Dr. Ayal Shenhav is the Founder and Managing Partner of Shenhav & Co., Advocates & Notary.
Dr. Shenhav is ranked by Legal 500, Chambers, PLC Which Lawyers and other publications as one of the leading lawyers in Israel in High Tech, Mergers & Acquisitions and Taxation.
Dr. Shenhav represents many of Israel’s leading venture capital and private equity funds, advising them on their formation, tax efficient structuring, and operations. Dr. Shenhav has developed unique tax structuring that accounts for complex Israeli and international tax regimes.
Dr. Shenhav has also been involved in dozens of complex financing transactions, representing the investors, companies and founders. Dr. Shenhav played a leading role in structuring the merger between the management companies of two venture capital funds and in representing the Government of Israel in the formation of its Government Seed Fund.
Dr. Shenhav has been involved in numerous M&A transactions representing target companies, acquiring companies, investors and more.
Dr. Shenhav advises Israeli and international clients, from multinational companies and venture capital funds to private technology companies and high net worth individuals. Dr. Shenhav has obtained dozens of advance tax rulings from the Israeli tax authorities. He has established international tax strategies for companies and individuals, helping them to minimize their tax burden, restructure their companies, and consider the tax implications of a merger or acquisition.
Before joining the firm, Dr. Shenhav practiced law for several years at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York and served as Vice Dean of the Radziner School of Law at the Inter-Disciplinary Center for the Studies of Business, Law and Technology. He was a senior partner at Danziger Klagsbald & Co., Law Offices.
Dr. Shenhav is Adjunct Professor at the Tel Aviv University, Bar Ilan University and the Inter-Disciplinary Center for the Studies of Business, Law and Technology. He is also a frequent lecturer at tax seminars and conferences.
Dr. Shenhav has been a member of the Israel Bar Association since 1991 and was admitted to the New York State Bar Association in 1992. Dr. Shenhav received his LL.B., magna cum laude, from the Tel Aviv University, and his LL.M. and Doctorate of Juridical Science (JSD) from the New York University School of Law.
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Contact Details
Dr. Ayal Shenhav
Or Towers, Building B, 11th Floor
4 Hanechoshet Street
Ramat Ha'chayal
Tel Aviv 69710
Tel: +972-3-611-0760 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 
+972-3-611-0760 FREE end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Fax: +972-3-6110-768
Email: ayal@shenhavlaw.co.il
Web Site: www.shenhavlaw.co.il
