Shy Baranov Bio

Shy Baranov is a partner and the head of the firm’s International department and a senior member of the Securities and Corporate Finance team under the firm’s U.S. Securities department. Shy has extensive experience in advising and representing Israeli companies from across many sectors, including life sciences, software, hardware, manufacturing, and services, in relation to their planned activities in the U.S. market. Having worked in the Boston office, Shy’s depth of practical experience and in-depth knowledge of U.S. law in general, and U.S. securities law in particular, greatly benefit clients, especially with regards to public and private debt and equity financings. He regularly advises investment banks and underwriters on a wide range of financing transactions in the U.S., including initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on offerings, ATM, PIPE and other kinds of transactions. He handles complex issues such as reporting obligations, the sale of shares by interested parties, compliance with NASDAQ, FINRA, SEC requirements, and representing Israeli and U.S. clients versus said authorities. Shy also brings vast experience in advising Israeli companies on the acquisitions of U.S. companies, the formation of joint ventures in the U.S., and much more. In 2013 Shy returned to the firm’s Tel Aviv offices and established the International department, which provides a complete package of legal services to Israeli companies transacting in the U.S., as well as to U.S. companies with respect to their activities in Israel.