Joey T. Shabot is the Managing Shareholder of the Tel-Aviv office and focuses his practice on corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, investments, securities law and financing. His experience includes advising on complex matters involving companies across a variety of industries throughout the world, including the United States, Israel, Asia, Europe, MENA Region and Latin America.
Joey has particular experience representing global companies who are investing in Israel for the first time, as well as repeat players active in the region. Joey also advises many Israeli companies on expanding their U.S. growth and corporate development strategies. Joey maintains a vast network of Israeli law firm colleagues specializing in numerous areas, with whom he often collaborates in serving his and their clients’ diverse legal needs.
Joey also dedicates himself to pro bono work in which he has represented United Hatzalah, an international first response organization, the global WIZO organization, and other global charities.
Concentrations
•Equity investments
•Venture financing
•Technology transactions
•Real estate investments
•Strategic acquisitions
•Distressed transactions
•Israel practice
•Asia practice
•MENA region
Recognition & Leadership
Awards & Accolades
•Chambers Global, Corporate/M&A: International Firms (Expertise Based Abroad), Team Member, 2022-2024.
•Chambers Global
•Corporate/M&A, Experts Based Abroad, Israel, 2022-2025
•Corporate/M&A: International Firms in Israel, 2022-2024
•Corporate/M&A (Desk based Abroad in USA), 2016-2022
•Thomson Reuters’ ALB Middle East Law Awards
•Recognized, MENA Super 50 List - only Israel-based attorney to be listed, 2021-2022
•Shortlisted, Managing Partner of the Year, 2021-2022
•Shortlisted, Israeli Law firm of the Year, 2021-2023
•Thomson Reuters
•Listed, Stand-out Layers, 2025
•LMG Life Sciences EMEA Awards:
•Shortlisted, Israeli Firm of the Year, 2025
•IFLR1000 (Israel)
•Recognized, Corporate & M&A, Rising Star Partner, 2025
•Recognized, Corporate & M&A, Other Notable, 2017-2023
•Dun’s 100 (Israel)
•Recognized, International Commercial, Prominent Team, 2016-2025
•Recognized, M&A, Notable Law Firm 2021-2025
•Recognized, Hi-Tech, Notable Law Firm, 2022-2025
•LegallyIsrael100
•Recognized, Leading Individual, 2020-2025
•Recognized, M&A (Volume & Value), Elite Firm, 2019-2025
•Recognized, Hi-Tech, Elite Firm, 2024-2025
•Recognized, Litigation, 2019-2025
•Recognized, Capital Markets, 2019-2024
•Recognized, Banking & Finance, 2021-2025
•Recognized, Private Equity and Venture Capital, 2019-2020
•BDICode (Israel)
•Recognized, M&A, Elite Law firm, First Tier, 2016-2024
•Recognized, International Commercial, Prominent Leaders, 2016-2024
•Recognized, Commercial, Prominent Leaders, 2019-2020, 2022-2024
•Recognized, Hi-Tech, Prominent Leaders, 2021-2024
•Recognized, Litigation, Recognized Team, 2022-2024
•The Legal 500: Europe, Middle East & Africa Israel:
•Recognized, Commercial, corporate and M&A, 2017