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The Tel Aviv District Court ruled the non-profit organization Shavei Israel had operated improperly for two decades in reporting to the Registrar of Associations that Sarah Green was a member of the organization. Green’s ex-husband, the founder of the nonprofit, was apparently falsifying her signature on documents submitted to the Registrar. Green was represented by Adv. Zohar Lande, Adv. Gal Livshits, Adv. Zohar Haim Levinger, and Adv. Naama Ben Arosh Moshe.

There are unique work regulations on Israel's Memorial Day and Independence Day. Adv. Netta Bromberg, a partner and head of our Employment Department, details to Ynet the major regulations on overtime hours and missing work.

Migdal Group has invested, together with other partnerships, in the alternative energy projects of Fu-Gen AG and Fu-Gen Assets 4 AB. Firm partners Adv. Micky Barnea, Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss, and Adv. Roy Engel advised on the ILS 1 billion investment.

Global economic strength is adversely affected by geopolitical risks. Corporations have a duty to be prepared. Click to read Adv. Niv Polani’s Calcalist op-ed.

Our firm participated in a "Zichlinskey Hosts" meeting held by SRI Global Group together with the Israel Directors Union.

We represented Amir Birman, one of the directors of Keren Or, in a sentencing appeal. The Supreme Court significantly reduced his sentence and granted him permission to appeal to Israel’s President for a pardon.

Mivna Group has acquired 50% of the shares of the Yad Hana Homesh Industries Cooperative Association for ILS 140 million. The parties intend to jointly establish an innovative logistics center in a total built-up area of about 100,000 square meters. The client was represented by Adv. Ilan Blumenfeld and Adv. Maya Zisser.

New Israel Competition Authority regulations impose a heavier reporting obligation on companies seeking to merge. These new regulations have many possible consequences, for better or worse. Firm partner Adv. Irit Brodsky discusses the changes in an in-depth article by Globes on the subject.

We represent the CEO of Granite Securities Portfolio Management in connection with his arrest and subsequent release under restrictive conditions following an investigation by the Israel Securities Authority. He is suspected of fraudulently obtaining loans totaling approximately ILS 6.5 million from the company's clients, making false representations in connection with those loans, and falsely representing that he provided investment advice in accordance with applicable law.

Our firm represented Menora Mivtachim Insurance Ltd., Shomera Insurance Company Ld., and Menora Pension and Provident Ltd. in a transaction to purchase 15% of Nisko Group's shares for ILS 180 million. Adv. Ilan Blumenfeld and Adv. Dor Levi-Tam advised on the transaction.

Prof. Amichai Cohen enumerates the sweeping effect of the sanctions regime against Russia and details important points for businesspeople in Israel.

Many transactions in the Israeli market made in dollars also have to go through American banks at some point, and are therefore subject to the American sanctions regime. In an op-ed published by Dun’s 100 Calcalist, Prof. Amichai Cohen argues international sanctions against Russia have had a significant impact on the Israeli market, and it appears the time has come for the Israeli government to recognize this.

Adv. Micky Barnea, Adv. Ilan Blumenfeld, and Adv. Daniel Kleinman from our firm represented Danel Group in the acquisition of Manor Medical, which operates in the surrogacy, egg donation, and medical tourism fields. This transaction constitutes the completion of Danel’s acquisition of Manor Medical based on an ILS 100 million valuation.

Our firm hosted a delegation of French aerospace technology companies. Firm partners Adv. Samuel Henry Samuel and Adv. Harel Perlmutter discussed various aspects of entering the Israeli market.

Adv. Liat Keisary, an expert in advising high-net-worth private clients, was interviewed by TheMarker about Russian oligarchs’ sudden interest in Israeli real estate. Liat detailed the difficulties these oligarchs now face in the wake of Russian sanctions in making payments and obtaining guarantees from banks in Israel.

Is Israel a tax haven for Russian billionaires? Our firm's Adv. Harel Perlmutter and other experts shed light on what is happening.

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.

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."

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.