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July 3, 2017

Must-Know Labor Laws for Israeli Teens

An article in TheMarker explores youth employment during summer vacation.

July 3, 2017

New ILITA Guidelines Prescribes Criteria for Obtaining Consent to Provide Direct-Mail Services

Recently, ILITA (the Israel Law, Information and Technology Authority) published new guidelines addressing the interpretation and implementation of provisions of the Protection of Privacy Law relating to direct mail and direct-mail services.

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July 2, 2017

Barnea Represents GBI Racing at Ministry of Finance Hearing

Adv. Zohar Lande, head of our Litigation Department, represented GBI Racing, a UK horse racing betting company, at a hearing before the Ministry of Finance following the decision to discontinue horse race betting in Israel.

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July 2, 2017

Barnea Represents Johnson & Johnson in iInvestment in DayTwo

Barnea represented Johnson Johnson in its USD 12 million investment in the startup DayTwo, which provides personalized nutrition recommendations based on mapping and analyzing the composition of intestinal bacteria.

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July 2, 2017

Israel's New Opportunity in Renewable Energy

Israel has for years led the world in technology and entrepreneurial growth and development. After building in a number of key tech areas like cyber security and biotech, the nation has turned its sights on bolstering capabilities in renewable energy. Recently, the Israeli government announced a new initiative focused on pushing development of renewable energy into the 21st century. This creates a prime opportunity, for Israels energy companies and for investors looking to become part of this growth in the years ahead.

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July 2, 2017

Barnea Represents Avgol in Sale of Its Rights in the Barkan Plant

Barnea represented Avgol in the sale of its rights in the Barkan plant for ILS 52.5 million. Avgol is in the process of transfering its production center in Israel to Dimona.

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June 29, 2017

Adv. Asaf Shalev Lectures at StarTAU Entrepreneurship Course

Adv. Asaf Shalev will lecture today on founders' agreements and IP at the Entrepreneurship Course of StarTAU, Tel Aviv University Entrepreneurship Center.

June 26, 2017

Internet Companies: Beware of Mandatory Israeli Court Jurisdiction

Recently, the Israeli Attorney General, in a legal opinion filed with the Israeli Supreme Court as part of an appeal filed by Facebook, opined that foreign companies (specifically those that do business via the internet) may not escape Israeli court jurisdiction even if the terms and conditions posted on their website state otherwise.

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June 25, 2017

China Increased Tech Investments in Israel

Within a nation exceeding 8.5 million people, Israel is a world leader in technology and innovation, consistently producing an impressive number of tech startups. From drone technology and ride sharing applications, to unique online shopping platforms and breakthrough technologies in the field of life science, Israel’s tech companies cover a myriad of fields. It therefore comes as no surprise that Chinese investors are eager to delve into the countless possibilities, which stem from the advancement of Israeli tech companies.

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June 25, 2017

Board of Directors 2017 – Challenges and Risks

In cooperation with the Israeli Directors' Union, Barnea hosted a seminar on the challenges and risks in the functions of a board of directors. Adv. Micky Barnea, the firm's managing partner, discussed the risks in the functions of the board of directors, as well as corporate governance and enforcement programs.

June 25, 2017

Updates and Reliefs to the Rules about Industrial Wastewater

New rules came into effect recently that constitute an amendment and update of the principal rules addressing industrial wastewater flowing from factories into the sewer system.

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June 22, 2017

BEE Program Demo Day

Adv. Daniel Lorber will serve today as a judge at the demo day of the BEE program, part of the Tel Aviv University entrepreneurship center.

June 22, 2017

Interview with Financial Radio Program on Bezeq Investigation

We were interviewed on a Public Broadcasting Corporation financial radio program about the Bezeq investigation, where we provided an explanation of the Israel Securities Authority process (from 12.06).

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June 22, 2017

Binary Options in Israel – The End?

On June 2017, the government of Israel approved a draft bill to amend the Securities Law that is intended to tip the scales in the battle being waged in the financial trading sector over binary options.

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June 21, 2017

New Court Decision on Transfer Pricing Taxation

New court decision on transfer pricing taxation may shift structuring of MA transactions from shares to assets.

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June 20, 2017

Interview on Radio Program "Where Is the Money"

We were interviewed on "Where Is the Money," a program on the 103FM radio station, following the investigation launched by the Israel Securities Authority against Bezeq, its controlling shareholder Shaul Elovitch, and senior officers on suspicion of offenses under the Securities Law. We explained the meaning of related-party transactions in a company (from 11.38).

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June 20, 2017

Interview with Channel 2 News

We were interviewed on a daily Channel 2 News program focusing on economic and consumer matters following the investigation opened by the Israel Securities Authority against Bezeq. During the interview, we explained the ISA's allegations and its reason for initiating the investigation.

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June 19, 2017

Precedent Ruling: a Bank May Refuse to Provide Service to a Company Engaging in Virtual Currencies

Precedent set by the Tel-Aviv District Court rules that a bank may refuse to provide service to a company engaging in virtual currencies.

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June 18, 2017

Barnea Takes Part in Unistream Annual Event

As part of the event, Adv. Micky Barnea was invited to participate as a judge in Unistream's Entrepreneur of the Year Competition. As part of the competition, teens present their startup companies to leading high-tech experts.

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June 18, 2017

Barnea Represents Africa Israel Europe in Commercial and Residential Project in Serbia

Barnea is representing Africa Israel Europe in the establishment of a new commercial and residential project in Serbia called "Skyline Belgrade" at an estimated cost of EUR 200 million.

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