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Barnea: Representation of Qualtero in an acquisition transaction amounting to over 30 million US dollars.

Advs. Yuval Lazi and Nofer Rose David represented Qualtero – a company specializing in IT and consulting services - in its acquisition by Comply365 for over 30 million US dollars.

Categories: Corporate | Mergers and Acquisitions

Barnea: Hosting “Demo Day” for Azrieli College of Engineering’s AtoBe Accelerator

We were happy to host the Demo Day event for the AtoBe Accelerator at the Azrieli College of Engineering. During the event, entrepreneurs presented their innovative ventures to an audience of investors.

Categories: High Tech

Representing One Peak in USD 100 Million Financing Round

Simon Jaffa, Yuval Lazi, Mayer Winkler, Tal Freilich, Nofar Rose David, and Dana Ben Yehuda from our firm's Corporate Department represented UK-based investment management firm One Peak Partners in its investment in Coro, an Israeli cybersecurity startup.

Categories: Corporate | Mergers and Acquisitions | Start Ups

The Israeli food producer Osem is continuing to transfer intellectual property rights to Nestle

Yuval Lazi and Harel Perlmutter were interviewed by Globes about the transfer of Osem’s intellectual property rights to Nestlé. They explained how this transfer is likely to affect the State of Israel.

Categories: Corporate | IP and Licensing | Tax

Barnea: Hosting Israeli Olympic Committee Members for Meeting of “Podium” Program

Our firm hosted members of the Israeli Olympic Committee as part of the prestigious national “Podium” program for sports coaches. The program is run by the Israeli Ministry for Sports and Culture and the Wingate Institute. Yuval Lazi, a partner and head of the firm’s International Corporate Department, talked to participants about challenges and opportunities in the health-tech field.

Categories: High Tech

Barnea: Representing Chargeflow in USD 14 Million Seed Round

Yuval Lazi and Nofar Rose David represented Chargeflow, a startup using AI to fight chargeback fraud, in an investment led by the VC firm OpenView Venture Partners. We provided legal advice on all aspects of the transaction, including labor law matters.


Categories: Corporate | Employment | FinTech | M&A employment issues | Mergers and Acquisitions | Start Ups

Doing Business in Israel: Lecture by Yuval Lazi

Today, we hosted a group of foreign entrepreneurs, who arrived in Israel as part of a delegation organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As part of the event, Yuval Lazi lectured on the legal challenges of doing business in Israel and how to get it right.

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

Yuval Lazi Leads Table at OurCrowd Leaders Forum

Yuval Lazi was chosen to lead a taskforce table at the annual OurCrowd Global Investment Summit, dealing with “M&A Challenges in Light of Political and Economic Turmoil.”

Categories: Corporate | Investments

Lecture: Investment Agreements

As part of our firm's collaboration with the Jewish-Arab accelerator jumpTAU at Tel Aviv University, Adv. Yuval Lazi lectured to entrepreneurs in the accelerator. During the lecture, Yuval provided legal tools to entrepreneurs and discussed how to avoid mistakes before signing investment agreements.

Categories: High Tech | Investments | Start Ups

Yuval Lazi Lectures at Azrieli College of Engineering’s AtoBe Accelerator

Yuval Lazi, head of our firm’s international corporate practice, lectured to members of the AtoBe Accelerator on founders’ agreements.

Categories: Corporate

Hosting Entrepreneurs from jumpTAU Accelerator

Our firm hosted entrepreneurs participating in the jumpTAU program of Tel Aviv University’s Entrepreneurship Center. In this framework, Yuval Lazi lectured on founders' agreement and financing startups, while Anat Even-Chen lectured on setting up a website and the privacy issues that entrepreneurs must address at the very beginning.

Categories: High Tech | Privacy Law | Start Ups

Legal Aspects of SAFEs (Simple Agreement for Future Equity)

Since a SAFE is a relatively standard agreement, there is no need for lengthy negotiations on comprehensive investment agreements. A SAFE defines clear rules about the investor’s rights (which include, inter alia, rights similar to those the next investors in the company receive during future rounds of funding).

 

Barnea: Representing Metuka Bakery in Sale to Adi Cohen, Former CEO of Tiv Ta'am

Ilan Blumenfeld, Yuval Lazi, and Dor Levi-Tam represented the founders of the coffee shop/bakery chain Metuka in the company's sale to businessman Adi Cohen, former CEO of Tiv Ta'am. 

