Insights & News

Adv. Efrat Cohen, a senior partner in our firm's Regulation Department, discussed in an interview the most significant ongoing developments in the Israeli financial market: the payments initiative revolution and its impact on both businesses and consumers; expansion of the open banking reform toward open finance, including broader access for insurance agents to clients’ financial and banking information; and the AI and algorithmic report by the Bank of Israel and the Israel Securities Authority, which establishes a new compliance framework and extends reporting and supervisory obligations regarding the use of artificial intelligence and algorithmic models in the financial sector.

In honor of International Women’s Day, we invited partners from our firm to share the challenges, choices, and insights that have shaped their paths, each in her own way. The video was created with Dun's 100. 

Adv. Terry Almozlino Arnon, a partner and head of our firm’s Real Estate Department, was interviewed by Globes as part of a special guide aimed at providing clarity during Operation Roaring Lion regarding the applicability of force majeure to contracts in the real estate and aviation sectors. Terry addressed the potential exemption from rent payments on days when commercial shopping centers are closed due to the war.

In today’s day and age, data centers are nothing less than the backbone of the modern economy. The shutdown of digital infrastructure can harm a country just as severely as physical damage. Adv. Hagit Ben Moshe, a partner and head of our firm’s Kibbutz Sector and Energy Department, was interviewed about the importance of recognizing and classifying data centers as national infrastructure projects, and the need to ensure energy independence to prevent disruptions to the flow of information and enable automatic backup even in extreme scenarios.

Our firm represented an architect and an architecture firm in a counterclaim related to a residential construction project, in which allegations of negligence and concealment of planning inconsistencies were raised. In January 2026, the court dismissed both the original claim and the counterclaim in full, rejected the plaintiffs’ allegations on the merits, and ordered the counterclaimant to reimburse our clients for attorney’s fees in the amount of ILS 70,000.

A judgement rendered in December 2025 marked another victory for our firm. The District Court accepted our position and ordered the defendants—an American company and an Israeli citizen—to repay the plaintiff a loan of ILS 647,000, together with 10% annual interest for a period of 12 months, and awarded the plaintiff ILS 150,000 in legal costs. The court rejected the defendants’ arguments that the loan agreement was merely “nominal” and held that it is binding between the parties. At the same time, the District Court fully dismissed the counterclaim filed against our clients, which related to their relationships as shareholders in a startup and to joint investments in cryptocurrencies. The court ruled that the counterclaim was groundless and constituted a “tactical” claim intended to create leverage against the main action. Adv. Ofer Efrat represented the client throughout the complex proceedings.

Adv. Idan Miller, partner and head of the firm's Insolvency and Debt Restructuring Department, delivered a lecture as part of the "Credit to Large Corporations" course held by the IFI Institute's Academy of Finance. The lecture addressed key legal and practical aspects of corporate credit, risk management, and insolvency proceedings involving large-scale companies.

The Litigation and Real Estate Departments joined forces to represent Guy Sal Group in a complex co-ownership dissolution proceeding, during which the group had to assert its position as the winning bidder. The court accepted the group’s position, ruling that its proposal was the preferred one. Subsequently, the Ra’anana Planning and Building Committee granted approval for the construction of a new residential building in the Hameah neighborhood. The firm’s partners, Adv. Adi Shoham, Adv. Alon Abcasis, and Adv. Assaf Nahmias, have been supporting the group throughout the legal proceedings and the advancement of the planning and practical aspects of the project, and will continue to do so until its completion.

In collaboration with the ACC Israel on the Road podcast, Adv. Ilan Blumenfeld, head of the firm's Israeli Commercial Department, recorded a three-episode podcast series covering everything you need to know to lead a smart M&A transaction. The series walks listeners through every stage of the process: deal initiation and NDA, due diligence, risk allocation, working with the data room, the difference between representations and warranties, AS-IS signing, and managing the process from signing to closing. The episodes are available on the firm’s podcast Barnea on Business.

Barnea Jaffa Lande’s Employment Department is pleased to invite you to a practical, in-depth workshop focused on the Israeli legal framework and the real-life impact of your responsibilities. The workshop will be led by Adv. Netta Bromberg, Partner and Head of the Employment Department, together with the department’s team, and is designed to provide a clear, practical toolkit for day-to-day application.

Advs. Idan Miller and Yedidya Shtiglitz from our Insolvency Department led the financial rehabilitation plan for the medical cannabis company David & Goliath Pharma, which was facing debts of approximately ILS 20 million. Within 20 days of the issuance of a commencement order, the court approved a financial rehabilitation plan pursuant to which the shareholders retained their holdings through a control-sale transaction to an investor as part of the company's economic rehabilitation. The court approved the plan without convening creditors’ meetings and spread the repayment of the company’s debts over a period of four years.

We recently lectured as part of BDO Academy’s course on virtual currencies and blockchain. The course is intended for managers and executives, directors, institutional investors, investment managers, and analysts. The lecture focused on the development of regulation in Israel and globally.

Adv. Eli Beloshevsky lectured to industrial companies as part of a practical course in labor law organized by the Manufacturers Association of Israel. The lecture dealt with the Wage Protection Law and the legal risks of mismanaging an employee’s pay stub.

The public company Canzon Israel has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the real estate and urban renewal company Brooks Cohen Development. Upon completion of the transaction, Brooks Cohen Development will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Canzon Israel. We are advising Canzon Israel and Brooks Cohen Development throughout all stages of the transaction.