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Adv. Eyal Nachshon, a partner in our firm’s Litigation Department, was invited to lecture on a webinar hosted by the Israeli Association of Publicly Traded Companies. Eyal discussed a recent case involving 70 simultaneous digital accessibility class action lawsuits. Also lecturing as part of the webinar were representatives from the Ministry of Justice and the Israel Securities Authority, who served as members on the committee examining the recently published amendment to Israel’s Class Action Law.

In a new Globes section covering significant rulings from the past week, the publication featured a judgment in a case in which our firm represented Eshkolot. The matter involved a lawsuit filed by an Israeli copyright company against Netflix. The company served the claim on Netflix's Israeli lawyer, with whom it had previously corresponded, but he argued that he was not authorized to represent Netflix. In the absence of an explicit power of attorney, the court held that service of the claim on Netflix was valid. Eshkolot was represented by Adv. Eyal Nachshon.

Adv. Inbar Gorelick was invited to Tel Aviv University to lecture as part of the “Female Entrepreneurs on Campus” project. Inbar discussed what to take into consideration when incorporating a company, the importance of founders' agreements, and intellectual property protection.

As an expert in the funds field, Adv. Roy Engel was invited to lecture in a course led by the Israel Financial Institute (IFI) for 50 Altshuler Shaham managers. Roy discussed different types of alternative investments, as well as the legal, administrative, and supervisory aspects of the fund structures.

To avoid lawsuits, companies that decide to publish sponsored marketing content and collaborate with influencers should be aware of the limitations that apply to them, including Consumer Protection Law provisions. We provide practical tips in an article for Calcalist.

As experts in the high-tech field, Adv. Itay Gura and Adv. Inbar Katzir were invited to act as judges in a startup project competition held by students at the University of Haifa’s Department of Information Systems.

Adv. Sagi Gross, a firm partner, was a guest lecturer in an environmental law course at Bar-Ilan University. He spoke about the environmental aspects of merger and acquisition transactions.

Adv. Roy Engel, Adv. Yana Zilbershtein, and Adv. Yakov Vilenski advised Migdal on a USD 100 million investment in the real estate investment fund Exeter Industrial Value Fund EQT. More than 90% of the investors in the fund are American and international institutional entities. Migdal is the only Israeli investor.

Adv. Itay Gura and Adv. Inbar Katzir advised Cryptohub, which offers crypto trading tools and innovations to improve the average crypto trader's experience, throughout the course of a USD 6 million investment round. The round was led by Tectona, the only public company that focuses its activities on the adoption of blockchain technologies.

CTECH by Calcalist has published an op-ed by Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss, a partner in our International Corporate Department. Ariella explains that earn-outs are becoming an established tool for compromising on a company’s valuation.

We hosted members of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) for the conference, "The High-Tech Employment World." The conference focused on key issues in Israel's high-tech employment market and featured lectures on topics including non-compete clauses in employment agreements, the workforce as a critical element in the workplace, and more. Speakers included Adv. Micky Barnea, our firm's managing partner; Nani Maoz, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Everest; and firm partners Adv. Harel Perlmutter, Adv. Netta Bromberg, Adv. Inbar Gorelick, and Adv. Amos E. Rosenzweig.

Adv. Gal Rozent, the head of our firm’s Antitrust and Competition Department, was invited to lecture at Haifa University’s annual competition law conference. Senior officials from the competition field and attorneys from Israel’s leading law firms attended.

The Arrangements Law for 2023-2024 makes extensive reference to expanding and creating a regulatory infrastructure in the digital assets field. Specifically, the Israeli government refers to regulation in a number of different areas, including the cryptocurrencies market. See more in an article for Calcalist.

Our firm hosted the AI & Regulation conference, with the participation of Gilad Samama, head of the Israel Privacy Protection Authority, and other senior officials. The conference was held in collaboration with the International Association of Privacy Experts (IAPP) and the Israel-America Chamber of Commerce. At the conference, Dr. Avishay Klein, head of our firm’s Privacy, Cyber and AI Department, lectured on the regulation of artificial intelligence in Israel and around the world.  

The Haifa District Court recently adjudicated on the rights to a pension of a group of foreign workers who had finished their employment and subsequently left Israel. The court determined, as a general rule, that a foreign worker who is not a resident of Israel is not entitled to old-age pension from the National Insurance Institute (NII). Adv. Amos E. Rosenzweig, a special of counsel at our firm and former general counsel at the NII, sheds lights on this issue in an article for Calcalist.

Last March, Coca-Cola alerted retailers of a 7% price increase for its sugary drink products. Yesterday, the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry informed Coca-Cola of its intention to examine the need for supervision of the company's products in Israel. The ministry suspects Coca-Cola’s significant product price increase may affect the beverage sector in Israel as a whole. As an expert in the competition field, Adv. Gal Rozent was interviewed by TheMarker on the subject.

Adv. Eyal Nachshon and Adv. Naama Ben Arosh Moshe are representing Eshkolot, the Company for the Performing Rights of Israeli Artists in a lawsuit it filed against Netflix, alleging the company made use of protected performances without obtaining the artists’ consent and without paying them royalties.