Shiri Shaham has extensive experience in a wide range of corporate, commercial, securities, financing and banking matters, and is considered a leading lawyer in her areas of practice. She has represented numerous clients in mergers and acquisitions, public securities and debt offerings, private placements and joint ventures. She has also represented domestic and international banks and financial institutions in complex financing transactions and regulatory matters, and advises leading international financial institutions – such as the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) and the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) – on Israeli legal issues.
Shiri’s numerous recognitions include consistent rankings in Chambers Global, in both the Israel Banking & Finance and Capital Markets categories, which refers to her “stellar reputation in the area of securities” and advising on “major cross-border project and acquisitions finance”. Chambers’ sources characterize her as a “superb finance lawyer” and “very clever” in her capital markets practice.
Other rankings include: The Legal 500 Hall of Fame, which singles her out as a “leading light” in Banking and Finance, and as a “key figure” in Capital Markets; IFLR1000, which rates Shiri in its ‘Highly Regarded’ and ‘Women Leaders’ categories; Legal Experts’ Europe, Middle East & Africa guide; and Who’s Who Legal, in which Shiri is ‘recommended’ in Capital Markets, and M&A and Governance.
Shiri lectures at leading domestic and international conferences on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and Israeli financial laws.
In 1990, Shiri received her law degree, magna cum laude, from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and in 1992 her LL.M., first class, from Cambridge University, where she was also nominated as a Pegasus Scholar. She was admitted to the Israel Bar in 1991, joined the firm in 1992 and became a partner in 1998.
