Yuval Z.Sasson

Lecturer in the Cyber Security and Forensics Program

About

Adv. Yuval Sasson is a partner in Meitar | Law Offices, Israel’s leading international law firm; he is a partner at the firm’s Commercial and Litigation Groups. In addition, Yuval also heads the firm’s Homeland Security, Cyber, Defense, and Aerospace (Aviation Law) team and has expertise in international compliance regimes such as import/export regulation, anti-money laundering (AML) regulation, cyber resilience, Cyber Incident Response and regulation regarding corrupt foreign practices (FCPA and its Israeli analog) as well as litigation in such matters.

As part of his practice, Yuval advises clients in the course of criminal investigations and in connection with white-collar offenses, including defense offenses, corruption, money laundering, securities-related offenses, antitrust, extraditions, and management responsibility.

Yuval also represents technology companies engaged in developing offensive or defensive cyber platforms and is fully acquainted with the technological background of these industries. In addition, Yuval advises companies regularly on cyber resilience and Cyber Incident Response, particularly the management of cyber incidents.

As a former Deputy to Israel’s State Attorney, Yuval gained extensive experience handling high-profile cases involving sensitive security matters. In addition, Yuval is a well-known lecturer and commentator on legal and commercial issues related to cyber, compliance, defense, homeland security, aerospace, and military operations. Yuval also regularly advises governmental bodies and agencies on international public law matters.

Education

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2003)
LL.M cum laude
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2001)
LL.B