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March 17, 2022
Expansion of Night Shift Work Arrangements to Include Single Parents
An amendment to the Employment of Women Law, which went into effect on March 14, dictates that employers may not refuse to hire women or single parents simply because they do not agree to work night shifts due to family considerations.
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.
March 15, 2022
Equal Pay for Male and Female Workers: Employers’ New Reporting Obligations
A new amendment to the Male and Female Workers (Equal Pay) Law aims to promote equal employment terms in Israel.
March 13, 2022
Oligarchs, Sanctions, and Money Transfers – Adv. Harel Perlmutter in Sunday Times
Is Israel a tax haven for Russian billionaires? Our firm's Adv. Harel Perlmutter and other experts shed light on what is happening.
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.
March 9, 2022
The Gender Wage Gap – Adv. Netta Bromberg Interview in Globes
Adv. Netta Bromberg 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."
March 9, 2022
Barnea Represents Azrieli Group in Purchase of Labs' Workspace
Adv. Sagi Gross, Adv. Daniel Kleinman, Adv. Izabel Pashayev, and Adv. Dor Levi-Tam represented Azrieli in the ILS 130 million 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.
March 9, 2022
Representing CEO of Real Estate Company Alleged to Have Defrauded Investors
We are representing Moti Abergil, the CEO of Yeadim Real Estate Group, in an investigation led by the Israel Securities Authority.
March 9, 2022
Representing Shikun & Binui and Egged in Administrative Petition
Our firm represents 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. Adv. Zohar Lande and Adv. Shai Avnieli provided representation in the matter.
March 9, 2022
High-Tech Legal Experts Discuss Hot Topics
Adv. 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.
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.
March 7, 2022
From the Academy to Our Firm: Barnea Welcomes New Additions
Three new experts have joined our firm. Prof. Amichai Cohen, a member of the Faculty of Law at Ono Academic College and a senior fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute, will serve as special counsel in international trade and security law. Also joining the firm are two experienced attorneys: Adv. Gal Rozent, who specializes in competition law, and Adv. Amos Rosenzweig, who until recently served as Chief Legal Counsel to the National Insurance Institute.
March 7, 2022
Adv. Netta Bromberg Interview: Illegal Questions During Job Interviews
Not every non-substantive question during an interview is prohibited by law, but there are some. Adv. Netta Bromberg, a partner and the head of our firm's Employment Department, details in an interview with TheMarker which questions are considered illegal and why.
March 7, 2022
Warburg Pincus Leads Funding Round in Israeli Digital Health Startup MDClone
We represented the global private equity firm Warburg Pincus in its investment in MDClone, an Israeli healthcare data analysis company. Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss and Adv. Tal Freilich advised on the transaction.
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.
March 3, 2022
Shift 4 Acquires Israeli Clearing Technology Company Finaro
Shift4 Payments, an American public company, has acquired Finaro for USD 575 million. Adv. Simon Jaffa, Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss, Adv. Mayer Winkler, Adv. Harel Perlmutter, Adv. Hanna Daher, and Adv. 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.
March 2, 2022
Globes Op-ed – Crypto and the Regulators
Former Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman recently expressed concern about the continued expansion of the crypto and NFT markets, particularly the risks they may pose to anti-money laundering efforts and to the stability and proper functioning of the financial system. These concerns arise, in part, from the unique characteristics of blockchain technology, which allows users to create and transfer digital assets with monetary value directly to one another without the need for a central intermediary to manage or oversee the transaction.
February 27, 2022
Effect of Russia Sanctions on Israeli Companies
Prof. Amichai Cohen, our firm's special counsel on international law, 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 businesspeople.
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.