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L. Marc Zell, born Washington D.C., 24 February, 1953; admitted, 1977, Maryland and U.S. Tax Court and other U.S. federal appellate, district and bankruptcy courts; 1981, District of Columbia; 1982, Virginia; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court, 1987, Israel.  Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1974); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1977).  Author, with C. Rubin, “Israeli Public Procurement Law” in International Government Contract Law (Oceana 1999); with S. Shnyder, “Legal Aspects of Doing Business in the United States,” Israel Export Institute (1999) [Hebrew and English]; Editor, Maryland International Trade Law Journal. Author with B. Goldberg, “Israeli Intellectual Property Law,” in D. Campbell (ed.) International Protection of Intellectual Property, Salzburg, 1995; with G. Miron, “Israel Restrictive Business Practices Act of 1988,” International Merger Law Journal, 1992; “Constitutional Aspects of State Regulation of Low-Level Nuclear Wastes,” in H. Greene, Energy Law Series, Callaghan 1980; “International Government Procurement Law Materials,” Federal Publications, 1986.  Lecturer, International Government Procurement Law, Federal Publications, 1981-1986.  Member, Board of Directors:  Jewish Agency, Real Estate Participations Ltd.; Bank Idud; Willifood International Ltd. Chairman, Israel Community Development Foundation.  Partner and Chairman, International Department, Balter, Guth, Aloni & Co., 1990-1999.  Founding Member, Feith & Zell, P.C., Washington, D.C., 1986 -- Associate, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Kampelman, Washington, D.C., 1978-1981.  Law Clerk, Hon. Irving A. Levine, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1977-1978.  Languages:  English, Hebrew, French, German, Italian, Russian, Dutch and Yiddish. Areas of Concentration:  Corporate law and finance; securities law; intellectual property law and high-tech; internet and computer law; government procurement law; competition law.
E-mail: mzell@fandz.com

Terry Aronoff, born Atlanta, U.S.A., 1960; admitted, 1984, Georgia; admitted, 2001, Israel.  Education:  Northwestern University (B.S. Journalism, 1981); University of Georgia (J.D., magna cum laude 1984).  Notes Editor, Georgia Law Review; Order of the Coif. Author, “Executive Employment Deals in the Music Industry,” Entertainment Law & Finance, April 1999; “Acts of Concealment and the Continuation of a Conspiracy,” 17 Georgia Law Review 539 (1983);  Board of Editors, Broadcast Law Report  (1999 – present);  Adjunct Professor of Research & Writing, Emory University School of Law (1990 - 1992); Director of Business Affairs, The Destiny Foundation (Rabbi Berel Wein) (1999-present); Executive Board, Torah Day School of Atlanta (1996 - present); Past President, Congregation Shearith Israel (1993-1995); Trustee, Beth Jacob Housing Assistance Fund (1997 - present);  Counsel, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, Atlanta, Georgia (1999 –2000); Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig (formerly Katz, Smith & Cohen), Atlanta, Georgia (1991 – 1998); Partner, Trotter, Smith & Jacobs, Atlanta, Georgia (1988 – 1991); Associate, Arnall, Golden & Gregory, Atlanta, Georgia (1985 – 1988); Associate, Bondurant, Miller, Hishon & Stephenson, Atlanta, Georgia (1984 – 1985);  Areas of Concentration:  Corporate law; securities; venture capital; entertainment law. 
E-mail: taronoff@fandz.com

Chaim Crown, born London, England, 27 March, 1951; admitted, 1975, Canada; 1979, England and Wales (Solicitor); 1982, Israel. Education: Oxford University, B.A. (Jurisprudence) M.A. , BCL 1973). General Legal Counsel, Versaware Group of Companies, 2000 –2001; Lecturer in Law and Business Studies, Jerusalem College of Technology, 2001- date; Senior Associate, Herzog, Fox & Neeman, Tel Aviv,1995- 2000; Senior Legal Advisor and Head of Regulatory Legal Department, Mercury Communications Ltd., London, England, 1991 – 1995; Deputy Legal Advisor, Israel Ministry of Communications, 1987 –1991; Senior Legal Assistant to the Attorney General of Israel, 1982-1987; Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, 1973 - 1976; Teaching Assistant, Oxford University Summer Program in Law, 1973. Languages: English, Hebrew, French and German. Areas of Concentration: Telecommunications; high technology; intellectual property; company law; commercial transactions and contract law; internet law and e-commerce.
E-mail: ccrown@fandz.com

Carl M. Sherer, born Boston, Massachusetts, 8 February, 1957; admitted, 1985, New York; 1992, Israel. Education: Columbia University (B.A., Political Science, 1978); New York University (M.B.A., Finance and International Business, 1984; J.D., with honors, 1984). Order of the Coif; Beta Gamma Sigma. Partner, Silber, Schottenfels, Gerber & Sherer, 1999-2002. Assistant General Counsel, Israel Securities Authority, 1994-1997. Associate, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Schulte Roth & Zabel, 1984-1991. Languages: English and Hebrew. Areas of Concentration: International Corporate Finance; International Securities Law; International Commercial Law.
E-mail: cmsherer@fandz.com

Jeffrey E. Michels, born New York, New York, 20 November, 1963; admitted, 1990, New York; 1992, United States District Court, Southern District of New York; 1992, United States District Court, Eastern District of New York; and 1999, Israel. Education: Union College (B. A., Economics, 1986); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1989).  Assistant District Attorney, The New York County District Attorney’s Office, 1989-1991; Senior Associate, Litigation Department, Leahey & Johnson, P.C., New York City, 1992-1997. Israel: Goldfarb, Levy, Eran & Co., 1998-1999; Associate, Balter, Guth, Aloni & Co., 1999.  Languages: English and Hebrew. Areas of Concentration:  Corporate law; commercial law; transnational litigation and arbitration. 
E-mail: jmichels@fandz.com

