Prof. Sharon Hannes
Itai Fiegenbaum
Email: fiegenba@post.tau.ac.il
Office: Ornstein - Chemistry
Supervisor/s
Biography
LL.B from Tel Aviv University, 2003; LL.M from Columbia University in New York, 2008. Thesis entitled "Reconsidering Directors' Duties Under Israeli Law: The Challenge of Structural Bias". Currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Zvi Meitar School for Advanced Legal Studies, Tel Aviv University. Itai's doctoral thesis focuses on the regulation of related party transactions.
Taught Communications Law at Sapir Academic College in 2007. Taught Corporations Law at the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya from 2009-2012. Served as a teaching assistant for a variety of Corporations and Securities Law classes at several academic institutes. Currently serving as a teaching assistant in a Corporations Law course at Tel Aviv University.
Published a number of articles on Corporations and Securities Laws, some of which have been cited by the Israeli courts. Was part of a think tank that submitted a policy paper to a Committee headed by the Finance Ministry Director-General charged with reevaluating corporate reorganizations in Israel.
Lives in Tel Aviv with his wife, Simone, their son, Aviad and Max, the family dog.
Research Interests
Corporate Law, Comparative Corporate Law & Governance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Behavioral and Economic Analysis of Law
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Education
Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Ph.D. in Law Candidate (Sharon Hannes, Supervisor)
Dissertation: The Regulation of Controlling Shareholder Transactions – Economic and Behavioral Aspects
Columbia University, New York, NY
LL.M., 2008
Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
LL.B., 2003
Academic and Professional Experience
Teaching Experience
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2009–2012 |
Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel Adjunct Lecturer in Corporate Law Raphael Recanati International School
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2011 |
Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel Adjunct Lecturer in Corporate Law Buchmann Faculty of Law |
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2003–Present |
Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel Teaching Assistant in Corporate Law to various lecturers Buchmann Faculty of Law |
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2007 |
Sapir Academic College, Sderot, Israel Adjunct Lecturer in Communication Law School of Communication |
Professional Experience
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2004-2005 |
Shimonov & Co. Law Office Associate Lawyer |
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2003-2004 |
Kantor, Elhanani, Tal & Co. Law Office Legal Intern
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Publications
Reconsidering the Definition of a Security Under Israeli Law, 7 ISRAEL J. L. & BUS. 11 (2007) (with S. Hannes) (in Hebrew)
On the Insufficient Flexibility of Corporate Law, 2(4) TA'AGIDIM 20 (2005) (with S. Hannes) (in Hebrew)
Does Appointing a Substitute Director Eliminate a Personal Interest?, 6(1) TA’AGIDIM 29 (2009) (with S. Agmon) (in Hebrew)
Shareholder’s Overt and Covert Negative Personal Interest, 8(4) TA'AGIDIM 51 (2011) (with B. Yarkoni) (in Hebrew)
On the Proper Scope of a Shareholder’s Intervention in Internal Affairs of Fellow Shareholders, 9(3) TA’AGIDIM 169 (2012) (in Hebrew)
Presumptions of Overt Personal Interest, 10(3) TA'AGIDIM 224 (2013) (with B. Yarkoni) (in Hebrew)
