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March 30, 2025

Trump’s Order May Refocus FCPA Enforcement on Foreign Competitors

President Trump’s recent Executive Order, which seeks to reduce enforcement of the anti-bribery and anti-corruption provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, may be perceived as a declaration of an expected reduction in enforcement measures against American companies suspected of making unlawful payments to foreign parties in order to gain business advantages.

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March 2, 2025

The Legal Assistance Between States Law: A Violation of Suspects' Rights?

Recently, in an effort to intensify the fight against international crime, the Knesset passed an amendment to the Legal Assistance Between States Law, 1998, which expands the authorities' powers to confiscate assets located in Israel belonging to individuals against whom criminal proceedings have been opened in foreign countries. This amendment raises critical legal dilemmas and questions regarding the rights of suspects and third parties. Adv. Shir Rozenzweig, who specializes in regulatory enforcement and white-collar crime, addresses these issues and more.

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February 11, 2025

The Italian Mafia, Interpol and unrecovered billions: the global battle over organized crime money

In early January 2025, Interpol published its first Silver Notice seeking information about assets held worldwide by a senior member of the Italian mafia. The Silver Notice is the latest addition to Interpol’s suite of color-coded notices, the most well-known of which is the Red Notice seeking the arrest of wanted persons.

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December 12, 2024

Insider Trading: An Interview with Adv. Hadar Israeli

About six months after the indictment was filed, the trial of Shay Lipman opened at the Tel Aviv District Court. Lipman, a former senior real estate analyst, is accused of profiting approximately 400,000 NIS from trading securities after being exposed to sensitive information and using insider information. As an expert in white-collar crime, Adv. Hadar Israeli was interviewed by Globes and explained the charges against Lipman, the expected penalty, and the challenges anticipated for both the prosecution and the defense.

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August 28, 2024

Naveh - Mandelblit Case: Searching Computer Materials and the Treatment of Suspects' Rights

In an op-ed for Calcalist, Shir Rozenzweig addresses the rights of suspects and the lack of oversight of investigative authorities concerning searches made on computer devices.

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August 4, 2024

Israel’s Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority Updates List of At-Risk Countries of the FATF

Following the Financial Action Task Force’s announcements, the Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority published a list of countries and jurisdictions at high risk of money laundering, terror financing, and proliferation financing.

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July 15, 2024

Dr. Zvi Gabbay Conducts Workshop for El Al Managers

Dr. Zvi Gabbay and Zvi Rabin led the workshop "Prohibition on Using Inside Information – Do's and Don'ts" for a group of El Al managers. The workshop was held as part of a compliance, enforcement, and cyber week for senior management at El Al.

May 8, 2024

Significant Sanctions: Anti-Money Laundering Obligations in Israel

The Israel Securities Authority is tightening enforcement on companies, especially in the cryptographic assets sector, and is scrutinizing companies’ anti-money laundering procedures and policies and their implementation.

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March 3, 2024

Israel Securities Authority: Oversight of Unsupervised Entities

In a paradoxical twist, the Israel Securities Authority also monitors unsupervised entities, to prevent them from exceeding their operational parameters without a license. Consequently, the ISA possesses the power to request documents and information from these entities, emphasizing the importance of responding honestly and comprehensively to such demands.

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February 22, 2024

Risk to Israeli Entities Posed by International Sanctions – What Is the Exposure and What Are the Dangers?

The United States, the European Union, and other countries have been imposing economic sanctions on Israel for quite some time. The recent sanctions imposed on Israeli settlers suspected or convicted of committing violence against Palestinians may be a harbinger of a broad regime of sanctions that may affect business activities in Israel.

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December 13, 2023

Document Subpoena from US Authorities: Critical Steps

When an individual or a corporation receives a document subpoena from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), from a US regulatory authority like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), or from any other law enforcement agency in the US, it is very important to know what to do next to ensure the first response serves the client’s legal interests and best defense. More importantly, the initial response must not compromise or harm the best possible legal strategy down the road.

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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, Dr. Zvi Gabbay, head of our firm’s Capital Markets Department, emphasized the compliance actions required during wartime by offering comparisons to other recent global war zones.

November 16, 2023

SEC Signals Intent to Regulate NFTs

The SEC is taking a regulation by enforcement stance toward NFTs and is creating legal uncertainty in the field. Will the Israel Securities Authority follow suit?

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September 6, 2023

Compliance Forum: Israeli Association of Corporate Counsel Webinar

We held, together with the Israeli Association of Corporate Counsel, a webinar focused on compliance. Dr. Zvi Gabbay gave a lecture entitled, “What Do Regulators Want to See? Training and Implementation of Compliance Procedures.”

May 29, 2023

SEC vs. Philips: Expansion of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

The SEC is expanding the application of US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act provisions. It is commencing law enforcement proceedings against non-American companies operating outside the United States and against actions that merely raise concerns of acts of corruption. Companies with international operations must familiarize themselves with the FCPA’s provisions and prepare accordingly.

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May 21, 2023

Cooperating May Credit Corporations with Leniency in Enforcement

Law enforcement authorities in the United States are adopting a policy of lenient law enforcement measures against corporations that cooperate during investigations, document their activities, and implement compliance programs. This policy also applies to Israeli companies operating in the United States.

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March 30, 2023

Hadar Israeli Featured on Ynet Panel on Zadorov Verdict

As an expert on criminal law and white-collar crime, Hadar Israeli was asked to participate today in Ynet’s live panel discussion on the verdict in the Roman Zadorov trial.

February 1, 2023

Dr. Zvi Gabbay Participates in “Conference to Open Year of Compliance – 2023”

Dr. Zvi Gabbay, the head of our firm’s Capital Markets Department, participated in the Israeli compliance community’s annual conference for 2023. He spoke in 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

Dr Zvi Gabbay, the head of our firm’s Capital Markets Department, guest starred on an episode of the podcast hosted by the Association of Corporate Counsels in Israel. The episode 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

December 27, 2022

Suspected Embezzlement at Moshav Ahisamakh

Our office represents a senior official under investigation in connection with suspicions of embezzlement, estimated at approximately NIS 120 million that were allegedly wrongfully obtained from the agricultural association at Moshav Achisemech.

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