Amit Porat, born Israel, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Israel. Education: Sheffield University, Faculty of Law (LL.B., 1992); Tel Aviv University, Recanati School (MBA, 2004). Partner, Ariel, Porat & Co., 1995-2004; Associate, Law Offices of Yehoshua Stein, 1994-1995. Languages: Hebrew and English.  Areas of Concentration: Labor law; International and domestic litigation; appellate litigation; arbitration; corporate and commercial law; banking law; property law.
E-mail: aporat@fandz.com

Sonia Shnyder, born Moscow, Russia, 17 July, 1973; admitted, 1997, Israel.  Education: The Hebrew University in Jerusalem (L.L.B., 1996).  Author, with L. Marc Zell “Legal Aspects of Doing Business in the United States” (in Hebrew and English) for the Israel Export Institute (1999).  Associate, Balter, Guth, Aloni & Co., 1998-1999.  Languages: English, Hebrew, Russian.  Areas of Concentration:  Corporate and commercial law; international investment law; environmental law. 
E-mail: sshnyder@fandz.com

Sheldon Schorer, born Ulm, Germany, 1948, admitted, 1973, New York; admitted 1973, United States District Court for the Southern District and Eastern District of New York, admitted 1981, Israel..  Education: Yeshiva University (B.A. 1969); Yeshiva University (B.H.L. 1969), Hebrew University, Jerusalem; Boston University School of Law, New York University (J.D., 1972); New York University (LL.M. Taxation, 1979), Editor, New York University Journal Of International Law & Politics, Author of Note, "Tariff Surcharges and Article II of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade", 5 New York University Journal of International Law & Politics 341 (1972). Attorney, Frankle & Greenwald, New York, 1973-1976, Attorney, Ofer & Freitag, Advocates Tel-Aviv, Lecturer in Law, The College of Management School of Law, 1995-present, Lecturer and Manager, New York State Bar Review Course in Tel-Aviv, 1999-present. Languages:  English, Hebrew, Yiddish and French.  Areas of Concentration: Commercial law; real estate law, family law, U.S. labor law, local and transnational litigation and arbitration.
E-mail: sschorer@netvision.net.il

Jeremy Cohn, born London, England, 25 March, 1964; admitted, 1991, Israel.  Education: Balliol College, Oxford University (Williams Exhibitioner, 1982; B.A. (Hons.), Jurisprudence, 1985).  Author: Articles and Reviews in Hebrew for several Israeli tax journals.  Lecturer: Tax Law and Commercial Law, Israel Bar, 1991.  Law Clerk to Justices Orr and Netanyahu, Supreme Court of the State of Israel, 1989-1990; Law Clerk to the District Attorney for Jerusalem and the Southern Region, 1990-1991; Assistant Legal Advisor, Israel Income Tax Commission, 1991-1995; Specialist Consultant, Taxes, Trusts and Estates, Criminal Litigation, 1995.  Military Service: Commissioned Officer, Israel Defense Force, Reserves.  Languages: English, Hebrew, German and Yiddish.  Areas of Concentration:  Taxation; international tax planning; trusts and estates; tax litigation. 
E-mail: jcohn@fandz.com

Howard B. Linett, born Derby, Connecticut, 1949; admitted, 1982 Connecticut; 1990 District of Columbia; 1997 Israel.  Education: Lafayette College (B.A., Government & Law, 1971); University of Massachusetts (M.S., Labor Studies, 1973); University of Bridgeport School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1982).  Author, “Bad Cases Make Bad Law: Markham v. Geller,” 11 JOURNAL OF LAW & EDUCATION 557 (1982); “Banks and Collective Bargaining: The ‘Appropriate Bargaining Unit’ Question,” 100 THE BANKING LAW JOURNAL 804 (1983).  Lecturer:  Legal Skills/Negotiations and Contract/Land Law, East London University School of Law, Haifa Branch (1999).  Mediator and Coordinator of Cross-Cultural Mediation Cases, Jerusalem Mediation & Arbitration Center of the Jerusalem Institute for Israeli Studies (1998-2001).  Partner, Linett and Walsh, Connecticut, 1982-1989; In-House Counsel, National Postal Mail Handlers Union, Washington, D.C., 1989-1990; Attorney/Contract Administrator, Representation Department, Airline Pilots Association, International, Washington, D.C., 1990-1995;  Israel, Legal Intern, Office of General Counsel, Histadrut Trade Union Department, Jerusalem, 1996-1997.  Areas of Concentration: alternative dispute resolution; collective bargaining; import/export regulation and firearms law.
E-mail: hlinett@fandz.com.

Neil J. Saltzman, born New York 1968; admitted 1999, Israel; admitted 2003, New York. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1991), Hebrew University, Jerusalem (L.L.B., 1998). Law Clerk to Chief Justice Stephen Adler of the National Labor Court of Israel, 1998-1999; Partner, Saltzman and Freedman, Jerusalem, 1999-2003. Languages: English, Hebrew. Areas of Concentration: Civil litigation; transnational bankruptcy and insolvency law; employment law; transnational family law.
E-mail: nsaltzman@fandz.com

Craig Weiss, born Poughkeepsie, New York, 1973; admitted 1999, Arizona; admitted 2001, U.S. Patent Bar.  Education: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (B.A., Philosophy, 1995); Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (J.D., 1999).  Author: "I Am My Brother's Keeper: American Volunteers in Israel's War for Independence 1947-1949".  Associate,  Weiss & Moy.  Languages: English and Hebrew.  Areas of Concentration: Intellectual Property Law, including Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights.
E-mail: cweiss@fandz.com 
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