Jacob (Koby) Sarov
Co-Vice Chairman
Jacob (Koby) Sarov is a co-vice chairman and partner at the firm, where he specializes in mergers and acquisitions and commercial law and provides strategic representation and counsel. He heads the firm’s International Corporate practice as well as its Internet, Gaming and E-commerce practice.
Jacob (Koby) Sarov is a co-vice chairman and partner at the firm, where he specializes in mergers and acquisitions and commercial law and provides strategic representation and counsel. He heads the firm’s International Corporate practice as well as its Internet, Gaming and E-commerce practice.
Mr. Sarov has rich experience in local and transnational mergers and acquisitions, investments, and joint ventures as well as in the establishment of partnerships and international investment structures.
In recent years, Mr. Sarov has taken on the representation of companies engaged in e-commerce, cultivating a particular expertise in internet gaming, development of advertising platforms, and media acquisition. In addition, Mr. Sarov represents leading international companies that operate regulated online gambling sites and regularly counsels companies in that industry on its commercial aspects including mergers and acquisitions, software licensing agreements, intellectual property issues, regulation, and the like.
Mr. Sarov provides ongoing commercial representation for startup companies, real estate ventures in Israel and abroad, and clients in traditional industries.
For many years, Mr. Sarov worked in one of New York’s most distinguished law firm’s international commercial law practice.
Mr. Sarov is the firm’s representative to the Interlaw network, a prestigious international network of leading law firms around the world, acting as chair of Interlaw’s M&A committee in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
In addition, Firon Law Firm launched a new international partnership with the French leading law firm UGGC. The partnership, FIRON-UGGC, providing international legal services and cross-border solutions to our clients in Israel, France, Morocco, Cameroon and the Ivory Coast. Mr. Sarov is co-leading with Dana Firon Gross, the firm’s partnership operation in all the relevant branches, from Firon side.
Mr. Sarov is a member of the management of the “Ring of Life,” a public benefit company that aims to train the population at large, and particularly the disadvantaged, under-privileged population, in various martial arts and self-defense.

31.03.2024
THE PRESTIGIOUS GUIDE DUN’S 100 RANKED OUR FIRM AS ONE OF THE LEADING LAW FIRMS IN ISRAEL
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Our international corporate & commercial department was awarded, again, top tier ranking by BdiCode for 2023
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28.05.2023
THE PRESTIGIOUS GUIDE THE LEGAL 500 HAS, AGAIN, IN ITS 2023 EDITION, RECOMMENDED OUR INVESTMENT FUND DEPARTMENT
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28.05.2023
THE PRESTIGIOUS GUIDE THE LEGAL 500 HAS, AGAIN, IN ITS 2023 EDITION, RECOMMENDED OUR HI-TECH AND START-UPS DEPARTMENT
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Our international corporate & commercial department was awarded, again, top tier ranking by BdiCode for 2021
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Our commercial law department was awarded, again, top tier ranking by BdiCode for 2021
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30.08.2021
The prestigious guide IFLR1000 has recommended our M&A department in its 2021 edition
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30.08.2021
The prestigious guide IFLR1000 has recommended our Investmnet funds department in its 2021 edition
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20.04.2021
The prestigious guide The Legal 500 has, again, in its 2021 edition, recommended our hi-tech and start-ups department
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20.04.2021
The prestigious guide The Legal 500 has, again, in its 2021 edition, highly recommended our Investment and Venture Capital department
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20.04.2021
Our international corporate & commercial department was awarded top tier ranking by Dun’s 100 for 2021
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15.03.2021
The prestigious guide Chambers and Partners has, again, in its 2021 edition, recommended our M&A department
READ MORE01.09.2020
Our international corporate & commercial department was awarded, again, top tier ranking by BdiCode for 2020
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Our commercial law department was awarded, again, top tier ranking by BdiCode for 2020
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30.08.2020
THE PRESTIGIOUS GUIDE IFLR1000 HAS RECOMMENDED OUR INVESTMNET FUNDS DEPARTMENT IN ITS 2020 EDITION
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30.08.2020
THE PRESTIGIOUS GUIDE IFLR1000 HAS RECOMMENDED OUR M&A DEPARTMENT IN ITS 2020 EDITION
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20.04.2020
THE PRESTIGIOUS GUIDE THE LEGAL 500 HAS, AGAIN, IN ITS 2020 EDITION, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED OUR INVESTMENT AND VENTURE CAPITAL DEPARTMENT
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20.04.2020
The prestigious guide The Legal 500 has, again, in its 2020 edition, highly recommended our M&A department
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20.04.2020
Our International Corporate & Commercial department was awarded, yet again, top tier ranking by Dun’s 100 for 2020
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20.04.2020
THE PRESTIGIOUS GUIDE THE LEGAL 500 HAS, AGAIN, IN ITS 2020 EDITION, RECOMMENDED OUR HI-TECH AND START-UPS DEPARTMENT
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15.03.2020
The prestigious guide Chambers and Partners has, again, in its 2020 edition, highly recommended our FinTech department
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15.03.2020
THE PRESTIGIOUS GUIDE CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS HAS, AGAIN, IN ITS 2020 EDITION, RECOMMENDED OUR M&A DEPARTMENT
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02.03.2019
THE PRESTIGIOUS CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS RANKED OUR FIRM IN 9 DIFFERENT PRACTICE AREAS
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10.05.2022
Collaboration with the “Law & business” Club of Tal-Aviv University – Adv. Jacob Serob talks about the legal field of gaming.
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30.03.2022
Our Firm is proud to launch a new partnership FIRON-UGGC, that will operate in Israel, France, Morocco and West Africa
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13.01.2020
Peninsula Investment Fund and Poalim Capital Markets acquired 50% of the Japanese-Chiese design chain Miniso from the Nissanov brothers
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LL.B., University of London, 1993
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LL.M., Tel Aviv University, 2003
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ISRAEL BAR ASSOCIATION, 1995
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