Herzog, Fox & Ne'eman
# Herzog, Fox & Ne'eman

Herzog or Herzog, Fox & Ne'eman ("HFN") is a full-service commercial law firm located in Tel Aviv, Israel. As of 2019, the firm employs over 378 lawyers, of whom more than 130 are partners.

## History

The firm was founded in 1972 by three prominent lawyers:

* Chaim Herzog, later to become Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, member of the Israeli Knesset and finally the sixth President of the State of Israel;
* Michael Fox, who established a successful London law firm before immigrating to Israel, known for his corporate work and his legal contributions to the development of the infrastructure, energy and natural resources of Israel;
* Dr. Ya'akov Ne'eman, author of numerous publications on tax law and respected tax advisor to the government and major local and foreign corporations, later serving as Israeli Minister of Finance and Minister of Justice.

The firm joined Ius Laboris, the international law firm network, in 2012.

## Areas of expertise

The firm's expertise covers the following areas:

* Corporate
   * Capital Markets and Securities
   * Commercial law
   * High Tech
   * Mergers & Acquisitions
   * Privatisation and Restructuring
* Banking and Finance
   * Banking Regulation and Finance Law
   * Corporate Finance
   * Insolvency and Restructuring
   * Investment Banking
   * Project Finance
   * Derivatives and Financial Instruments
* Tax Law
   * Investment Funds / Private Equity
   * Corporate Tax
   * Employee Tax Benefits
   * Private Clients, Trusts and Estates
   * International Tax Planning
   * Transfer Pricing
* Litigation/Dispute Resolution
   * Arbitration & ADR
   * Class Actions
   * Commercial Litigation
   * Corporate and Securities Litigation
* Regulatory/Governmental
   * Administrative Law
   * Corporate Compliance
   * White-collar Crime
   * Public International Law
   * Telecommunications and Media
* Antitrust & Competition
* Real Estate and Construction Law
* Environment and Climate Change

Sectors and Industries:

* Charities, Non-Profit Organisations and NGOs
* Defence, Aerospace and Homeland Security
* Employee Benefits / Executive Compensation
* Energy and Natural Resources
* Food and Drug Regulation
* Gaming
* Intellectual Property
* Internet and E-commerce
* Labour and Employment Law
* Licensing
* Life Sciences, Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals
* Private Investment Funds
* Public Sector
* AdTech and Monetization
* Cyber Law
* Industrial Manufacturing
* Financial Institutions
* Specialist Practice Areas
   * China and Asia Pacific
   * Japan Practice
   * Russia and CIS practice
