Mr. Shmuel Zysman is one of the founders of the international law firm Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer & Co. Mr. Zysman is also a partner and an owner of the U.S. law firm ZAG/S&W.
As one of Israel’s foremost commercial lawyers, Mr. Zysman’s is an expert in the fields of hi-tech, commercial and capital markets law, international transactions, communications, and real estate.
Mr. Zysman specializes in the legal and corporate accompaniment of technology companies in all stages: from pre-seed stages through their growth, IPO`s, mergers or acquisition. Mr. Zysman has a vast network of connections, representing leading private and institutional investors on the domestic and international levels.
Organizational Affiliations and Public Service
Mr. Zysman serves as an arbitrator at The Israeli Institute of Commercial Arbitration since its establishment in 1991. Mr. Zysman also serves as Chairman of the Global Maccabi Movement’s Honorary Court, and is among the trustees of Tel Aviv University’s Faculty of Law.
Mr. Zysman has been active as legal counsel and a member of various public committees: served as legal counsel and member of two parliamentary committees, dedicated to privatization and the transition to a sophisticated and free market: The Peled Committee, whose goal was to examine the media and communications market and create an "open skies" principle, and the Ronen Committee that examined the reforms in government-owned properties. This committee’s recommendations were extremely influential on the Israeli market. Finally, Mr. Zysman was a member of the professional committee investigating the train crash tragedy at the Bet Yehoshua junction.
Mr. Zysman is one of Israel’s hall of fame basketball players. A former captain of the national youth team and Israel’s cadets, he was a prominent player in the Israeli Premier league for 17 years, and played on the Israeli National Team. As a player for Maccabi Tel Aviv, he won the Euroleague Cup in 1981, when Maccabi won all possible titles, including the International Cup. Mr. Zysman is the founder and former head of the Israeli National Basketball Players’ Union, and was responsible for initiation and planning of the amendment to the Israeli Sports Law. Mr. Zysman currently, serves as the manager of the Israeli Competitive Sports Administration.
Voluntary Work
Mr. Zysman is an active volunteer in many community-oriented and not for profit organizations. Mr. Zysman is Chairman of the Board of the International Friends of Maccabi Association, and a member of the Friends of the Ezra Lemarpeh Association (of Rabbi Firer`s foundation). Mr. Zysman originated and founded "Lev Ohev", an association helping children with special needs. Also founded and heads the Israeli Center for Rett Syndrome, helping girls who suffer from the syndrome and support their families.
Mr. Zysman follows in the footsteps of his father, the late Shalom Zysman, a former Member of Knesset on behalf of the General Zionist Party (second parliament). The late Mr. Zysman was also Deputy Mayor of Ramat Gan and served as Chairman of Maccabi Israel and of the Israeli Olympic Committee.
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