Categories: Corporate | Mergers and Acquisitions

Doing Business in Israel: Forming a Limited Liability Company in Israel

The Israeli Companies Law enables local and international businesses to engage in business activity easily and with relative efficiency and The procedure for forming a limited liability company is relatively simple.

The Technologies Encouraging Consumers to Return to Malls

"The day we walk around with robots in stores, or when a shopping cart walks through the supermarket for us and tell us we are passing by a product we have purchased in the past and that is now on sale, is not far away." Adv. Yuval Lazi, head of our firm's International Corporate Department, was interviewed by Globes about retail-tech technologies.

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

High-Tech Legal Experts Discuss Hot Topics

Yuval Lazi participated in the Dun's 100 forum with other senior legal experts from the high-tech field. The forum included discussions on various issues, including high company valuations, Israeli high-tech companies that went public on Wall Street, and manpower shortages.

Categories: High Tech

Legal Tools Workshop for Entrepreneurs in EdTech Program

Our firm represents EdTech Israel, a project to promote technological innovation in the fields of education and learning. In a meeting held today, Itay Gura and Yuval Lazi lectured to the venture's participants on founders’ agreements, intellectual property, and financing agreements, respectively.

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

Barnea Representing Ness in Acquisition of DXC's Operations for USD 65 Million

Our firm is representing Ness Technologies, owned by Hilan, a TASE-traded software company, in a transaction to acquire 100% of the share capital of DXC Technology's IT services company in Israel (formerly EDS). The scope of the transaction is USD 65 million, and its completion is expected at the end of the first quarter of 2022. Advs. Micky Barnea, Yuval Lazi, Mayer Winkler, and Dana Ben-Yehuda represent Ness in the transaction.

Categories: Corporate | Mergers and Acquisitions

Legal Tools for Your Venture’s Success

Yuval Lazi will lecture today on the necessary legal tools to ensure a venture’s success, as part of the entrepreneurship program WE - Women Entrepreneurship. WE is a community that promotes women (mainly female students and alumni) in the entrepreneurship field. It operates on various campuses, including Tel Aviv University, Hebrew University, Bar-Ilan University, Ben-Gurion University, the Technion, Reichman University (IDC Herzliya), and the College of Management.

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

Representing NickNack in Sale to Papaya Global

Yuval Lazi, Itay Gura, and Inbar Katzir represented the Israeli startup NickNack in its sale to Papaya Global Ltd., a private Israeli company that provides payroll and human resource management computing services to multinational corporations. NickNack is developing a platform that fosters team engagement and togetherness for organizations working remotely.

Categories: Corporate | Mergers and Acquisitions | Start Ups

Webinar with IBM — Growth Tools for Infant Startups

Barnea is hosting today in collaboration with IBM a webinar on the technological and business challenges that startups in their infancy stages should pay attention to.

As part of the webinar, firm partner Yuval Lazi will discuss the business and legal aspects that exist along the way. He will provide participants with tools on how to get their startups on the right path to success.

 

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

Calcalist Interview – Reason for Years-Long Drop in Establishment of New Tech Ventures

According to data from the Israel Innovation Authority, since 2014, when 1,404 new startups were formed, there has been a steady decline in the establishment of new startups. For instance, in 2020, only 520 startups were formed.

Firm partner Yuval Lazi, an expert in the high-tech field, addresses the phenomenon and analyzes the data in an interview with Calcalist on the subject.

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

Barnea Represented Gnrgy in Sale to O.P.C. Energy

Firm partner Yuval Lazi and associate Mayer Winkler advised Gnrgy, a company operating in the field of electric vehicle charging, in its sale to public company O.P.C. Energy, part of the Idan Ofer Group. The transaction amount was NIS 67 million. Our legal services consisted of advising on all aspects of the transaction, including antitrust issues.

 

Categories: Antitrust and Competition | Corporate | Investments | Mergers and Acquisitions

Proper Articles of Association – Now More Than Ever

The coronavirus crisis, which hit both the Israeli market and markets globally, has been unsettling. It undermined existing collaborations and encouraged the creation of new ones. It weakened the inertia that drove many businesses and employees, and forced numerous entities to reinvent themselves, to initiate and to dare.

Can You Really Find a Sample Founders' Agreement on the Web?

Sample founders’ agreements are available online for download by anyone. Though there are numerous accessible founders’ agreements, a document downloaded from the web is not one you should rely on when establishing your new venture. 

