The Lawyer magazine (UK) has reported that one of the Chinese law firm, Yingke – has entered the newly liberalized Israeli legal market.
The Lawyer reported that Yingke “merged with Israeli boutique firm Eyal Khayat Zolty, Neiger & Co, for its. The first step into the jurisdiction. The local firm has rebranded itself as Yingke Israel and will cooperate closely with Yingke’s 20 offices in China as well as the firm’s 16 overseas offices and alliances. Podrazumijeva se da tvrtka provodi spajanje brendova bez potpunog integriranja financija.
Israel’s high-tech sector was one major motivator for the merger. An area of speciality for Eyal Khayat Zolty, Neiger & Co. ”Since 2010, Chinese companies, both state-owned and private enterprises have increasingly invested in Israel’s technology sectors”
Legal market liberalization is the catalyst
Israel’s legal market was recently liberalized and there has been significant interest on the part of foreign law firms. Like other markets that have experienced recent legal market liberalization. Incumbent domestic law firms face increased competition from overseas firms — as well as potential opportunities. As this recent China-Israeli law alliance exemplifies.
What’s next? Chinese law firm Yingke in the Israeli legal market.
The Israel Bar Association will conduct a full-day conference in Tel Aviv on June 27 to discuss these and other developments related to the liberalization of the Israeli legal market. Unfavourable weather conditions caused the postponement of the original January schedule. Senior foreign law firms operating in Israel will attend the conference along with Israel’s senior law firms operating abroad.
Zohar Fisher, CEO of Robus Legal Marketing will be the Academic Organizer and Moderator for the event. Zohar told me that: If there was a doubt about the influence of the foreign attorneys reform in Israel. (Allowing foreign law firms to open offices and actively represent in Israel).
This conference and the massive participation of foreign law firms from around the world show that this reform has the ability to change and regulate the Israeli legal sector. More than 20 foreign law firms, from the US, Germany, South America, France, UK, international law firms and others will participate”.
Given the recent entry into the market by Yingke and the potential opportunities available for firms who enter the market – this conference should be a very interesting insight into what the future may hold.
