About

Sharon Kohane is a partner in our firm, heading the White-Collar Crime Department.

Sharon is an expert in economic oriented white-collar crime, securities laws violations, money laundering, public corruption, tax cases, antitrust, corporate violations and administrative and public law – including cases with highly confidential classification.

Sharon accompanies high profile clients, public figures, officials, business persons and leading companies on the market, on a wide range of subjects at the forefront of public and legal discussion in Israel.

Prior to joining AYR, she served for 15 years as a senior prosecutor in the Tel Aviv Prosecution (taxation and economy), inter alia as the department manager responsible for combined economic enforcement in the district. Within this capacity she managed cases of public and legal importance in the field of criminal-economic law.

Through her many years of service in senior positions at the prosecution, Sharon has gained considerable experience and expertise in managing criminal economic cases (white collar crimes), that are complex and far reaching, at courts of all instances, including property seizure and foreclosure. Sharon is well acquainted with enforcement and prosecution factors and the decision-making methods in these entities after having for many years instructed, counselled and accompanied them. 

The department managed by Sharon specializes in criminal law, particularly economic and white-collar crimes, with emphasis on tax violations (income tax, VAT, customs, purchase tax), securities, economic competition law, money laundering, bribery, deceit and breach of trust. 

Sharon provides the firm’s clients, corporations and individuals alike, with a broad spectrum of legal services that combine civil, criminal and administrative handling, including, inter alia, counsel, representation before authorities, accompaniment during interrogation, hearing procedures and conducting procedures before legal instances. 

Sharon possesses a unique expertise in the field of money laundering prohibition, including representation of clients, providing expert opinions, assimilating procedures, lectures and training. 

Sharon served as (joint) chair of the Money Laundering Prohibition Committee at the Bar Association. 

Sharon was recognized as a Leading Individual by ‘The LEGAL 500’ international ranking guide that recommended her work in the field of Dispute Resolution – White-Collar Crime, Investigations and Fraud. Moreover, Chambers and Partners has ranked Sharon a leading lawyer in the area of White-Collar Crimes.

Our white-collar crime department, under Sharon’s leadership, is consistently ranked in the high-quality group among Israel’s leading firms by the Israeli Dun’ 100 and BDi ranking guides. 

Education:

Bar-Ilan University, LL.M., 2006.

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, LL.B., 1997.

Bar admission:

Israel Bar Association, 1998.

Languages:

Hebrew, English.