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Latest Updates / Antitrust and Competition

September 10, 2025

Increased Enforcement in Pharmaceutical Sector: BMS and Neopharm to Pay ILS Tens of Millions for Delaying Entry of Competing Drug

The Israel Competition Authority (ICA) published a draft consent decree with Bristol-Myers Squibb and Neopharm, requiring payments of over ILS 44 million by the companies and ILS 200,000 by a Neopharm executive, following indications of monopolistic abuse.

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September 7, 2025

Our New Podcast Is Now Live on Spotify – Barnea on Business!

We are excited to launch our new podcast, where we translate complex legal issues into practical tools you can apply in the real world. In each episode, our firm’s partners analyze current and key topics in the business world, including corporate law, MA, regulation and ESG, labor law, real estate, taxation, capital markets, and more, demonstrate how to put legal tools into action. This podcast is designed for anyone operating at the intersection of law and business and seeking hands-on knowledge and practical insights.

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August 7, 2025

European Commission Tightens Law Enforcement on Pharmaceutical Cartels

In July 2025, the European Competition Commission imposed a EUR 489,000 fine on Alchem International Pvt. Ltd. and its Hong Kong subsidiary for their involvement in a pharmaceutical cartel involving the active ingredient used in the manufacture of an abdominal antispasmodic medicine.

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July 13, 2025

Israel’s Import Reform: “What’s Good for Europe Is Good for Israel”

The “What’s Good for Europe Is Good for Israel” reform came into effect at 2025, with considerable resonance. This reform allows importers to import diverse products to Israel in a new standardization track, based on compliance with the requirements of strict European regulations and standards.

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July 13, 2025

Israel Competition Authority Intensifies Enforcement Measures and Indicts Schestowitz VP for a Suspected Cartel in the Food Sector

The Israel Competition Authority (ICA) conducted a thorough investigation of the S. Schestowitz Group, an Israeli company in the food and consumer goods sector, due to suspicions the company operated a cartel in the food industry in violation of the Economic Competition Law and the Law for the Promotion of Competition in the Food and Pharmacy Industries.

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July 3, 2025

Antitrust and Competition – Practical Risk Management Tools for CFOs by MAI

Adv. Gal Rozent, a partner and head of our firm’s Antitrust and Competition Department, delivered the lecture "Managing Antitrust Risks Within Organizations: Practical Tools for Prevention and Post-Violation Response” as part of the CFO training program organized by the Manufacturers Association of Israel (MAI).

June 30, 2025

A Practical Webinar: Managing Antitrust Risk Within the Organization

We are holding a practical and professional webinar designed by GCs, for GCs, led by our partners Adv. Gal Rozent and Adv. Irit Brodsky. The session will cover practical tools for mitigating antitrust exposure, including internal compliance mechanisms; early detection strategies; best practices for day-to-day; and crisis interaction with the Israel Competition Authority, competitors, suppliers, and customers. The webinar will also include a forward-looking discussion on key trends and developments expected in 2025.

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May 8, 2025

ILS 80 Million Penalty for Israeli Banks over Competing Company Stakes

Bank Hapoalim and Israel Discount Bank will each pay the State Treasury ILS 40 million within the framework of an administrative settlement, in respect of their acquisitions of minority stakes in a competitor.

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May 7, 2025

US Scores New Legal Antitrust Victory over Google

The US government has recorded another big win in the battle that US law enforcement agencies have been waging for years against Google.

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April 9, 2025

Increasing Transparency: Israel Competition Authority Will Publish List of Transactions Under Review

The Israel Competition Authority (ICA) announced that as of March 31, 2025, it will begin publishing on its website a list of pending merger transactions and exemption applications for restrictive trade arrangements that are under its review.

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March 26, 2025

Barnea: Representing Danshar in the Sale of Its Pop Star Popcorn Brand

Advs. Gal Rozent and Irit Brodsky represented Danshar in all competition-related aspects concerning the sale of its private label for U.S.-imported microwave popcorn. The sale was made to food company Sugat, which is owned by the Fortissimo investment fund.

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February 26, 2025

Indictment in Israel for Attempted Price Coordination via Media and Food Law Violations

The Israeli Competition Authority has filed a precedent-setting indictment against supermarket chains, including Victory and Yochananof, and against officers of the chains, for attempting to coordinate prices through statements in the media and for violations of the Food Law.

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February 18, 2025

Podcast: Everything Businesses Need to Know About Competition Law

Adv. Irit Brodsky, a partner in our Competition and Antitrust Department, was a featured speaker on the Dun's 100 podcast, where she discussed key issues in competition law, including interactions with competitors, relationships with suppliers and customers, and essential considerations in MA transactions.

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January 1, 2025

First Enforcement Proceedings in Israel Imposing a Fine for 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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December 2, 2024

Webinar on Competition Law Addressing the Strengthening of Merger Enforcement

This morning, our firm held a webinar in collaboration with the Association of Corporate Counsel on the strengthening of merger enforcement, especially in light of the landmark decision in the Strauss-Weiler merger. The webinar featured a presentation by Adv. Gal Rozent, head of our competition department, and was attended by dozens of in-house legal counsel.

November 25, 2024

Israel Competition Commissioner Imposes an Unprecedented Pecuniary Sanction for Merger "Gun-Jumping"

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July 18, 2024

Will the US Regulator Approve the Google-Wiz Deal? Gal Rozent Interview with TheMarker

Gal Rozent, a competition law expert, was interviewed by TheMarker following news of Google's interest in acquiring the Israeli company Wiz. Gal explained current trends in the US and Europe and what competition authorities will request to examine to approve the deal.

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July 14, 2024

Israeli Monopolists Barred from Granting Discriminatory Rebates

The Israeli court’s precedent-setting ruling in Aviad Concrete Industries v. Nesher Israel Cement Enterprises found that Nesher violated provisions of the Economic Competition Law when it gave its major customers significantly higher rebates than those it gave to its small customers, thereby harming competition.

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July 9, 2024

Barnea: Representing Aviad in Precedential Competition Lawsuit

Our firm represented Aviad Concrete and Clay Industries in a lawsuit against Nesher Israel Cement Enterprises that alleged Nesher abused its monopolistic position and harmed competition. The court's ruling set a precedent regarding the limits of the prohibition imposed on monopolies from discriminating between customers. Gal Rozent and Ran Karmi represented Aviad in the lawsuit.

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June 10, 2024

Israel: Merger Parties Fined for Exchanging Sensitive Information

The Israel Competition Authority published a consent decree for public comment and ruled that Mizra and Zilber violated the Competition Law by exchanging sensitive business information during their transaction negotiations. Jointly, the companies must now pay a fine of ILS 1.5 million to the State treasury.

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