Ophir Nave

Practice Areas

Corporate and Commercial

Cross-Border and Domestic M&A

Defense and Homeland Security

Hi-Tech and Venture Capital

Career

Ophir is consistently ranked as one of the top M&A lawyers in Israel by international ranking agencies. He is ranked in the prestigious Chambers & Partners, listed in the Israeli M&A Leading Individuals List by Legal500, appears as one of the leading Israeli M&A lawyers in Who’s Who Legal, and is highly recommended by IFLR1000.

Ophir is described as “very shrewd and very sharp” with “extreme out-of-the-box thinking” (Chambers & Partners); “a real dealmaker,” “hugely respected,” “top-notch specialist,” and “a great contact for large cross-border transactions,” (Legal500); and “highly recommended,” “always available,” and provides “first-class advice” (IFLR1000).

Ophir clerked for Justice Theodor Or of the Israeli Supreme Court and has been the recipient of prizes and scholarships, including the Wolf Foundation Prize, the John M. Olin Fellowship, the E. David Fischman Scholarship, the Tel Aviv University Academic Excellence Scholarship, and the Technion Presidential Prize.

Ophir served as the Editor of the Tel Aviv University Law Review, lectured at Harvard Law School and Tel Aviv University on corporate law and corporate finance matters, and published articles on corporate matters in legal journals in the United States.

Education