SHY S. BARANOV
sbaranov@zag-sw.com

Shy S. Baranov is a corporate partner with the Israeli law firm Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer & Co. (ZAG), the international joint venture partner of Sullivan & Worcester and his practice focuses on corporate, commercial and securities law. He is based in Boston and specializes in assisting Israelis and Israeli firms conducting business in the United States. Mr. Baranov advises clients in a variety of industries, from technology and life science to manufacturing and services, through all stages of development from formation through fund raising, growth, M&A and IPO. He also has substantial experience counseling and representing investors, entrepreneurs and scientists.

Mr. Baranov is the editor to the Israelis Doing Business in the U.S. Blog.

·Israel, 1998

·New York, 2002

·"The Ten Commandments for Doing Business in the U.S.," Ha'aretz (July 2010)

·"The Buzz in the Capital Markets," Globes (quoted) (March 16, 2010)

·"The Dangers of Twitter," Globes (February 16, 2010)

·"BioTech — The Past and Future Decades," Haaretz (January 29, 2010)

·"How Employers in the United States Can Avoid Pitfalls," ACC Israel Chapter Newsletter (June 2009)

·"Practical Considerations for Private and Public Companies Using Social Media," 28th Annual New England Business & Securities Law Conference 2010, sponsored by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE) (October 2010)

·Israeli Bar Association

·New York Bar Association

·LL.B, Tel-Aviv University, 1998

·B.A., Mathematics, Tel-Aviv University, 1998