Micaela Askin is an associate in the firm’s Commercial Law Department, advising Israeli and international companies on commercial matters, with a particular focus on privacy law and complex transactions. She supports organizations operating across diverse sectors, combining regulatory insight with practical commercial understanding.
Prior to joining the firm, Micaela completed her internship in the Litigation Department of one of Israel’s largest law firms, where she handled complex legal issues and led legal processes requiring precision, analytical depth, and structured thinking. In her current role, she accompanies companies in implementing regulatory requirements in the privacy field, including advising on data protection compliance, drafting and regulating engagements with suppliers, building information-security mechanisms, and supporting organizations in the management of information-security incidents, including matters involving the Privacy Protection Authority.
Micaela’s work is characterized by thoroughness, professionalism, and a strong ability to bridge legal analysis with business sensitivity. Her broad academic background enhances her capacity to understand technological, regulatory, and commercial challenges, and to deliver precise, practical legal solutions, particularly in the areas of technology, privacy, and complex contractual frameworks.
Languages
Hebrew
English
Education
Bar-Ilan University, LL.B (2023), with honors
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, B.Ed. in Romance & Latin American Studies (Italian track) (2016)
Admissions & Certifications
Israel Bar, 2024
Amir Cohen is an associate in the firm’s Commercial Department, advising Israeli and international companies on a broad range of commercial and corporate matters. He focuses on commercial law and supports clients across transactions and ongoing business activity, combining legal precision with a strong understanding of business dynamics.
Prior to joining the firm, Amir worked at one of Israel’s largest law firms, supporting multiple corporations in diverse and complex transactions. He advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, international transactions, negotiation management, and the drafting of commercial agreements of all types. His work is marked by a thorough, disciplined approach and an ability to identify clients’ commercial objectives and translate them into clear, practical legal solutions tailored to their operating environments.
Amir brings added value through his academic background in business administration, enabling him to approach legal issues through both legal and economic lenses. This dual perspective allows him to support clients not only on legal risk, but also on growth processes and strategic decision-making, particularly in commercial transactions and cross-border activity.
Languages
Hebrew
English
Education
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, LL.B (2021)
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, MBA (2022), with honors
Admissions & Certifications
Israel Bar, 2023
Ellen Yosef heads the firm’s Privacy Protection and Information Security practice. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a partner at one of Israel’s largest law firms, advising leading companies on privacy, technology, regulation, and cyber matters. She supports clients operating in fast-moving and highly regulated environments, providing clear, practical advice that enables informed decision-making and effective risk management.
Ellen advises companies across a broad range of sectors, including retail, energy, software, internet and e-commerce, banking, insurance, digital advertising, information security, and cyber. Her practice focuses on the intersection of commercial law, privacy, and technology, with particular strength in complex information-technology agreements that raise privacy and cyber considerations. These include licensing agreements, SaaS, EULA, SDK, big-data and open-source arrangements, outsourcing, and the implementation of large-scale technological systems within core organizational infrastructures.
She also leads comprehensive legal support in privacy law, with a strong focus on GDPR compliance. Ellen regularly drafts and negotiates agreements relating to the processing of personal data, including DPAs, data-purchase agreements, transfers of database ownership, cloud-processing arrangements, terms of use, and privacy policies. In parallel, she advises clients on establishing information-security frameworks, implementing cyber-regulatory requirements, and responding to complex and evolving regulatory obligations.
Her work is characterized by precision, accountability, and close client engagement. Clients value her ability to translate regulatory and technological complexity into clear, actionable guidance, and to manage multidisciplinary projects with consistency and control. This approach enables her to lead complex technological, regulatory, and commercial initiatives efficiently and to a high professional standard.
Languages
Hebrew
English
Education
Reichman University, LL.B (2010)
Reichman University, B.A. in Government, Diplomacy and Strategy (2010)
Tel Aviv University, LL.M (2017)
Admissions & Certifications
Israel Bar Association, 2011