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Head of Hi-Tech Practice
Amir Zolty, a graduate of Tel-Aviv University (LL.B. Magna Cum Laude) and of Yale University (LL.M) has been admitted to the Israeli Bar Association in 1990. Until 2001 he served as a Registrar of the Supreme Court of Israel and as the senior legal assistant to the President of the Israeli Supreme Court, Professor Aharon Barak, and before that, as a senior legal assistant to the Attorney General of the State of Israel. Amir worked as an associate at Herzog Fox Neeman prior to his career in the civil service.
Since 2001, Amir has been extensively engaged in high-tech and biotech/pharmaceutical transactions, and he represents a considerable number of private and public high-tech and biotech companies with regard to their day-to-day activities, as well as corporate finance, M&As, compliance, etc.
Amir also lectured at the Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University and thereafter joined the faculty’s Board of Trustees. Amir is also a panel member and country reporter in various activities and publications of the IBA in the fields of corporate law, M&A, high-tech law and venture capital.
Publications
The Directors’ Duties Checklist (a joint project of the Corporate and M&A Law Committee and the Corporate Counsel Forum of the International Bar Association (IBA) – the Israeli chapter.
Treasury Shares Guide, the Corporate and M&A Law Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA) – the Israeli chapter.
Education
Tel-Aviv University (LL.B., Magna Cum Laude 1989)
Yale University (LL.M., 1992)
Certification
Israel Bar Association, 1990
Languages
News & Publications
14.04.22
Privacy under attack – one more consequence of long COVID
US Israel Legal Review
The COVID pandemic has challenged many basic notions of privacy and human freedoms since March 2020. While certain rulings of the Israeli Supreme Court may be encouraging, the overall privacy situation is still under constant attack. Read the insights of Amir Zolty, Partner in the latest US Israel Legal Review For the full publication click […]
05.09.21
We asked: ‘What was the biggest moment for you this year?’
CALCALIST
CTech Magazine asked 19 tech leaders across the country to answer one question: ‘What was the biggest moment for you this year?’ Amir Zolty, partner and Head of Hi-Tech Practice at our firms: “It was the best of times (for Big Data), it was the worst of times (for the rest). Covid-19 has served as […]
27.06.21
Sarine Tech listing on Tel Aviv Stock Exchange approved, trading to start on July 5
The Business Times
Attorneys Amir Zolty and Ido Zabarof from our firm represented Sarine Technologies, an Israeli company traded in Singapore, in its dual registration in the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE). Sarine Technologies was the first Israeli company that was listed in Singapore, and now it became the first company which shares are traded simultaneously in Singapore and […]
30.01.21
Data privacy to be at greater risk without government intervention
Jerusalem Post
“While data privacy has been an important issue in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and the US presidential election, it is likely to grow into an even greater problem if governments don’t act now to control the threat,” said Amir Zolty, head of Hi-Tech Practice at Lipa Meir & Co. last week as the […]
16.04.20
The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa 2020 rankings released
Lipa Meir & Co has been recommended as a TOP-TIER FIRM in 3 practice areas: – Energy – Healthcare and life sciences – Restructuring and insolvency Lipa Meir & Co has also been recommended in the following 13 practice areas: – Banking and finance – Capital markets – Commercial, corporate and M&A – Competition antitrust […]
02.01.20
Singapore a Perfect Place for Fundraising and IPO’s
Singapore is well known as a regional hub, as far as capital markets, business activities, and research and development are concerned. Among other things – thanks to its geopolitical positioning, its thriving economy and its business-friendly and efficient approach. Moreover, the close relations between the states, as well as their common “British” origins (and the […]
