Itay Frishman is co-head of the high-tech department and concentrates his practice in the area of corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on M&A, venture capital financing, public and private offerings, complex cross-border executive compensation and tax matters.
Itay represents technology and international clients across a range of industries, including software, internet and new media, telecommunications, biotechnology, medical devices, and cleantech. He counsels these clients on mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, venture capital financing, executive compensation and complex tax matters.
Itay also counsels companies and underwriters on public offerings, including IPOs, follow-on public offerings, tender offers, and PIPE transactions; SEC’s periodic reporting; disclosure issues; internal investigation; effecting resales of securities in the public trading markets under the SEC’s Rule 144; exempt transactions under Regulation D and Regulation S; Sarbanes-Oxley; and other critical corporate governance issues.
Legal500 (2009): “Itay Frishman, a US-qualified Israeli lawyer who is as professional and competent as most US and UK lawyers’, is building strong reputation”.
Itay serves on the Advisory Board of the Boston Israel Business Forum, a U.S. non-for-profit organization, dedicated to exploring business opportunities involving the United States and Israel.
Itay joined GKH in 2004. Prior to that, Itay worked as a corporate associate at a law firm in Boston, Massachusetts.
Itay regularly publishes articles on corporate and securities matters.
Education: Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Israel (L.L.B., 1999, and B.A. Business Administration, 1999).
Admitted: Israel Bar, 2000, New York Bar, 2002.
Member: Israel Bar Association, New York State Bar Association.
Languages: English and Hebrew.
