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September 5, 2019

The ISA Places Enormous Emphasis on Deterrence

An op-ed in TheMarker discussing the market's need to share in enforcement efforts to help make internal enforcement one of the cornerstones of ISA policy.

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September 4, 2019

An Additional Barrier in Performing TAMA 38 Projects

In a precedential ruling, the Tel Aviv District Appeals Committee affirmed the Regional Planning and Construction Committee’s decision that in cases in which a new zoning plan provides more rights than those set in the TAMA 38 provisions, the consent of all residents is required.

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September 3, 2019

The Gap between Increasing the Agricultural Value Chain and Regulation

The solution to the many challenges in the agriculture industry lies in the ability to increase the agricultural value chain. However, the desire to increase the value chain is clouded by regulation in the form of strict statutes, ordinances, and policies.

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September 2, 2019

Initiative to Increase Population Density in Residences

The National Committee for Planning and Construction has approved the Planning Administration’s initiative to amend the provisions of TAMA 35. The planned amendment will update the calculation method for the level of population density, from the number of residential units per square kilometer to the number of persons per square kilometer.

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August 28, 2019

Supreme Court Dismisses Nespresso Suit against Espresso Club

The Supreme Court recently dismissed an appeal by Nestlé, the Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate, and its subsidiary corporation Nespresso, filed against our client, the Israeli company Expresso Club. The appeal claimed copyright and trademark infringement, unfair competition, and damage to Nespresso's reputation.

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August 27, 2019

Renting or Leasing out an Apartment? Here’s What You Should Know

Many tenants move in August, so now is the perfect opportunity to refresh your memory on the rights and obligations of the parties involved (both the lessor and the lessee).

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August 27, 2019

Event Invite: Second Meeting of Compliance Forum with ACC Israel

The second meeting of the Compliance Forum, held in collaboration with ACC Israel, will focus on the basic principles and standards required for formulating an enforcement plan, the challenges of implementing such a plan, and how compliance officers should act.

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August 22, 2019

Adv. Maya Zisser Featured on Economic TV Program

Adv. Maya Zisser, a partner in the Real Estate Department, was featured on the economic TV program "Sogrim Heshbon." She discussed renting in Israel during the summer.

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August 20, 2019

The High Court of Justice's Policy on Workplace Sexual Harassment in Israel

The National Israeli Labor Court is an independent tribunal and thus only rarely does the High Court of Justice (HCJ) intervene in its decisions. Recently, in an unusual move, the HCJ twice reversed the rulings of the National Labor Court. In both cases as part of its policy to eliminate the phenomenon of workplace sexual harassment.

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August 20, 2019

National Committee as an Aggressive Means to Obtain Agricultural Land Rights

Adv. Hagit Ben Moshe, a partner and our firm's kibbutz sector expert, published an op-ed in Dun's Calcalist on the Law for the Advancement of Construction in Preferred Housing Complexes.

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August 18, 2019

First-Time Fine Imposed for GDPR Violations Involving Employee Data Breach

The Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA) recently imposed a EUR 150,000 fine on the international consulting firm PwC for its violations of the new European data protection regulations (the General Data Protection Regulations, or GDPR).

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August 18, 2019

Administrative Enforcement Committee Approves Agreement between ISA and Kitov Pharma Ltd.

The Administrative Enforcement Committee of the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) approved an administrative enforcement agreement between the ISA, Kitov Pharma Ltd., and a few of its officers. According to the agreement, which concludes the criminal investigation by the ISA, the company and its officers will pay a monetary sanction. Our firm represented the company and its CEO in the process.

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August 15, 2019

Maurice Haliwa Increases Claim against Jacky Ben-Zaken and Avraam Nanikashvili

Our firm continues to represent Maurice Haliwa, a shareholder in Manor A.D. Construction Investments Ltd., in a lawsuit against Jacky Ben-Zaken and Avraam Nanikashvili. Haliwa recently increased the amount of the original lawsuit from ILS 18 million to ILS 100 million. Adv. Zohar Lande and Adv. Yatir Madar represent the client.

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August 14, 2019

Barnea Represents Motive Partners and LPA in Acquisition of Modelity Ltd.

Barnea represented Motive Partners, a US-based private equity fund, and LPA, its German daughter company, in the acquisition of Israeli fintech company Modelity Ltd. Adv. Yuval Lazi, Adv. Uri Hillel, and Adv. Mayer Winkler represented the buyer.

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August 13, 2019

Barnea Represents ISS Global in Disposition of Its Holdings in Israel

Our firm represented the Danish catering and cleaning services company ISS Global in the disposition of all its holdings in Israel. ISS was advised by Adv. Simon Jaffa, Adv. Yuval Lazi, Adv. Danny Boguslavsky, and Adv. Chen Nadir.

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August 12, 2019

Renting or Leasing out an Apartment? Here’s What You Should Know

Adv. Alon Wolner published an article on the Walla news site on the rights and obligations of lessors and lessees.

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August 11, 2019

Managing an Investment Portfolio for Family and Friends

We were interviewed by the radio station Kol Israel Reshet Bet on how to manage investment portfolios for friends and family. Capital market professionals must be careful, since managing an investment portfolio requires a license. Even when advising family and friends, professionals are subject to duties and may be exposed to risks and claims. (Starting at 03:10.)

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August 8, 2019

Barnea Represents Anzu in Investment Round

Our firm represented the Israeli startup Anzu (Anzu.io) in a USD 6.5 million fundraising round. Anzu developed a platform for game developers that allows the integration of advertisements into the game world.

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August 8, 2019

Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Espresso Club

The Supreme Court rejected all claims brought by Nespresso and Nestle against our client, Espresso Club, over an advertisement featuring a George Clooney look-alike. The companies alleged that the advertisement infringed their intellectual property rights, but the Court ruled in favor of Espresso Club. The decision marks a significant ruling on commercial advertising content. Espresso Club was represented by Adv. Zohar Lande, head of our Litigation Department.

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August 8, 2019

Entities with Relatively Small Market Shares May Also Be Deemed Monopolies

Six months after the amendment to the Economic Competition Law took effect, the Competition Authority published its position regarding the circumstances in which even an entity with less than a 50% market share may be deemed a "monopoly holder."

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