A few testimonials from BPIP 2024:
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I spoke at the 10th annual BPIP conference in Israel. It was a full house, with several hundred IP professionals from Israel, U.S., and Europe. At this time of great sorrow, this remarkable gathering reminded us about the unifying power of innovation and intellectual property: they are non-partisan, non-political, improve lives everywhere and lift all boats. At least, they lifted the spirits of everyone in the room. 🎗️
Thank you to Kimberly Lindy and her team for organizing and bringing all of us together.
Andrei Iancu | Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell; Former Director of the USPTO
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We extend our sincere gratitude to the BPIP Anniversary Chairperson Team – David Kappos, Jeffrey Berkowitz, and Daniella Atzmony – as well as the Advisory Board for curating an exceptional program that explored the future of IP. And of course, a heartfelt thank you to the driving force behind this conference, Kimberly Lindy, whose unwavering dedication has made the BPIP Conference a beacon of excellence year after year.
We were honored to contribute to the discourse and are inspired by the wealth of knowledge shared at this important event. We look forward to continuing our involvement and supporting the BPIP Conference in the years to come.
S.Horowitz & Co
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It was a pleasure participating with good friends and colleagues in the 10th edition of the Annual Best Practices in Intellectual Property (BPIP) Conference in Tel Aviv. I was honored to be included in the Former IP Offices Heads fireside chat moderated by the excellent Jeffrey Berkowitz together with David Kappos, Andrei Iancu and Ofir Alon. Some interesting perspectives were exchanged and happy to have given my two cents from the IL angle. It was also fun moderating a panel with Andrei Iancu and Daniella Atzmony discussing leveraging intellectual property to create value – sharing our experiences and hearing new insights as to IP’s part in the business.
Kudos to Kimberly Lindy and her magnificent team for their uphill battle in these challenging times to make this event happen and high appreciation to the impressive participation from Israel and abroad – visiting from overseas in such times is not obvious and it has not gone by unnoticed.
I am looking forward to edition #11 next year.
Asa Kling | Partner at Naschitz Brandes Amir & Co., President of AIPPI Israel National Group, Former Director of the Israel Patent Office and Commissioner of Patents, Trademarks, and Designs
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It was an honor to moderate the panel "Ownership of IP Across Jurisdictions" with the distinguished speakers Joseph Reisman Yael Riemer and Philipp Rastemborski, LL.M. at the BPIP 2024 conference.
The conference was a huge success with some 175 participants, at least 40 of which arrived from abroad despite the challenging times we are experiencing in Israel, which was heartwarming!
Thank you Kimberly Lindy, Daniella Atzmony, Jeffrey Berkowitz, David Kappos and Shira Kuris-Vernik and the entire team for this excellent, educational and fun event.
Tessa M. Malamud-Cohen | Director, Patents, Global Intellectual Property at Ferring Pharmaceuticals,
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Thank you Kimberly Lindy for organizing an amazing conference for 10 years - Best Practices in IP. The room was fully packed and engaged, and I was in awe. Presenting the hashtag#C4IP innovation scorecard and moderating the incredible panelists David Kappos and Andrei Iancu was an honor. Their valuable insights into how policy and politics match in the IP world were truly impactful.
Meir Pugatch | IPKM Professor of Valorisation
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In these difficult days in Israel, it was a pleasure to participate in a professional and excellent seminar dealing with IP-related issues. Thank you, Kimberly Lindy, for organizing the "10th Best Practice in IP" BPIP 2024 conference with so many friends and colleagues who joined us and supported Israel worldwide. It was an honor to present Hadassah Medical Center AI related inventions and discuss related issues in the panel led by David Kappos together with Eli David, Ph.D., Ehud Hausman and Maayan Calev.
The conference was a great success, and I look forward to BPIP 2025!
Tamar Raz, CEO at Hadasit Medical Research Services & Development
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IP experts from around the world gathered in Tel Aviv for the 10th Annual BPIP conference. And wow what a couple of days! ... and congratulations to Kimberly Lindy and team for once again hitting it out of the park.
