Complex transaction structuring
Multi jurisdiction shareholder agreements, joint ventures, technology licensing, distribution frameworks, service agreements, and cross country IP allocation.
CBLS
CBLS Cross Border Legal Strategy
A working legal platform for complex commercial engagements with a substantial Israel component and coordinated counsel across jurisdictions as required.
We deliver Israel based strategic work powered by Israeli expertise and aligned local counsel where needed. Our team includes Jewish and Arab Israeli lawyers, providing cultural sensitivity and practical coordination between parties with different expectations.
Who this serves
- Foreign law firms requiring precise Israeli law execution within multi jurisdiction transactions
- Accounting firms leading transaction structure and risk planning
- Funds, institutional investors, and strategic investors
- Technology, industry and trade companies operating across countries
- Deal advisors and mergers and acquisitions boutiques
Workstreams
Investment into Israel
Israeli scope due diligence coordination, regulatory mapping under Israeli law, investor protections, and risk isolation structures.
Israeli companies operating abroad
Outbound structuring, partner agreements, jurisdiction alignment, and pre entry risk mapping.
Dispute readiness and enforcement
Forum and arbitration design, notice mechanics, and enforcement strategy in Israel for foreign judgments and awards, coordinated with local counsel abroad where needed.
Regulatory and transactional risk
Transaction legality under Israeli regulation, sanctions exposure, anti money laundering risk, and funds flow structuring.
Key markets
Europe, United Kingdom, United States, Gulf region, and Asia including Singapore. Matters are handled with tailored jurisdiction coordination.
Selected anonymized examples
Foreign fund investing in Israeli technology
Investor side structuring, shareholder protections, Israeli regulatory mapping, and due diligence alignment with counsel in the investor jurisdiction.
Israel Europe joint venture
Full documentation for a joint venture including governance, IP allocation, and exit mechanics.
Enforcement minded drafting
Forum and arbitration clauses designed to preserve enforceability in Israel and align with additional jurisdictions.
Foreign investor entering Israel through an acquisition
Advising a non Israel resident investor on a local acquisition, due diligence alignment, funds flow design, and document completion with counsel in the investor jurisdiction.
Overseas company establishing commercial activity in Israel
Structuring partner documentation, service and distribution agreements, and IP positioning, with coordinated counsel in additional jurisdictions as required.
Process and coordination
Define the Israel component
Identify Israeli law touchpoints, regulatory exposure, and negotiation priorities.
Align local counsel
Integrate counsel in relevant countries based on geography and regulation, with one coherent workflow.
Documentation discipline
Consistent document sets, version control, and evidence ready communications.
Design for enforceability
Forum, arbitration, notices and remedies designed to reduce post signature uncertainty.
Contact
Please include the transaction objective, the parties, and the Israel component. Leave an email address, a brief introduction, and contact details so the office manager can reach you.
office@malaf.co.il