Important Agreements for Setting Up a Startup

Yuval Lazi lectured this morning on founders' and investors' agreements as part of the "From Project to Startup" course at Tel Aviv University’s Faculty of Engineering. During the course, students establish and develop a technology startup, with mentors and leading industry professionals guiding them throughout the project. Yuval serves as one of the mentors in the course.

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

Cyber Attack on Tower Semiconductor: What is the Effect on the Company’s Activity?

Tower identified a cyber attack on its systems and released a statement saying it had taken measures to prevent the event’s further development. Yuval Lazi and Anat Even Chen, partners from our firm that represent companies dealing with cyber breaches, were interviewed by Globes on the matter. They explained the attack’s impact on the company, the company’s different alternatives of how now to respond, and when and if a company should report a cyber attack.

Categories: Cyber | High Tech

Providing Counsel in the Establishment of a New Investment Fund in Asia

Liquidity Fund of Meitav Dash will establish with MUFG Bank, the world’s largest Japanese bank, a new private investment fund in Asia. The new fund will be incorporated in Singapore, and will provide credit to companies in Asia, through securitization transactions of future cash flows. Our firm, led by attorneys Roy Engel and Yuval Lazi, accompanied Liquidity, which as part of the agreement will provide the joint company with management and underwriting services.

 

Categories: Capital Markets | Investment Funds

What Employees Need to Know About Stock Options

In a short video, Adv. Yuval Lazi explains the guiding principles in granting options, how you can estimate how much the options are worth, and what is important for an employee to know when he receives options.

CardiacSense Signs USD 32M Deal to Sell Watches in India

Our firm serves as counsel for Cardiac Sense, a startup that developed a medical watch for remote patient vital signs monitoring and detection of fever and chronic diseases. We represent the startup in all legal matters. Recently, we assisted the company in an over USD 30 million agreement to supply medical watches for use in hospitals in India.

Categories: High Tech | Life Sciences | Start Ups

The Legal Aspects of Building a Startup

As part of our close relationship with AtoB, a professional accelerator in Jerusalem operated by the Azrieli College of Engineering, Yuval Lazi was invited today to discuss with early-stage entrepreneurs the legal aspects of building a startup. For more information, feel free to contact us.

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

Jump TAU Jewish-Arab Accelerator Program Demo Day

Yuval Lazi participated today in the demo day of the Jump TAU Jewish-Arab Accelerator Program. In light of the coronavirus pandemic, the meeting took place online.

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

Firm Partners Lecture at TAU Entrepreneurship Center

As part of the firm's collaboration with Tel Aviv University's Entrepreneurship Center, we were invited to lecture students on the relevant legal aspects of entrepreneurial activity. We discussed the basics behind founders’ agreements and why it's important to make such an agreement. Yuval Lazi explained the methods, possibilities, and challenges of venture capital raising, from family and friends to exits. Anat Even-Chen concluded with a lecture on online business activities, including what website policies should contain and how to build a business correctly so as not to be exposed to privacy issues.

Categories: High Tech | Privacy Law | Regulation | Start Ups

What Is a Non-Disclosure Agreement and Is It Really Necessary?

This video deals with the questions of when to sign an NDA and how much protection it really gives.

Hosting the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator

Our firm hosted today a meetup of the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator. Yuval Lazi and Harel Perlmutter met with the participating startups and discussed the challenges and opportunities of working with the US.

Categories: High Tech | International Taxation | Start Ups | Tax

Yuval Lazi Summarizes 2019 in Cyber

The People website interviewed cyber experts, including Yuval Lazi, about prominent trends in the cyber world in 2019.

In a world where the cyber-attack industry is valued at more than $1 trillion a year, and attacks are increasing year after year, Yuval Lazi explains that corporations have begun to internalize that technological solutions alone are not enough. Corporations have thus begun to adopt a more holistic and broader approach.

 

Categories: Cyber | High Tech

Seven Investment Terms Every Entrepreneur Should Know

Below are some important terms every entrepreneur should know before undertaking his or her first investment round.

Representing Cymplify in Acquisition by Check Point

Our firm represented the IoT security company Cymplify in its acquisition by NASDAQ-listed cloud security company Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. for USD 5 million.

Categories: Cyber | High Tech | Investments

Representing German Fund Mercura in Investment in Israeli Startup 3DSignals

Our firm represented the German fund Mercura in its investment in 3DSignals. This Israeli startup enables the monitoring of production floor performance. The investment follows the company's rapid growth in the German market.

