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Involved in every aspect related to legal treatment, both at the macro level and at the micro level.

Ohad Phillip

Founding Partner

Ohad is the head of the high-tech and commercial departments.

Ohad provides ongoing consultation and representation for start-ups, as well as for mature organizations, and he represents clients in various commercial agreements, including license agreements, development and business partnerships, intellectual property, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and labor law, in Israel and abroad.

Ohad has unique expertise in fintech, including for clients who are engaged in digital currencies (cryptocurrencies), blockchain applications and open banking.

Ohad regularly participates in discussions concerning financial legislation and the regulation of digital currencies with all relevant regulators, giving him a unique in-depth perspective on developments in the field.

Before joining the firm, Ohad worked in the Economic Department of the District Court in Tel Aviv as a legal clerk to the Honorable Judge Khaled Kabub (now serving as a Supreme Court Justice). Prior to that position, Ohad served as an intern to the Honorable Justice Edmond Levy at the Israeli Supreme Court.

In addition to his work as an attorney, Ohad is the founder and a member of the board of the CPCHESS association (Children Playing Chess), which encourages the study of chess among Israeli children from the periphery, and actively serves in the IDF Navy Reserves at the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Education and Bar Admission:

MBA, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2014

LL.B., BA (Economics), Tel Aviv University, 2008

Member of the Israel Bar Association since 2009

From the media:

Family Biz Holdings Ltd., a client of our firm, obtained a license from the Israeli Securities Authority to provide financial information services. The achievement represents a significant milestone for the Israeli fintech industry | 28.09.2022 The firm’s client, the crypto company Bits of Gold Ltd., received a permanent license as a financial services provider from the Capital Market, Insurance, and Savings Authority | 18.09.2022 Ohad Phillip represented the Israeli company Axonite in its acquisition by the high-tech company Optimove. Axonite was founded by Yuval Scheffler and Adam Abrams, and it specializes in information streaming | 06.02.2020 Attorney Ohad Phillip on the broader implications of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Bits of Gold vs. Bank Leumi | 13.07.2019 A great win for Bits of Gold in the Israeli supreme court – the company will be able to continue to maintain an account at Bank Leumi. Shaul Zioni, Eli Pillersdorf and Ohad Phillip from our firm represented the company in the appeal process against Leumi Bank. | 03.06.2019 A great article by Ohad Phillip regarding the silence of Israel Bank in the field of Crypto | 25.06.2018 Ohad pillip participated in the Cryptocurrency Conference – Law and Regulation 26.4.18 | 26.04.2018 Shaul Zioni and Ohad Phillip spoke with TheMarker Online about the Israeli supreme court’s decision on the matter of Bank Leumi vs. Bits of Gold | 14.03.2018 The Israeli Supreme Court issued a temporary injunction prohibiting Bank Leumi from halting the activity of Bits of Gold, which is connected to trading in Bitcoin | 26.02.2018