Tuvia J Geffen

Practice Areas

Banking and Financial Institutions

Corporate Law and Governance

Hi-Tech

Mergers and Acquisitions

Private Equity

Public Company Representation

Securities and Capital Markets

Personal

Tuvia Geffen heads the firm's international capital markets practice, is a senior member of the firm's M&A practice and is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.

Tuvia is recognized annually as a market leader in both Capital Markets and M&A by Chambers Global (2013-2023)) IFLR1000 (2013-2022 and 30th Edition) and The Legal 500 (2013-2022). Tuvia is also named annually on Who’s Who Legal: Capital Markets (2017-2022).

Tuvia’s practice focuses on capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, financial institutions, and private equity. He has extensive experience in cross-border M&A and in equity and debt capital markets transactions, where he has acted for issuers, underwriters, global investment banks, SPACs and selling shareholders. His clients include a wide variety of multinational corporations operating in Israel or acquiring or investing in Israeli companies, Israeli companies with global activities or active in international capital markets, and global banks and financial institutions.

In addition, Tuvia provides ongoing corporate and securities advice to several Israeli public companies traded on NASDAQ, the New York Stock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange, and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, including Check Point, Wix, Tremor International, Innoviz Technologies, Gilat Satellite, Caesarstone, Sivota and Senstar Technologies.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Geffen worked as a capital markets and M&A lawyer with Sullivan & Cromwell in New York for eight years and completed his LL.M. at the University of Chicago Law School. Mr. Geffen also clerked at the Jerusalem District Court with Justice A. Procccacia.

Languages Spoken

English, Hebrew

Publications

Corporate M&A (Israel), 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019 Chambers Global Practice Guide (co-author)

The End of the External Director Era for Israeli Companies Publicly Traded on Wall Street (December 2015 (co-author with Prof. Assaf Hamdani))

Waiting for the NASDAQ IPO Window to Open, Globes (November 2010)

Underwater Options, The Marker (November 2008)

Should VC Directors on Public Boards Run for the Exit? Israel Venture Capital & Private Equity Journal (June 2007)

Collarless Mergers, The Marker (July 2001)

Alternatives to Incorporating in Delaware, The Marker (August 2001)

Enforcing Tyson Foods’ Marriage (Merger) Proposal, The Marker (August 2001)

Education