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October 20, 2025

Rami Levy Case: Redefining Personal Liability in Public Companies

Adv. Omri Oren and Adv. Hadar Israeli published an op-ed in Calcalist discussing the legal implications and governance challenges arising from the Rami Levy case, which underscores the boundaries of personal liability for CEOs and directors in public companies.

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September 7, 2025

Our New Podcast Is Now Live on Spotify – Barnea on Business!

We are excited to launch our new podcast, where we translate complex legal issues into practical tools you can apply in the real world. In each episode, our firm’s partners analyze current and key topics in the business world, including corporate law, MA, regulation and ESG, labor law, real estate, taxation, capital markets, and more, demonstrate how to put legal tools into action. This podcast is designed for anyone operating at the intersection of law and business and seeking hands-on knowledge and practical insights.

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May 8, 2025

Israel’s Privacy Authority Sets Strict AI Rules

In a recent op-ed in Israel Hayom, Dr. Avishay Klein from our firm comments on the draft guidelines issued by Israel’s Privacy Protection Authority to regulate the use of AI in organizations. The guidelines, set to take effect with Amendment 13 to the Privacy Protection Law in August 2025, introduce strict requirements, including a ban on using personal data without prior consent and heavy penalties for violations. While establishing clear AI standards is a positive step, the one-sided emphasis on privacy—without addressing technological complexity and business needs—may create significant challenges. Organizations are urged to begin managing technological and regulatory risks in tandem.

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November 23, 2023

Barnea: Webinar on the Work of Compliance Officers During Wartime

Our firm hosted a webinar in collaboration with the Association of Corporate Counsel in Israel on the issue of compliance during wartime. As part of the webinar, we emphasized the compliance actions required during wartime by offering comparisons to other recent global war zones.

September 6, 2023

Compliance Forum: Israeli Association of Corporate Counsel Webinar

Together with the Israeli Association of Corporate Counsel, we held a webinar on compliance that included a lecture entitled, “What Do Regulators Want to See? Training and Implementation of Compliance Procedures.”

January 25, 2022

Dr. Avishay Klein Lectures on Privacy to Compliance Officer Training Course

Dr. Avishay Klein, who leads our firm’s privacy and data protection practice, gave a lecture to future compliance officers on privacy protection risks and the GDPR.

February 1, 2023

Conference to Open Year of Compliance – 2023

The firm participated in the Israeli compliance community’s annual conference for 2023, joining a panel discussion with Hani Amar, a partner at BDO in the corporate governance and regulation division, and Adv. Ariel Sagi, a compliance officer and board member at Rafael.

January 15, 2023

Podcast: Administrative Enforcement

We participated in an episode of the podcast hosted by the Association of Corporate Counsels in Israel, which focused on tools for dealing with administrative enforcement.

Episode 30 – How to prevent an enforcement procedure and how to manage it correctly– Dr. Zvi Gabbay

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.

November 18, 2021

Internal Enforcement: Series of Webinars for Public Companies

Our firm, in collaboration with the Public Companies Forum of the Association of Corporate Counsel in Israel, has launched a series of webinars on internal enforcement. Among the lectures in the series is "Prohibition on the Use of Insider Information, What an Internal Enforcement Plan Is, and How It Is Implemented in Organizations."

July 13, 2021

Webinar: Responsibility of Compliance Officers in Organization

The Compliance Forum of the Association of Corporate Counsel in Israel hosted a webinar this morning on the responsibilities of compliance officers in organizations. As part of the webinar, we discussed new trends and developments, as well as the normative basis for imposing personal responsibility on compliance officers in organizations.

November 26, 2020

What Do Massive Weddings Have to Do with Corporate Compliance?

Our firm organized a webinar for legal advisers and compliance officers, in partnership with the ACC. As part of the webinar, we lectured on the connection between ethics and obedience. Are they in competition or do they complement one another?

To listen to Zvi’s lecture in Hebrew, click here

October 15, 2020

The Leaked FinCEN Files Harm the Fight against Money Laundering

In mid-September 2020, a series of articles were published by a group of foreign journalists, based on the collection and analysis of over 2,500 leaked documents from FinCEN, the US equivalent of the Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority. The leak of such sensitive information may cause banks and financial institutions to think twice before reporting suspicious financial activity, which would be a mistake. Read more in an op-ed in Calcalist.

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May 27, 2020

Every Crisis Is an Opportunity – Webinar

On June 2, we will host a webinar together with the ACC addressing the opportunity to upgrade the role of compliance officer in light of the coronavirus crisis. The webinar is geared for compliance officers and legal counsels.

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February 5, 2020

Article: Cases Against Netanyahu Will Have Precedential Effect on Corporate Governance in Israel

An op-ed in TheMarker addresses how the Israel State Attorney's guideline on indicting and sanctioning corporations will guide the decision on the prosecution of Bezeq, Walla, and Yedioth Ahronoth.

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January 23, 2020

Lecture at Discount Bank's Compliance Conference

We were invited to lecture at a compliance conference organized by Discount Bank for all its compliance officers, trustees, board members, and management.

January 13, 2020

Hosting the ACC Compliance Forum's Third Meeting

Our firm hosted the third meeting of the ACC Compliance Forum, which focuses on compliance during enforcement procedures. At the meeting, we welcomed Yehuda Shaffer, Deputy State Attorney (Financial Crimes).

August 27, 2019

Event Invite: Second Meeting of Compliance Forum with ACC

The second meeting of the Compliance Forum, held in collaboration with the ACC, will focus on the basic principles and standards required for formulating an enforcement plan, the challenges of implementing such a plan, and how compliance officers should act.

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November 18, 2018

El Al Executives Investigated in Insider Information Affair by Israel Securities Authority

As counsel for one of the executives, we responded to Calcalist's questions.

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October 29, 2018

Managing Anti-Bribery and Corruption Issues: US, EU & Israeli Perspectives

Barnea and BCLP hosted a seminar on cross-border anti-corruption investigations. Partners from our Capital Markets Department presented the issue from the Israeli perspective.

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