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Meitar | Law Offices

Startups & Emerging Companies

Global Guide 2026 : Israel


Meitar | Law Offices

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About

Provided by Meitar | Law Offices

​Meitar's  Start Up group acts for clients in a wide variety of corporate transactions, from establishing new corporations and initial marketing and investment activities, through major license agreements, exits, public offerings or acquisitions. These services include technology licenses, assignments and other agreements involving the development, commercialization and sale of intellectual property assets as well as strategic alliance and joint venture agreements.

Our relationships with emerging growth
companies are long-term strategic endeavors. We guide founders through
venture capital financings, public offerings, mergers and acquisitions,
executive compensation and employee benefit arrangements, commercial
agreements and IP and corporate partnering with the ultimate goal of
preparing the company for a successful exit or continued growth.



Chambers Review

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Startups & Emerging Companies - Israel

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

Meitar is a distinguished Israeli law firm with a hi-tech and startups group that ably represents startups through their life-cycle. The team is particularly adept in acting on late-stage financing rounds through to acquisitions. Clients also benefit from the firm's experience of working with leading funds and investor groups. Based in Ramat Gan, its lawyers represent startups from the gaming and AI industries, among others.

Work Highlights

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  • Meitar assisted Island Technology with raising USD250 million in a Series E funding round.

Strengths

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  • Meitar is super responsive and its team delivers really quickly. It acts as a business partner first, legal firm second.

    Startups & Emerging Companies respondentGlobal
  • Meitar offers stable, high-level service across different teams and people who care about their customers.

    Startups & Emerging Companies respondentGlobal
  • Meitar understands the business, makes practical, business-friendly recommendations and its lawyers operate like true team members.

    Startups & Emerging Companies respondentGlobal
  • Meitar embodies business understanding and the ability to balance between business needs and legal constraints.

    Startups & Emerging Companies respondentGlobal
  • Meitar knows the industry inside out, understand my needs and has the experience attached to its skills.

    Startups & Emerging Companies respondentGlobal

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Itay Frishman
    Band 1Itay Frishman

    Itay Frishman

    Ramat Gan-based Itay Frishman is a highly distinguished lawyer with notable experience in acting for startups on a range of financing rounds. His client base also includes a number of leading venture capital funds in Israel.

    • Itay Frishman is a trusted ally who has a deep understanding of the market along with a strong commitment to his clients.

      Startups & Emerging Companies respondentGlobal
  • Band 2Raanan Lerner
    Band 2Raanan Lerner

    Raanan Lerner

    Raanan Lerner is an esteemed lawyer with a broad-based practice who regularly advises clients on investment rounds.

    • I believe Raanan Lerner sets a lot of the level and the tone within the law firm and is pivotal in making it one of the leading law firms in Israel.

      Startups & Emerging Companies respondentGlobal
    • Raanan Lerner is a true partner for the company's success.

      Startups & Emerging Companies respondentGlobal
  • Band 5Shira Azran
    Band 5Shira Azran

    Shira Azran

    Shira Azran is well placed to assist clients with numerous high-value financing rounds and investments. She also boasts experience in handling M&A work for startups in cybersecurity.

  • Israel, expertise based abroad in USATomer Shani
    Israel, expertise based abroad in USATomer Shani

    Tomer Shani

    Tomer Shani is based in New York, from where he operates a growing practice advising Israeli startups on a variety of issues. He is especially well regarded for counselling established and emerging companies on financing rounds.
    • Tomer is a great professional.

      Startups & Emerging Companies respondentGlobal
    • Tomer is an amazing lawyer for investments in Israel.

      Startups & Emerging Companies respondentGlobal

Ranked Individuals at Meitar | Law Offices (4)

Israel

Members

Provided by Meitar | Law Offices

  • Ignacio Gonzalez Royo

  • Michal Weiner

  • Yael Kalman

  • Clifford M. J. Felig

  • Aviv Avidan-Shalit

  • Alon Bachar

  • Simcha Koevary

  • Keren Sadeh (Mizrahi)

  • Dan Shamgar

  • Miri Shalit

  • Yasmin Ziv

  • Assaf Naveh

  • Talya Gerstler

  • Jonathan Irom

  • Tomer Shani (Schwartz)

  • Mike Rimon

  • Alon Sahar

  • David J. Chertok

  • Yoseph Cohen

  • Ronen Bezalel

  • Boaz Mizrahi

  • Yael Nardi

  • Jonathan Atha

  • Yoav Sade

  • Dan Geva

  • Raanan Lerner

  • Tali Yavin-Surasky

  • Efrat Ziv

  • Noam Tzur

  • Rebecca Fisher

  • Haim Gueta

  • Asaf Harel

  • Keren Egozi

  • David Mirchin

  • Shira Azran

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