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May 5, 2023
Barnea: Hosting AI & Regulation Conference
Our firm hosted the AI Regulation conference, with the participation of Gilad Samama, head of the Israel Privacy Protection Authority, and other senior officials. The conference was held in collaboration with the International Association of Privacy Experts (IAPP) and the Israel-America Chamber of Commerce. At the conference, Dr. Avishay Klein, head of our firm’s Privacy, Cyber and AI Department, lectured on the regulation of artificial intelligence in Israel and around the world.
March 28, 2023
Barnea: Supporting ReCombinate Program
We are happy to be a partner in the ReCombinant program, an AB InBev-TAU Ventures collaboration dedicated to fostering pilot activity and joint RD. The program is supported by the Israel Innovation Authority.
March 28, 2023
Barnea: Representing Daily.dev in USD 11 Million Seed Funding Round
Adv. Itay Gura and Adv. Inbar Katzir represented the Israeli startup Daily.dev in a USD 11 million seed funding round. Daily.dev aims to build the world’s largest professional network for the global developer community.
March 5, 2023
Dr. Avishay Klein Invited to Speak at Global Intellectual Property ConfEx in Dubai
Dr. Avishay Klein, the head of our firm’s Privacy, Cyber and AI Department, attended the Global Intellectual Property ConfEx in Dubai. Avishay spoke as part of a panel on IP data breaches, including preparing for cyber threats and dealing with cyber crises.
February 14, 2023
Adv. Yuval Lazi Leads Table at OurCrowd Leaders Forum
Adv. Yuval Lazi was chosen to lead a taskforce table at the annual OurCrowd Global Investment Summit, dealing with “MA Challenges in Light of Political and Economic Turmoil.”
January 9, 2023
Hosting Entrepreneurs from jumpTAU Accelerator
Our firm hosted entrepreneurs participating in jumpTAU, a program of Tel Aviv University's Entrepreneurship Center. As part of the program, Adv. Yuval Lazi lectured on founders' agreements and startup financing, while Adv. Anat Even-Chen discussed website development and the privacy issues entrepreneurs should address from the outset.
January 10, 2023
Lecture: Investment Agreements
As part of our firm's collaboration with the Jewish-Arab accelerator jumpTAU at Tel Aviv University, Adv. Yuval Lazi lectured to entrepreneurs in the accelerator. During the lecture, Yuval provided legal tools to entrepreneurs and discussed how to avoid mistakes before signing investment agreements.
January 15, 2023
Is AI-Based Pricing a Detriment to Competitiveness?
The increasing commercial use of AI-based pricing engines will place new challenges before Israel’s competition authorities, both due to concerns about the creation of new means of price coordination between competitors, and, perhaps primarily, because such pricing engines intensify the competition failures that already exist, especially in low-competition markets. Adv. Gal Rozent and Dr. Ran Karmi elaborate on these challenges in an op-ed for Calcalist.
December 4, 2022
Barnea: Representing Convent Capital in its Investment in BeeHero
Our firm represented Convent Capital, a private equity firm based in Amsterdam, in a USD 42 million funding round in BeeHero. The Israeli startup BeeHero is developing a platform for bee pollination and owns the largest database of bees and pollen in the world.
September 8, 2022
Barnea: Representing Neve Pharma in Sale to Diplomat for ILS 81 Million
Neve Pharma is engaged in the development, marketing, and sale of nutritional supplements, as well as medical accessories in the ENT field. Sixty-five percent of the company was recently sold to the public company Diplomat for ILS 81 million. Neve Pharma was represented by Adv. Sagi Gross, Adv. Dor Levi-Tam, and Adv. Izabel Pashayev in the transaction.
October 2, 2022
Barnea: Representing Pronto Diagnostics and Owners in Sale to Novolog
Adv. Sagi Gross and Adv. Dor Levi-Tam represented Pronto Diagnostics and its owners in a transaction to sell control of the company to Novolog. Pronto operates in the field of molecular genetic diagnostics.
September 19, 2022
Barnea Represents Israeli Startup in Initial USD 17 Million Funding Round
Adv. Itay Gura and Adv. Inbar Katzir represented the startup Winn.AI in an initial USD 17 million funding round. Winn.AI offers a real-time AI assistant that helps sales teams win more deals with less hassle through its innovative real-time tracking, capturing, and CRM updating features.
September 8, 2022
Barnea: Representing Naveh Pharma and Bigdam Ltd in Sale to Diplomat
The import giant Diplomat has acquired control of the companies Naveh Pharma and Bigdam Ltd for ILS 96 million. Adv. Sagi Gross, Adv. Dor Levi-Tam, and Adv. Izabel Pashayev successfully represented the companies and their owners in the transaction.
July 19, 2022
Barnea Represents GameChain in USD 24 Million A Round
We represented the Israeli crypto and NFT startup GameChain (UnCaged Studio) in raising USD 24 million as part of a series A round. The round was led by Griffin Gaming Partners and was joined by Vgames, Maverick Ventures Israel, MaxStealth, Drive by DraftKings, and 6th Man Ventures. Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss and Adv. Tal Freilich provided representation in the transaction.
July 11, 2022
Barnea Represents Cibus Fund in Biotech Company Investment
Barnea represented Cibus Fund in an investment in Phytolon, a biotech company that develops fermentation-based natural food colors.
June 23, 2022
The Technologies Encouraging Consumers to Return to Malls
"The day we walk around with robots in stores, or when a shopping cart walks through the supermarket for us and tell us we are passing by a product we have purchased in the past and that is now on sale, is not far away." Adv. Yuval Lazi, head of our firm's International Corporate Department, was interviewed by Globes about retail-tech technologies.
June 7, 2022
Pitch Day: IBM Alpha Zone
As part of our firm's collaboration with the IBM Alpha Zone accelerator, lawyers from our firm took part in the judging panel examining the eleven startup companies participating in the venture. They also talked to the entrepreneurs about technological ideas, business plans, and innovation.
May 22, 2022
BioGenCell Completes USD 16 Million Seed Round
Our firm represents BioGenCell, a stem cell research and development company located at Laniado Hospital. The company recently announced the completion of a USD 16 million seed round investment, aided by counsel from Adv. Itay Gura and Adv. Inbar Katzir. Our firm has represented the company since its inception.
May 16, 2022
Everything Beginner Entrepreneurs Need to Know: Tal Freilich Hay Lectures at Aspire Pre-Accelerator
Aspire is a program of Azrieli College, intended for women entrepreneurs making their first steps in the business world. Adv. Tal Freilich Hay lectured to program participants on founders’ agreements.
April 14, 2022
Migdal Group Invests in Scandinavian Energy
Migdal Group has invested, together with other partnerships, in the alternative energy projects of Fu-Gen AG and Fu-Gen Assets 4 AB. Firm partners Adv. Micky Barnea, Adv. Ariella Dreyfuss, and Adv. Roy Engel advised on the ILS 1 billion investment.