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Biography

Oded is a Partner in the New York office and also serves as Co-Managing Partner of Sullivan's Tel Aviv office. His practice focuses on capital markets. He specializes in counseling public companies on financings and ongoing corporate governance, disclosure and compliance matters. Oded has been involved in numerous public offerings and exchange listings in Wall Street of both private and TASE-listed Israeli companies. He has extensive experience representing New York investment banks in public offerings and private placements. Oded is counsel to several Israeli governmental entities that operate in the U.S. He also guides and assists Israeli start-up companies in their various legal needs while establishing presence in the U.S. Oded has been involved in various public interest activities in Israel and New York.

Education
  • New York University School of Law (LL.B., magna cum laude)
  • New York University School of Law (LL.M.)
  • Leonard N. Stern School of Business at NYU (APCLB)
    • Concentration in Finance
Bar & Court Admissions
  • Israel
  • New York
Professional Qualifications
  • New York Bar Association
  • Israeli Bar Association
Awards & Honors
  • Israel Desks League 2024, Notable Ranking (Capital Markets)
  • The Legal 500 Israel (2020)
  • Chambers Global, Corporate/M&A - Israel (Foreign Expert) (2015, 2016)
  • Recommended by The Legal 500 U.S. (2017, 2021)
Community Engagement
  • Member, Israeli-American Council of New York
  • Member of the Board of Trustees, Beit Rabban Day School
Languages
  • English
  • Hebrew
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Sullivan & Worcester Submits Comment to SEC on Foreign Private Issuer Definition
On September 8, 2025, Sullivan & Worcester submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to Release No. 33-11376; File No. S7-2025-01, which seeks public input on the definition of “foreign private issuer” (FPI) and potential reforms to the framework. The letter, authored by Partners Oded Har-Even, Howard Berkenblit and Eric Victorson, with contributions from Associate Ilana Neck Levin, draws on the firm’s extensive experience advising foreign private issuers, particularly Israeli companies, which comprise a significant portion of the U.S.-listed FPI market. Sullivan’s comments emphasize that the Business Contacts Test should remain the central determinant of FPI status. The letter explains that the shareholder test is often unreliable due to incomplete ownership data, volatility in investor residency and its limited alignment with policy objectives. In contrast, the Business Contacts Test, which focuses on where a company’s management, assets and operations are located, provides a consistent, substance-based standard that has served the markets well for decades. The firm noted that putting too much emphasis on shareholder residency or trading activity could wrongly classify genuine foreign companies as U.S. issuers, creating confusion for investors and making it harder for those companies to raise capital. Instead, Sullivan urged the SEC to keep the current framework in place, making only targeted adjustments where there are clear market concerns.
How Do You Keep a Company Alive in a Lull Market?
Oded Har-Even was interviewed in the article, "How Do You Keep a Company Alive in a Lull Market?," published by The Jerusalem Post. Sullivan's Tel Aviv office manages a substantial amount of legal work for Israeli companies and U.S. companies with Israeli interests. The firm's presence in Tel Aviv serves as a gateway for Israeli public and private companies, entrepreneurs, investors, funds and other professionals to gain entry into the US market. Oded, who co-manages the Tel Aviv office, spoke with The Jerusalem Post on today's market, and how to stay afloat in it.
Sullivan Represents Fattal Hotel Group in Acquisition of The Blakely Hotel in Midtown Manhattan
Sullivan & Worcester represented Fattal Hotel Group, owner and operator of 329 hotels across 22 countries and based in Tel Aviv, in its acquisition and financing of The Blakely Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. The acquisition marks the client's first hotel investment in the United States and is a milestone in its evolution from a leading European hospitality operator into a global hotel group. The acquisition was completed on July 7, 2026. The Sullivan team included Ashley Brooks, Tamir Chagal, Oded Har-Even, Gerry Silver, John Steiner, Nancy Gillman and Ashley Tan. Read more about the transaction here.  
Sullivan Advises Inspira Technologies on Strategic $12.5M Acquisition of Nano Dimension’s AME Platform
Sullivan & Worcester represented Inspira™ Technologies OXY B.H.N. Ltd. (Nasdaq: IINN), a commercial-stage medical device company, in its acquisition of Nano Dimension’s Additive Manufactured Electronics (AME) platform, a multi-material additive manufacturing platform capable of printing 3D electronic layers with micro-scale precision. The transaction is valued at up to $12.5 million, comprising a $2.0 million upfront cash payment and up to $10.5 million of deferred payments tied to the future performance of the platform over the next twelve months. The Sullivan team involved in the transaction included Oded Har-Even, Reut Alfiah, Tamir Chagal, Shemer Sendak, Ron Ben-Bassat and Shiran Soholitsky. Read the full press release here.

