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January 21, 2025

Everything You Need to Know About DORA – A Guide for Legal Counsel

Our firm hosted a webinar in collaboration with the "Legal Counsel for Legal Counsel" organization, where Dr. Avishay Klein delivered practical tools for navigating the DORA regulation in light of the new directives.

January 20, 2025

Rights of ADS Holders in Israeli Companies Traded on Nasdaq

As part of proceedings brought by activist shareholders of Nano Dimension, the District Court ruled that ADS (American Depository Share) holders should be treated as shareholders of the company. The significance of this ruling in Israel: boards of directors will be precluded from relying on ADSs to try and block activist shareholders’ campaigns.

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January 16, 2025

Ten Q&A About Investment Management and Consulting Without a License

Recently, several cases of unlicensed investment management and consulting have made headlines. These include an instance where an administrative fine of NIS 130,000 was imposed for unlicensed investment management, and another case that led to an indictment. Such cases highlight the importance of understanding the legal rules and requirements in this field.

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January 15, 2025

ISA: Updated Amounts for Qualified Investor Status

The Israel Securities Authority recently updated the amounts that an individual investor must have in order to be deemed a “Qualified investor.” This update applies solely to investors who are individuals and not to companies.

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January 15, 2025

Impact of the Swords of Iron War on Apartment Deliveries

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January 14, 2025

Employment Law: Everything You Need to Know for the Beginning of 2025

Israel began 2025 with a series of labor law amendments and updates. Following are highlights of relevant amendments and innovations.

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January 13, 2025

ISA Issues Draft Rules on Licensing Exemptions for Payment Services

Recently, the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) published draft rules regulating entities’ notice of exemption from the obligation to obtain a license to provide payment or payment initiation services.

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January 13, 2025

Following the Supreme Court's recent ruling: What do you need to know about a mutual will?

Adv. Liat Keisary, Head of the Private Clients Department at the firm, and Adv. Gal Livshits, a partner in the Litigation Department who represents high-net-worth clients in inheritance disputes, were interviewed by Calcalist following a recent Supreme Court ruling regarding mutual wills.

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January 12, 2025

Major Increase in Real Estate Transactions in 2024

Elad Reshtick was interviewed in Globes, following a surge in acquisitions in the urban renewal sector. As a capital markets expert, Elad discussed whether this trend could influence the IPO market.

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January 8, 2025

Approving a remuneration policy and paying remuneration to senior officers while overruling the general meeting’s opposition

Last month, the State Attorney-General and the Israel Securities Authority published their positions with regard to the overruling mechanism. The context relates to the requirement for public companies and private companies with publicly traded debentures to adopt and comply with a remuneration policy governing the terms of office and employment of their officers.

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January 8, 2025

It’s not every day that three judges overturn a ruling and set an important economic precedent

The Economic Court's decision to revoke the approval of a derivative lawsuit filed against the controlling shareholder of Equital has sparked controversy among corporate law experts. As a capital market expert, Micky Barnea was interviewed by Globes on the matter and stated, among other things, that directors on the audit committee examining transactions should be allowed to consult with the controlling shareholder without it being considered as subordinating themselves to his will.

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January 1, 2025

First enforcement proceedings in Israel imposing a fine in respect of harm to parallel imports

The Director-General of the Israel Competition Authority has announced her intention to impose a significant fine on the Ofer Avnir Group. This is the first time that the Israel Competition Authority is enforcing the new provisions added to the Competition Law in 2023, which prohibit harm to parallel imports to Israel.

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January 1, 2025

Regulated payment services and financial services in Israel – summary and outlook for 2025

2024 was characterized by a multitude of regulatory directives to payment companies and to payment initiation companies as part of the preparations for the licensing obligation that came into effect in June 2024.

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December 25, 2024

Applicability of Payment Services and Initiation of Payment Law in Trust Frameworks

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December 24, 2024

New EDPB Opinion on Personal Data Protection in AI

Several days ago, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted an opinion addressing key data protection concerns arising from the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) models. The opinion specifically focuses on how GDPR principles apply to AI, emphasizing issues such as anonymization of data within AI models, the legal basis for processing personal data during AI development and deployment, and the consequences of unlawful data processing in AI systems.

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December 23, 2024

Conference: Successfully Managing the Relationship with Legal Counsel and Avoiding Common Mistakes

Our firm hosted 15 startup CEOs yesterday as part of the CEO Elite Series. Itay Gura, a partner at our firm who leads our startup practice, delivered a lecture at the event on the key challenges faced by growing startups, effective management of legal counsel, and how to avoid common mistakes.

December 19, 2024

Defense IPOs in the Capital Market: An Op-Ed in N12

In the Israeli capital market, which is accustomed to trends like urban renewal and cannabis, a new sector has emerged over the past year: defense companies. Since October 7, the market has experienced volatility but is now stabilizing, revealing new opportunities. Today, 15 active defense companies are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, and this growth is no coincidence. Elad Reshtick and Raz Landau, capital market experts, published an op-ed in N12, exploring this emerging trend, its challenges, and its opportunities.

December 19, 2024

New Supreme Court Ruling Regarding Changes To a Mutual Will After The Spouse’s Demise

A new Supreme Court ruling overturns lower courts’ rulings and regulates the application of the “successive heirs” provision of the Succession Law, in instances when a surviving spouse who inherited property by virtue of a mutual will changes his/her will after the spouse’s death.

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December 16, 2024

Engaging with Service Providers – Practical Tools and Managing Exposures

Our firm hosted a webinar this morning for in-house counsel on the topic of engaging with service providers. The webinar was held in collaboration with the ACC, the Israeli Association of Corporate Counsel, and was attended by 130 in-house counsel. Adv. Netta Bromberg, Head of the Employment Department at our firm, discussed trends in engaging with service providers, the proper classification of service providers, and guidelines for working with them.

December 16, 2024

Lecturing at the Hasoub Angels' Training Program

Advs. Yuval Lazi and Hanna Daher were invited to lecture at the training session for Hasoub Angels, an initiative that supports the Arab entrepreneurial ecosystem through collaborative and structured angel investing. Yuval discussed financing startups, while Hanna covered essential legal and tax considerations for angel investors.

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