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

May 2, 2022 / by Barnea

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

Dual-Listed Companies – a Fly in the Ointment

February 23, 2022 / by Eran Elharar

When dual-listed companies have no real link to Israel, the ISA needs to check its considerations, and investors even more so.

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Categories: Capital Markets | Enforcement

Between an Offering Prospectus and a Shelf Prospectus

February 20, 2022 / by Hagit Ross

The prospectus has four key objectives: to give investors information so that they make rational investment decisions; to deter the company and its executives from inappropriate behavior; to encourage public trust in the capital market; and to increase efficiency in the securities market.

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Categories: Capital Markets | Enforcement

Israeli Amutot Business Activity – When Permitted and Under What Conditions?

February 10, 2022 / by Daniel Kleinman

Many believe the law prohibits an Israeli NPO (Amutah) from operating business activity in order to maximize profits for itself. One of the reasons for this is the language of section 1 of the Amutot Law. A more precise reading of the section shows it does not expressly prohibit such activity, but stresses it’s conditions.

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Categories: Corporate

Crowdfunding for Startups

January 24, 2022 / by Alon Anava

In 2020, these offering coordinators raised a total of ILS 60 million, in more than 35 campaigns by various private companies. Compared to 2019, when about ILS 45 million was raised through offering coordinators, this is an increase of about 33%. There is an expectation the data for 2021 will show a further increase.

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Categories: High Tech | Start- Ups

A Share Deal or An Asset Deal in Israeli Mergers & Acquisitions?

January 12, 2022 / by Ariella Dreyfuss

You have identified an Israeli target company to purchase. Now the question is – how to structure the acquisition? There are two traditional routes in Israeli private M&A transactions. The first is to purchase the shares of the target company, and the second is to purchase its assets. Each structure has benefits and disadvantages for the purchaser.

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Categories: Corporate

Will NFTs Push Regulators to Regulate the Metaverse?

January 3, 2022 / by Zvi Gabbay

Currently, most regulators and governments are on the fence with regards to NFTs, waiting to see what other jurisdictions do or how the market develops. In some instances, governments and regulators are trying to address this issue more actively, but with very different outcomes.

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Categories: Blockchain | Regulation

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