Categories: High Tech | Investments | Start Ups

Barnea Representing 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. Advs. Yuval Lazi, Uri Hillel, and Mayer Winkler represented the buyer.

Categories: FinTech | High Tech | Investments

Barnea Represented ISS Global in the 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 Advs. Simon Jaffa, Yuval Lazi, Danny Boguslavsky, and Chen Nadir.

Categories: Corporate | Investments

Barnea Representing Neng Yang in Acquisition of ADT

Our firm is representing the Chinese investment fund Neng Yang in its acquisition of Advanced Dicing Technologies Ltd. (ADT). ADT is an Israel-based electronics dicing equipment company. The acquisition amount is USD 35 million.

Categories: Corporate | High Tech | Investments

Mentoring at Innovative Acceleration Program – Israel Lean Launchpad

As part of our partnership with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Executive Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program (HUstart), Yuval Lazi lectured today to the participants of Israel Lean Launchpad, an innovative acceleration program founded by Hebrew University, Merage Institute, Startup Nation Central, and the Jerusalem Development Authority.

 

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

Amendments to the Encouragement of Capital Investments Law

The Ministry of Economy and Industry and the Authority for Investments and Development of the Industry and Economy are presenting a series of steps to bring the Encouragement of Capital Investments Law in line with the Israeli market of 2019.

Lectures at Hebrew University's Entrepreneurship Center

Commercial Department partners Yuval Lazi and Itay Gura lectured on founders' agreements to participants in the digital and social entrepreneurship programs at the Hebrew University Entrepreneurship Center.

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

Yuval Lazi Lectures at Azrieli College of Engineering's Startup Accelerator

Yuval Lazi, a partner in our Corporate Department, lectured today on the Cinderella stories of young companies to entrepreneurs taking part in AtoBe, the Azrieli College of Engineering's startup accelerator.

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

Yuval Lazi at the Largest Annual International Cybersecurity Event

Adv. Yuval Lazi will participate in the upcoming Cyber Week event. Yuval will take part in the UK-IL Roundtable on the topic of Online Safety.

Categories: Cyber

Representing ArcusTeam in Pre-Seed Funding Round

Our firm represented the Israeli startup ArcusTeam, which developed an automated platform to identify both known and unknown security weaknesses in IoT devices, in a pre-seed round of $1.5 million.

Among the startup's investors are TheDock Accelerator and TAU Ventures.

Hosting a Delegation from the Florida-Israel Business Accelerator

Our firm hosted today a delegation of investors and companies visiting Israel through the Florida Israel Business Accelerator (FIBA) for a networking event with industry leaders. Our firm works regularly with FIBA and advises the companies that take part in its program.

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

Lecture on Startup Funding at the IDC Legal Clinic

Adv. Yuval Lazi lectured today to students participating in the IDC Legal Clinic for Start-Ups on the subject of raising funds. We serve as mentors to the clinic's law students, who assist entrepreneurs from target communities. 

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

Lecture to the Acceleration Program for Cooperative Economics at "The Library"

Adv. Yuval Lazi lectured today on founders' agreements and startup financing to members of "The Library," the urban innovation space of the Tel Aviv Municipality.

Barnea represented Senetas Corporation Ltd.

Our firm represented Senetas Corporation in a USD 8 million investment in the Israeli cyber company Votiro Cybersec Global Limited

Categories: Corporate | Cyber | High Tech | Investments | Mergers and Acquisitions

Xcelerator 2018 – Final Event

As part of our involvement with Xcelerator, TAU Ventures and the Israel Security Agency's joint accelerator program, Yuval Lazi participated today as a mentor in the Demo Day Event.

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

How to Negotiate with a Prospective Angel Investor

How you negotiate with an angel investor goes a long way in determining whether you will receive funding or not. Click to read some top tips for negotiating with a potential angel investor.

Yuval Lazi Speaks at Hebrew University Entrepreneurship Center

Adv. Yuval Lazi was a guest of HUstart - The Hebrew University Entrepreneurship Center, where he spoke on the legal challenges of startups.

Categories: Start Ups

IBM Alpha Zone 8th Class Selection

Our firm participated in the selection process for the 8th class of the IBM Alpha Zone accelerator.

Categories: High Tech | Life Sciences | Start Ups

Memorandum on the Cyber Defense and National Cyber Directorate Law

The Israeli Prime Minister's Office published a memorandum on the proposed Cyber Defense and National Cyber Directorate Law. This law is designed to regulate the National Cyber Directorate’s purpose, functions, and powers.

