Andrey Yanai

Andrey has extensive experience advising fintech ventures and financial entities about all aspects of business and legal activities.

Adv. Andrey Yanai advises companies on a variety of regulatory and commercial topics, licensing procedures, the formation of corporate structures, AML/CFT rules, entry into new markets, and business collaborations.

Andrey’s clients include a wide range of payment companies, investment houses (portfolio managers, investment marketers, and advisors), foreign banks, stock exchange members, trading platforms, companies engaging in algorithmic trading, and other entities.

In addition to advising companies in the financial industry, Andrey counsels blockchain ventures and gaming companies on a variety of topics, including initial coin offerings (ICOs), DeFi activities, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), tokenization, cross-border activities, payment solutions, technology commercialization, and Web 3 activities.

Andrey also counsels private equity funds and hedge funds from the formation and fundraising stages and throughout the fund’s lifetime.

Prominent legal directory The Legal 500 ranks Andrey as a leading attorney in the Investment and Venture Capital Funds practice area.

Prior to joining our firm, Andrey worked at the Bank of Israel and interned at the State Attorney’s Office.

Education:

Tel Aviv University, LL.B. and B.A. in Economics, 2010

Admission:

Israel Bar Association, 2011

Insights & News - Andrey Yanai:

January 18, 2026

Israel Securities Authority Proposes Regulatory Relief to Licensees Providing Digital Investment Advice

In January 2026, the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) published a proposed amendment to the “Directive to licensees relating to service provision using technological means.” This directive was designed to align the provisions of the Regulation of Investment Advice, Investment Marketing and Portfolio Management Law, 1995 with the digital age.

Israel Securities Authority Clarifies When Advice Law Applies to Foreign Analyses of Israeli Companies

ISA staff confirmed that activities of foreign research firms publishing “sponsored analyses” to investors abroad are not subject to the Israeli Advice Law. This determination provides certainty for foreign entities covering Israeli companies, provided they carry out and distribute the activity exclusively outside Israel.

AI Use in the Financial Sector – Final Report of the Regulatory Workgroup

Following an extensive public consultation process, a final report on the use of AI in the financial sector was published last week. The report was prepared by a committee comprising representatives of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Finance, the Competition Authority, the Israel Securities Authority, the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority, and the Bank of Israel.

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Practice areas:

Regulation