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Crypto Custody Services and Regulation – A Review

July 20, 2022 / by Anat Even-Chen , Andrey Yanai

The issue of whether a party is or is not a custodian may have far-reaching implications. Institutional investors, corporations, exchanges, individuals, and crypto miners all have strong demand for crypto custody services, as provided by special market participants.

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Categories: Blockchain | Regulation

Doing Business in Israel: How to Take Part in Israeli Innovation

July 14, 2022 / by Ken Shaked

Israel boasts a unique combination of academic excellence and an entrepreneurial approach. As a result, it is the home base for many startup companies. Most technologies underpinning startup companies develop at academic institutions.

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Categories: Corporate | High Tech | Start- Ups

Guide to the ESGI

July 7, 2022 / by Sagi Gross

Everyone agrees ESG principles are important aspects of companies’ activities, but these principles have also received considerable criticism. This criticism is not of the principles themselves, but rather is directed against companies that exploit these principles for the purposes of public relations and image-building. Such criticism also spotlights the considerable difficulties in implementing fundamental changes in business activities.

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Categories: Corporate | Regulation

First US Indictment for NFT Insider Trading Offenses

June 22, 2022 / by Andrey Yanai

The indictment (US v. Chastain) marks the first time federal prosecutors have brought charges alleging insider trading with digital assets.

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Categories: Blockchain | Capital Markets | Enforcement

Doing Business in Israel: Fintech

June 13, 2022 / by Anat Even-Chen , Ori Rodriguez

International companies and individuals seeking to expand into a new area of business or expand their international business into Israel must understand the relevant legal landscape and how it may shape their operations. In this article, we will focus on international companies in the fintech sector considering offering services in Israel or to Israeli clients.

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Categories: High Tech | Internet | Regulation

Criminal Law and the Adoption of the “Aggregation Theory”

May 29, 2022 / by Eran Elharar

Israeli courts have adopted the “aggregation theory” when approaching the task of convicting defendants. It now seems this theory might also be applied to the “abuse of process” defense.

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Categories: Litigation | White Collar

Environmental Sexual Harassment – It’s No Joke, It’s Harassment

May 2, 2022 / by Jacki Silbermann

Inappropriate memes, sexual innuendo, degrading jokes, intimate details—these all create what is known as environmental sexual harassment. While Israeli law does not precisely define this offense, it treats it similarly to other forms of sexual harassment.

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Categories: Employment

Supreme Court Reverses Decision to Shorten Pfizer’s Viagra Patent Period

April 10, 2022 / by Gal Livshits

Two patents protected Pfizer’s Viagra medication in Israel. When one expired, the district court ruled the second had as well. The Supreme Court, however, determined otherwise.

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Categories: Corporate

Cryptocurrencies – If You Can’t Beat Them, Regulate Them

March 15, 2022 / by Zvi Gabbay

Crypto regulation – It’s the authorities’ turn to act and allow for integration of the industry into conventional economic activities.

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Categories: Blockchain | Capital Markets | Regulation

Doing Business in Israel: Infrastructure Projects

March 2, 2022 / by Shai Avnieli

The desire for clear contracts and the desire to avoid litigation is obvious. The desire to save taxpayers’ money is also obvious. But it appears that, at the moment, the infrastructure sector is facing not a budgetary crisis but rather a legal one. The solution is simple. Both sides should work together to achieve the project’s successful completion.

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Categories: Infrastructure

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