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Amit is a recognized leader of law, technology, and digital innovation. Amit has extensive expertise in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, data governance, cloud computing, digital regulation, and emerging technology policy. Combining deep legal expertise with a comprehensive understanding of technology and public policy, Amit advises clients, including multinational corporations, start-ups, technology-driven organizations, governments, and regulators, on the governance of emerging technologies, complex legal and compliance matters, and strategic issues regarding digital transformation and the adoption of advanced technologies.

Prior to joining H-F & Co., Amit held senior public-sector positions at the forefront of Israeli cybersecurity and privacy governance. He served as Head of Legal at the Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) within the Prime Minister’s Office, where he played a central role in shaping Israel’s national cybersecurity legal and policy framework. He advised on critical cyber defense, national cyber resilience, incident response, technology regulation, international cooperation, and the governance of emerging digital technologies.

Previously, Amit served as Head of the Legal Department of the Israel Privacy Protection Authority, where he established and led the agency’s legal function, overseeing privacy regulation, data protection policy, legislative initiatives, regulatory enforcement frameworks, and international collaborations, including work on the OECD’s initiatives concerning trustworthy artificial intelligence and digital governance. Earlier in his career, as a member of the Legislation and Legal Counsel Department of Israel’s Ministry of Justice, Amit worked on pioneering legal frameworks relating to electronic commerce, e-government, digital services, intellectual property, and Internet regulation.

Amit is a prominent speaker at national and international forums, including serving as a Research Fellow at the Chief Justice Meir Shamgar Center for Digital Law and Innovation at Tel Aviv University, an Adjunct Lecturer in Cyber Law and Policy at the University of Haifa, and Head of the Data Protection Officer (DPO) Certification Program at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He also serves as a member of OECD external expert groups focused on artificial intelligence and data protection and sits on the advisory committee to the Israeli Bar Association’s Ethics Committee on the responsible use of AI in the legal profession