Sullivan & Worcester

Sullivan & Worcester is an international Law Firm with hundreds of lawyers located around the world; with offices in New York, Boston, Washington, Tel Aviv, and London. The firm advises global public companies traded on traded on USA and Israel/ traded on Nasdaq, Nyce, and Tase (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange), and international private companies on a variety of legal issues, through comprehensive knowledge of the local and global arena. In addition, the firm assists venture capital funds, family offices, international hedge funds, debt funds, private equity funds, foreign companies, international institutional investors, investment banks, and angels in financial investments, including the performance of due diligence prior to investment. Our lawyers excel in accompanying and advising public and private companies in fundraising procedures (initial, secondary, and private placements), commercial agreements, as well as in mergers and acquisitions, and commercial litigation. The firm’s clients benefit from the representation and advice of a team of lawyers tailored to each client according to their needs. The team provides personal, efficient, and professional, business-oriented support while leveraging the experience and connections of the firm’s leading partners.

Key Areas of Practice

The Capital Market - Our global, multicultural and bilingual department has extensive experience in representing companies and funds about IPOs on the stock exchanges in Tel Aviv and the USA. We provide comprehensive services related to Israeli/American law, thereby eliminating the need for an additional American or Israeli law firm. We provide legal and business service, leveraging our experience and connections to help advance our client’s goals. We have a proven track record of hundreds of successful IPOs that we have accompanied and tens of billions of dollars that we have helped raise for our clients in the fields of technology, life sciences, cyber, robotics and renewable energy, including autonomous vehicles, medical cannabis, industrial plants and real estate such as REITs. We also advise on regulatory issues of securities and corporate law in Israel and the USA, including work with the securities authorities (FINRA, SEC, ISA and the various stock exchanges, including NASDAQ, and NYSE). Our office has the unique ability to understand well the dynamics of the different markets, the cultural differences, different transaction structures, different time zones, and the nuances in languages and cultures around the world.
Companies - The firm’s corporate department provides comprehensive corporate legal services to local and international organizations at all stages, including established multi-billion-dollar corporations, private companies, and start-ups. In collaboration with our skilled tax, real estate, and intellectual property lawyers, we find customized solutions that will help each of our clients meet their business goals. Our lawyers work together in multidisciplinary teams, emphasizing contact and cooperation between the client and the responsible partner, and his team.
Hi-Tech, Mergers and Acquisitions - The department assists public and private companies, private investors, family offices and start-ups realize their vision to grow through transactions. Thanks to our in-depth experience, market knowledge, and the firm’s international presence, we manage to successfully lead complicated and complex local and international transactions for our clients, including mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, leveraged buyouts, joint/minority investments, joint ventures, company rehabilitation, recapitalization, and strategic engagements.
Technology - We represent entrepreneurs, developing public and private companies, private equity investors, and financial institutions in a variety of industries, such as communications, information technology, software, new media, entertainment, publishing, biotechnology, energy, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, and medical devices. Thanks to our many areas of expertise, we can represent our clients in every aspect of their business, including private equity investments, leveraged buyouts, debt financing, issuances and regulation of public companies, strategic partnerships, collaborations, joint ventures, licensing, protection and enforcement of Intellectual property rights, intellectual property litigation, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, taxes, government contracts, legislation and federal affairs, real estate, and labor. We also connect potential investors and partners for our clients. As a result, strategic relationships and joint investments are created that allow our clients to expand their ability to produce and execute transactions.
Litigation - The department focuses on civil, securities, commercial and administrative law. We specialize in complex, high-value litigation, representing both Israeli and foreign companies, as well as their shareholders, in a variety of commercial disputes, including those related to the capital market, control battles, corporate law, and insolvency. In addition, we specialize in complex international litigation, partly in Israel and partly in the USA or England, while assembling joint teams under one management of our litigation departments in Boston, New York, London, and Tel Aviv.
Taxes - Our international tax department in Boston is one of the leading in the US. In collaboration with the department in Israel, we provide our clients with ongoing support in transactions, creating company structures, and tax planning.
China and East Asia, Singapore - The departments provide a wide range of legal and organizational consulting services. We help companies overcome the challenges associated with operating in Singapore, China, and East Asia, and assist them in converting challenges into business opportunities. Our team provides unparalleled expertise in complex corporate, tax and regional regulations.