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July 19, 2017

Article: Adoption of Business Judgment Rule

This article examines the Israeli Supreme Court’s ruling in the Bezeq case, issued in late December 2016, which extended the protection of the business judgment rule to decisions by boards of directors. It considers whether the ruling achieved one of its principal objectives: legal certainty.

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July 19, 2017

High Court Issues Interim Order on Channel 20’s Winning Bid for Knesset Channel

RGE, represented by Adv. Zohar Lande, Adv. Ronen Reingold, and Adv. Adi Shoham, petitioned the High Court of Justice to challenge the results of the tender to operate the new Knesset Channel. RGE sought an interim order preventing an agreement with Channel 20, the winning bidder. At today’s hearing, the court granted the interim order, putting the tender results on hold.

Globes article

Walla article

Ice article

July 18, 2017

Motion for Class Action Certification Against College of Management

Our firm is representing a former teaching assistant at the College of Management’s School of Business Administration in an application filed with the Labor Court to certify a class action.

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July 18, 2017

Israel Antitrust Authority Published Statement regarding Vertical Price Arrangements – Resale Price Maintenance (RPM)

Recently, the Israeli Antitrust Authority (IAA) published a final version of its statement regarding Resale Price Maintenance (RPM) arrangements. In this statement, the IAA presents its position with regard to the circumstances under which a supplier is able to dictate the resale price of its products to its distributor (either retail or wholesale) for the next link in the supply chain, without such an arrangement being considered an illegal restrictive arrangement.

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July 13, 2017

Local Cybersecurity for a Connected World

Todays 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, Israels national focus on fostering cybersecurity technology and growth seems almost obvious.

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July 12, 2017

Adv. Itay Gura Lectures at Heseg Innovators Program

Adv. Itay Gura will lecture on founders' agreements at the Heseg Innovators Program today.

July 11, 2017

FDI Magazine Executive Breakfast Briefing: Investment Opportunities in Israel

Adv. Micky Barnea, our firm’s managing partner, is participating today in a panel discussion on investment opportunities in Israel. The event is being held in London under the auspices of fDi Magazine, a Financial Times publication.

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July 10, 2017

Hosting Tel Aviv Startup CEO Roundtable

Barnea and MarketingNV are hosting the third event in their exclusive series for startup CEOs. Adv. Yuval Lazi will discuss second-round funding, focusing on key terms and common mistakes to avoid.

July 5, 2017

Foreclosure Imposed on Arena Star Group Ltd.

Roni Mana, represented by Adv. Zohar Lande and Adv. Gal Livshits of Barnea’s Litigation Department, asked the court to order Arena Star Group Ltd. to pay brokerage fees in connection with the sale of the Arena Mall in Herzliya. Today, the Tel Aviv District Court granted Mana’s application for a temporary attachment of the proceeds received by the company from the sale.

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July 4, 2017

Micky Barnea Lectures at Israel Bar Association Training Seminar

Micky Barnea, our firm's managing partner, will lecture today at an Israel Bar Association training seminar on managing a law firm.

July 3, 2017

New ILITA Guidelines Prescribes Criteria for Obtaining Consent to Provide Direct-Mail Services

Recently, ILITA (the Israel Law, Information and Technology Authority) published new guidelines addressing the interpretation and implementation of provisions of the Protection of Privacy Law relating to direct mail and direct-mail services.

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July 3, 2017

Must-Know Labor Laws for Israeli Teens

An article in TheMarker explores youth employment during summer vacation.

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July 2, 2017

Barnea Represents Johnson & Johnson in iInvestment in DayTwo

Barnea represented Johnson Johnson in its USD 12 million investment in the startup DayTwo, which provides personalized nutrition recommendations based on mapping and analyzing the composition of intestinal bacteria.

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July 2, 2017

Israel's New Opportunity in Renewable Energy

Israel has for years led the world in technology and entrepreneurial growth and development. After building in a number of key tech areas like cyber security and biotech, the nation has turned its sights on bolstering capabilities in renewable energy. Recently, the Israeli government announced a new initiative focused on pushing development of renewable energy into the 21st century. This creates a prime opportunity, for Israels energy companies and for investors looking to become part of this growth in the years ahead.

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July 2, 2017

Barnea Represents Avgol in Sale of Its Rights in the Barkan Plant

Barnea represented Avgol in the sale of its rights in the Barkan plant for ILS 52.5 million. Avgol is in the process of transfering its production center in Israel to Dimona.

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July 2, 2017

Barnea Represents GBI Racing at Ministry of Finance Hearing

Adv. Zohar Lande, head of our Litigation Department, represented GBI Racing, a UK horse racing betting company, at a hearing before the Ministry of Finance following the decision to discontinue horse race betting in Israel.

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June 29, 2017

Adv. Asaf Shalev Lectures at StarTAU Entrepreneurship Course

Adv. Asaf Shalev will lecture today on founders' agreements and IP at the Entrepreneurship Course of StarTAU, Tel Aviv University Entrepreneurship Center.

June 26, 2017

Internet Companies: Beware of Mandatory Israeli Court Jurisdiction

Recently, the Israeli Attorney General, in a legal opinion filed with the Israeli Supreme Court as part of an appeal filed by Facebook, opined that foreign companies (specifically those that do business via the internet) may not escape Israeli court jurisdiction even if the terms and conditions posted on their website state otherwise.

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June 25, 2017

Board of Directors 2017 – Challenges and Risks

In cooperation with the Israeli Directors' Union, Barnea hosted a seminar on the challenges and risks in the functions of a board of directors. Adv. Micky Barnea, the firm's managing partner, discussed the risks in the functions of the board of directors, as well as corporate governance and enforcement programs.

June 25, 2017

Updates and Reliefs to the Rules about Industrial Wastewater

New rules came into effect recently that constitute an amendment and update of the principal rules addressing industrial wastewater flowing from factories into the sewer system.

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