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April 3, 2026

Bizportal: The Power of Pardon in Israel – Between Law and Morality

We were interviewed about the Israeli President’s unique authority—positioned in the delicate space between law and morality—to reduce sentences, shorten critical record periods, or even erase charges or convictions. The interview was conducted in the context of the current President’s consideration of the Prime Minister’s request for a pardon.

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March 30, 2026

Globes: Concerns Over Insider Trading and the Challenge of Enforcement in Crypto and Prediction Markets

We spoke with Globes about a troubling new phenomenon: unusual betting patterns and extraordinary activity across financial markets and prediction platforms just moments before major policy announcements. These patterns are raising growing concerns about the potential use of non-public, insider information.

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December 25, 2025

Israel Securities Authority to Capital Market Entities: Voluntary Disclosure Certificates Do Not Relieve You of Due Diligence Obligations

In October, the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) published a directive to Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) members and trading exchanges regarding the voluntary disclosure procedure announced by the Israel Tax Authority (ITA). The directive clarifies to all entities operating in the capital market that (ITA-issued) voluntary disclosure certificates do not constitute proof that the source of funds is legitimate.

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December 18, 2025

Israel Securities Authority Declines Sanctions for Failure to Report Interested Party Status

Public companies in Israel are required to disclose material information to the public and act with full transparency in compliance with the law. Within this framework, anyone deemed a “substantial shareholder” must report to the company any change in status within a designated time frame, and the company must then report that change to the public. The rationale is simple: the market must know who can influence the company and when an interested party’s status has changed.

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October 20, 2025

Rami Levy Case: Redefining Personal Liability in Public Companies

Adv. Omri Oren published an op-ed in Calcalist examining the legal implications and corporate governance challenges arising from the Rami Levy case. The case highlights the limits of personal liability for CEOs and directors of 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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July 13, 2025

Israel Competition Authority Intensifies Enforcement Measures and Indicts Schestowitz VP for a Suspected Cartel in the Food Sector

The Israel Competition Authority (ICA) conducted a thorough investigation of the S. Schestowitz Group, an Israeli company in the food and consumer goods sector, due to suspicions the company operated a cartel in the food industry in violation of the Economic Competition Law and the Law for the Promotion of Competition in the Food and Pharmacy Industries.

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June 11, 2025

Israel Securities Authority Pecuniary Sanctions: Enforcement Tool or Rights Violation?

The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) has recently begun to take a clearly more aggressive approach toward administrative enforcement. Originally, pecuniary sanctions were intended to provide a swift, proportional, and efficient solution for handling relatively minor law violations in the capital market.

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May 15, 2025

Trends in Law Enforcement Against Bribery and Corruption Offenses

In recent months, we have been witnessing significant changes in law enforcement efforts against bribery and corruption offenses, both in Israel and abroad. Although law enforcement trends among countries are not uniform, it appears that we may not witness a real change in the global enforcement environment, despite the dramatic change that is taking place in the United States.

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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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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

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, expanding the authorities' powers to confiscate assets located in Israel that belong to individuals facing criminal proceedings abroad. The amendment raises critical legal dilemmas concerning the rights of suspects and third parties.

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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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August 28, 2024

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

In an op-ed for Calcalist, we address 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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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, we emphasized the compliance actions required during wartime by offering comparisons to other recent global war zones.

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