David Gitlin

Practice Areas

Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity

Venture Capital

Impact Investing & Structured Exits

Licensing & Technology Transfer

Cross-Border Transactions & Joint Ventures

Career

David Gitlin has over 40 years of experience advising clients on complex domestic and cross-border transactions. He has managed and successfully completed more than 350 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) across 18 countries, including over 150 cross-border transactions that required navigating complex deal structures, international negotiations, and cross-jurisdictional legal considerations. His work has included transactions ranging from venture-backed company exits to deals valued in the billions, with his largest transaction totaling $4 billion.

David has guided clients through nearly 130 exits, including IPOs and strategic sales, and has worked closely with investment bankers on approximately 100 banker-led sell-side and buy-side M&A transactions. His practice spans M&A, venture capital, and capital markets, with a particularly strong focus on representing foreign companies acquiring businesses or raising capital in the United States, and U.S. clients expanding overseas.

David divides his time between the U.S. and Tel Aviv, maintaining an active European and Israeli practice. He has served as President of the Philadelphia-Israel Chamber of Commerce and currently sits on its Board. In recognition of his role in fostering cross-border business relationships, he received a joint award from the Mayors of Tel Aviv and Philadelphia.

A former Chair of the Corporate Practice and Co-Chair of the Emerging Growth Practice at major U.S. and international law firms, David brings an unmatched perspective to both established companies and emerging ventures. He is fluent in Hebrew and Spanish, further strengthening his ability to work seamlessly across global markets.

Professional Memberships

Bnai Zion Foundation, Past Chair, Mid-Atlantic

America-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Past President, Mid-Atlantic Chapter

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Pennsylvania

New York

Israel

Languages Spoken

David is fluent in Hebrew and Spanish and lives and works in Tel Aviv for 7 months per year.

Work Highlights

Large multinationals in cross-border deals

Multi-generational private companies in planning and executing a liquidity event

U.S. companies seeking to expand overseas and foreign companies seeking to expand in the U.S.

Venture capital funds and angel investors

Scores of startups in all phases of their growth and development

Technology transfer offices and other technology-related transactions

Clients

ProntoNLP

Kafrit Industries

Lanard & Axilbund, LLC

dss+

Enable Consulting

Lidorr Elements Ltd.

Habonim Industrial Valves & Actuators LTD

Cellect Biotechnology, Ltd.

Open Ocean

Industry Sector Expertise

Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity

Venture Capital

Impact Investing & Structured Exits

Licensing & Technology Transfer

Cross Border Transactions & Joint Ventures

Experience

Served as U.S. counsel to ProntoNLP, a leading provider of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools, in its acquisition by S&P Global Market Intelligence, a premier provider of critical insights that drive markets, industries, and economies worldwide. This strategic acquisition enables ProntoNLP, an Israeli company, to tap into S&P Global’s vast resources, enhancing its service offerings, expanding capabilities, and unlocking new opportunities to deliver innovative solutions to clients worldwide. The deal also strengthens S&P Global’s ability to leverage advanced textual data analytics, further powering enterprise-wide applications. RCCB served as U.S. counsel and assisted Israeli counsel on aspects of the transaction involving US law.

Represented Kafrit Industries (1993) Ltd., a leading global masterbatch producer for the plastics industry based in Israel, in the acquisition of a U.S. family-owned company providing high-quality and custom services in color concentrates. This $48 million deal was a strategic transaction for our client to expand its business in the U.S. RCCB provided tailored, strategic advice to the client and managed the deal process, including collaboration with Israeli counsel.

Represented Lanard & Axilbund, LLC, a Colliers International affiliate, in its sale to Colliers, solidifying Colliers’ presence in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.

Represented Silberline® Manufacturing Co, a global leader in aluminum pigments (and the Scheller family), in its acquisition by ALTANA AG, a leading German specialty chemicals group. Silberline® will henceforth form part of ALTANA’s Eckart division.

In a cross-border transaction, RCCB represented dss+, a leading global provider of operations management consulting services based in Geneva, Switzerland, in the acquisition of U.S.-based ADS System Safety Consulting, LLC, including the rollover of a portion of the sale proceeds into an affiliate of dss+. The transaction positions dss+ to now have more than 1,200 full-service employees and experts serving its global client base. This was a strategic move for our client, and RCCB assisted with deepening the client’s operational risk management capabilities, expanding its technical safety, security, and fire-protection engineering knowledge, and diversifying its services in the public transport, aviation, space, and autonomous and electric vehicle sectors.

RCCB represented IT consultancy, Enable Consulting, in the sale of 100% of its membership interests to Prolifics, a global digital engineering leader. This strategic partnership will empower Prolifics to enrich and accelerate its various client offerings, including those in Salesforce engineering and AI-powered analytics (among others), while offering customized, innovative, and growth-oriented solutions.

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