Janet Levy Pahima is a Partner in Herzog Fox & Neeman’s International Department, working in the general corporate field, specialising in joint ventures, investment funds, mergers and acquisitions, and international trade.
Janet’s transactional expertise includes:
• Representing multinational corporations, including General Electric Company, Microsoft, BMC Software, SunGard Data Systems and Alcon Laboratories, including in their acquisitions in Israel.
• Representing venture capital funds such as Carmel Ventures in early and late stage investments.
• Representing hi-tech companies in their earliest stages of development.
• Advising corporate clients on an ongoing basis.
Janet is “Highly Recommended” for Israel’s Corporate/M&A by “PLC Which Lawyer”, mentioned in Chambers Global for Corporate/M&A describing her as “one of the leading US lawyers, and her work on international M&A and venture capital draws significant client praise – ‘she has the capacity to handle any size of issue’”, and has been described as an “outstanding corporate lawyer” by the Legal 500.
Additional Work Experience
• Member, Sephardic Educational Center in Jerusalem
• Former Associate, Shearman and Sterling, New York and Tokyo offices.
• Former Chairman of the Practice Management Committee of the World Law Group
• Former Co-chairman, Young Lawyers Division, New York United Jewish Appeal
• Federation Former Committee Member, American Jewish World Service, New York Branch
• Former Member of the Board of the World Law Group
Rankings and Recognitions
• Three of Our Partners Were Crowned Women Leaders by IFLR1000 2022
• Herzog Fox & Neeman is Ranked by Chambers Global for 2022
• Three of Our Partners Were Crowned Women Leaders by IFLR1000 2021
• Herzog Fox & Neeman is Ranked by Chambers Global for 2021
• Herzog Fox & Neeman is Ranked 1st by Value in Mergermarket’s Israel League Table for 2020
• Herzog Fox & Neeman is ranked by the IFLR 1000 2021 Guide (30 Edition)
• Two of Our Partners Were Crowned Women Leaders by IFLR1000 2020
• Herzog Fox & Neeman is Ranked by Chambers Global for 2020
• Herzog Fox & Neeman is ranked Top Tier Firm by IFLR 1000 2020 Guide
• Two of Our Partners Were Crowned Women Leaders by IFLR1000 2019
• Herzog Fox & Neeman is Ranked by Chambers Global for 2019
• Herzog Fox & Neeman is ranked Top Tier Firm by IFLR 1000 2019 Guide
• Two of Our Partners Were Crowned Women Leaders by IFLR1000 2018
• Herzog Fox & Neeman is Ranked by Chambers Global for 2018
• Herzog Fox & Neeman is ranked Top Tier Firm by IFLR 1000 2018 Guide
• Herzog Fox & Neeman is Ranked by Chambers Global for 2017
• Herzog Fox & Neeman is ranked by the IFLR 1000 2017 Guide
Personal Rankings and Recognition
• Ranked in Corporate/M&A (Chambers Global 2023).
• Market Leader (IFLR 1000, 2022).
• Recommended in M&A 2022 (Who's Who Legal).
• Crowned as a Woman Leader for 2021 by IFLR1000.
• Ranked in Corporate/M&A (Chambers Global 2022).
• Crowned as a Woman Leader for 2021 by IFLR1000.
• Recommended in M&A 2021 (Who's Who Legal).
• Ranked in Corporate/M&A and TMT: Technology (Chambers Global 2021).
• Market Leader (IFLR1000, 2021).
• Crowned as a Woman Leader for 2020 by IFLR1000.
• Ranked as Recommended in the M&A 2020 category by Who's Who Legal.
• Ranked in Corporate/M&A and TMT: Technology (Chambers Global 2020).
• Crowned as a Woman Leader for 2019 by IFLR1000.
• Ranked as Recommended in the M&A 2019 category by Who's Who Legal.
• Crowned as a Woman Leader for 2018 by IFLR1000.
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