Barnea to Provide Legal Mentoring to The Xcelerator

Barnea will advise and mentor the new accelerator program created by the Israel Security Agency and Tel Aviv University’s TAU Ventures.

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

Yuval Lazi Attends AlphaC Demo-Day Event

Adv. Yuval Lazi participated today in the AlphaC Demo-Day Event. AlphaC is the first Israeli IoT and OT security acceleration program of its kind. It was created by TAU Ventures in partnership with the NEC Corporation of America.

Categories: Cyber | High Tech | Start Ups

Legal ABCs for the Early-Stage Entrepreneur

Yuval Lazi will lecture today to MBA students at the Ben-Gurion University Innovation Program on the topics of founders' agreements, IP, and investment agreements.

Categories: Start Ups

Yuval Lazi Lectures at Hutchison Kinrot

Adv. Yuval Lazi is lecturing today for entrepreneurs at Hutchison Kinrot, a global leader seed investor in water and cleantech-related technologies.

Categories: Energy | Start Ups | Water

Yuval Lazi Lecturing at TAU Student Union Entrepreneurship Program

Yuval Lazi, a partner in our Corporate Department, will lecture today to the participants of the Tel Aviv University Student Union's Elite Entrepreneurship Program on shareholder agreements and startups' Cinderella stories.

Categories: Start Ups

Tread Carefully

The GDPR craze has left everyone trying to tick off all the boxes in terms of regulatory compliance, while little attention is given to addressing: what happens if you actually get attacked.

Barnea Represented Greenyard Fresh in Acquisition of Mor International

Our firm represented Greenyard Fresh, a global market leader of fresh, frozen, and prepared fruits and vegetables, in the acquisition of 49% of Mor International.

Categories: Corporate | Mergers and Acquisitions

Barnea Represented Cellebrite in the Sale of the Mobilogy Division to a US Fund

Our firm represented Cellebrite in the sale of the Mobilogy Division to the American ESW Capital Fund. The Mobilogy division, which operates as a separate brand, offers technological solutions for operators, retailers and aftermarket  that enhance the customer experience in-store & beyond.

Categories: Corporate | High Tech | Investments | Mergers and Acquisitions

The First 48 Hours - How to Respond to a Data Breach

If you’ve discovered that your company has been hacked, the first 48 hours are absolutely critical. Knowing how to actively marginalize further harm and eliminate cybersecurity vulnerability can be dealt with in the first 48 hours with an incident response plan.

Follow these strategic steps in planning your company’s exit

Before selling your business, consider these factors to guarantee your company is fully prepared. Following are pertinent reasons why business owners cannot afford to risk a hands-off approach to planning a business exit strategy.

Barnea & Baker McKenzie Seminar – Under Cyber-Attack: Securing the Breach

We are hosting today together with Baker McKenzie an event focusing on the steps companies can take to prevent and respond to cyber-attacks. Adv. Yuval Lazi will discuss the immediate actions to take after a cyber-attack, as well as the duties and importance of the "Cyber War Room."

Categories: Corporate | Cyber

Yuval Lazi to Lecture on Partnership Agreements

Adv. Yuval Lazi will today discuss partnership agreements with the participants of the StartOno Accelerator, the entrepreneurship program of the Ono Academic College.

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

Yuval Lazi Lecturing at TAU Student Union Entrepreneurship Program

Yuval Lazi, a partner in our Technology Department, will lecture today to the participants of the Tel Aviv University Student Union's Elite Entrepreneurship Program on shareholder agreements and startups' Cinderella stories.

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

Adv. Yuval Lazi will lecture at Startau Elite Entrepreneurship Course

Adv. Yuval Lazi, Partner at the Technology Department at Barnea Co., will lecture today on the topic of founders agreements and capital raising at ' Elite Entrepreneurship' - the Entrepreneurship Course of Startau, Tel Aviv University Entrepreneurship Center.
Categories: Start Ups

Delegation of Israeli Investors in Serbia

Adv. Yuval Lazi, a partner in our firm's Technology Department, is taking part in a special delegation of Israeli investors. The investors are traveling to Belgrade, Serbia for the first time to become acquainted with the Serbian startup ecosystem.

Categories: Start Ups

Developing Marketing Strategy for Potential Investors

When you build out your business model, you need more than a great product or service. Innovative brilliance and new ideas matter, but they are not enough. By the time you are ready to raise capital, you should be able to outline for your potential investors a clear market strategy.

