Mayan Katz is a partner in Goodwin’s Life Sciences group. Mr. Katz represents private and public companies and investors in the pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology and digital health sectors throughout the corporate lifecycle.
Mr. Katz advises both buyers and sellers on a wide range of mergers and acquisitions, including structured transactions, divestitures, spin-outs, joint ventures, and strategic alliances. He also has extensive experience counseling on startup and formation matters, venture capital financings, general corporate matters, deSPAC transactions and other strategic and complex transactions. Mr. Katz is a leader in the firm’s Israel practice and also maintains an active pro bono practice. He joined the firm in 2018.
Representative Matters
Professional Experience
Prior to joining Goodwin in 2018, Mr. Katz was an associate at an international law firm in New York and at Meitar Law Offices in Tel Aviv.
Prior to his studies at Tel Aviv University, Mr. Katz served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces.
Credentials
Education
LLM2015
University of Pennsylvania Law School
(with distinction)
LLB2011
Tel Aviv University
(Dean’s Honor List for 2009)
BAEconomics2011
Tel Aviv University
Admissions
Bars
- Israel
- New York
Publications
- Speaker, “Playing on a Global Stage: Understanding Cyber Trends and Making the Big Deals,” Cyber Week Tel Aviv, June 29, 2022
- Author, "Hedging COVID-19 Pandemic Risks in Early-Stage Financings," Life Sciences Perspectives Blog (2021)
- Author, Down Rounds 101, Life Sciences Perspectives Blog (2020)
- Moderator, “Digital Health Privacy: A Panel Discussion”, UJA Federation New York (2020)
- Moderator, “The Regulation of Digital Health and Health IT”, New York Healthcare + Biotech CLE Day (2019)
- Co-Author, Foreword: Empirical Legal Studies, 34 Tel Aviv University Law Review 293 (2011)
- While attending law school, Mr. Katz was the Editor-in-Chief (Vol. 34) and an Editorial Board Member (Vol. 33) of Tel Aviv University Law Review (Iyunei Misphat).
