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March 13, 2022

Oligarchs, Sanctions, and Money Transfers - Harel Perlmutter in the Sunday Times

Is Israel a tax haven for Russian billionaires? Our firm's Harel Perlmutter and other experts shed light on what is happening.

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March 10, 2022

Manpower Challenges and Existing Tech Solutions

Many organizations are facing manpower issues related to recruiting and retaining employees. This has led to a sharp rise in HR tech. Globes interviewed experts from the technology field, among them Adv. Daniel Lorber, a partner at our firm. Daniel noted there are a variety of solutions for existing challenges: artificial intelligence platforms that detect bias and discrimination against candidates or that know how to read employee work patterns, augmented reality technologies that allow candidates to “see inside” an organization before deciding to join, and tools that can warn a company about employee burnout or an employee’s intention to leave the company.

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March 9, 2022

The Gender Wage Gap – Netta Bromberg Interview in Globes

Our firm's labor law expert was interviewed by Globes on the entry into force of an amendment to the Equal Pay Law, which requires companies with at least 518 employees to publically disclose their wage gaps. Netta noted other methods for reducing the gender wage gap: "In New York, legislation has been passed ordering job ads to state the proposed salary for the position. This is a much better method. It assumes women negotiate less well than men for all sorts of reasons and that publishing the salary in advance will reduce discrimination."

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March 9, 2022

Barnea: Representation of the Azrieli Group in the purchase of Labs' workspace for NIS 130 million

Adv. Sagi Gross, Daniel Kleinman, Izabel Pashayev, and Dor Levi-Tam represented Azrieli in an acquisition of Labs from the businessman Teddy Sagi. The workspace complex in the Sharona Tower includes office space, venues hall, a lounge, and a gym. The Labs International network includes several locations around the world including London.

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March 9, 2022

Representing CEO of Real Estate Company Alleged to Have Defrauded Investors of ILS Tens of Millions

Adv. Hadar Israeli is representing Moti Abergil, the CEO of Yeadim Real Estate Group, in an investigation against him led by the Israel Securities Authority.

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March 9, 2022

Representing Shikun & Binui and Egged in Administrative Petition

Our firm is representing Shikun Binui and Egged in an administrative petition filed with the Jerusalem District Court over the tender committee's decision not to disqualify the bids of French company Alstom and Russian company TMH in the tender for the Jerusalem Light Rail's Blue Line. Advs. Zohar Lande, and Shai Avnieli provided representation in the matter.

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March 9, 2022

High-Tech Legal Experts Discuss Hot Topics

Yuval Lazi participated in the Dun's 100 forum with other senior legal experts from the high-tech field. The forum included discussions on various issues, including high company valuations, Israeli high-tech companies that went public on Wall Street, and manpower shortages.

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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 7, 2022

Netta Bromberg Interview: Illegal Questions during Job Interviews

Not every non-substantive question during an interview is prohibited by law, but there are some. Netta, a partner and the head of our firm's Employment Department, details in an interview with TheMarker which questions are considered illegal and why.

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March 7, 2022

Warburg Pincus Leads Funding Round in Israeli Digital Health Startup MDClone

We were delighted to represent the global private equity firm Warburg Pincus in its investment in the Israeli Healthcare Data Analysis company MDClone. Advs. Ariella Dreyfuss, Tal Freilich and Anat Even-Chen advised on this transaction.

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March 7, 2022

From the Academy to Our Firm: Barnea Welcomes New Additions

Three new experts are joining our firm. Professor Amichai Cohen is a member of the Faculty of Law at Ono Academic College and a senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute. Professor Cohen will serve as a special of counsel on international trade and security law at our firm. Also joining are veteran attorneys Gal Rozent, who specializes in competition law, and Amos Rosenzweig, until recently chief legal counsel for the National Insurance Institute.

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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 3, 2022

Shift 4 Acquires Israeli Clearing Technology Company Finaro

Shift4 Payments, an American public company, has acquired Finaro for a value of USD 575 million. Advs. Simon Jaffa, Ariella Dreyfuss, Mayer Winkler, Harel Perlmutter, Hanna Daher, and Fadi Atallah advised on the transaction.

March 2, 2022

Doing Business in Israel: Infrastructure Projects

The desire for clear contracts and the desire to avoid litigation is obvious. The desire to save taxpayers’ money is also obvious. But it appears that, at the moment, the infrastructure sector is facing not a budgetary crisis but rather a legal one. The solution is simple. Both sides should work together to achieve the project’s successful completion.

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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

Effect of Russia Sanctions on Israeli Companies

Professor Amichai Cohen, an of counsel specializing in international law at our firm, has published an op-ed in Globes about new sanctions against Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, and the possible effects of these sanctions on Israeli companies and businesspersons.

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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 23, 2022

Dual-Listed Companies – a Fly in the Ointment

When dual-listed companies have no real link to Israel, the ISA needs to check its considerations, and investors even more so.

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February 23, 2022

Cayman Islands Policy Change Regarding the Classification of Countries vis-à-vis the Anti-Money-Laundering Laws

From "low" to "moderate" risk of money laundering: the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority's classification change and its impact on Israel.

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February 23, 2022

Recruiting Partners, Not Interns

Terry Almozlino and Ilan Blumenfeld explain to TheMarker how the office works to transform interns into partners.

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