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February 28, 2016
How Share Options Help To Grow Your Start Up
Azrieli College Of Engineering Jerusalem and AtoBe Start Up Accelerator will host an event on "How Share Options Help To Grow Your Start Up", in a partnership with Barnea and Excellence, on March 16, 2016. Micky Barnea will lecture at the event on Options for start-ups’ partners employees.
February 25, 2016
Amendment to the Definition of “Classified Investor” in the Israel Securities Law
As part of the Israel Security Authority’s (ISA) measures to relax certain existing regulations, it has promulgated the Securities Order (Amendment to the First Addendum to the Law) regarding the definition of a “classified investor.” This amendment will come into effect on March 25, 2016.
February 24, 2016
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.
February 23, 2016
What you need to know about buying your first home
Buying an apartment is usually the biggest purchase of one’s life, and for most of us it represents a significant financial outlay. Therefore, once we’ve found an apartment we like but before we’ve signed a contract, it’s very important to check out several angles.
February 21, 2016
The Guide to the Newbie Tenant
So you posted on Facebook that you’re looking for a place to live. You read the fine print of every ad on yad2.co.il. You asked everyone – from your grandmother to your elementary school bestie – for help, and you were probably one of 50 people who showed up to see the place. And now the place is yours for the asking! But before you commit, make sure to check these tips so that in the future you don’t regret signing the lease
February 21, 2016
Airbnb users may face a new tax reality
In the last few years the Airbnb platform has become a significant player in the tourist market, with a user base growing at 40% at the last year. Thousands of Israelis rent out their apartments through Airbnb and earned an amount equivalent to a monthly salary. The ITA has (until now) not been proactive in enforcing the taxability of such income.
Adv. Harel Perlmutter was interviewed for the Ynet website and spoke about the new tax rules that may change this trend.
February 21, 2016
Relocation Seminar for employers
Barnea is pleased to be hosting a seminar for employers on relocation on March 9, 2016. The seminar will take place at our offices. At the seminar we will discuss various aspects of the relocation process. Among the speakers will be Zvi Kan-Tor, partner at Kan-Tor Acco, as well as Michal Daliot and Hanni Ben-Shimol from Relocation. The seminar is being held in cooperation with Kan-Tor Acoo and Relocation office.
February 16, 2016
Start-up nation- Israel and its tech sector
The British magazine "the Lawyer" published an extensive article about Israel's high- tech industry.
Several partners at leading law firms, including Simon Jaffa, were interviewed by the magazine and discussed the reasons which made Israel "the start-up nation" and about recent changes in the industry (P. 42-48).
February 16, 2016
Adv. Daniel Lorber represented Barnea as a judge on an investors panel
On February 15, Petah Tikva Entrepreneurial Community, in association with StarTAU, the Entrepreneurship Center at Tel Aviv University, hosted a panel of investment experts, which included Adv. Daniel Lorber. Participants presented their business venture ideas to the panel.
February 14, 2016
Entry of Foreign Mutual Funds to the Israeli Market
As part of the globalization of the Israeli capital market, the Financial Committee of the Israeli Knesset recently approved the Joint Investment Trust Regulations (Offer of Units of a Foreign Fund), according to which managers of foreign mutual funds may offer their funds to the Israeli public.
February 14, 2016
Barnea & Co represented Covercy
Adv. Simon Jaffa, Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss, Adv. Itay Gura and Adv. Karin Kashi represented Covercy, a Fintech start up in the foreign exchange and remittance industry, in raising financing in a round led by SGVC
February 9, 2016
TheMarker magazine interviewed Zohar Lande for his comments on Israel's next antitrust chief
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, has appointed Adv. Michal Halperin to be Israel's next antitrust chief. TheMarker magazine interviewed leading legal experts on antitrust Law, and asked them for their comments on this appointment. Zohar Lande commented: "One of the most significant challenges Adv. Halperin will face is maintaining the delicate balance between the continued encouragement of foreign companies that seek to enter and invest in the Israeli economy and the Israeli consumer who is grappling with the day-to-day cost of living".
February 9, 2016
Barnea & Co. represents Edison Investment Research in an agreement with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
In order to assist investors in Israel and abroad make prudent and informed investment decisions, the TASE concluded an agreement with Edison Investment Research to promote a unique model that has not yet been tried in the Israeli capital market. The new model involves Edison doing independent analysis for high-tech and biomedical companies traded on the TASE. This venture will be partially sponsored by the Israeli Stock Exchange.
February 4, 2016
Israeli Gambling Market Review
Away from the media spotlight and public awareness, Israel has become a global player in the field of online gambling. Employees are able to make a career and earn good money in this field - but they do not always tell people what they do because of the negative image of this industry.
Our Head of Internet department at Barnea was interviewed by TheMarker for their Gambling Market Special Report.
February 2, 2016
Adv. Yuval Lazi join Barnea
Barnea continues its expansion and has recruited a further 12 Attorneys in the past few weeks. Micky Barnea commented to TheMarker regarding such expansion: Yuval Lazi joining with his team is a result of the firm’s growth and allows us to continue providing top legal service.
January 27, 2016
Micky Barnea was interviewed by Globes and asked how TASE can encourage high-tech companies to register on the Israeli stock exchange
As an expert in Capital Markets, Micky Barnea was interviewed exclusively by Globes regarding the TASE "poor year" in 2015. In the interview, Micky describes the reasons for the situation: stifling regulation, low turnover, high costs, and describes what he thinks TASE should do in order to attract new companies to TASE.
January 25, 2016
Just before you “pass” on saying “I do”
In recent years, more and more couples are opting to live together without getting married, for a variety of reasons. The State of Israel has enacted clear laws addressing the division of property for instances when couples who are legally married decide to separate; however, if a couple decides to not be formally married, they are deemed a “common law couple,” and then matters become more complicated.
January 25, 2016
Update of the “Proper Management Rules” of Israeli Charitable Organization (‘amutah’)
Approximately two weeks ago, the Israeli Ministry of Justice issued a new revised edition of the booklet “Guidelines for Amutot conduct”, as well as a new and revised edition of the supplementary guidelines booklet regarding the “Registration of Amutot, Name, Objectives and Regulations”. These booklets include a number of revisions and clarifications to the previous drafting.
January 25, 2016
Nespresso suing Espresso Club for using George Clooney lookalike advert
Adv. Zohar Lande, head of the Litigation practice at Barnea, is representing Espresso Club Ltd., an Israeli corporation, in an IP claim filed against it by Nespresso and Nestle.