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| SHUGOL, KETZEF, EHRLICH, KERNER & Co. |
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| ADVOCATES & NOTARY |
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| Merged with Shachak, Rehany & Co. |
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| Firm Profile |
Baruch Shugol founded Shugol, Ketzef, Ehrlich, Kerner & Co. in 1980 after a successful period as a senior executive at Teva
Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ("Teva"). In 2007 the firm merged with Shachak, Rehany & Co.
Over the years the firm has amassed extensive experience in corporate law as well as litigation, as detailed below:
Corporate & Commercial
The firm has a robust corporate practice, including transaction negotiations, drafting of agreements, and the management of legal and regulatory
issues inherent in business deals of all types.
Over the years we have negotiated a variety of transactions including complete business acquisitions and sales, mergers (including the merger of
Israeli subsidiaries of multinational companies merging worldwide, such as the merger between Glaxo Welcome Plc. and SmithKline Beecham
Plc.), sales of assets, reorganizations, takeovers and leveraged transactions, divestitures, international and in-country know-how and licensing
agreements, international technology transfers, franchising, local and international strategic partnerships, and joint-ventures.
As a result of our extensive experience with all aspects of business related legal matters, the firm offers excellent negotiation capabilities relating
to international transactions and creative business and agreement structures.
Antitrust
The Firm provides a full range of antitrust counseling services that encompass monopolies, strategic alliances, exclusive distribution
arrangements, corporate partnering transactions and mergers and acquisitions.
High – Tech
In keeping with Israel's well-deserved reputation for high technology capabilities, the firm has extensive experience and expertise in all legal
aspects of this dynamic business arena:
- Incorporating start-ups, including counseling on multinational structure and business strategies.
- Venture capital financing, from seed money through mezzanine and late stage investments.
- Forming joint ventures, strategic alliances and partnerships.
- Consulting, negotiating and drafting merger and acquisition transactions.
- Forming employee compensation packages, including employee stock option plans and other plans and benefits.
- Carrying out technology transactions, including sales distribution, licensing, and OEM agreements.
Insolvency and Turnaround
The firm handles all aspects of insolvency and related practice, including turnarounds, restructurings and workouts, rescues, receiverships,
administration, liquidation, and formal corporate and individual insolvency.
Construction and Engineering
The firm advises on all aspects of construction documentation including local and international planning and building contracts, professional
appointments, collateral warranties, bank and surety bonds and insurance issues, as well as the construction aspects of development
agreements, and lease and funding agreements.
Intellectual Property Rights
The firm offers consultation and representation on all aspects of asserting, registering and protecting brands, copyrights, trademarks and other
sorts of IP, Our services include copying and counterfeiting protection, licensing agreements as well as infringement enforcement and litigation.
Public Tenders
The firm counts a number of attorneys specializing in preparing submissions, presenting the expertise and track record of the client, and touching
on the multiple points that build confidence. In addition, our litigation department has been involved in many cases, both defending the winners of
public tenders against legal challenges by disappointed bidders, and by challenging the winner on behalf of bidders who have been wronged.
Administrative Law & Government Relations
The firm provides is clients with invaluable experience and relationships so necessary in negotiating Israel's complex and challenging regulatory
and administrative complex. Our experience comes to bear over the entire process; from initial contact with governmental and regulatory agencies
and authorities, to concluding agreements with those same agencies and managing ongoing relationships thereafter.
Litigation
The Firm has litigated a wide variety of cases, representing many high-profile individuals and organizations. We are experienced in handling all
aspects of litigation, including media and public relations issues.
The firm has successfully represented clients in many areas, including: commercial contract actions, shareholders disputes and corporate control
cases, corporate dissolution, trademark, copyright and trade secret claims, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, tortuous interference, healthcare and
other types of commercial litigation. Our experience also includes white collar criminal defense, unfair competitive practices, environmental
matters, labor and employment issues, bankruptcy and real estate and insurance cases.
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