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Between a Rock and a Hard Place – Russian-Israeli Citizens’ Assets Frozen

July 31, 2025 / by Barnea

Euroclear, a major European clearing house, has frozen about USD 230 billion in Russian assets, including assets of Israelis with Russian citizenship. Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war in February 2022, thousands of sanctions have been imposed on Russia, as a country and on all its citizens. As a result of the sanctions imposed by the European Union, Euroclear froze assets totalling about USD 300 billion. More than five million Russians holding foreign securities, including Israelis of Russian origin, had their assets frozen.

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Categories: Regulation

When the Cannons Roar – Israeli High-Tech Soars

July 20, 2025 / by Tal Freilich Hay

The Israeli economy in general, and its high-tech industry in particular, have been demonstrating amazing levels of resilience, innovation, and daring during Israel’s prolonged war against Hamas and its June 2025 war against Iran, astounding global markets. Notwithstanding the threats from various fronts, Israeli companies, which have become adept at maintaining “wartime routine”, are reporting increases in investments, growing interest in Israeli technologies, and burgeoning prosperity in the civil and defense innovation sectors.

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Categories: Corporate

Residency in Israel: When and Why Should You Contact the Israel Tax Authority to Obtain a Ruling?

June 30, 2025 / by Harel Perlmutter

New immigrants and returning residents are entitled, by law, to a tax exemption on income originating outside of Israel for a period of ten years after they become Israeli residents. In particular instances, we recommend applying for a tax ruling from the Israel Tax Authority (ITA), especially when the date of receipt of new immigrant status differs from the date of the actual relocation of center of life to Israel.

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Categories: Regulation | Tax

Legal Guide for Israeli Companies: Employee Remuneration Through Stock Option Grants

June 25, 2025 / by Ken Shaked , Daniel Adler

Although the grant of stock options to employees and service providers is an effective and strategically valuable way to remunerate employees and strengthen their commitment to the company, they require precise planning, strict adherence to procedures, and compliance with statutory requirements.

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Categories: Corporate | Employment | High Tech

Israel Securities Authority Pecuniary Sanctions: Enforcement Tool or Rights Violation?

June 11, 2025 / by Hadar Israeli , Shir Rozenzweig , Ophir Hammer

The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) has recently begun to take a clearly more aggressive approach toward administrative enforcement. Originally, pecuniary sanctions were intended to provide a swift, proportional, and efficient solution for handling relatively minor law violations in the capital market.

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Categories: Enforcement | Enforcement/white collar | Regulation | White Collar

DORA for Tech Vendors – What You Should Know (But Haven’t Asked)

June 5, 2025 / by Avishay Klein , Liav Shapira

DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) is an EU regulation that sets rules for how financial entities manage ICT (Information and Communication Technology) risks. It covers areas like cyber resilience, incident reporting, third-party risk, and oversight of critical service providers.

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Categories: Enforcement | Internet | Regulation

Trends in Law Enforcement Against Bribery and Corruption Offenses

May 15, 2025 / by Hadar Israeli , Shir Rozenzweig

In recent months, we have been witnessing significant changes in law enforcement efforts against bribery and corruption offenses, both in Israel and abroad. Although law enforcement trends among countries are not uniform, it appears that we may not witness a real change in the global enforcement environment, despite the dramatic change that is taking place in the United States.

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Categories: Capital Markets | Corporate | White Collar

Crypto Transformed: From Parallel Finance to the Mainstream

May 14, 2025 / by Andrey Yanai

Bitcoin was originally conceived as an alternative to the traditional banking system – a means of storing value and making payments outside the conventional financial infrastructure. As a result, cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins such as USDT and USDC, still largely operate as a parallel system that rarely intersects with mainstream finance.

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Categories: Blockchain | Regulation

Comprehensive Comparison Between Closed-End Funds and Open-End Funds

May 6, 2025 / by Roy Engel

Investment funds have a variety of legal structures customized to investors’ various needs and investment policies. The two main fund structures are closed-end funds and open-end funds, which differ in several material parameters, as explained below.

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Categories: Investment Funds

Internal Enforcement and Compliance Surveys: Essential for Organizations in Israel

May 5, 2025 / by Barnea

In an era of stringent regulations and increasing legal risks, it has become essential for organizations to implement internal enforcement programs. However, in order for such programs to provide legal protection, they must be effective, customized and well-documented.

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Categories: Regulation

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