Susan Natland |Partner, Chair Trademark and Brand Protection Group at Knobbe Martens
2025 Chairperson Team
Daniella Atzmony Chirperson - Israel IP Managers and Counsel Forum
Jeffrey A. Berkowitz
Finnegan, Partner
Dave Kappos
Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and USPTO Director, Partner Cravath
Daniella Atzmony Chirperson - Israel IP Managers and
Counsel Forum
Adriana Folberg-Blum
Director IP, Hadasit
Devora Nuriel
IP Manager, Innoviz Technologies
Rachel Ben Tov
Director of IP, Pointgrab
Ori Buberman
Head of Intellectual
Property, Mobileye
Sharon Hausdorff
Vice President Corporate Intellectual Property, TEVA
Maya Kanter Varfman
Head of IP, Amdocs
Yoav Prager
IP Manager Elbit Systems
Rimma Pugatsch Shendelzon
VPIP, AMP;
Chairperson IPAA
Michael Faibisch
Assistant General Counsel - IP Development, Marvell
Tessa Malamud-Cohen
Director - Group Patents, Legal & IP, Ferring
David Schuz
IP Consultant, VYNE Therapeutics Inc.
Einav Zilber
VPIP Magnus Metal
2025 BPIP Advisory Board
PAST CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Empowering Innovation:
Navigating the Future of IP
April 8, 2024 | Sheraton Hotel Tel, Aviv
08:00 - 09:00
Registration and Breakfast
09:00 - 09:15
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Kimberly Lindy, Intellectual Property Resources, Founder and Director
Daniella Atzmony, Co-Chair BPIP Conference, Chairperson of the Israel IP Managers and Counsel Forum, General Counsel & Chief Innovation Strategy Officer Biostaq.IO
Dave Kappos, Co-Chair BPIP Conference, Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and USPTO Director, Partner Cravath
Jeffrey Berkowitz, Co-Chair BPIP Conference, Partner Finnegan
09:15 - 10:00
Top-Line Issues in Intellectual Property — An Exchange Among Former IP Office Heads
Andrei Iancu, Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO
Dave Kappos, Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO; Partner Cravath
Ofir Alon, Former Commissioner of Patents, Israel Patent Office
Asa Kling, Former Commissioner of Patents, Israel Patent Office; Partner Naschitz Brandes Amir
Moderator: Jeffrey Berkowitz, Co-Chair BPIP Conference,
Partner Finnegan
PANEL DISCUSSION
10:00 - 10:45
AI Management for the AI Era
Policy and Practice
Panelists:
Dr. Eli David, DeepCube, CTO and Co-Founder
Ehud Hausman, Reinhold Cohn Group, Partner
Maayan Calev, Strauss Group Inc., Intellectual Property Manager
Tamar Raz, Hadasit Medical Research Services & Development, CEO
Moderator: Dave Kappos, Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and USPTO Director, Partner Cravath
10:45 - 11:15
NETWORKING BREAK
11:15 - 12:00
Mock Client Consultation - Trade Secret vs Patents
Israeli Client: Daniela Atzmony, General Counsel & Chief Innovation Strategy Officer Biostaq.IO
Israeli Lawyer: Richard Luthi, CDS-IP and Luthi Group
European Lawyer: Tilman Pfrang, Meissner and Bolte, Partner
US Lawyer: Adam Samansky, Mintz
Moderator: Jeffrey Berkowitz Co-Chair BPIP Conference,
Finnegan, Partner
12:00 - 12:30
It’s been a year at the UPC – What Have We Learned?
