Overview
Sheppard Mullin’s Israel Practice combines the resources of a full-service international law firm with deep, market-leading industry expertise across technology, healthcare, life sciences, aerospace and defense, food and beverage, and renewable energy. Our multidisciplinary team is renowned for delivering strategic transactional, regulatory, and litigation support, tailored for the complex needs of Israeli and U.S. businesses, investment funds, multinational corporations, financial institutions, and entrepreneurs operating across global markets.
Bringing decades of experience and a collaborative, multilingual team—including several Hebrew-speaking attorneys—we partner with clients to drive growth, facilitate cross-border investments, manage regulatory complexities, and resolve disputes. Our commitment is to strengthen the bonds between the Israeli and U.S. business communities by delivering innovative, responsive, and pragmatic legal counsel that supports clients at every stage of their development, whether navigating regulatory changes, executing critical deals, or resolving high-stakes conflicts.
We also offer particular depth in supporting private equity funds investing in Israeli businesses. Leveraging our robust bench of private equity attorneys, we provide comprehensive, end-to-end counsel on cross-border deal structuring, due diligence, portfolio company management, exit strategies, and regulatory matters. Our team has extensive experience working collaboratively with local counsel, accountants, and advisors to ensure seamless coordination and the attainment of our clients’ business objectives.
Our Services include:
- Sector-Specific Advisory: Targeted support for regulatory, transactional, and operational challenges in healthcare, life sciences, aerospace and defense, food & beverage, and renewable energy.
- Transactional Representation: Guidance and execution of mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, capital raising, fund formation, joint ventures, and general corporate matters.
- Global Expansion & Structuring: Formation of strategic alliances, joint ventures, and international distribution systems; legal groundwork for worldwide operations; design of global tax and compliance structures.
- Private Equity: End-to-end support for private equity funds investing in Israeli companies, including deal structuring, due diligence, investment management, regulatory advice, and facilitating successful exits.
- Litigation & International Dispute Resolution: Representation in commercial, regulatory, and intellectual property disputes, including cross-border controversies.
- Regulatory & Compliance: Comprehensive advice on U.S., EU, and Israeli regulatory frameworks, including competition law, privacy and cybersecurity, export controls, FCPA and global anti-corruption matters, and economic sanctions.
- Intellectual Property: Strategy and assistance for protection, prosecution, and enforcement of patents and trademarks in the U.S., Israel, and worldwide; support for the safeguarding of valuable intangible assets.
- Immigration: Sophisticated strategies for securing, preparing, and filing applications for business visas, work permits, permanent residence, and citizenship to support inbound and global talent mobility.
Our Commitment
Our Israel Practice is dedicated to empowering clients to seize opportunities, address obstacles, and realize their strategic vision—locally and globally. We pride ourselves on our ability to deliver clear, actionable advice and effective solutions that help clients advance their business and legal interests.
Clients
- Apax Israel
- Beyond Security
- Conduit
- CUPP Computing
- 888 Holdings
- Fortress Communications
- Israel Discount Bank of New York
- Netafim
- Perion Network
- SanDisk IL
- Spacecom
- Syneron Medical
- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
- Traffilog
- U.C. Laser
- Verbmodels
- Xsight Systems