Understanding the Terms of Startup Investment

Adv. Yuval Lazi, a partner in our Technology Department, will lecture today at HIP – Heseg Innovators Program on the topic of investment agreements.

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

Deliver a Strong Value Proposition to Raise Funds Effectively

When you are ready to raise money to begin or expand operations for your startup, you cannot just ask and wait for money to pour in. Today’s investors are savvier than ever. They need to understand the value you create, for investors and for the market your company will serve. You need to understand your business model thoroughly, but you should also prepare concise answers to the questions any smart investor will ask.

 

Yuval Lazi to Lecture on Intellectual Property in the Entrepreneurship World

Adv. Yuval Lazi will lecture today at the Heseg Innovators Program (HIP) on issues of intellectual property in the entrepreneurship world.

Categories: High Tech | Intellectual Property | Start Ups

How Tech Transfer Organizations Drive Israel's Growth

Much of the research and development that goes into new technologies occurs in academic and research institutions and laboratories. But this does not in itself create the new products and processes that change the world. Rather, the technologies are transferred from these academic institutions to the companies that will develop marketable applications.

 

Barnea & Co. represented Industries Centers EOD in the acquisition of control by US company ADM

The acquisition of control by US company ADM of Israeli company Industries Centers EOD—which imports and markets animal feed, processes seeds, and stores emergency inventory for the state—has been completed. The company was represented by Advs. Micky Barnea, Yuval Lazi, Ilan Blumenfeld, Sagi Gross, and Daniel Kleinman.

Categories: Corporate | Mergers and Acquisitions

Local Cybersecurity for a Connected World

Today’s world holds more cybersecurity threats every day than it did the day before. Expert estimate that Israel faces 100,000 cyber-attacks every day, and 10 times that amount in wartime. Given the constant threat against businesses and the government, Israel’s national focus on fostering cybersecurity technology and growth seems almost obvious.

Hosting the Tel Aviv Startup CEO Roundtable

Barnea together with MarketingNV are hosting for the third time the exclusive event in the series for startup CEOs. Adv. Yuval Lazi will lecture on the topic of second round funding - key terms and mistakes to be avoided.

 

Categories: Start Ups

The Life Science Industry in Israel

The life sciences are advancing at dramatic rates in capabilities and goals. For most of human existence, we have been trying to keep up with the path of diseases as they emerge. Now, we are starting to push more toward prevention and improvement of life in a forward-looking manner. Israel sits at the front of the developmental curve, with over 1,200 active life sciences companies. With its national innovative drive and start-up mentality, Israel provides fertile ground for growth in the sector.

Tel Aviv University Innovation Conference

For the second year, Barnea is taking part in the Tel Aviv University Innovation Conference. In the framework of the conference, Micky Barnea, will lecture on the subject of the legal challenges entailed in late staged startups and will judge in the competition final with other mentors from Shazam, Prezi, Capsula, Strauss Group and IAI.Adv. Yuval Lazi and Ariella Dreyfuss, will judge in the start-up competition in the Fintech, Gaming and IoT sectors. Yuval Lazi will also participate in a panel discussion on funding a start-up, together with a representative of the Office of the Chief Scientist, Tau Ventures' CEO and the CEO of "Cockpit", El-Al's start-up support program.

Categories: FinTech | Gaming | High Tech | Start Ups

Adv. Yuval Lazi will lecture at Startau Elite Entrepreneurship Course

Adv. Yuval Lazi, Partner in the Technology Department at Barnea, will lecture today on the topic of founders agreements and capital raising at ' Elite Entrepreneurship' - the Entrepreneurship Course of Startau, Tel Aviv University Entrepreneurship Center.

 

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

Adv. Yuval Lazi Interviewed by the Blog 'Talks about Entrepreneurship' on Founders Agreements

Adv. Yuval Lazi, Partner at Barnea, interviewed by the blog 'Talks about Entrepreneurship' discussed the importance of Founders Agreements. Yuval discussed the risk of failure to make a founding agreement, in regard to how much it costs and how long the process takes.

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

Tamid IDC Pitch Event

Adv. Yuval Lazi, Partner in the Technology Department at Barnea, participated as a judge at Tamid's Pitch Event. Tamid is part of the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya program that connects American students with the Israeli economic landscape.

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

Roundtable with VC's Investing in Cyber Security

Barnea will host today, together with Israel-America Chamber of Commerce and the BIRD Foundation,  a roundtable meeting with Mr. Kevin Stine, Chief of Applied Cybersecurity Division at NIST (The National Institute of Standards and Technology), an agency of the US Department of Commerce. The roundtable will include senior managers of Israeli VC’s community and Cyber Security startups.  

