Regulation
Israeli regulation affects nearly every business sector in which our clients operate, including banking, finance, capital markets, communications, privacy protection, life sciences and pharma, environmental quality, infrastructure, and energy.
Legislative developments in these sectors, together with the growing trend of criminal and administrative enforcement for regulatory violations, require corporations and their executives to understand the regulations applicable to their industries and to take regulatory considerations into account when making business decisions.
The Israeli regulatory regime can sometimes present challenges for foreign companies seeking to operate in Israel. Thanks to our strong international reputation, we are the law firm of choice for foreign companies that need legal advice regarding their ongoing activities in Israel and assistance with the various regulatory requirements applicable to those activities.
Our services to foreign companies include preparing legal opinions, assisting with the obtainment of licenses and approvals, and providing guidance during transactions and at the commencement of activities in Israel. When necessary, we also represent clients before 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 others.
Financial Regulation
Israel’s concentrated financial sector has evolved significantly in recent years due to the entry of new players and technologies and the enactment of new laws and regulations. We analyze the regulatory aspects of our clients’ operations, help them navigate complex regulations, implement financial technologies, draft sophisticated technological agreements, manage licensing procedures, assist in formulating regulatory compliance programs, and more. Our clients include companies operating in open banking, credit, fintech, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies.
Privacy Protection and Data Security Regulation
Regulation in the fields of privacy protection and data security field has advanced dramatically in recent years, following the tone set by the European GDPR. Israeli companies must comply not only with Israeli regulations but also with the regulations of every country in which they operate.
We assist our clients in complying with statutory requirements and applicable regulations, including the GDPR, CCPA, and CPRA; registering databases; responding to cybersecurity and data security incidents; formulating and implmenting regulatory compliance programs; and developing legal solutions to a wide range of issues.
Artificial Intelligence Regulation
AI companies, as well as companies preparing to implement AI tools in their operations, face novel issues at the intersection of technology and law while operating under regulatory, public, and media scrutiny. Our firm’s AI team provides comprehensive advice based on its in-depth understanding of the complex legal issues surrounding AI. We help clients design work plans for implementing AI tools in their organizations, advise on AI-related labor law issues, provide legal opinions on compliance with regulatory requirements, and counsel companies on risk analysis and risk management in connection with the use of AI.
Consumer Protection Regulation
Regulation in the field of consumer protection, including privacy protection, e-commerce, marketing and advertising law generally and on social networks in particular, website accessibility, standard form contracts, and more, is constantly evolving in Israel. As a result, companies must invest considerable resources to comply with applicable regulations, reduce exposure, and avoid consumer-related claims.
Our firm has extensive experience handling matters arising under onsumer protection legislation, including formulating internal compliance programs, providing legal opinions, representing corporations in lawsuits or class actions alleging violations of consumer protection laws, and advising corporations in administrative proceedings.
International Law
Global operations require expertise in international law, from trade levies and anti-dumping agreements to international tenders and business activities in jurisdictions subject to sanctions regimes. Our firm provides comprehensive legal services to corporations, private entrepreneurs, and government entities across all areas of international law, including international trade, law and security, Israeli constitutional law, international criminal law, and the application of international law in the Israeli judicial system.
Corporate Responsibility and ESG
ESG has become an integral part of corporate operating. Corporate and environmental responsibility, employment diversity, and equality have become especially important, and authorities, investors, and stock exchanges consider these factors before making decisions regarding investments, transactions, and other matters. Countries and international organizations are promoting ESG legislation that requires corporations to disclose information about their compliance with ESG principles. To meet these requirements, companies must become familiar with a broad range of regulations and best practices and adapt both their operations and reporting accordingly. We assist corporations in this area by formulating compliance plans, analyzing corporate operations, identifying solutions to ESG-related business issues, and supporting corporations during investigations and audits concerning suspected violations of ESG regulations.
Environmental Law
Environmental legislation in the narrow sense, and environmental law more broadly, is becoming an increasingly important consideration in corporate decision-marking, among other reasons because of stricter regulation and a rise in enforcement proceedings. We assist clients, including industrial companies and energy companies, with all commercial, criminal, and administrative aspects of environmental matters; laws relating to air pollution, hazardous materials, and waste; and environmental issues arising in M&A transactions. We also represent clients before the Ministry of Environmental Protection and other regulatory authorities and advise companies and executives during investigations into 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 intellectual property matters, transfers of medical information, regulatory reporting, permits and licenses, various tenders, and more. We also provide legal services to digital healthcare ventures, including companies operating in the wearable technology, patient monitoring device, and medical cannabis sectors.
The prestigious Legal 500 directory has ranked Barnea Jaffa Lande among Israel’s leading firms in the area of Healthcare and Life Sciences.
Communications and Media Regulation
We provide comprehensive legal services to clients in the communications and media sector on all regulatory matters relating to their business activities. Our services include preparing legal opinions, assisting in obtaining licenses for media activities, advising on communications equipment trading, and representing clients before government ministries, the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Council, the Competition Authority, and other bodies. Our clients include cellular and internet service providers, broadcasting companies, distribution and production companies, and equipment suppliers.