Philipp Rastemborski, Eisenführ Speiser
Felix Roediger, Bird & Bird, Partner
Tilman Pfrang, Meissner and Bolte, Partner
Moderator: Barry Schindler, Co-Chair Global Patent Prosecution Group Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
12:30 - 13:00
Assessing Congressional Engagement with the U.S. IP System - A First-Ever Congressional Member-Level Scorecard -
Prof Meir Pugatsch, IPKM Professor of Valorisation, Entrepreneurship and Management, University of Maastricht in the Netherlands; Professor at the School of Public Health and Head of the Health Management Division, University of Haifa
Andrei Iancu, Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO
Dave Kappos, Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO; Partner Cravath
13:00 - 13:45
LUNCH
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
TIFFANY HALL
KOHINOR HALL
13:45 - 14:30
Ownership of IP Across Jurisdictions
Speakers:
Joseph Reisman, Knobbe Martens
Philipp Rastemborski, Eisenführ Speiser
Yael Riemer, Fischer Bechar Chen
Moderator: Tessa Malamud Cohen, Director, Patents, Global Intellectual Property, Ferring Pharmaceuticals
How to Get the Best Out of Generative AI
Speakers:
Tsvi Lev, General Manager, NEC Israel Research Center
Susan Natland, Knobbe Martens
Roy Meltzer, Ehrlich Group
Moderator: Eyal Brook, S. Horowitz
14:30 - 15:15
Leveraging IP to Create Value
Speakers:
Andrei Iancu, Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, Partner Sullivan & Cromwell
Daniella Atzmony, General Counsel & CISO Biostaq.IO
Moderator: Asa Kling, Naschitz Brandes Amir
Strategies in IP Protection for Emerging Technologies
Speakers:
Barry Schindler, Greenberg Traurig
Tamar Morag, Reinhold Cohn Group
Nogah Bregman, IP Director, Nvidia
Moderator: Dr. Daniel Kligler, Kligler and Associates
15:15 - 15:30
BREAK
15:30 - 16:15
Practical Tips for Legal and Outside Services Selection and Management
Speakers:
Adam Wylie, Director of Strategic Partnerships, RightHub
Lior Cohn, CDS-IP, CDS Luthi Group
Einav Zilber, VP IP Magnus Metal
Moderator: Michael Faibisch, Senior IP Counsel, Marvell Technologies
Managing IP Portfolios in Multidisciplinary Companies
Speakers:
Rony Krysler, VP IP Hobart Group
Sally Gillis, Naschitz Brandes Amir
Dr. Daniel Kligler, Kligler and Associates
Moderator: Rimma Pugatsch Shendelzon, Director of IP, Landa Digital Printing; Chairperson, Israel Patent Attorney Association (IPAA)
16:15 - 17:15
Mastering the Maze: Navigating the Complexities of Multi-Jurisdiction Litigation
Speakers:
Shirley Dloomy, Senior Counsel, International Litigation, Google
Adam Samansky, Mintz
Yoav Oestreicher, Meitar
Felix Roediger, Bird & Bird
Moderator: Tal Band, S. Horowitz
Harnessing IP within Your Company. Practical tips.
Speakers:
Avi Schwartz, VP IP Counsel Edwards Lifesciences
Lea Marash, Partner Meitar, Former Head of IP, Adama
Devora Nuriel, IP Manager, Innoviz Technologies
Moderator: Eran Noah, Director of Intellectual Property, Remilk
Speakers 2024
Former Executive Director of the Israel Patent Office, Commissioner of Patents, Trademarks and Designs. Previously, Adv. Alon served in a wide variety of positions in the private sector in the field of intellectual property, both as an attorney and as an intellectual property manager.
Daniella Atzmony, serving as the Chief Innovation Strategy Officer and General Counsel at Biostaq.IO, is a seasoned lawyer and patent attorney. With a wealth of experience in both business and law, Daniella specializes in crafting and overseeing intellectual property strategies across diverse technical domains, with a primary focus on the medical devices industry.
Tal Band is a senior partner, a member of the Board and the Chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group at S. Horowitz & Co. Tal represents high-profile clients in litigation before Israel’s civil courts and the Patents and Trademarks Office (Israel Patent Authority) on all matters relating to patents, trademarks and copyright. He represents local and foreign clients in complex litigation to protect their intellectual property rights, including know-how and trade secrets.