Categories: Cyber | High Tech

Mentoring Startups and Entrepreneurs at the Technological Incubator TechCode

Adv. Yuval Lazi, Partner at the Technology Department in Barnea will give business and legal mentoring for start-ups and entrepreneurs at the technological incubator TechCode. Chinese Techcode is a chain of international incubators for start-ups, which assist companies looking to access the Chinese market.

Categories: Start Ups

Meeting of SEEDS, the Entrepreneurial Program of Appleseed’s Alumni Association – at Barnea & Co.

Barnea hosted a meeting of SEEDS, the entrepreneurial program of Appleseed’s Alumni Association which operates technology programs and life skills development in Israel's periphery. Adv. Yuval Lazi, Partner in the Technology Department lectured on the topics of Founder's Agreements and a tool box for entrepreneurs.

Categories: High Tech

The Fall of the Applications Empire

An article by Adv. Yuval Lazi, Partner in the Technology Department at Barnea, on the subject of the current and future market place for applications, was published by Globes Dun's 100. Yuval commented that as regards Israeli start-up companies which develop application-based technologies or solutions, there is a real need to redefine the prospects and risks.

Categories: High Tech

Three Technological Predictions for the Next 5 Years

The world around us is changing. In labs and living rooms around the world, people are creating new technologies and finding new applications for existing and emerging technologies. The products and services available to everyone thus expand exponentially every year. In the next five years, then, you can expect massive growth in what we can do. Three areas in particular will provide important developments.

Chinese Retail and Internet Giant Alibaba Invested 15 Million Dollars in the Israeli Tech Firm Infiniti AR

Adv. Yuval Lazi, Partner at Barnea represented Sun Corporation of Japan in a mutual investment with Alibaba the Chinese retail and Internet giant in the Israeli company Infiniti AR, which is developing augmented reality systems for medicine, training, and games.

Categories: High Tech

Adv. Yuval Lazi Interviewed by the Blog 'Talks about Entrepreneurship' and the Granting of Employee Stock Options

Adv. Yuval Lazi, Partner at Barnea, interviewed by the blog 'Talks about Entrepreneurship' and the granting of stock options to a start-up's employees. Yuval discussed the possibility for an employee to sell his options, valuation of options and how stock options are taxed.

Categories: High Tech

Seminar for Students From the IDC Legal Clinic for Start-Ups

Barnea is hosting today a seminar for students from the IDC Legal Clinic for Start-Ups on various issues including founding agreement, labor law and tax issues, privacy policy, entrepreneurship and more. The cooperation is part of the firm's pro bono activities.

Categories: High Tech

Barnea & Co. Continues to Assist the Heseg Innovators Program (HIP).

 

The new HIP Boost program is a direct continuation of the HIP program with which our firm was associated in the past. During HIP Boost, graduates of the HIP will undergo a comprehensive process to accelerate their early stage startups into growing and sustainable businesses. 

Next week a panel presentation event will be held with leading mentors giving insights to the entrepreneurs. Adv. Yuval Lazi was chosen to be the legal advisor for the HIP Boost program.

Categories: Start Ups

Legal Aid for Startups Targets Social Ventures

Barnea is pleased to co-operate with the IDC Legal Clinic for Start-Ups in mentoring the law students participating in the clinic and entrepreneurs from underprivileged communities engaged in social business ventures.  

Categories: High Tech

Israeli Army May Crack Down on Ex-Soldiers Profiting from Tech Expertise

Adv. Yuval Lazi, Partner at Barnea  was interviewed by the Times of Israel regarding a new policy the Israeli army is mulling that would regulate the technologies and the expertise soldiers can use once they leave. Yuval commented that the rights to any intellectual property that a soldier has developed or produced during his time in the army — patents, lines of code or even photos — belong to the army and not to the individual.

Categories: High Tech

The High-Tech Sector in Israel in the Year Ahead

Israel’s ‘startup boom’ has grown unfettered for decades. Its emergence as a nation of opportunity for business creation and innovation came not by accident, but through careful planning, tendency to think ‘outside the box’ and constant strive towards execution. All of which have been accomplished due to ability of Israel to support and grow qualified and innovative individuals. After years of steady growth, though, the country now faces some challenges to its positioning in the technology sector. Shortages in their high-tech labor pool and a need for companies to grow more within the country are forcing adjustments. How Israel navigates these concerns will have a significant impact on the year ahead for high-tech companies.

