OUR TEAM

Amir Scharf heads the firm's Capital Markets & Securities Law Department. Amir's practice covers a wide range of matters associated with capital markets, securities, financial services and other corporate and regulatory affairs.  Amir advises international financial institutions with respect to the regulatory requirements associated with doing business in Israel.

Amir regularly advises leading Israeli and foreign corporations, investments houses and banks, financial and other institutions in matters of securities and capital markets regulation, financial services regulation, securities-related internal compliance programs, administrative enforcement proceedings of the Israel Securities Authority, reporting requirements and filings with the Israel Securities Authority and Tel Aviv stock exchange, corporate governance, and other related issues.  His practice also includes counseling and representation before supervisory and regulatory agencies and bodies including the Israeli Securities Authority, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and the Israeli Ministry of Finance.

Amir also acts as a mediator in a wide variety of commercial disputes, including securities investments related disputes.

Amir is Vice Chairman of the Capital Markets Committee within the Israel Bar Association.

Prior to joining Tadmor & Co., Amir served as the General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and a member of the Senior Management Team of El Al Israel Airlines (2003 to 2006).

Before that he served as Deputy Director of the Legal Department in the Israel Securities Authority.

In the past, Amir served as a Member of the public committee for setting an Israeli Corporate Governance code ("The Goshen Committee") (2004-2006); a Board Member of the public traded companies union (2005-2006); IATA Legal Committee member (2005-2006) and Representative of the Israel Securities Authority on the Israel Accounting Standards Board (IASB) (until 2003).

Amir has also served as a director and audit committee chairman in Israeli as well as in foreign companies.