Dividend distributions reduce a company’s value and, if not carefully managed, can jeopardize its ability to repay creditors. To balance shareholders’ profit rights with creditor protection, Israeli law requires companies to pass both the profit and solvency tests before any distribution, with potential liability for shareholders and directors if these rules are breached.
Corporate
Corporate law is at the core of the legal services we provide to clients throughout all stages of their activities in Israel and abroad.
We serve mainly international players, including top-tier corporations from various industries. Our clients hail from all over the world: USA, UK, Spain, Germany, France, Norway, Japan, China, Brazil, Russia, and more.
We represent both foreign clients coming to do business in Israel and Israeli clients doing business overseas. Counsel extends throughout a client’s entire business life cycle.
We specialize in representing various types of corporations (public and private), advising them on all financing and capital raising methods (venture capital, banking and financing, support and grants from government institutions, the issuance of shares to the public, and debt raising), as well as on changes to a corporation’s structure in all possible forms (mergers and acquisitions, transfers of control, takeover bids, splits, sales of assets, liquidations, and more).
Legal Services
We provide strategic advice about the structuring of a transaction and all issues that may arise during its execution. This includes preparing memoranda of understanding, performing due diligence, conducting negotiations, drafting employment agreements, ensuring that requisite approvals are obtained, and providing ongoing assistance until the completion of the transaction.
Thanks to our involvement in 2021 in over 120 M&A and investment transactions, at a total value of USD billions, our firm was ranked by Mergermarket, a global research company in the mergers and acquisitions field, as among the top five firms with the highest number of transactions in Israel.
The Team
Micky Barnea, our firm’s Managing Partner, leads our corporate and M&A practice, overseeing a team of 20 partners and associates. With over 30 years of experience, Micky is considered one of Israel’s leading corporate lawyers. His unique practice encompasses corporate, securities, technology, and cross-border matters. Both Micky and the department are ranked in the highest tiers of the various legal directories that cover Israel. These include the prestigious Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, IFLR1000, and Who’s Who.
Insights & News - Corporate:
December 9, 2025
Directors’ Fiduciary Duties Prior to Dividend Distributions Under Israeli Law
December 8, 2025
Recent Israeli Supreme Court Ruling Reinforces Primacy of Contractual Wording of Commercial Contracts
November 20, 2025
Barnea: Representing Chargeflow in USD 25 Million Investment
Corporate
Corporate law is at the core of the legal services we provide to clients throughout all stages of their activities in Israel and abroad.
We serve mainly international players, including top-tier corporations from various industries. Our clients hail from all over the world: USA, UK, Spain, Germany, France, Norway, Japan, China, Brazil, Russia, and more.
We represent both foreign clients coming to do business in Israel and Israeli clients doing business overseas. Counsel extends throughout a client’s entire business life cycle.
We specialize in representing various types of corporations (public and private), advising them on all financing and capital raising methods (venture capital, banking and financing, support and grants from government institutions, the issuance of shares to the public, and debt raising), as well as on changes to a corporation’s structure in all possible forms (mergers and acquisitions, transfers of control, takeover bids, splits, sales of assets, liquidations, and more).
Legal Services
We provide strategic advice about the structuring of a transaction and all issues that may arise during its execution. This includes preparing memoranda of understanding, performing due diligence, conducting negotiations, drafting employment agreements, ensuring that requisite approvals are obtained, and providing ongoing assistance until the completion of the transaction.
Thanks to our involvement in 2021 in over 120 M&A and investment transactions, at a total value of USD billions, our firm was ranked by Mergermarket, a global research company in the mergers and acquisitions field, as among the top five firms with the highest number of transactions in Israel.
The Team
Micky Barnea, our firm’s Managing Partner, leads our corporate and M&A practice, overseeing a team of 20 partners and associates. With over 30 years of experience, Micky is considered one of Israel’s leading corporate lawyers. His unique practice encompasses corporate, securities, technology, and cross-border matters. Both Micky and the department are ranked in the highest tiers of the various legal directories that cover Israel. These include the prestigious Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, IFLR1000, and Who’s Who.
Insights & News:
December 9, 2025
Directors’ Fiduciary Duties Prior to Dividend Distributions Under Israeli Law
December 8, 2025
Recent Israeli Supreme Court Ruling Reinforces Primacy of Contractual Wording of Commercial Contracts
November 20, 2025