Yuval Shalheveth’s practice focuses on commercial law, banking and financial services. He represents a variety of clients, including banks, credit card companies, payment institutions, fintech companies and startups, blockchain and cryptocurrency players, as well as commercial corporations.
Yuval has been involved in major transactions in this field, including the implementation of the Basel II/ Basel III frameworks in Israel; financing transactions; issuance of co-branded credit cards; and collaborations between banks and fintech companies. He also consults on matters relating to licensing and regulatory matters; anti-money laundering/ combating the financing of terrorism (AML/ CFT); transactions; investments; ISDA Master agreements; and derivatives.
Yuval also
handles commercial and corporate law including commercial transactions, both local and international, investments, M&A and other matters.
Ranked as a leading lawyer in Israel in the fields of banking, fintech and blockchain by major international guides (including Chambers, The Legal 500 and IFLR 100) as well as local guides, Yuval combines broad knowledge and inter-disciplinary understanding, with experience in litigation and other legal fields.
Yuval received his LL.B. in 1996 and his LL.M in 2008, both from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the latter in a joint program with Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He joined the firm in 1999, and became a partner in 2006.
