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September 11, 2022
Not Just Because of Price: Why Are Food Manufacturers Shrinking Product Packaging?
Eyal Nachshon, a partner in our firm's Litigation Department, was interviewed by Globes about the lesser known aspects of the phenomenon known as "shrinkflation."
August 7, 2022
Barnea Representing Phoenix and More against Megureit Israel
Phoenix and More, two of three institutional bodies held by Megureit Israel, a residential real estate investment fund listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, sent the public company a letter demanding it disclose documents as a step before filing a derivative lawsuit against it. The basis of the letter is the claim that the extension of the agreement with the management company was carried out in a manner inconsistent with the rules of proper corporate governance and the provisions of the law, since approval of the general meeting was never received.
Advs. Zohar Lande, Adi Shoham and Tzofiya Shenfeld are representing Phoenix and More in this matter
July 27, 2022
Barnea Representing Several Ability Group Cyber Companies
Advs. Zohar Lande and Liron Dahan submitted a motion to initiate insolvency proceedings and temporary operations on behalf of several cyber companies from Ability Group. Ability Group faces debts of approximately NIS 150 million.
July 20, 2022
Barnea Representing Shefayim Water Park in Class Action Lawsuit
Advs. Eran Winner represented Shefayim Water Park in reaching a settlement agreement in the class action filed against it over alleged violations of Israel’s Prevention of Smoking in Public Places and Exposure to Smoking Law.
July 14, 2022
Barnea Representing Businessman in NIS 20 Million Lawsuit against Moshe Hogeg
Advs. Zohar Lande, Moran Bickel, Michael and Asaf Glasner are representing an American businessman in a NIS 20 million lawsuit against Moshe Hogeg, Adi Sheleg, Singulariteam, and additional defendants.
The plaintiff claims the defendants prompted him to invest in a cryptocurrency venture called Stox, which did not really exist, and fraudulently pocketed the investment funds.
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.
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.
June 2, 2022
Dr. Zvi Gabbay Article Featured in "Law and Business" Journal
An article co-written by Dr. Zvi Gabbay, head of our firm's Capital Markets Department, will be featured in the next volume of Reichman University's "Law and Business" journal. The article deals with requests for early disclosure of documents under the Companies Law and how Israeli courts examine such requests, in a way that often misses the purposes of the request and sterilizes it from its content
June 1, 2022
Insider Information: Investor Relations Forum Event at Barnea
Our firm hosted Zvi Rabin and members of the Investor Relations Forum to discuss insider trading. Dr. Zvi Gabbay lectured on the characteristics of the crime, how the Israel Securities Authority handles such offenses, and the importance of obtaining professional legal assistance.
May 8, 2022
Plus Ventures and Oren Abeksis Sue Unicorn Company Lusha for Fraud
The investment fund Plus Ventures and private investor Oren Abeksis claim they invested millions of shekels in a previous incarnation of Lusha and that they were defrauded by the entrepreneurs. Zohar Lande, Eyal Nachshon, Dana Bookstein, and Naama Ben Arosh Moshe are representing the plaintiffs.
April 28, 2022
Victory in Lawsuit against Shavei Israel NPO
The Tel Aviv District Court ruled the non-profit organization Shavei Israel had operated improperly for two decades in reporting to the Registrar of Associations that Ms. Sarah Green was a member of the organization. Ms. Green’s ex-husband, the founder of the non-profit, was apparently falsifying her signature on documents submitted to the Registrar. Ms. Green was represented by Advs. Zohar Lande, Gal Livshits, Zohar Haim Levinger, and Naama Ben Arosh Moshe.
April 6, 2022
Representing Amir Birman before Supreme Court
Advs. Hadar Israeli, Eran Elharar, and Shir Rozenzweig represented Amir Birman, one of the directors of Keren Or, in a sentencing appeal. The Supreme Court significantly reduced his sentence and granted him permission to appeal to Israel’s President for a pardon.
March 28, 2022
Representing Granite CEO Accused of Fraud
The Israel Securities Authority arrested and released under restrictive conditions the CEO of Granite Securities Portfolio Management. He is suspected of fraudulently receiving loans from the company's clients, presenting false representations regarding the loans, and presenting false representations of providing investment advice in accordance with the law, at a scale of NIS 6.5 million. The client is represented by firm partner Hadar Israeli.
March 9, 2022
Representing Shikun & Binui and Egged in Administrative Petition
Our firm is representing Shikun Binui and Egged in an administrative petition filed with the Jerusalem District Court over the tender committee's decision not to disqualify the bids of French company Alstom and Russian company TMH in the tender for the Jerusalem Light Rail's Blue Line.
Advs. Zohar Lande, and Shai Avnieli provided representation in the matter.
March 9, 2022
Representing CEO of Real Estate Company Alleged to Have Defrauded Investors of ILS Tens of Millions
Adv. Hadar Israeli is representing Moti Abergil, the CEO of Yeadim Real Estate Group, in an investigation against him led by the Israel Securities Authority.
February 21, 2022
Website Accessibility - Legislation and its Meaning
Adv. Anat Even Chen and Adv. Eyal Nachshon, Partners at our office, lectured today at the website builders forum on the requirements and obligations of owners, site builders, and site operators given the obligation to access the degrees.
January 30, 2022
Representing Owners of Luxury Tel Aviv Property in Lawsuit Filed against Them
Israeli basketball player Yoni Nir has filed a lawsuit against three women who own a property in the upscale Nahalat Yitzhak neighborhood in Tel Aviv. The lawsuit alleges the women refused to abide by a "binding sale agreement" signed between them for the sale of the property in the amount of NIS 4.9 million together with renovation costs. Our firm’s Daphna Klein and Shahar Poller Atzil are representing the defendants in the case.
January 27, 2022
NSO Affair and Supreme Court OK for Search of Netanyahu’s Aides’ Phones – Op-Ed by Shir Rozenzweig
Two recent major cases have involved privacy matters. One is the Israel Police’s alleged use of NSO’s Pegasus software to hack into civilians’ phones. The other is a Supreme Court verdict allowing police to search the phones of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s aides. With these cases in the headlines, N12 has published an op-ed by Shir Rozenzweig discussing our right to privacy of the information found on our smartphones and computers.
January 11, 2022
Hadar Israeli Interviewed about Extradition Proceedings on Channel 12's "Galit and Yoav"
Hadar Israeli, a partner in our firm, was interviewed on the Channel 12 television program hosted by Galit Gutman and Yoav Limor. She explained the difference between an extradition and a summons to an interrogation. You are invited to watch (starting at 32:00).
January 2, 2022
Lawsuit filed against Berggruen Residential Limited and Hajaj-Cohen Investments
Our firm is representing the tenants' representatives, as well as 189 apartment owners in the luxury project Meier on Rothschild, in a lawsuit filed against the project's entrepreneur and founder, Berggruen Residential Limited and Hajaj-Cohen Investments. The NIS 2.8 million lawsuit alleges very serious deficiencies and omissions were discovered in the project.