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June 30, 2022

Barnea Representing Entrepreneur in Conflict over Cannabis Growing Venture in Golan Heights

Eyal Nachshon and Shachar Rothschild represented the entrepreneur and businessman Tomer Solomon against his former partners Uri Amitai, Nir Pelter, and Nadav Segal in a lawsuit over the rights to shares in a cannabis company founded by Solomon. After a hearing on the allegations, the court ruled Solomon was illegally deprived of his holdings, in violation of agreements with him. Therefore, the court ordered the enforcement of the agreements and the return of his holdings in the venture.

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June 28, 2022

Barnea Represents Azrieli in Data Center Acquisition

We represented Azrieli Group in the acquisition of a London data center operator for GBP 52 million. The acquisition is part of Azrieli's expansion in the data center sector. Ariella Dreyfuss, Mayer Winkler, and Tal Freilich provided representation in the transaction.

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June 23, 2022

Barnea Representing Meir Arbiv in Dispute with Nochi Dankner

Advs. Zohar Lande, Moran Bickel, and Asaf Glazner are representing the agricultural entrepreneur Meir Arbiv, who claims Israeli businessman Nochi Dankner's new foodtech venture is based on his trade secrets. Arbiv alleges he passed on such information to Dankner after being convinced to enter into a partnership with him.

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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.

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June 23, 2022

Regulation: Internal Enforcement and Compliance

Yesterday, Dr. Zvi Gabbay, the head of our firm’s Capital Market Department, lectured for compliance officers at BDO’s financial academy. Zvi’s lecture focused on internal enforcement, which can significantly mitigate corporations’ exposure to enforcement proceedings being instituted by regulatory authorities, significantly reduce the pecuniary sanctions that might be imposed in respect of violations, and contribute to a corporation’s good reputation for maintaining a culture of compliance and integrity.

June 22, 2022

Elections 2022: The Industry Entering a Huge Crisis

The decision to hold elections in October 2022 looks likely to have a significantly negative effect on Israel’s urban renewal industry. Our firm commented to The Marker, . “If we hoped for a slowdown or a halt to rising real estate prices, it’s not going to happen. Especially in the urban renewal field, there is a real fear of massive delays.”

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June 22, 2022

First US Indictment for NFT Insider Trading Offenses

The indictment (US v. Chastain) marks the first time federal prosecutors have brought charges alleging insider trading with digital assets.

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June 22, 2022

The Average Citizen Forced to Pay: Israeli Election’s Impact on Regulation and Labor Relations

Firm partners Netta Bromberg, the head of our Employment Department, and Anat Even-Chen, the coordinator of our regulation practice, were interviewed by Maariv on the election’s negative effects on the State budget and individuals’ pockets.

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June 22, 2022

District Court: Changing a Business Model after Purchasing Company Shares Does not Always Constitute a Tax Event

The Israeli court's ruling further details and explains the complicated tax issues that may arise from business restructuring and from transactions that create such restructuring.

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June 21, 2022

Amutot and PBCs Set to Independently Update Details and Information

The Israeli website “GuideStar,” which provides information about Amutot (One of the common types of non-profit organizations in Israel) and PBCs, launched a new and important interface that enables these organizations to independently update their details and information.

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June 20, 2022

Youth Employment over Summer Vacation

Summer vacation is here. It’s time for an important reminder on youth labor laws.

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June 16, 2022

Evaluating National Security Aspects of Foreign Investments: Between National Security and Economic Uncertainty

In October 2019, Israel’s Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs (the National Security Cabinet) decided to devise a mechanism for scrutinizing foreign investments in Israel. At the mechanism’s core is the “Advisory Board for Evaluating National Security Aspects of Foreign Investments.”

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June 16, 2022

New Israeli Directives on Cyber Risk Management and Risk Management for Regulated Financial Service Providers

CMISA recently published two new risk management circulars for financial service providers, including small entities.

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June 16, 2022

Doral Renewable Energy Signs USD 390 Million Financing Agreement for Mammoth North Energy Project

Funding for the project in Indiana, which is expected to produce about 1,600 megawatts of clean energy, is being put forward by a consortium led by Deutsche Bank. Advs. Roy Engel and Samuel Henry Samuel represented Doral in the transaction, alongside McDermott Will Emery.

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June 15, 2022

Whistleblower Protection in the Workplace

An amendment to the Protection of Employees extends the statute of limitations period for filing a claim from one year to three years.

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June 13, 2022

Bank of Israel Continues to Regulate Use of Cryptocurrencies

The risk of money laundering is one of the main risks involved in using and trading cryptocurrencies. This amendment to Proper Conduct of Banking Business Directive 411 addresses how banks should manage money laundering and terror financing risks.

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June 13, 2022

Doing Business in Israel: Fintech

International companies and individuals seeking to expand into a new area of business or expand their international business into Israel must understand the relevant legal landscape and how it may shape their operations. In this article, we will focus on international companies in the fintech sector considering offering services in Israel or to Israeli clients.

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June 9, 2022

The End of Working from Home? Interview with Netta Bromberg

Many companies have started to inform their employees of a total return to in-person work. Adv. Netta Bromberg, the head of our firm’s Employment Department, was interviewed on the subject by Globes, clarifying, "Not every change constitutes a deterioration of working conditions.”

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June 8, 2022

The Rules of the ESG Game Have Changed- Zvi Gabbay Column in TheMarker

USD 1.5 million fines, preliminary administrative proceedings, dramatic resignations—growing enforcement on ESG issues is becoming a bigger trend. Who should be preparing for this change and how will it affect Israeli companies?

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June 8, 2022

Sagi Gross Lectures to Bar-Ilan University’s Law and Environment Club

As part of our ongoing collaboration with Bar-Ilan University’s Law and Environment Club, Adv. Sagi Gross lectured to students of on the environmental aspects of MA transactions. He discussed due diligence processes, indemnity mechanisms, ESG investments, and more.

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