Dr. Zvi Gabbay participated in a panel discussion on Channel 10 ( The economy channel) moderated by Dafna Shahar. The panel addressed the impact of regulation on the cost of living in Israel and potential strategies for addressing regulatory challenges. Participants included the Head of the Israeli Regulatory Authority, the former Director-General of the Israel Competition Authority, and other leading experts.
Regulation
Israeli regulation touches almost every business sectors our clients operate in – banking, finance, capital markets, communications, privacy protection, life science and pharma, environmental quality, infrastructure, energy, etc.
Legislative developments in these sectors, coupled with the trend of increased criminal and administrative enforcement against various regulatory violations, require corporations and their executives to be familiar with the regulations in their sectors and to take regulatory considerations into account when making business decisions.
The Israeli regulatory regime sometimes constitutes an obstacle for foreign companies looking to operate in Israel. Thanks to our esteemed reputation in the international arena, we serve as the go-to law firm for foreign companies that require legal advise about their ongoing activities in Israel and legal assistance with the various regulatory requirements that apply to such activities. Our services to foreign companies include the provision of opinions, assistance obtaining licenses and approvals, and guidance during transactions and when commencing activities in Israel. In addition, whenever necessary, we represent clients before the various regulatory authorities, including the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority, the Israel Securities Authority, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, the Competition Authority, the Second Authority for Television and Radio, the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Council, the Privacy Protection Authority, the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel, various government ministries, Knesset committees, and more.
Financial Regulation
Israel’s concentrated financial sector has evolved considerably in recent years as a result of new players and technologies entering the market and the enactment of new laws and regulations. We analyze the regulatory aspects of clients’ operations, help them contend with complex regulations, implement financial technologies, draft complex technological contracts, handle licensing procedures, assist with the formulation of regulatory compliance programs, and more. Our clients include companies engaging in open banking, credit, fintech, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, etc.
Privacy Protection and Data Security Regulation
Regulation in the privacy protection and data security field has made quantum leaps in recent years, adopting the tone set by the European GDPR. Israeli companies must comply not only with Israeli regulations, but also with the regulations of any country in which they operate.
We help our clients comply with statutory requirements and relevant regulations (GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, etc.), register databases, contend with cybersecurity and data security incidents, formulate and implement regulatory compliance programs, and find legal solutions to various issues.
Artificial Intelligence Regulation
AI companies and companies about to implement AI tools in their operations are dealing with novel issues of technology, law, and the relationship between them, while being under regulatory, public, and media scrutiny. Our firm’s AI team offers comprehensive advice based on its in-depth familiarity with the complex legalities surrounding AI. We help clients design work plans for implementing AI tools in their organizations, advise on AI and labor law issues, provide legal opinions about compliance with regulatory requirements, and counsel companies with regard to risk analysis and risk management when using AI.
Consumer Protection Regulation
Regulation in the field of consumer protection – privacy protection, e-commerce, marketing and advertising law in general and on social networks in particular, website accessibility, standard form contracts, and more – is also constantly evolving in Israel. This requires companies to invest considerable resources in order to comply with all regulations, reduce exposures, and avoid consumer-related lawsuits.
Our firm has extensive experience handling issues deriving from consumer protection legislation, including formulating internal compliance programs, providing legal opinions, representing corporations during lawsuits or class actions alleging violations of consumer protection laws, and advising corporations during administrative proceedings.
International Law
Global operations require expertise in international law, from trade levies and anti-dumping agreements to international tenders, business activities in countries imposing sanctions regimes, and more. Our firm provides comprehensive legal services to corporations, private entrepreneurs, and government entities in all spheres of international law – international trade, law and security, Israeli constitutional law, international criminal law, and international law in the Israeli judicial system.
Corporate Responsibility and ESG
ESG has become an integral part of how corporations operate. Maintaining corporate and environmental responsibility, employment diversity, and equality have become particularly significant, and authorities, investors, and stock exchanges are considering these aspects of corporations’ activities prior to making decisions about investments, transactions, etc. Countries and international entities are promoting ESG legislation, which obligates corporations to provide the public with information about their compliance with ESG principles. In order to fulfill ESG requirements, companies must familiarize themselves with a variety of regulations and best practices and adapt their activities and their reporting accordingly. We specialize in assisting corporations in this regard, including formulating compliance plans, analyzing a corporation’s operations, finding solutions for ESG-related business issues, and assisting corporations during investigations and audits of suspected violations of ESG regulations.
Environmental Law
Environmental legislation in its narrowest sense, and environmental law in its broadest sense, are becoming a high priority in corporations’ business considerations, inter alia, due to the more stringent regulations and uptrend in enforcement proceedings. We assist clients, among them industrial companies, energy companies, etc., with all commercial, criminal, and administrative aspects of environmental issues; laws pertaining to air pollution, hazardous materials, waste, etc.; and various aspects of environmental law in M&A transactions. We also represent clients before the Ministry of Environmental Protection and other regulatory authorities, and counsel companies and executives during investigations of suspected violations of environmental laws.
Pharma Regulation
We represent pharmaceutical companies, as well as manufacturers and distributors of medical devices, on an ongoing basis and advise them on issues of intellectual property, transfers of medical information, the filing of reports, obtaining permits and licenses, various tenders, etc. We also provide legal services to digital healthcare ventures, including those in the wearable technology, patient monitoring device, and medical cannabis sectors.
The prestigious Legal 500 directory has ranked Barnea Jaffa Lande among the leading firms in Israel in the category of Healthcare and Life Sciences.
Communications and Media Regulation
We provide comprehensive legal services to clients in the communications and media sector in relation to all regulatory issues pertaining to their business activities. This includes formulating legal opinions; assisting in obtaining licenses for media activities; advising on communications equipment trading; and providing representation before government ministries, the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Council, the Competition Authority, and more. Our clients include cellular and internet service providers, broadcasting companies, distribution and production companies, and equipment suppliers.
