Insights & News

The Legal 500 has, for the first time, published a comprehensive guide on shareholder rights, activist investing, and corporate governance regulation. Adv. Micky Barnea and Adv. Misha Gitterman from our firm provided the chapter covering the local legal framework in Israel.

2025 saw a significant wave of equity and debt offerings by real estate companies on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, driven by interest rate changes and bank financing pressures. In an interview with Globes, Adv. Terry Almozlino Arnon, head of the firm's Real Estate Department, emphasizes that market entry requires transparency and public standards and notes that this trend is expected to continue into 2026.

Dr. Avishay Klein, a partner and head of our firm's Privacy, Cyber, and AI Department, discussed in an interview how AI is not replacing lawyers but fundamentally changing the nature of legal work and its pricing, by streamlining processes, optimizing tasks, and reducing traditional hierarchies. The successful law firm of the future will be the one that leverages AI precisely, responsibly, and in a value-driven way, while preserving human judgment and accountability.

Adv. Michael Barnea, Adv. Misha Gitterman, and Adv. Tal Freilich represented Syremis Therapeutics, a spin-off of Clexio Biosciences, in the completion of a USD 165 million Series A financing round co-led by Dexcel Pharma and Third Rock Ventures, with participation from Bain Capital Life Sciences, Google Ventures, and QVT.

Contemporary urban planning is no longer focused solely on housing, but on creating complete and accessible daily environments such as workplaces, services, retail, and community life within minutes. Adv. Ruth Gerby, a partner, head of the municipalities practice, and coordinator of the planning & construction practice at our firm, spoke with TheMarker about the shift toward large-scale neighborhood models that integrate all daily needs in one place, with a strong emphasis on strengthening local identity.

Adv. Masha Yudashkin from our firm took part in Tel Aviv University’s International Cyber Week, one of the world’s leading cybersecurity conferences. She participated in a professional panel discussing the intersection of biometric technologies, data privacy, and ethical AI, alongside leading experts from Israel and around the globe.

Adv. Sagi Gross, who heads our firm’s NPO practice, was interviewed by Globes regarding the new reform that mandates all donation receipts be issued digitally. According to Sagi, the reform marks a significant shift in how donations are regularly processed and managed. For example, although some nonprofits currently use digital systems to manage their donations, it is unclear if all existing platforms will be compatible with the Israel Tax Authority’s new donation reporting system. As a result, many organizations may need to prepare in advance and go through an adjustment period.

Dr. Avishay Klein, a partner and head of our firm's Privacy, Cyber & AI Department, shared with Israel Hayom some key points on the latest online fraud tactics and how to detect them. With the recent surge in online scams and AI tools capable of mimicking brands and generating nearly flawless human-like language, these schemes have become more sophisticated than ever.

We advised the Israeli startup Chargeflow, the developer of an advanced automation platform for preventing credit card fraud and chargeback disputes, on its USD 25 million Series A funding round, alongside a USD 10 million debt raising, led by Viola Growth. This financing adds to the company’s prior fundraising, bringing the total capital raised to USD 49 million. Adv. Yuval Lazi, a partner and head of the firm’s International Commercial Department, together with Adv. Nofar Rose David, represented the company in this transaction.

A German court’s precedent-setting ruling requires that companies seeking to use protected content, including song lyrics or any other copyrighted work, for training AI models obtain a license in advance. The ruling establishes a new legal reality with far-reaching implications for tech companies in Israel and worldwide. It significantly increases direct legal responsibility, raises exposure to copyright risks, and requires companies to take proactive measures immediately. Dr. Avishay Klein and Dr. Ran Karmi analyze the ruling and its implications in an op-ed for Calcalist.

As part of our collaboration with the Israel Hedge Funds Association, we were delighted to serve as the legal sponsors of the 2025 Annual Conference. The conference highlighted topics such as emerging strategies and perspectives in the hedge fund industry, the key challenges and opportunities shaping Israel’s economy, and the broader vision of positioning Israel as a global financial center.

Adv. Harel Perlmutter, a partner and head of the firm’s Tax Department, was interviewed by Globes about offsetting losses against gains, one of the most effective planning tools for tax optimization, which can result in substantial savings for investors. This is a limited-time opportunity, however, as the option to do so will close with the end of the current tax year.