James (Jim) Bell is both a European and U.S. patent attorney. He focuses on patent prosecution, portfolio development and management, application drafting, client counseling, and oppositions and appeals before the European Patent Office (EPO). Jim predominantly handles subject matter in the fields of electronics and mechanical engineering and has extensive experience in dealing with the nuances of prosecuting computer implemented inventions in both Europe and the United States.
Intellectual Asset Managment and The Legal 500 U.S. have recognized Jeff for his patent litigation practice. He has received several American Jurisprudence Awards: Legal Research and Writing (2); Civil Procedure; Jurisprudence; and Judicial Clerkship. Managing Intellectual Property named him as an “IP Star” in Virginia, and he was recognized as a leading lawyer by Who’s Who Legal: Telecommunications Media & Technology.
Director of Intellectual Property
Global Head of Intellectual Property Legal - Morgan Stanley
Dr. Eyal Brook specializes in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Copyright Law and Intellectual Property, and the Media & Entertainment industry. Head of the Artificial Intelligence practice group. Which focuses on AI, which is at the forefront of the regulatory and legislative trends globally.
Strauss Group Intellectual Property Manager, Legal Department. Experienced intellectual property and commercial attorney. Specializes in complex commercial legal advise, portfolio management worldwide, mergers and acquisitions, litigation, and leads the strategy and policy in the field of intellectual property inter alia with new inventions, patents, designs, developments, technologies, trademarks and copyrights etc.
Dutch native, living in Israel, employed since 2010 by the Swiss company Ferring Pharmaceuticals at their wholly-owned subsidiary Bio-Technology General (Israel) Ltd. She has been active in the IP field for more than 30 years, most of which as in-house counsel in the pharmaceutical industry (and 3 years in private practice). Tessa has a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in biology and microbiology, respectively, from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, an MBA from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Dr. Eli David is a leading AI expert specializing in deep learning and evolutionary computation. He has published over fifty papers in leading artificial intelligence journals and conferences, mostly focusing on applications of deep learning and genetic algorithms in various real-world domains. For the past fifteen years, he has been teaching courses on deep learning and evolutionary computation, in addition to supervising the research of graduate students in these fields.
Shirley works in the International Litigation Team and provides strategic global litigation guidance, support and advice on non-US matters, including cross-jurisdictional disputes.
Works with engineers identifying innovations in fields of wired networking, automotive networking, data storage, and wireless connectivity; Develops and implements strategies to secure legal protection for those innovations.
Sally Gillis is a partner in Naschitz Brandes Amir’s Intellectual Property practice, where she represents clients in high-profile patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and internet law matters in Israel and abroad. Sally has extensive experience advising companies with complex IP portfolios and she is known for her incisive legal analyses enabling clients to navigate the Israeli legal system and overcome regulatory barriers.
Ehud Hausman manages the Hi-Tech practice of Reinhold Cohn & Partners, a department which handles a wide range of technologies including physics, software, hardware, electronics, medical devices etc. Ehud has extensive experience in various aspects of intellectual property, including strategic consultation on the management of intellectual property assets for multinational companies, leading industrial companies and start-up companies.
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO In his role as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Andrei Iancu provides leadership and oversight to one of the largest intellectual property offices in the world, with more than 12,000 employees and an annual budget of over $3 billion.
Relying on extensive experience in both patent procurement and patent litigation, Darren Jiron focuses on building strategically developed patent portfolios. With a special interest in helping high-tech and fast-growing companies craft patent plans to block competitors and build corporate value, Darren works closely with clients to ensure their patents align with and support their business goals.
David J. Kappos is Co-Chair of Cravath’s Intellectual Property Practice. He is widely recognized as one of the world’s foremost leaders in the field of intellectual property, including intellectual property management and strategy, the development of global intellectual property norms, laws and practices as well as commercialization and enforcement of innovation-based assets.
Greg Kirsch is a partner at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, where he leads the IP Dept. Greg is a patent attorney representing both companies and universities, and is also an adjunct professor of patent/IP law (Emory University School of Law [Atlanta] and Washington University School of Law [St. Louis]).
