We are delighted to present the third issue of The US-Israel Legal Review, an annual guide which takes a deep dive  into  the  bilateral  commercial  relationship  between  America  and  Israel  and  explores  the  legal  and  regulatory issues arising from this dynamic.

This edition’s cover theme of “Startups, Unicorns and the ‘SPAC’ Phenomenon” was not deliberately planned to be the  main  feature  of  the  magazine.  Rather,  it is a theme that runs through several of the articles written by our contributors: the chapters on M&A, Labor & Employment, Fintech, Digital Health and High-Tech are some of those that address these topics. 

And for the first time ever, the publication includes an article from a non-law firm – Marsh highlighting the increasing prevalence of representations and warranties insurance on Israeli transactions, further demonstrating the evolution of the Israeli M&A market in-line with the US.

We also feature our third annual Israel Desks League Tables which showcase those international law firms involved in Israeli deals and with Israeli clients. Following extensive meetings, data collection and analysis, we would like to thank all the international law firms with an Israel Desk for submitting a range of deals in M&A, high-tech, VC and PE, real estate and more. The Review ranks deals in terms of both volume and value and we look forward to adding more tables in future issues.

The  Review  is  a  co-publishing  venture  from  the  teams  at  Global  Legal  Media  and  Nishlis Legal  Marketing.  Global  Legal  Media  is  a  strategic  legal  and  professional  services  BD  and marketing  consultancy  whose  founders  have several years’ combined experience working with leading law firms around the world and at the most respected legal publications across the US, UK and Asia. Nishlis Legal Marketing is the premier legal marketing and business development consultancy in Israel, for leading Israeli law firms and foreign law firms venturing into Israel. A truly bilateral relationship for a bilateral publication.

We are grateful to our contributing law firms for providing their expertise and insight to illuminate a full range of issues arising from the US-Israeli commercial relationship. 

The US-Israel Legal Review will be read at law firms, in-house legal departments and in the tech sector across both jurisdictions. If you would like to participate in the next edition, please feel free to contact us at the email addresses below.

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