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December 18, 2022

Representation in Class Action for Polluting Ashalim River

Following pollution to the Ashalim River and its surrounding areas in 2017, three plaintiffs filed a class action against Rotem Amfert, a subsidiary of ICL Group, for ILS 400 million. The plaintiffs demanded compensation for the ecological damage caused to the area.

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December 15, 2022

Regulation: Potential Pitfalls in Phoenix Group’s Purchase by Abu Dhabi’s ADQ Fund

We were interviewed by Calcalist to shed light on the proposed acquisition. We highlighted that there is no legal restriction in Israel on foreign ownership of an insurance company. However, in the past, the Capital Market, Insurance, and Savings Authority blocked a transaction in which a fund owned by the Chinese government sought to acquire control of Clal Insurance.

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December 1, 2022

Effects of Trade Agreement between Israel and Japan – Prof. Amichai Cohen Op-Ed in Maariv

Israel and Japan have announced negotiations to sign a free trade agreement. In an op-ed for Maariv, Prof. Amichai Cohen, an expert in the field of international law, explains how such an agreement will affect the Israeli economy.

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November 20, 2022

Regulation: Tips for Online Purchases for a Month Full of Sales

Adv. Anat Even-Chen, the head of our firm's regulation practice, was interviewed by Walla for a special article ahead of Black Friday. She offered readers a number of tips for safe online shopping.

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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.

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July 21, 2022

Major Import Reform: Who Is Set to Benefit? Prof. Amichai Cohen Op-Ed in The Jerusalem Post

As part of Israel’s economic plan for 2021-2022, a major import reform came into effect in June. This reform aims to encourage competition between Israeli manufacturers by allowing cheaper imports of products from abroad. How will the reform work and who will benefit and lose from it? Read the op-ed by Prof. Amichai Cohen, the firm’s special counsel on international law, in The Jerusalem Post.

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June 22, 2022

Average Citizen Forced to Pay: Israeli Elections' Impact on Regulation and Labor Relations

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

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June 8, 2022

Adv. 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.

June 8, 2022

The Rules of the ESG Game Have Changed: 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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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.

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May 17, 2022

ESG—from Voluntary Process to Legislation

As part of the compliance forum our office leads, in collaboration with the ACC and Tali Guy, Teva's VP of Compliance, we hosted a meeting of legal counsels. We lectured on ESG’s implications for the compliance field and how companies should prepare for future regulations.

May 4, 2022

Israeli Tech in 2032: Interview with Geektime

Ahead of Israeli Independence Day, Geektime published an article asking experts to predict what Israel will be like in ten years. As experts in the privacy field, we were asked to provide our prediction for the data protection field. We believe legislation will continue to focus on individuals' privacy, and eventually, there will be uniform standardization between companies and countries regarding privacy issues.

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April 13, 2022

Boards of Directors and Geopolitical Risks – Adv. Niv Polani Op-Ed in Calcalist

Global economic strength is adversely affected by geopolitical risks. Corporations have a duty to be prepared. Click to read Adv. Niv Polani’s Calcalist op-ed.

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April 10, 2022

The Role of a Court-Appointed Observer at the Board Table

Our firm participated in a "Zichlinskey Hosts" meeting held by SRI Global Group together with the Israel Directors Union.

April 4, 2022

Adv. Irit Brodsky Featured in Globes Article on Dramatic Changes to Merger Announcements

New Israel Competition Authority regulations impose a heavier reporting obligation on companies seeking to merge. These new regulations have many possible consequences, for better or worse. Firm partner Adv. Irit Brodsky discusses the changes in an in-depth article by Globes on the subject.

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March 27, 2022

Secondary Violations and Other Issues – Prof. Amichai Cohen Op-Ed in Globes

Prof. Amichai Cohen enumerates the sweeping effect of the sanctions regime against Russia and details important points for businesspeople in Israel.

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March 2, 2022

Globes Op-ed – Crypto and the Regulators

Former Israeli Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman recently expressed concern about the continued expansion of the crypto and NFT markets, particularly the risks they may pose to anti-money laundering efforts and to the stability and proper functioning of the financial system. These concerns arise, in part, from the unique characteristics of blockchain technology, which allows users to create and transfer digital assets with monetary value directly to one another without the need for a central intermediary to manage or oversee the transaction.

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February 21, 2022

Website Accessibility – Legislation and Its Meaning

Adv. Anat Even Chen and Adv. Eyal Nachshon lectured at the Website Builders Forum on the requirements and obligations of website owners, builders, and operators.

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January 27, 2022

Privacy in the Digital Age: Two Recent High-Profile Cases

Two recent high-profile cases have brought privacy issues to the forefront: the Israel Police's alleged use of NSO's Pegasus software to infiltrate civilians' phones, and a Supreme Court ruling permitting the police to search the phones of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's aides. Against this backdrop, N12 published an op-ed discussing the right to privacy in information stored on smartphones and computers.

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December 27, 2021

Lecture: The Practice of Environmental Law

We lectured today to members of the "Law and Environment" student club at Bar-Ilan University, addressing the practice of environmental law and analyzing precedent-setting judgments involving the environment.

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