Mr. Amit Ron began his legal career at Gornitzky & Co. as a legal intern and has been an associate with the firm since 2017.
In the scope of his work as an attorney, Amit has garnered professional experience, including, inter alia, drafting commercial agreements, providing legal advice to sponsors, with a focus on the formation and ongoing representation of private investment funds.
In addition, Amit represents high net worth individuals and some of Israel’s largest institutional investors in connection with investments in private investment funds, hedge funds, and on secondary and co-investment transactions.
Amit also advises clients in global compliance and cross border investigation matters, including tax, anti-corruption and other sensitive regulatory matters.
Selected Representations:
- Represented major financial institution in a cross-border tax investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Reserve, and New York Department of Financial Services;
- Represented venture capital fund in a US $120 million closing of its fifth fintech fund and in its registration process for trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange’s TASE UP trading platform.
Recent Publications:
- A New Era for Private Equity Funds formed in Cayman Islands? (April 2020);
- Updates on Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (July 2020);
- Investment Funds and the Investors’ Right to Know (May 2021).