Oded Har-Even

Oded is a Partner in the New York office and also serves as Co-Managing Partner of Sullivan's Tel Aviv office. His practice focuses on capital markets. He specializes in counseling public companies on financings and ongoing corporate governance, disclosure and compliance matters. Oded has been involved in numerous public offerings and exchange listings in Wall Street of both private and TASE-listed Israeli companies. He has extensive experience representing New York investment banks in public offerings and private placements. Oded is counsel to several Israeli governmental entities that operate in the U.S. He also guides and assists Israeli start-up companies in their various legal needs while establishing presence in the U.S. Oded has been involved in various public interest activities in Israel and New York.

Viewpoints
All Viewpoints
Sullivan & Worcester Submits Comment to SEC on Foreign Private Issuer Definition
On September 8, 2025, Sullivan & Worcester submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to Release No. 33-11376; File No. S7-2025-01, which seeks public input on the definition of “foreign private issuer” (FPI) and potential reforms to the framework. The letter, authored by Partners Oded Har-Even, Howard Berkenblit and Eric Victorson, with contributions from Associate Ilana Neck Levin, draws on the firm’s extensive experience advising foreign private issuers, particularly Israeli companies, which comprise a significant portion of the U.S.-listed FPI market. Sullivan’s comments emphasize that the Business Contacts Test should remain the central determinant of FPI status. The letter explains that the shareholder test is often unreliable due to incomplete ownership data, volatility in investor residency and its limited alignment with policy objectives. In contrast, the Business Contacts Test, which focuses on where a company’s management, assets and operations are located, provides a consistent, substance-based standard that has served the markets well for decades. The firm noted that putting too much emphasis on shareholder residency or trading activity could wrongly classify genuine foreign companies as U.S. issuers, creating confusion for investors and making it harder for those companies to raise capital. Instead, Sullivan urged the SEC to keep the current framework in place, making only targeted adjustments where there are clear market concerns.
How Do You Keep a Company Alive in a Lull Market?
Oded Har-Even was interviewed in the article, "How Do You Keep a Company Alive in a Lull Market?," published by The Jerusalem Post. Sullivan's Tel Aviv office manages a substantial amount of legal work for Israeli companies and U.S. companies with Israeli interests. The firm's presence in Tel Aviv serves as a gateway for Israeli public and private companies, entrepreneurs, investors, funds and other professionals to gain entry into the US market. Oded, who co-manages the Tel Aviv office, spoke with The Jerusalem Post on today's market, and how to stay afloat in it.
Sullivan Represents Fattal Hotel Group in Acquisition of The Blakely Hotel in Midtown Manhattan
Sullivan & Worcester represented Fattal Hotel Group, owner and operator of 329 hotels across 22 countries and based in Tel Aviv, in its acquisition and financing of The Blakely Hotel in Midtown Manhattan. The acquisition marks the client's first hotel investment in the United States and is a milestone in its evolution from a leading European hospitality operator into a global hotel group. The acquisition was completed on July 7, 2026. The Sullivan team included Ashley Brooks, Tamir Chagal, Oded Har-Even, Gerry Silver, John Steiner, Nancy Gillman and Ashley Tan. Read more about the transaction here.  
Sullivan Advises Inspira Technologies on Strategic $12.5M Acquisition of Nano Dimension’s AME Platform
Sullivan & Worcester represented Inspira™ Technologies OXY B.H.N. Ltd. (Nasdaq: IINN), a commercial-stage medical device company, in its acquisition of Nano Dimension’s Additive Manufactured Electronics (AME) platform, a multi-material additive manufacturing platform capable of printing 3D electronic layers with micro-scale precision. The transaction is valued at up to $12.5 million, comprising a $2.0 million upfront cash payment and up to $10.5 million of deferred payments tied to the future performance of the platform over the next twelve months. The Sullivan team involved in the transaction included Oded Har-Even, Reut Alfiah, Tamir Chagal, Shemer Sendak, Ron Ben-Bassat and Shiran Soholitsky. Read the full press release here.

Oded Har-Even

Neural Input Technology Company, Wearable Devices Ltd. IPO

Sullivan represented Wearable Devices Ltd., a growth company developing a non-invasive neural input interface technology in the form of a wrist wearable band for controlling digital devices using subtle finger movements for B2B and B2C customers, in its $16 million initial public offering. Wearable Devices is based in Israel and aims to create a world in which the user’s hand becomes a universal input device for touchlessly interacting with technology, and that their technology is setting the standard input interface for the Metaverse.

Howard E. Berkenblit, Oded Har-Even, Tamilla Nurizada and Ilana Neck Levin

Thermal Energy Storage Company Shares to Commence Trading on Nasdaq

Sullivan advised Brenmiller Energy Ltd., a designer, builder and operator of thermal energy storage systems, in its $15 million private placement of ordinary shares and uplisting of ordinary shares to Nasdaq. The Company develops storage-based generation systems that combines thermal storage, inherent heat exchanging, and inherent steam generation in one unit.

Oded Har-Even, Reut Alfiah, Eric Victorson, Gal Cohen, Ilana Neck Levin and Emily A. Goldschmidt

Solar Panel On Field Against Sky

Oded Har-Even