As part of a webinar held by the Israeli Association of Publicly Traded Companies, Adv. Eyal Nachshon lectured on the accessibility of company reports in the Magna and Maya systems and the exposure of public companies to public lawsuits in connection with the violation of accessibility obligations.

As part of the annual Dun’s 100 forum, senior executives from the finance industry discussed such burning issues as the non-bank credit sector, the slowdown in high-tech and real estate activity, and more. Adv. Dudi Cohen, the head of our firm’s Finance and Public Corporations Department, noted that "even though in the near future we are likely to see a wave of companies realizing there is no place for them in the stock market and that they will be sold as skeletons or deleted from the trading rolls, we still need to remember that there are entities that have an interest in raising capital through the stock market."

The increasing commercial use of AI-based pricing engines will place new challenges before Israel’s competition authorities, both due to concerns about the creation of new means of price coordination between competitors, and, perhaps primarily, because such pricing engines intensify the competition failures that already exist, especially in low-competition markets. Adv. Gal Rozent and Dr. Ran Karmi elaborate on these challenges in an op-ed for Calcalist.

As an expert in advising public companies, Adv. Elad Reshtick was invited to appear on the Association of Corporate Counsel's podcast, where he discussed the bond issuance process.

We participated in an episode of the podcast hosted by the Association of Corporate Counsels in Israel, which focused on tools for dealing with administrative enforcement.

Adv. Netta Bromberg, the head of our firm’s Employment Department, was a guest on an episode of the “Bul-Bapony” podcast. Netta discussed the gap between what an individual pays versus an organization for bullying in the workplace and the difficulties in identifying it.

Adv. Misha Gitterman, a partner in our firm's Finance and Public Corporations Department, lectured to graduate students in Reichman University's Law, Technology and Business Innovation program as part of the course, "Startup Capital Raising: From Angel Investment to IPO."

Adv. Ken Shaked acted as a judge for Tel Aviv University’s medical innovation hackathon and will serve as a legal advisor for the competition’s winners. Adv. Inbar Gorelick, Adv. Dana Ben Yehuda, and Adv. Inbar Katzir served as mentors and provided participants with professional input.

As part of our firm's collaboration with the Jewish-Arab accelerator jumpTAU at Tel Aviv University, Adv. Yuval Lazi lectured to entrepreneurs in the accelerator. During the lecture, Yuval provided legal tools to entrepreneurs and discussed how to avoid mistakes before signing investment agreements.

Adv. Yuval Lazi, head of our firm’s International Corporate Department, lectured to members of the AtoBe Accelerator on founders’ agreements.

Our firm hosted entrepreneurs participating in jumpTAU, a program of Tel Aviv University's Entrepreneurship Center. As part of the program, Adv. Yuval Lazi lectured on founders' agreements and startup financing, while Adv. Anat Even-Chen discussed website development and the privacy issues entrepreneurs should address from the outset.

Adv. Hagit Ben Moshe, a partner and the head of the firm’s Kibbutz Sector Department, was interviewed by several media outlets in connection with the decision to put an end to the financial benefits kibbutzim and moshavim receive for converting agricultural land for commercial or industrial purposes.

Our firm continues to represent the institutional investors Phoenix and More, shareholders of Megureit Israel Ltd., in connection with a dispute concerning alleged unlawful conduct by Megureit. According to Phoenix and More, the REIT fund unlawfully approved an extension of its agreement with the management company, REIT Index Management Ltd., in a manner that harms Megureit and, consequently, its shareholders. Phoenix and More further allege that Megureit failed to provide documents they requested in connection with the matter and delayed convening a meeting and substantive discussion that could lead to a resolution benefiting the company and all its shareholders. Last week, Adv. Zohar Lande and Adv. Adi Shoham sent Megureit a letter clarifying that Phoenix and More intend to pursue their rights, including by filing a derivative action against the company and other parties. They requested that the letter be treated as a preliminary demand before filing a derivative action.