 

Barnea & Co. Was Selected to Work In Conjunction with the IDC Legal Clinic For Startups

Barnea was selected to work in conjunction with the IDC Legal Clinic for Startups in supporting law students and entrepreneurs from under represented sectors, in the 2016/2017 academic year.

Categories: High Tech | Start Ups

"Made in Lod" Boot Camp

Barnea will participate today in the "Made in Lod" Boot camp. Made in Lod is a social enterprise, tech, and small business accelerator being directed by PresenTense and the Lod Young Adult Center. Adv. Yuval Lazi will discuss the common mistakes young startups make.

Categories: High Tech

4 Things Every Startup Entrepreneur Should Know

Forming a start-up begins with a great idea. This may be a product or a better way to do something, and it represents the seed from which your company grows. But planting the seed is just the first step. Moving from creating a company to running it as a CEO requires careful, diligent work in a number of areas. Your transition into leadership will often make the difference between your company’s success and failure.

 

Tel Aviv University MBA Hackathon

Adv. Yuval Lazi and Adv. Itay Gura attended at the Tel Aviv University to lecture to participants in the Tel Aviv University’s MBA Programs in Innovation and Entrepreneurship on some of the legal and commercial aspects of starting a business. The participants took part in a Hackathon on 30th May.

Categories: High Tech

TAU Innovation Conference 2016

Barnea invites you to the TAU Innovation Conference 2016. The conference is the largest international innovation conference in the Middle East, with over 6,000 attendees from across the world. This includes entrepreneurs, industry leaders, diplomats, investors, and highly respected keynote speakers at educational and networking events. As Barnea is a participant in the event, our clients enjoy a 35% discount (Password:  TAUBarnea2016)

As part of the event, Micky Barnea will participate in the IPO and exits panel, Yuval Lazi will participate in the fundraising panel and Yuval Lazi and Ariella Dreyfuss will be judges at the Tel Aviv StartUp Challenge competition.

Categories: High Tech

Top 10 Mistakes Founders Make

Engaging in any business startup can be risky, and even more so when you are attempting to initiate a startup in the technology sector. Available risks cross both B2C and B2B vectors, and while the risk percentage can fluctuate between said vectors, it clearly illustrates the wide array of risks present for your technology startup. When these risks are combined with potential missteps by the founders of the technology startup, a perfect storm can be created that only terminates with the complete failure of the endeavor.

Google Campus Startup School: Legal

Yuval Lazi will lecture (May 16, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM) at the Google Campus Startup School for entrepreneurs on 10 Annoying Legal Mistakes of Early Stage Start Ups as well as the advantages of Founders' Agreements.

Google Campus is part of a global network including Campus Tel Aviv and Campus London.

Categories: High Tech

Adv. Yuval Lazi to represent Barnea as a judge on "Demo Day"

Adv. Yuval Lazi will participate tomorrow as a judge at the final event of the Startau elite entrepreneurship program "demo day".

This program is a unique acceleration program intended for young entrepreneurs, whose involvement in the program commences at concept stage. The program gives these young entrepreneurs the tools and knowledge to advance the concept to the point where it is ready for investment within three months.

Among the judges will be Samsung Venture Invesment, Krypton Venture Capital and Deutsce Telekom.

 

Categories: High Tech

Yuval Lazi to participate in the student entrepreneurship program

As an expert in advising entrepreneurs, Yuval Lazi will be a mentor in an evening event involving 40 participants in the student entrepreneurship program at the University of Tel Aviv. The event will be held on Tuesday 05/04/16 at 6pm at Tel Aviv University

Categories: Corporate

Barnea & Co. represented Continuity Software

Barnea represented Continuity Software in a transaction for the sale of the company to Kedma Capital for an amount of NIS 160 million. Continuity Software is the leading provider of service availability risk management solutions.

Representing Continuity Software- Adv. Micky Barnea and Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss.
Adv. Yuval Lazi represented Kedma Capital.

 

Categories: Corporate | High Tech | Mergers and Acquisitions

Angel's Investor workshop

As part of our cooperation with MIT Enterprise Forum of Israel, our office will take part in an Angel's Investor workshop consisting of 6 meetings. Adv. Micky Barnea, Adv. Yuval Lazi and Adv Ariella Dreyfuss will lecture at the workshop.

 

Categories: Corporate | Internet