Anat Shavit

Practice Areas

Ms. Shavit is the head of FBC's Tax practice and is recognized by international and domestic indices as one of Israel's leading tax practitioners. With over 20 years of experience, Ms. Shavit is recognized by Legal 500 as a Hall of Fame tax expert, and the Chambers & Partners guide notes that "the 'highly knowledgeable' Anat Shavit attracts widespread praise from clients, who value her 'very strong technical skill and very good reputation'”. She is regularly involved in structuring and facilitating complex transactions, seeking to create innovative solutions, tailor-made to client needs.

Ms. Shavit has a leading domestic tax practice, representing clients in significant income, real estate tax, and VAT matters. She has broad experience in handling complex M&A, financing, and capital markets transactions, and in the representation of venture capital and private equity funds in fund formation matters, as well as in their investments in portfolio companies.

Ms. Shavit's work for Israeli and multinational clients includes advising on cross-border tax structuring, representation before the Israeli tax authorities in ruling requests and tax settlement agreements, and providing opinions on tax-related issues. She also has led significant litigation proceedings against the Israeli Tax Authority on a broad range of matters.

Ms. Shavit is among Israel's most prominent lawyers in advising private clients in their cross-border activities, including international tax and trust and estate planning.