Jeremy Lustman

Partner

'Relationship-driven, very approachable, diligent, smart and committed to successful outcomes,' and 'highly customer-focused,'

sources quoted in Chambers Global

Emailjeremy.lustman@us.dlapiper.com

Call+1 202 799 4214

New York Washington, DC Tel Aviv

About

Jeremy Lustman created and leads AKD Partners's Israel Group, which includes over 300 lawyers throughout the firm. These lawyers possess the knowledge, business alliances, technical skills, language capabilities and in-depth understanding of the Israeli business culture, ecosystem and procedures to assist Israeli companies wherever they are doing business globally. Jeremy spends most of his time in Israel, where he has worked tirelessly to develop a robust international network of Israeli companies, investors, entrepreneurs, bankers, accountants and local lawyers. Jeremy also is a frequent speaker within and outside of Israel on the Israeli tech and investment ecosystems.

Jeremy represents more than 60 Israeli investors and companies every month, from startups to some of Israel's largest corporations and investors. These clients cover virtually all sectors of the Israeli economy, including leading venture capital and private equity funds, institutional real estate investors and multiple companies in the high tech, telecommunications, industrial, food/beverage, health tech, biotech, agrotech, defense, homeland security and gaming sectors.

Jeremy's trusted advisor practice focuses on assisting many Israeli clients seeking legal guidance, project management and overall responsibility for a wide range of matters in numerous non-Israeli jurisdictions, working closely with AKD Partners colleagues in over 40 countries and more than 90 offices worldwide. These include: 1) day-to-day requests such as the formation of new subsidiaries or other corporate matters, employment issues, intellectual property protection, commercial activities and multiple regulatory inquiries, as well as 2) more complex projects including M&A, multi-jurisdictional litigation, governmental and internal investigations, reorganizations and other significant compliance issues. In addition, Jeremy also provides guidance to non-Israeli clients evaluating business relationships and strategic partners within Israel and serves as a bridge for many of them with local Israeli counsel and other advisors.

Jeremy is passionately committed to social corporate responsibility, both through AKD Partners sponsorship of charitable endeavors and by creating opportunities for the Israel team, clients and visiting colleagues to volunteer together on a regular basis. For example, Jeremy recently launched a marquis and first-of-its-kind annual charity basketball tournament (two years running to-date), with participation by top Israeli law firms, to donate two ambucycles for emergency care to United Hatzalah of Israel. In addition, the Israel Group regularly sponsors events and initiatives with organizations that support ill, handicapped, or at-risk children, address food insecurity and lift the spirits of families impacted by terror. Jeremy also personally sits on a number of not-for-profit boards connected to mental health, emergency medicine, social services and the environment.

Learn more about the AKD Partners Israel Group here.

Areas of FocusCorporate Emerging Growth and Venture Capital Healthcare Private Equity Real Estate

Bar admissionsDistrict of ColumbiaIsrael (Registered Foreign Lawyer)MarylandNew York

EXPERIENCE

Israel-related representations

One of Israel’s largest semiconductor companies in a significant asset acquisition in Japan and a significant equity divestiture in Hong Kong
Numerous Israeli institutional investors in connection with complex real estate joint ventures and private equity investments in the United States
A large Israeli flavor and spice company in connection with numerous M&A-related transactions and processes across five jurisdictions
A significant Israeli beverage company in connection with litigation matters and intellectual property issues within Europe
Numerous Israeli companies in connection with the establishment of foreign subsidiaries in the United States, Italy, Hong Kong, Singapore, Brazil, Norway, South Africa, the Ukraine, Australia and Japan
Multiple software-related companies in connection with government procurement and relations issues within the United States
A large agro-chemical company in connection with two global acquisitions and a multi-jurisdictional securitization transaction
Multiple Israeli companies across the high-tech, industrial, and real estate sectors, in connection with complex employment termination issues within the United States, Brazil, Japan, Austria, Norway, Austria and Australia
Numerous Israeli companies across the industrial, agro-tech, and telecommunications sectors, in connection with various commercial-related issues and agreements in the United States, Spain, Japan, Korea, Australia, China, Singapore and Norway
Multiple Israeli companies in connection with various commercial and intellectual property-related litigation matters within the United States, the United Kingdom, Austria and Brazil
One of Israel’s largest banking groups in a financing transaction within the United States
Multiple Israeli venture funds in connection with fund formation activities within the United States and Poland
Numerous Israeli companies in connection with required tax guidance within the United States, Turkey, Brazil, the Netherlands, Australia, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Poland and the United Kingdom

Hospitality

One of the world's largest hotel franchise and management companies in multiple transactions involving the purchase, sale, licensing or management of numerous portfolios of franchised and managed hotels (over 225 in the aggregate) to private and public investment funds and operating companies
A Native American majority-owned advisory firm in developing and promoting certain entertainment functions within one of its flagship hotel and casinos
A boutique hotel company in the development and projected rollout of a new creative hospitality brand
A UK-based international property group in the management and pre-opening services arrangements related to a recently renovated branded hotel
A luxury hotel company in its acquisition of a high-end golf resort in Florida and in other joint venture projects
A sports industry's national trade association in contract negotiations with hotels and resorts for upcoming conferences and meetings
A real estate development company in the sale of equity interests in a luxury European spa, golf and winery resort project
A large private equity real estate fund in the development and branding of an upscale concierge service for luxury condominium projects

Finance

A provider of pricing analysis software in its pre-IPO revolving credit and term loan financing facility
The secured lender of revolving and term loans to an equity sponsor in the acquisition, financing and subsequent restructuring of a real estate software company
The secured lender of revolving and term loans to an equity sponsor in the acquisition, financing and subsequent restructuring of a business management and e-commerce systems software company
The secured lender to two equity sponsors in the acquisition and financing of an urban-focused custom bag manufacturer
The mezzanine and second lien lender to an equity sponsor in the acquisition and financing of an independent maker of motor fuels and petroleum products in the US Mid-Atlantic region secured lender of term loans in the refinancing of a credit facility offered to a glassware manufacturing company
An equity sponsor in the leveraged buyout of a catalog company, including the issuance of senior and subordinated indebtedness
An international investment bank in multiple corporate trust transactions, involving collateralized loan obligations and other debt instruments in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean

M&A

A US-based privately held car collision repair company in its merger into a Canadian-based private equity fund
The third largest publicly held waste company in the US in its merger into the second largest publicly held waste company in the US (with a combined market value of over US$12 billion)
A large defense technology company in its acquisition of a manufacturer of software security systems for the intelligence community
A privately-held online health information company in its sale to an online network of health-related websites
A premier automotive dealership company in the creation of a joint venture together with a multibillion-dollar private investment fund

Real Estate

A private US-based real estate fund in the acquisition, financing and subsequent sale-leaseback of a meat production and distribution facility
A large equity real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, management and redevelopment of high-quality retail assets in the negotiation of marketing initiatives

Awards

Education

J.D., Georgetown University Law Center 2000
Primary Editor, The State and Local Tax Lawyer, a publication of the Section of Taxation of the American Bar Association
cum laude

B.A., Political Science, Yeshiva University 1996

Seminars

Media Mentions

Civic and Charitable

Jeremy has served the community in a number of capacities. He currently sits on the board of Simcha Layeled, an Israeli nonprofit institution focused on assisting disabled and seriously ill children. He is also a past board member of American Friends of Yeshivat Sha'alvim and of Hillel at University of Maryland College Park, and a past executive officer and board member of the Kemp Mill Synagogue, in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Memberships And Affiliations