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January 8, 2026
IFI & BDO Academy: Company Secretaries Course
We recently took part in the Company Secretaries Course of BDO’s Academy of Finance, in collaboration with the IFI Institute, alongside leading executives and top experts from across the market.
As part of the course, Dr. Zvi Gabbay delivered a lecture on key regulatory issues, including related-party transactions, corporate governance regulation, and securities law. Adv. Omri Oren, Partner in our Capital Markets Department, lectured on the prohibition on the use of inside information, within the context of issues unique to boardroom practice. Adv. Elad Reshtick also participated as a lecturer, addressing periodic financial reporting requirements and legal preparedness for an IPO, covering all relevant legal aspects.
July 17, 2025
Adv. Harel Perlmutter on Walla News: The Upcoming Voluntary Disclosure Procedure for Digital Assets
Adv. Harel Perlmutter, a partner and head of the firm's Tax Department, was interviewed by Walla regarding the Israel Tax Authority’s upcoming voluntary disclosure procedure for holders of cryptocurrencies and digital assets. The new framework is expected to offer immunity from criminal proceedings for taxpayers who come forward, without an anonymous track and without relief from interest or inflation adjustments. The procedure will apply to assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and NFTs, provided the disclosure is made before any investigation is initiated or relevant information reaches the authorities.
June 30, 2025
A Practical Webinar: Revising the Compensation Policy
We are holding a practical and focused webinar with GCs for GCs, led by Adv. Hagit Ross and Adv. Omri Oren, partners in the firm's Capital Markets Department. The session will provide clear guidelines for building an effective compensation policy, including best practices for structure, mandatory components, and key considerations from regulatory, legal, and market perspectives that should inform the decision-making process. We will also take a close look at the special grant: when it is appropriate to include one, the rationale and circumstances for doing so, and how to best integrate it into the overall compensation framework, with a particular focus on the Israel Securities Authority’s current position and applicable legal requirements.
May 23, 2025
Regulation and Cost of Living in Israel Panel: Dr. Zvi Gabbay on Channel 10
Dr. Zvi Gabbay participated in a panel discussion on Channel 10, Israel's business news channel, moderated by Dafna Shahar. The panel addressed the impact of regulation on the cost of living in Israel and potential strategies for addressing regulatory challenges. Participants included the Head of the Israeli Regulatory Authority, the former Director General of the Israel Competition Authority, and other leading experts.
April 11, 2025
Is Trump Manipulating the Markets? Dr. Zvi Gabbay Speaks to N12
Shortly before US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day freeze on tariffs affecting most of the US’s trade partners—sending global markets soaring—he published a series of controversial posts referencing the ticker of a company he owns. These posts raised serious legal questions regarding potential market manipulation, conflicts of interest, and regulatory exposure. Dr. Zvi Gabbay shared his legal insights in an interview with N12.
February 20, 2025
Interview on Channel 10: Trump's Decision to Revoke the International Law Against Bribery Worldwide
Adv. Dr. Zvi Gabbay, head of the firm's Regulation Department, was interviewed yesterday on Channel 10, Israel's business news channel, discussing President Trump's decision to revoke the enforcement of the law against bribery payments to foreign governments worldwide. He explained how this decision also affects Israeli companies in the market.
September 24, 2024
Webinar: Payment Services Law – More Relevant than You Thought
Our firm hosted a webinar in collaboration with GCS for legal advisors, focusing on the Payment Services Law. The webinar was designed for legal advisors in companies within the financial and service sectors. Presenting at the event were the firm's Dr. Zvi Gabbay and Adv. Anat Even-Chen, along with CPA Julie Raboy, who delivered a lecture on the technological adjustments required in light of the law.
December 5, 2023
Barnea: Advising Summa Technologies on Obtaining Financial Services License
We represented Summa Technologies, which operates in the field of open banking, in obtaining a financial information services license from the Israel Securities Authority. Summa is the seventh company in Israel to receive this license. Elad Reshtick represented the client in this matter.
April 10, 2022
The Role of a Court-Appointed Observer at the Board Table
Dr. Zvi Gabbay participated in a "Zichlinskey Hosts" meeting held by SRI Global Group together with the Israel Directors Union.
March 27, 2022
Regulatory Activism Is Not the Proper Form of Enforcement
Globes has published an op-ed by Dr. Zvi Gabbay commenting on a statement made by a senior official at the Israel Securities Authority regarding the applicability of securities regulation on various types of alternative investments.
June 14, 2021
IPO Wave Continues to Flourish – How Should Companies Prepare for an IPO?
The growing wave of IPOs on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange is pushing an overwhelming number of private companies to consider going public.
Zvi Gabbay, head of the firm's Capital Markets Department and a former head of enforcement at the Israel Securities Authorities, was interviewed by the TheMarker for an article on the trend. Zvi explained how companies considering an IPO must behave vis-a-vis the public and the regulatory authorities in order to succeed.
May 24, 2020
An Opportunity for Regulators
The Israel Securities Authority's current enforcement policy forces officers and companies that have acted in good faith to prove as much in an administrative enforcement proceeding. Check out an opinion article by Dr. Zvi Gabbay and Shir Rozenzweig published in TheMarker about how regulators can adjust this policy.
December 17, 2019
Israel Singapore Fintech Convention
Our firm hosted today a meetup for the Israeli fintech community in collaboration with Fintech Fever and the Singapore Fintech Association. Dr. Zvi Gabbay lectured on current regulation, as well as challenges and opportunities in the field.
September 24, 2019
Article: Powerful Regulation Is Not the Way to Build a Stable and Functioning Market
In a Globes op-ed, Adv. Anat Even-Chen calls for cooperation between the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority and the private market in order to create better regulation for fintech and financial services companies.
July 29, 2019
Zvi Gabbay Opinion Article Featured in Law360
Zvi Gabbay published an opinion article in Law360. It discusses the SEC's treatment of two recent events—the federal suit against Kik Interactive and Facebook's announcement on the launch of a new digital currency.
April 3, 2019
Event: The Role of Boards of Directors in Maintaining Honesty
Our firm hosted today the Israel's Directors Union for a seminar on the prevention of bribery and corruption. Dr. Zvi Gabbay lectured on the duties of boards of directors in Israel, and Adv. Hadar Israeli presented the American perspective.
September 13, 2018
SEC Takes First Action against Crypto Hedge Fund
Adv. Daniel Israeli was interviewed by Calcalist following the SEC's decision to fine an unregistered crypto broker-dealers and its owners.
September 5, 2018
A Small Step for the Regulator, a Big Step for Blockchain Technology
Dr. Zvi Gabbay has published an article in Globes about the changing financial regulation in the US around crypto coins.
May 31, 2018
Financial Services Law Postponed
Adv. Anat Even-Chen gave several media interviews (in Heb) following the Knesset Finance Committee's decision to postpone the entry into force of the Financial Services Law. This law was supposed to regulate the trading of digital currencies for the first time.
May 30, 2018
Israel Proposes Personal Stock Investment Accounts with Tax Perks
Dr. Zvi Gabbay was interviewed by Bloomberg BNA regarding a new bill, according to which anyone who sells his apartment is entitled to open a special investment account that will benefit from deferring payment of tax on capital gains.