeli Companies

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Morrison & Foerster combines extensive experience representing Israeli companies in cross-border business transactions and litigation with the technology focus of its Silicon Valley practice.

We offer our Israeli clients comprehensive, global legal services that only an international law firm with over one thousand lawyers in nineteen offices around the world can provide. We advise clients in litigation, intellectual property, technology transactions, public offerings, M&A, corporate finance and other areas of law they face as international players.

To deliver our clients with the fastest, least expensive, optimal solutions for their business needs, we collaborate with Israeli counsels in their areas of expertise, and provide our premier legal service when our experience is required:

• Corporate and Securities Transactions
  We help Israeli companies conduct cost-effective IPO’s and follow-on public offerings, leveraging our broad practice in both technology and cross-border public offerings.  Since the beginning of the millennium, we have handled more Israeli NASDAQ public offerings than any other international law firm.
  
• Mergers, Acquisitions and Strategic Alliances
  We advise Israelis in negotiating and structuring cross-border transactions, relying on our extensive experience representing Israeli, American and Asian technology companies and international strategic investors. We were counsel in some of the most significant recent cross-border acquisitions involving Israeli companies: Hewlett Packard’s acquisition of Mercury Interactive, McKesson’s acquisition of Medcon, Verint’s acquisition of Opus, and Zoran’s acquisition of Oren Semiconductor, PMC Sierra’s acquisition of Passave.
  
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution
  We represent Israeli companies and organizations in litigation and international arbitration proceedings throughout the United States and around the world to protect their global interests.  In the past year, we represented Hebrew University, Negevtech, Pharmos, PowerDsine, Syneron and other companies in intellectual property and securities litigation.
  
• Intellectual Property Protection
  We offer our clients comprehensive intellectual property planning to protect their global interests, based on our practical experience in prosecuting patent applications, handling interference proceedings, providing intellectual property strategic counseling, and structuring complex licensing arrangements.
  
• Asia–Israel Cross-Border Transactions
  We offer experience, introductions and practical guidance in dealing with Asian companies.  With the largest law office of any U.S. firm in Tokyo, as well as offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, we represented clients in a variety of Japanese investments in Israeli companies and Israeli joint ventures in China.

We Understand Your Business

In addition to our experience representing Israeli high-tech and biotech companies, our intellectual property lawyers have academic degrees in electrical, chemical, mechanical, industrial and design engineering, microbiology, cellular and molecular biology, biochemistry and computer science.  They share your technical background and understand your industry.

We Speak Your Language

With several attorneys who have practiced law in Israel and are fluent in Hebrew, we are keenly aware of the similarities and differences among the American, European, Asian and Israeli business cultures and legal systems.

We Support You from Start to Success

Our lawyers have been representing successful technology companies since the earliest days of Silicon Valley, including companies such as Apple and Intel.  Throughout the past two decades, we have represented many successful Israeli companies, including CheckPoint, Comverse, DSPG, Elron, Indigo, Scitex, Syneron, Tadiran, and Verint in establishing their business, marketing and financial presence in the U.S., Europe and Asia.

Morrison & Foerster has a proven track record of providing superior legal services to Israeli high-tech and biotech companies.  We have one compelling mission: to deliver success for our clients.

For more information about our Israel-related practice, please contact our Israel Practice Coordinator, Oz Benamram, at 1.212.506.7351, or Gal Eschet on the West Coast at 1.415.268.7581, or email your request to israel@mofo.com.  You may also visit our Hebrew site at  www.mofo.co.il.