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Regulation
Israeli regulation touches almost every business sectors our clients operate in – banking, finance, capital markets, communications, privacy protection, life science and pharma, environmental quality, infrastructure, energy, etc.
Legislative developments in these sectors, coupled with the trend of increased criminal and administrative enforcement against various regulatory violations, require corporations and their executives to be familiar with the regulations in their sectors and to take regulatory considerations into account when making business decisions.
The Israeli regulatory regime sometimes constitutes an obstacle for foreign companies looking to operate in Israel. Thanks to our esteemed reputation in the international arena, we serve as the go-to law firm for foreign companies that require legal advise about their ongoing activities in Israel and legal assistance with the various regulatory requirements that apply to such activities. Our services to foreign companies include the provision of opinions, assistance obtaining licenses and approvals, and guidance during transactions and when commencing activities in Israel. In addition, whenever necessary, we represent clients before the various regulatory authorities, including the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority, the Israel Securities Authority, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, the Competition Authority, the Second Authority for Television and Radio, the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Council, the Privacy Protection Authority, the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel, various government ministries, Knesset committees, and more.
Financial Regulation
Israel’s concentrated financial sector has evolved considerably in recent years as a result of new players and technologies entering the market and the enactment of new laws and regulations. We analyze the regulatory aspects of clients’ operations, help them contend with complex regulations, implement financial technologies, draft complex technological contracts, handle licensing procedures, assist with the formulation of regulatory compliance programs, and more. Our clients include companies engaging in open banking, credit, fintech, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, etc.
Privacy Protection and Data Security Regulation
Regulation in the privacy protection and data security field has made quantum leaps in recent years, adopting the tone set by the European GDPR. Israeli companies must comply not only with Israeli regulations, but also with the regulations of any country in which they operate.
We help our clients comply with statutory requirements and relevant regulations (GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, etc.), register databases, contend with cybersecurity and data security incidents, formulate and implement regulatory compliance programs, and find legal solutions to various issues.
Artificial Intelligence Regulation
AI companies and companies about to implement AI tools in their operations are dealing with novel issues of technology, law, and the relationship between them, while being under regulatory, public, and media scrutiny. Our firm’s AI team offers comprehensive advice based on its in-depth familiarity with the complex legalities surrounding AI. We help clients design work plans for implementing AI tools in their organizations, advise on AI and labor law issues, provide legal opinions about compliance with regulatory requirements, and counsel companies with regard to risk analysis and risk management when using AI.
Consumer Protection Regulation
Regulation in the field of consumer protection – privacy protection, e-commerce, marketing and advertising law in general and on social networks in particular, website accessibility, standard form contracts, and more – is also constantly evolving in Israel. This requires companies to invest considerable resources in order to comply with all regulations, reduce exposures, and avoid consumer-related lawsuits.
Our firm has extensive experience handling issues deriving from consumer protection legislation, including formulating internal compliance programs, providing legal opinions, representing corporations during lawsuits or class actions alleging violations of consumer protection laws, and advising corporations during administrative proceedings.
International Law
Global operations require expertise in international law, from trade levies and anti-dumping agreements to international tenders, business activities in countries imposing sanctions regimes, and more. Our firm provides comprehensive legal services to corporations, private entrepreneurs, and government entities in all spheres of international law – international trade, law and security, Israeli constitutional law, international criminal law, and international law in the Israeli judicial system.
Corporate Responsibility and ESG
ESG has become an integral part of how corporations operate. Maintaining corporate and environmental responsibility, employment diversity, and equality have become particularly significant, and authorities, investors, and stock exchanges are considering these aspects of corporations’ activities prior to making decisions about investments, transactions, etc. Countries and international entities are promoting ESG legislation, which obligates corporations to provide the public with information about their compliance with ESG principles. In order to fulfill ESG requirements, companies must familiarize themselves with a variety of regulations and best practices and adapt their activities and their reporting accordingly. We specialize in assisting corporations in this regard, including formulating compliance plans, analyzing a corporation’s operations, finding solutions for ESG-related business issues, and assisting corporations during investigations and audits of suspected violations of ESG regulations.
Environmental Law
Environmental legislation in its narrowest sense, and environmental law in its broadest sense, are becoming a high priority in corporations’ business considerations, inter alia, due to the more stringent regulations and uptrend in enforcement proceedings. We assist clients, among them industrial companies, energy companies, etc., with all commercial, criminal, and administrative aspects of environmental issues; laws pertaining to air pollution, hazardous materials, waste, etc.; and various aspects of environmental law in M&A transactions. We also represent clients before the Ministry of Environmental Protection and other regulatory authorities, and counsel companies and executives during investigations of suspected violations of environmental laws.
Pharma Regulation
We represent pharmaceutical companies, as well as manufacturers and distributors of medical devices, on an ongoing basis and advise them on issues of intellectual property, transfers of medical information, the filing of reports, obtaining permits and licenses, various tenders, etc. We also provide legal services to digital healthcare ventures, including those in the wearable technology, patient monitoring device, and medical cannabis sectors.
The prestigious Legal 500 directory has ranked Barnea Jaffa Lande among the leading firms in Israel in the category of Healthcare and Life Sciences.
Communications and Media Regulation
We provide comprehensive legal services to clients in the communications and media sector in relation to all regulatory issues pertaining to their business activities. This includes formulating legal opinions; assisting in obtaining licenses for media activities; advising on communications equipment trading; and providing representation before government ministries, the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Council, the Competition Authority, and more. Our clients include cellular and internet service providers, broadcasting companies, distribution and production companies, and equipment suppliers.
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