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April 13, 2022

Boards of Directors and Geopolitical Risks – Niv Polani Op-Ed in Calcalist

Global economic strength is adversely affected by geopolitical risks. Corporations have a duty to be prepared. Click to read Niv Polani’s Calcalist op-ed.

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April 13, 2022

Tightening Sanctions on Russia

President Biden’s new executive order increases the restrictions on doing business with Russia.

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April 10, 2022

The Role of a Court-Appointed Observer at the Board Table

Dr. Zvi Gabbay participated in a "Zichlinskey Hosts" meeting held by SRI Global Group together with the Israel Directors Union.

April 4, 2022

Irit Brodsky Featured in Globes Article on Dramatic Changes to Merger Announcements

New Israel Competition Authority regulations impose a heavier reporting obligation on companies seeking to merge. These new regulations have many possible consequences, for better or worse. Firm partner Irit Brodsky discusses the changes in an in-depth article by Globes on the subject.

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March 28, 2022

Significant Change in Format to Report Mergers to Competition Authority

The new format heralds a reduction in the volume of transactions that require reporting. However, it imposes a far heavier burden on parties to transactions that do require reporting, even for mergers posing no competitive concerns.

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March 27, 2022

Regulatory Activism Is Not the Proper Form of Enforcement

Globes has published an op-ed by Dr. Zvi Gabbay commenting on a statement made by a senior official at the Israel Securities Authority regarding the applicability of securities regulation on various types of alternative investments.

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March 27, 2022

Secondary Violations and Other Issues – Amichai Cohen Op-Ed in Globes

Professor Amichai Cohen enumerates the sweeping effect of the sanctions regime against Russia, and details important points for businesspersons in Israel.

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March 20, 2022

Ukraine War and International Economic Sanctions

Israeli companies in the “risk zone” must ascertain if they are subject to sanctions and adopt a significant sanctions compliance plan.

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March 15, 2022

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

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

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March 8, 2022

Foreign Funds from Additional Stock Exchanges May Dual List on the TASE

Until now, only foreign funds from a limited number of foreign exchanges have been able to register for trading in Israel. A Ministry of Finance amendment to the relevant regulations seeks to change this.

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March 6, 2022

The Tesla Might Be Electric, but Is It Eco-Friendly?

Elon Musk declared he would build a Tesla manufacturing factory in Germany in as early as 2019. The factory only obtained a license to operate now. The German regulator, environmental protection organizations, and Russian President Vladimir Putin all played a part.

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March 2, 2022

Globes Op-ed by Zvi Gabbay – Crypto and the Regulators

Dr. Zvi Gabbay writes in a Globes op-ed about rising up to the blockchain challenge and who needs to make the next move.

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February 27, 2022

The War in Ukraine and International Economic Sanctions

The economic sanctions the United States has imposed on Russia have possible implications for the Israeli business community.

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February 21, 2022

Website Accessibility - Legislation and its Meaning

Adv. Anat Even Chen and Adv. Eyal Nachshon, Partners at our office, lectured today at the website builders forum on the requirements and obligations of owners, site builders, and site operators given the obligation to access the degrees.

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February 13, 2022

Illegal Spilling of Sewage Water into Sea Leads to Significant Fine

A boutique hotel in Jaffa was convicted of spilling sewage into the sea without a permit. The court fined the company and two of its employees.

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February 3, 2022

The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority’s Recommendations Regarding the Appointment of Data Protection Officer

The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority has published recommendations that organizations and companies in all sectors of the economy should appoint data protection officers, along with an instruction kit in this regard. The document was published at the end of January 2022 as part of Privacy Protection Week.

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January 27, 2022

NSO Affair and Supreme Court OK for Search of Netanyahu’s Aides’ Phones – Op-Ed by Shir Rozenzweig

Two recent major cases have involved privacy matters. One is the Israel Police’s alleged use of NSO’s Pegasus software to hack into civilians’ phones. The other is a Supreme Court verdict allowing police to search the phones of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s aides. With these cases in the headlines, N12 has published an op-ed by Shir Rozenzweig discussing our right to privacy of the information found on our smartphones and computers.

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January 26, 2022

Amichai Cohen Guest Stars on BDO Podcast – Bermuda Triangle: Israel, US, and China

Prof. Amichai Cohen, our firm’s special counsel on international law, discussed the complicated relationship between Israel, China, and the United States as pertains to law, finance, and business.

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January 23, 2022

Israeli Privacy Protection Authority Adapts Privacy Protection Laws

The draft bill is an important step toward achieving the objectives set by the Privacy Protection Authority and the government to increase privacy protection.

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January 18, 2022

Right to Privacy when Issuing Search Warrants of Computers and Cellular Devices

In an expanded panel of nine justices, Israeli Supreme Court prescribed a set of rules concerning procedures and judicial discretion on the granting of search warrants of computers and cellular devices as part of an investigation.

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