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October 9, 2018

Event Invite: Managing Anti-Bribery and Corruption Issues: US, EU & Israeli Perspectives

Join Barnea and BCLP for a seminar on cross-border anti-corruption investigations.

September 13, 2018

SEC Takes First Action against Crypto Hedge Fund

Adv. Daniel Israeli was interviewed by Calcalist following the SEC's decision to fine an unregistered crypto broker-dealers and its owners.

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September 5, 2018

A Small Step for the Regulator, a Big Step for Blockchain Technology

Dr. Zvi Gabbay has published an article in Globes about the changing financial regulation in the US around crypto coins.

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September 4, 2018

Activist Shareholders – The Israeli Challenge

Barnea and ACC hosted today a seminar on shareholder activism. Micky Barnea discussed activism in Israeli companies. Also presenting were Elchanan (Nani) Maoz from Everest Fund and Steve Wolosky from Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP.

September 4, 2018

Bitcoin Makes Up 1% of World Electricity Consumption

Dr. Zvi Gabbay was interviewed by TheMarker on Bitcoin's energy consumption. Zvi believes this is a meeting point between the real economy and the new economy that Bitcoin represents.

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August 29, 2018

Supreme Court Increases Nochi Dankner's Sentence

Adv. Zvi Gabbay was interviewed by the newspaper Israel Hayom and the radio station Kol Israel Reshet Bet following the Supreme Court's decision to increase the sentence of Israeli businessman Nochi Dankner. Dankner was previously convicted of securities fraud.

Article from Israel Hayom

Kol Israel Reshet Bet (starting from min' 15:13)

August 12, 2018

Event Invite: Activist Shareholders – The Israeli Challenge

Join Barnea and ACC for a seminar on shareholder activism. During the seminar we will examine activism in Israeli companies and the courtroom, while comparing the American and Israeli markets.

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July 17, 2018

Approved by the SEC – Security Tokens Exchange in the US

Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in the US, received approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to list for trading digital currencies considered to be securities (security tokens). Coinbase has thus become the first US federally-regulated platform for trading security tokens.

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July 1, 2018

Asset-Backed Digital Currencies: Advantages and Challenges

The race to develop a new, unique and reliable digital currency with low volatility has prompted entrepreneurs to scale the link of blockchain technology and mainstream investments, thus creating a new wave of cryptocurrencies backed by commodities or assets.

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June 7, 2018

Dr. Zvi Gabbay Lectures at IHFA's Sixth Annual Tel Aviv Conference

Dr. Zvi Gabbay lectured today at the Israel Hedge Funds Association's Sixth Annual Tel Aviv Conference. The goal of the event is to connect local industry with overseas peers, bringing together professional experts, manages, and investors. Zvi discussed how fund managers can benefit from their relationship with the exchange.

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June 6, 2018

Israel Chapter in 2018 Anti-Money Laundering Legal Guide

Dr. Zvi Gabbay and Adv. David Gilinsky of the firm's Capital Markets Department contributed to the Israel chapter of the 2018 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Anti-Money Laundering. The chapter discusses issues of enforcement and regulation to prevent money laundering in Israel.

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June 4, 2018

Israeli Court Scrutiny Over Decisions of a Board of an Israeli NASDAQ Traded Company in a Proxy Fight

Recently, a four month proxy fight over control of an Israeli incorporated NASDAQ traded company was settled, following a series of proceedings held before the Tel Aviv District Court. At a crucial juncture, the Tel Aviv Court was asked to issue a temporary injunction over a transaction initiated by the board, which included a highly dilutive (24.9%) issuance of shares.

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May 31, 2018

Financial Services Law Postponed

Adv. Anat Even-Chen gave several media interviews (in Heb) following the Knesset Finance Committee's decision to postpone the entry into force of the Financial Services Law. This law was supposed to regulate the trading of digital currencies for the first time.

Article from The Marker

Financial radio program (starting min' 10:50)

May 30, 2018

Israel Proposes Personal Stock Investment Accounts with Tax Perks

Dr. Zvi Gabbay was interviewed by Bloomberg BNA regarding a new bill, according to which anyone who sells his apartment is entitled to open a special investment account that will benefit from deferring payment of tax on capital gains.

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May 24, 2018

Dr. Zvi Gabbay Attends iFX Expo International Conference

Dr. Zvi Gabbay is attending today the iFX Expo International Conference. Zvi will participate in the panel on regulation, discussing MIFID II, ESMA restrictions, and the blockchain and cryptocurrency revolution.

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May 16, 2018

Barnea & ACC Seminar: The Future of Compliance

We are hosting today, together with the Association of Corporate Counsel, a seminar on compliance and internal investigations. Dr. Zvi Gabbay will discuss new regulatory challenges, while managing directors from Duff Phelps will discuss the changing compliance environment.

May 15, 2018

Lecture on Economic Enforcement to IZUN - Jewish and Arab Influential Directors

Dr. Zvi Gabbay lectured today on economic enforcement at the IZUN - Jewish and Arab Influential Directors program, part of the NPO Jasmine. Jasmine promotes businesses owned by Jewish and Arab women.

May 15, 2018

District Court Orders Bank Hapoalim to Accept a Deposit of Proceeds from Sale of Digital Currencies into Client’s Account

This month, an Israeli district court deliberated a motion for an interlocutory order against Bank Hapoalim. The order would obligate the bank to accept the transfer into a customer's account of money that constituted proceeds from a sale of digital coins transacted outside of Israel.

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May 13, 2018

Check-Cap Ltd. Completes Public Offering on NASDAQ

Barnea represented the US underwriter H.C. Wainwright Co., LLC in the public offering transaction issued by Check-Cap Ltd. via a prospectus on NASDAQ. Check-Cap Ltd. raised $20.2 million in gross proceeds, including in the exercise of an overallotment option, in shares and warrants. Check-Cap Ltd., an Israeli clinical-stage medical diagnostics company, is developing C-Scan®, a capsule-based system for preparation-free colorectal cancer screening.

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April 26, 2018

Seminar on How TASE Can Spur Growth of Kibbutz Industry

Barnea, BDO Israel, and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) are hosting today a seminar on the accounting and legal aspects of issuing collective companies on the TASE.

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