Dr. Daniel Kligler is the founder and senior partner of Kligler & Associates. With his strong technological and legal background, Daniel sets the tone for Kligler & Associates as the leading Deep-Tech patent firm.
Asa Kling chairs the NBA's intellectual property practice handling litigation and registration prosecution in courts and before the Israel Patent Office. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Kling was the Director of the Israel Patent Office and Commissioner of Patents, Trademarks and Designs (2011–2017).
Rony Krysler has over 15 years of experience in strategic IP portfolio development and management and serves as the IP Counsel at Hobart since 2010. Before that, Rony served as IP Manager at N-trig Ltd. Rony is a registered Israel Patent attorney and holds an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Tel-Aviv University and a B.Sc. (cum laude) in Electrical Engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
Tsvi Lev is the Managing Direcor of NEC Corporation's Israeli Research Center, the first Open Innovation center of NEC globally. The center is engaged in applications of AI to Cyber, Physical Safety and Medical.
Dr. Lea Marash is a licensed Israeli patent attorney and partner at Meitar Patents Ltd. Lea specializes in the field of pharma, biotech, medical, various aspects of AgTech & FoodTtech. Lea has over fifteen years of hands-on experience in strategic management of intellectual property portfolios, patent drafting and prosecution, infringement analysis, patentability analysis, validity and freedom to operate opinions.
Adv. and Patent Attorney Roy Melzer manages the hi-tech activity of Ehrlich Group. Mr Melzer is an expert at prosecution of patents in Israel and the US, to grant. He has substantial expertise in developing IP portfolios for start-ups and providing due diligence analysis and freedom-to-operate opinions. His practice includes the use of up-to-date LegalTech tools and statistical analytic tools including examiner decision data.
Micaela Modiano is a senior partner at Modiano & Partners. She is a qualified European patent and trademark attorney. Micaela holds a BSc in chemistry from Harvard University (USA), an MSc in IP law from Queen Mary University of London (UK) and a post-graduate degree in European patent litigation from the University of Strasbourg (France). Micaela is a member of the EPI Council (Council of the Bar Association of European Patent Attorneys) and of the European Patent Practice Committee.
Tamar has vast experience handling patent portfolios of Israeli and foreign clients, ranging from private entrepreneurs and small start-up companies to large multinational corporations. The services she provides her clients include patent strategy guidance and assistance in screening processes, drafting and prosecution of patent applications internationally, opinions regarding patentability and Freedom-to-Operate (FTO), and general management of IP matters.
Ms. Natland is Co-chair of the firm’s Trademark and Brand Protection group and Chair of the firm’s Data Privacy and Security group, handling all aspects of domestic and international trademark procurement and enforcement, including litigation, as well as data privacy compliance. Ms. Natland is also the immediate past Chair of the USPTO’s Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC), where she directly advised the Director of the USPTO on trademark policy, regulations, and budget matters.
Senior Patent Attorney. Pharmaceuticals, Agriculture, Foodtech.
Dr. Yoav Oestreicher is a partner in Meitar's Litigation Group, and is responsible for the firm’s intellectual property and technology litigation practice. Yoav has substantial experience in commercial, business and intellectual property litigation and arbitration and was recommended as a litigator by Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, WTR 1000 and IAM Patent 1000.
Tilman Pfrang, LL.M. is a German and European patent attorney and partner at Meissner Bolte, holding master’s degrees both in physics and law. He has extensive experience in national and cross-border IP litigation with a focus on nullity proceedings and oppositions at the patent offices. His clients are mainly active in the fields of material sciences and mechanics.
Meir Perez Pugatch is an IPKM Professor of Valorisation, Entrepreneurship and Management at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands; as well as a Professor at the School of Public Health, University of Haifa in Israel, in which he acts as the Chair of the Health Management Division since 2019.
Rimma is the Chair of the Israeli Patent Attorneys Association (IPAA), the Director of Intellectual Property at Landa Digital Printing and IP consultant to start-up companies. Rimma is a highly experienced Patent Attorney with over 15 years of expertise in various areas of Intellectual Property and has a strong track record in managing and strategizing IP portfolios for large enterprises, SMEs, and start-up companies.