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Regulation
Israeli regulation affects nearly every business sector in which our clients operate, including banking, finance, capital markets, communications, privacy protection, life sciences and pharma, environmental quality, infrastructure, and energy.
Legislative developments in these sectors, together with the growing trend of criminal and administrative enforcement for regulatory violations, require corporations and their executives to understand the regulations applicable to their industries and to take regulatory considerations into account when making business decisions.
The Israeli regulatory regime can sometimes present challenges for foreign companies seeking to operate in Israel. Thanks to our strong international reputation, we are the law firm of choice for foreign companies that need legal advice regarding their ongoing activities in Israel and assistance with the various regulatory requirements applicable to those activities.
Our services to foreign companies include preparing legal opinions, assisting with the obtainment of licenses and approvals, and providing guidance during transactions and at the commencement of activities in Israel. When necessary, we also represent clients before 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 others.
Financial Regulation
Israel’s concentrated financial sector has evolved significantly in recent years due to the entry of new players and technologies and the enactment of new laws and regulations. We analyze the regulatory aspects of our clients’ operations, help them navigate complex regulations, implement financial technologies, draft sophisticated technological agreements, manage licensing procedures, assist in formulating regulatory compliance programs, and more. Our clients include companies operating in open banking, credit, fintech, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies.
Privacy Protection and Data Security Regulation
Regulation in the fields of privacy protection and data security field has advanced dramatically in recent years, following the tone set by the European GDPR. Israeli companies must comply not only with Israeli regulations but also with the regulations of every country in which they operate.
We assist our clients in complying with statutory requirements and applicable regulations, including the GDPR, CCPA, and CPRA; registering databases; responding to cybersecurity and data security incidents; formulating and implmenting regulatory compliance programs; and developing legal solutions to a wide range of issues.
Artificial Intelligence Regulation
AI companies, as well as companies preparing to implement AI tools in their operations, face novel issues at the intersection of technology and law while operating under regulatory, public, and media scrutiny. Our firm’s AI team provides comprehensive advice based on its in-depth understanding of the complex legal issues surrounding AI. We help clients design work plans for implementing AI tools in their organizations, advise on AI-related labor law issues, provide legal opinions on compliance with regulatory requirements, and counsel companies on risk analysis and risk management in connection with the use of AI.
Consumer Protection Regulation
Regulation in the field of consumer protection, including privacy protection, e-commerce, marketing and advertising law generally and on social networks in particular, website accessibility, standard form contracts, and more, is constantly evolving in Israel. As a result, companies must invest considerable resources to comply with applicable regulations, reduce exposure, and avoid consumer-related claims.
Our firm has extensive experience handling matters arising under onsumer protection legislation, including formulating internal compliance programs, providing legal opinions, representing corporations in lawsuits or class actions alleging violations of consumer protection laws, and advising corporations in administrative proceedings.
International Law
Global operations require expertise in international law, from trade levies and anti-dumping agreements to international tenders and business activities in jurisdictions subject to sanctions regimes. Our firm provides comprehensive legal services to corporations, private entrepreneurs, and government entities across all areas of international law, including international trade, law and security, Israeli constitutional law, international criminal law, and the application of international law in the Israeli judicial system.
Corporate Responsibility and ESG
ESG has become an integral part of corporate operating. Corporate and environmental responsibility, employment diversity, and equality have become especially important, and authorities, investors, and stock exchanges consider these factors before making decisions regarding investments, transactions, and other matters. Countries and international organizations are promoting ESG legislation that requires corporations to disclose information about their compliance with ESG principles. To meet these requirements, companies must become familiar with a broad range of regulations and best practices and adapt both their operations and reporting accordingly. We assist corporations in this area by formulating compliance plans, analyzing corporate operations, identifying solutions to ESG-related business issues, and supporting corporations during investigations and audits concerning suspected violations of ESG regulations.
Environmental Law
Environmental legislation in the narrow sense, and environmental law more broadly, is becoming an increasingly important consideration in corporate decision-marking, among other reasons because of stricter regulation and a rise in enforcement proceedings. We assist clients, including industrial companies and energy companies, with all commercial, criminal, and administrative aspects of environmental matters; laws relating to air pollution, hazardous materials, and waste; and environmental issues arising in M&A transactions. We also represent clients before the Ministry of Environmental Protection and other regulatory authorities and advise companies and executives during investigations into 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 intellectual property matters, transfers of medical information, regulatory reporting, permits and licenses, various tenders, and more. We also provide legal services to digital healthcare ventures, including companies operating in the wearable technology, patient monitoring device, and medical cannabis sectors.
The prestigious Legal 500 directory has ranked Barnea Jaffa Lande among Israel’s leading firms in the area of Healthcare and Life Sciences.
Communications and Media Regulation
We provide comprehensive legal services to clients in the communications and media sector on all regulatory matters relating to their business activities. Our services include preparing legal opinions, assisting in obtaining licenses for media activities, advising on communications equipment trading, and representing clients before government ministries, the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Council, the Competition Authority, and other bodies. Our clients include cellular and internet service providers, broadcasting companies, distribution and production companies, and equipment suppliers.