General Investing >> Analyst Interviews >> June 2, 2004
OZ BENAMRAM is the Israel Practice Coordinator at Morrison & Foerster
LLP, where he uses his knowledge of both American and Israeli business
cultures and legal systems to help represent Israeli businesses in the
United States as well as foreign investors in Israel. Mr. Benamram
joined the corporate department of the New York office of Morrison &
Foerster in 1999. His practice focuses on corporate and securities law,
assisting clients primarily with public offerings, mergers and
acquisitions, joint venture agreements, securities issues and general
business matters. Prior to joining Morrison & Foerster, Mr. Benamram
spent a year as a visiting attorney in the corporate department of
Fulbright & Jaworski's New York office, where he helped represent
Israeli clients in mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and
general securities matters. Between 1996 and 1998, he was an Associate
with Danziger, Klagsbald & Co. in Israel, where he concentrated on
commercial litigation and corporate control disputes. Mr. Benamram
clerked for the Honorable Justice Mishael Cheshin of the Supreme Court
of Israel between 1995 and 1996. He is a member of the New York State
Bar and the Israel Bar. Mr. Benamram was born in Jerusalem in 1967. He
received his BA in Economics from Tel Aviv University Faculty of Social
Sciences, magna cum laude, and his LLB, Bachelor of Laws, from the Tel
Aviv University Law School in 1995. He served as Chairman of the Law
School Student Council, helped to establish and volunteered in the Tel
Aviv University Civil Rights Clinic and received the Law School dean's
fellowship for his social involvement. Mr. Benamram is a Major in the
Israel Defense Forces, where he has served as a Tank Company Commander.
In addition to his practice, Mr. Benamram has advised, on a pro bono
basis, numerous human rights organizations to which Morrison & Foerster
provides legal representation on corporate, labor, insurance,
intellectual property and tax issues. Among these organizations are
Doctors of the World, Forefront Activists, Human Rights Watch, The
International Legal Assistance Network for Human Rights and the New
Israel Fund (NIF). He also serves as a member of NIF's New York Advisory
Board and NIF's New York New Generations steering committee. Profile
Mr. Benamram: Morrison & Foerster combines a high-tech focus with the
range and diversity of a 1,000-lawyer,
