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February 5, 2017

Doing Business in Israel – Practical Law

Doing Business in Israel? A QA guide to doing business in Israel written by Barnea was published in the Practical Law website. The guide gives an overview of the legal system, foreign investment, regulation, and other issues pertaining to Israel.

February 2, 2017

AtoBe – Azrieli College of Engineering Startup Accelerator

Adv. Harel Perlmutter, Head of the Tax Department at Barnea, lectured today on taxation of startups at the AtoBe – Azrieli College of Engineering Startup Accelerator.

February 5, 2017

Considering Bitcoin an Asset Could Set Back Usage in Israel

Adv. Harel Perlmutter, Head of the Tax Department at Barnea, was interviewed by Bitcoin.com regarding the Israeli Tax Authority’s (ITA) draft on digital currencies. Harel commented that the draft circular is a declaration of intent from the ITA and at this stage no draft legislation has been published.

January 31, 2017

Barnea & Co. is hosting a delegation from Germany

Barnea is hosting today a delegation from Germany, who will be visiting Israel for the first time in order to look for investment and cooperation opportunities, mainly in the real estate and insurance tech fields.

January 30, 2017

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.  

January 25, 2017

Barnea & Co. hosted a delegation from Singapore

Barnea hosted this week a delegation from Singapore which was invited to Israel by Startau, Tel Aviv University Entrepreneurship Center. The delegation held a series of meetings with leaders of the technological and entrepreneurial environment in Israel.

January 12, 2017

Hosting the South Carolina Business and Research Delegation

Barnea is hosting today a business and research delegation from South Carolina, comprised of business leaders, researchers and business developers at hospitals and research Institutions and economic development officials. They have come to Israel to promote collaboration with Israeli companies in Biomed, Cyber and Tech Automotive. Micky Barnea, our Managing Partner, will give a lecture on the legal aspects of doing business in Israel.

January 12, 2017

The Center for Academic Studies in Or Yehuda Young Entrepreneurs Skills Day

Adv. Ilan Blumenfeld, Partner at Barnea, gave a lecture on the Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship at the Center for Academic Studies in Or Yehuda  Young Entrepreneurs Skills Day.

January 8, 2017

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.

January 3, 2017

Micky Barnea will give a lecture to MBA students in the course "From Idea to Start-up" at the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Department at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Adv. Micky Barnea, our Managing Partner, will give a lecture today to MBA students in the course "From Idea to Start-up" at the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Department at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The lecture will focus on legal and intellectual property issues necessary for entrepreneurs.

December 25, 2016

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.

December 25, 2016

Launching Air Force Innovation Community - at Barnea & Co.

On Thursday, December 22nd we hosted at our office a networking event of the Air Force Innovation Division in cooperation with Startau, Tel Aviv University Entrepreneurship Center. The event was attended by representatives of the industry. The Air Force Innovation Course with Tel Aviv University was launched.

December 19, 2016

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.

December 14, 2016

Five Winning Tactics to Scale Your Go-to-Market and Channels

Barnea together with ChannelSmart and Syneron-Candela will host an event on December 22nd on best practices for go-to-market strategy and channel development. Adv. Micky Barnea, our Managing Partner, will highlight the important information to include in Distribution Agreements.

November 27, 2016

Convertible Notes

Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss, Partner at Barnea in an article on Convertible Notes. According to Ariella, Convertible notes are an attractive instrument for investors, they can also be advantageous to entrepreneurs and if drafted correctly should balance the interests of both parties.

November 24, 2016

IBM Alpha Zone Accelerator 4th Class

Micky Barnea joined IBM Alpha Zone Accelerator 4th Class as a mentor. The program focuses on post Seed and Round A funded companies with the aim to create a long term Technology and Business partnership with IBM worldwide.

November 22, 2016

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.

November 28, 2016

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.

November 2, 2016

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.

November 1, 2016

A Delegation of Community and Entrepreneurial Organizations from Barcelona and the Region of Catalonia

Barnea, hosted today a delegation of 50 community and entrepreneurial organizations from Barcelona and mayors from the region of Catalonia, which were invited to Israel by Startau, Tel Aviv University Entrepreneurship Center. The event was held as part of a series of meetings of the delegation with leaders of the technological and entrepreneurial environment in Israel.