Ayal Shenhav

Dr. Ayal Shenhav is one of Israel’s leading attorneys with over 30 years of experience. Dr. Shenhav’s practice includes representation of investment funds and investors, start-ups, multinational corporations and high net worth individuals. Dr. Shenhav is consistently ranked as a leading (Tier 1) practitioner by Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500 and other legal directories.

Dr. Shenhav represents many of Israel’s leading venture capital and private equity funds, advising them on their formation, tax efficient structuring, investments and operations.

Dr. Shenhav has been involved in dozens of complex financing transactions, representing the investors, companies and founders. He has also been involved in numerous M&A transactions, representing target companies, acquiring companies, investors and more.

Dr. Shenhav advises high net worth individuals on tax matters, asset protection and transfer of assets to next generation.

Dr. Shenhav is a well-known international tax expert with significant expertise in the interaction of the Israeli and US tax systems.

Dr. Shenhav practiced law for several years at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York, and has served as Vice Dean of the Radzyner School of Law at the Reichman University. Dr. Shenhav founded Shenhav & Co. Law Offices, a leading Israeli law firm which merged with Gross & Co, in 2018. He was Managing Partner of Gross & Co. prior to the formation of Goldfarb Gross Seligman.

Dr. Shenhav is an Adjunct Professor at the Tel Aviv University and the Reichman University (teaching the course Start Up Law). Dr. Shenhav was the head of the Law Firm and Accounting Firm Committee of IATI (Israel’s leading Hi-Tech Organization). He is also a frequent lecturer at seminars and conferences relating to innovation, venture capital and tax in Israel and abroad. Dr. Shenhav was a board member of the Alliance High School in Tel Aviv.

New York State Bar Association, 1992

Israel Bar Association, 1991