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June 25, 2025
Legal Guide for Israeli Companies: Employee Remuneration Through Stock Option Grants
Although the grant of stock options to employees and service providers is an effective and strategically valuable way to remunerate employees and strengthen their commitment to the company, they require precise planning, strict adherence to procedures, and compliance with statutory requirements.
June 25, 2025
New Israeli Court Ruling on Employee Stock Options: Implications for Employers
The court’s determinations in the Kovach ruling underscore how important it is for employers to carefully and wisely manage their undertakings to grant Stock Options to employees, especially in startup companies that use options as a key remuneration tool.
June 1, 2025
Entrepreneurship on Campus: Professional Lectures for Graduate Students at Tel Aviv University
Adv. Inbar Gorelik, a partner at our firm, gave a lecture as part of the "Entrepreneurship on Campus" program at Tel Aviv University, speaking to female graduate students about key topics in commercial law. Her lecture covered a wide range of subjects, including founders' agreements, company capital structure, various types of fundraising, and the commercial aspects of intellectual property.
May 8, 2025
Israel’s Privacy Authority Sets Strict AI Rules
In a recent op-ed in Israel Hayom, Dr. Avishay Klein from our firm comments on the draft guidelines issued by Israel’s Privacy Protection Authority to regulate the use of AI in organizations. The guidelines, set to take effect with Amendment 13 to the Privacy Protection Law in August 2025, introduce strict requirements, including a ban on using personal data without prior consent and heavy penalties for violations. While establishing clear AI standards is a positive step, the one-sided emphasis on privacy—without addressing technological complexity and business needs—may create significant challenges. Organizations are urged to begin managing technological and regulatory risks in tandem.
May 8, 2025
Israeli Privacy Authority Targets AI: Business Implications Ahead
The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority (PPA) published a draft directive recently to clarify its position about how businesses and organizations should apply the provisions of the Privacy Protection Law and the privacy regulations to artificial intelligence systems.
April 28, 2025
Barnea: Advising Mekorot on Patent Commercialization and Management
Our firm was selected through a tender process to advise Mekorot, Israel’s national water company, on the commercialization and management of its patent portfolio. Adv. Ken Shaked, a partner in our Commercial Department specializing in technology commercialization agreements, will lead the consulting engagement with Mekorot.
April 24, 2025
New EDPB Draft Guidelines: Personal Data on the Blockchain
Earlier this month, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued draft guidelines on the processing of personal data through blockchain technologies.
April 20, 2025
Israel Securities Authority Regulates Use of Chatbots on Financial Platforms
The AI revolution in the Israeli capital market: The Israel Securities Authority allows financial institutions to use chatbots on their financial analyses platforms, but imposes clear rules and important restrictions on their use.
April 2, 2025
Innovation in Uniform: The Rise of Israel’s Defense-Tech Sector
The various wars that have taken place around the world in recent years, including the Russia-Ukraine war and the Swords of Iron War, have placed the DefenseTech sector in the spotlight. Amid changes in global security dynamics and escalating geopolitical tensions in different regions, technological gaps in the battlefield have revealed and magnified the criticality of DefenseTech, creating new opportunities for entrepreneurs and sparked significant interest from investors and venture capital funds.
March 30, 2025
Israeli Women in Tech Compliance Conference with Microsoft
The conference on technology regulation and compliance challenges in the age of artificial intelligence was held under the leadership of our firm, in collaboration with Microsoft Israel. The event focused on the impact of artificial intelligence on legal strategy and the evolving regulatory landscape. We extend our sincere thanks to the organizers, speakers, and participants for their valuable contributions and insightful discussions, and for advancing a meaningful and in-depth dialogue on these cutting-edge topics. The conference was led by Dr. Avishay Klein and Adv. Masha Yudashkin from our firm's Privacy, Cyber and AI Department.
March 26, 2025
AI Becoming More Human than Ever: Are Service Agents on Their Way Out?
AI is becoming emotionally intelligent, with new models designed to recognize and respond to human emotions. Tech companies are investing in emotional AI to improve customer service, potentially making AI agents more empathetic than human representatives. Dr. Avishay Klein, a partner and head of our Privacy, Cyber AI Department, spoke to Globes about what the near future of this technology might look like.
March 12, 2025
Isracard Purchased 30% of Bizi For ILS Tens of Millions
Isracard has acquired one-third of the shares in the fintech company BIZI, which provides loans to small businesses through a digital platform, at a pre-money valuation of ILS 90 million. Advs. Ilan Blumenfeld, Daniel Kleinman, and Shahaf Arbely from our firm advised BIZI in this transaction.
March 10, 2025
Conference: Artificial Intelligence in Marketing - AI for Business Growth
The digital world is changing rapidly, and, with it, AI is reshaping the rules of the game. To stay ahead, we need not only to understand the new tools but also know how to leverage them for business growth. Adv. Avishay Klein, a partner and head of the firm's Privacy, Cyber and AI Department, will speak on AI regulation and how it may impact businesses choosing to use the platform for marketing purposes.
March 5, 2025
Op-Ed: Intellectual Property Challenges for Reservists in Defense-Tech Developments
Many reservists are entrepreneurs in their daily lives, and months on the battlefield have exposed them to operational needs and technological gaps that require solutions. Many such reservists are developing innovative solutions that can support security forces and strengthen the Israeli market. However, they may also face complex legal challenges.
March 5, 2025
Precedent-Setting Ruling by a US Court on a Copyright Lawsuit Against an Artificial Intelligence Platform
A US court (in Delaware) recently handed down a precedent-setting ruling on a lawsuit filed by a copyright-owner, the media and technology conglomerate, Thomson Reuters, against the artificial intelligence platform, Ross Intelligence. The Delaware court ruled that the defendant had infringed the plaintiff’s copyrights, and that the defendant is not entitled to any of the statutory protections, including reliance on the “fair use” doctrine as a defense.
March 1, 2025
Fintech Tel Aviv 2025 Annual Summit: Dr. Zvi Gabbay on Expert Panel
Dr. Zvi Gabbay, head of our firm's Regulation Department, has been invited to join an expert panel on "Best Practices for Fintech Implementation and Operations" at the Fintech Tel Aviv 2025 Annual Summit. Startups, investors, and companies are invited to this unique fintech event.
February 12, 2025
AtoBe Accelerator Workshop for Young Entrepreneurs
As part of our collaboration with the AtoBe Accelerator at the Jerusalem College of Technology, which supports tech ventures, we hosted a workshop yesterday for young entrepreneurs. Adv. Yuval Lazi, head of the International Commercial Department, shared his expertise with the entrepreneurs in an engaging lecture. It’s a pleasure to be part of making dreams come true!
January 26, 2025
Turning a Project into a Startup - A Lecture by Itay Gura
Our firm provides legal support to Tel Aviv University's Entrepreneurship Center. As part of this collaboration, Adv. Itay Gura, who leads our firm's startup practice, delivered a lecture to a Faculty of Engineering course. He discussed the legal challenges faced by entrepreneurs at the early stages of their venture.
December 29, 2024
Regulated Payment Services & Financial Services in Israel – 2025 Summary & Outlook
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.
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.