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Adv. Oren Shenkar

Founding Partner

Adv. Oren Shenkar

Adv. Oren Shenkar advises leading corporations and senior executives on complex transactions across a wide range of sectors, in Israel and internationally, with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions.

In addition to advising on corporate and capital markets matters and representing venture capital funds and startups in investment and fundraising transactions, Oren is regarded as a pioneer and leading attorney in Israel’s medical cannabis sector, and has played an active role in establishing joint ventures in several countries where activity in this field has been approved.

Between 1999 and 2003, Oren worked at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York, one of the most prestigious law firms in the United States, where he was involved in mergers and acquisitions worth billions of dollars.

Education

  • LL.B., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1995 (cum laude).
  • LL.M., Columbia University, 1999 (with highest honors) - recipient of the Walter Gellhorn Prize, awarded to the top graduating student of the class.

Admissions

  • Israel Bar Association, 1996
  • New York State Bar, 2000

Oren@shenkarlaw.co.il