Philipp Rastemborski, LL.M. (Edinburgh) is a German-qualified Attorney-at-Law, Certified Specialist for IP law and a Partner at Meissner Bolte in Munich. Following a law degree from the Free University of Berlin, Mr. Rastemborski completed a master’s degree in EU Competition Law from the University of Edinburgh with a master thesis on compulsory licensing under Article 102 TFEU.
Dr. Tamar Raz has nearly two decades of experience in technology transfer and an impressive track record of bringing medical innovations from the lab to the marketplace. Prior to joining Hadasit, she served as VP of Marketing and Strategy at Ramot, the technology transfer company of Tel Aviv University. Tamar was the founder and CEO of Allergene Ltd, an Israeli drug development start-up company. She received her MSc and PhD in cell biology from the Tel Aviv University School of Medicine.
Dr. Reisman's practice involves patent prosecution and strategic counseling, and legal opinion work, chiefly for clients in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology industries; this practice allows him to utilize the technical training he received while earning a Ph.D. in Chemistry. He also has broad litigation and appellate experience.
Mrs. Riemer is a partner in FBC's Litigation Department. She specializes in intellectual property litigation, data and privacy protection, commercial disputes, and class actions. Mrs. Riemer provides legal counsel to individuals, private companies, and public companies with respect to intellectual property, information technology, and Internet law, including with respect to patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, privacy protection, and database usage.
I am one of the founding partners of Bird & Bird Germany. As a patent litigator, my practice focuses on patent law. For years now I have been active in all technical areas and advised on all manner of patent law issues, in particular patent litigation before civil courts and arbitration on complex licensing agreements.
Mark Ruberto is an experienced Patent Agent with 20 years of industrial experience. He drafts and prosecutes patents, conducts patentability assessment, and prepares Office Action responses. Mark handles patents in microelectronics, packaging, integrated circuit design, radio-frequency (RF) and millimeter-wave design, communications, optoelectronics, wireless, networking, medical devices, bioelectronics, computer systems, petrophysics, cryptography, and security systems.
Adam’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation. He handles patent, trademark, and trade secret matters on behalf of innovators and investors in a range of industries. His core practice includes patent and trade secret litigation involving complex technologies in the pharmaceutical, medical, high-tech, and defense industries.
Barry J. Schindler is the Chair of Greenberg Traurig's Global Patent Prosecution Group -- a group of over 100 attorneys/agents, who are registered with the USPTO, and handling over 4,000 domestic and foreign applications. Barry has over 30 years of legal experience in all aspects patent prosecution and IP protection, representing numerous major companies and start-ups regarding patents/trade secrets relating to AI in such relevant areas of AgriTech, FinTech, Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Medical.
Avi Schwartz is VP, IP Counsel at Edwards Lifesciences, the world-leading heart valve and medical technology company headquartered in Irvine, California. His practice focuses on patent litigation, trademarks, trade secrets, and IP aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Avi’s patent litigation experience at Edwards includes a focus on post-grant proceedings such as IPRs and EPO oppositions, in addition to managing litigation in courtrooms across the United States and Europe.
In 20+ years’ experience in the IP industry, I have worked both for IP law firms and for service providers, from pricing initial filings to handling renewals. On the software side I have been involved in organising the development of IP cost forecasting software, IP management software and analytics tools, and taking these tools to market.
Adv. and Patent Attorney Einav Zilber has a background in mathematics, physics, and law, and brings a unique blend of expertise. Einav holds the role of VP of Intellectual Property at Magnus Metal, an emerging start-up company bringing digital casting – a new technology, process and system for volume manufacturing of metal alloys. Formerly, Einav served as division counsel for Applied Materials Israel and India and as a practitioner in a leading firm in Israel.
Ran, Chair of the firm’s Israel Practice, represents public and private companies in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, and private equity financing transactions, as well as in technology licensing and large-scale outsourcing transactions. Ran counsels clients in telecommunications, software, healthcare IT, financial services, and various other industries.