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Legal market overview
The Israeli legal market is particularly sophisticated with highly trained lawyers, many with US or UK qualifications, charging rates that are much lower than New York or London equivalents. The country has the highest number of lawyers per capita in the world, which has driven down fees.
Despite legislative changes in 2012 allowing foreign firms to operate in Israel, only two firms have a significant operational presence on the ground: Greenberg Traurig P.A has a team of close to ten lawyers in Tel Aviv, which handles outbound or inbound M&A, and Yingke Israel – Eyal Khayat, Zolty, Neiger & Co., Law Offices, which is the result of a Chinese acquisition of an Israeli firm. A handful of other international firms have representative offices, such as Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, which is noted for its international arbitration work, and Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP, which is focused on IP. The large local firms which dominate the market have grown in size in recent years through combinations and hires.
Changes in the market included the break-up of Zellermayer, Pelossof, Rosovsky, Tsafrir, Toledano & Co. Advocates, as well as the dissolution of Adini, Berger & Gabbay Advocates.
Israel is often referred to as ‘the start-up nation’ and its hi-tech sector attracts huge amounts of foreign interest, particularly from the US, Europe and China. Real estate is another strong driver of work as the country’s residential infrastructure struggles to keep pace with demographic expansion and projects are another major generator of work.
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Changes in California’s Privacy Law Have Worldwide Impact
If you are the operator of a commercial internet website, an online service or a mobile application (app) ("Operator") and you collect personally identifiable information (PII) 1 about consumer residing in California, you need to update your privacy policy following the enactment of a new California law in order to avoid potentially significant penalties. -
Companies Law (Amendment No. 23), 2013
On December 23, 2013, the Israeli Knesset approved Amendment No. 23 to the Israeli Companies Law, 1999 (the " Amendment ", and the " Companies Law ", respectively). The Amendment is primarily concerning the establishment and governance of "Charitable Company Fund" (the " Fund "), which are companies established in order to finance and fund non-profit entities. Below is an overview of the main provisions of the Amendment: -
Critical Information for New Immigrants and Returning Residents Regarding Tax Benefits
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New Temporary Tax Relief for "Trapped Earnings"
On November 5, 2012 the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) adopted a proposal of the Israeli Ministry of Finance and passed legislation providing for a temporary tax relief with respect to the recapture tax applicable to certain Israeli companies holding undistributed earnings that were previously exempt from Israeli corporate income tax under tax incentive programs. -
The Coming of Age of Environmental Regulation in Israel – Recent Aligning with Stringent EU Standa
Environmental policy and regulation in Israel have developed significantly over the course of the past several years. After decades of what may be considered as regulatory standstill, Israeli environmental regulation has taken a tremendous leap forward. Numerous environmental matters, some of which were not previously regulated and others which were subject to outdated standards, have been revised and updated through new comprehensive statutes, innovative regulations and professional guidelines. -
Israeli Market Developments
Welcome to the 4 th edition of Unfolding, which looks at some important developments in Israel in recent months. Much has happened in Israel since the last edition of Unfolding. The Israeli economy may be small in scale, but never in the level of its business activity. -
Memorandum on the Law for Promotion of Competition and Reduction in Concentration
Following on from the Government's decision to adopt the recommendations of the Committee for Increasing Competition in the Marketplace, the Government published last week a Memorandum on the Law for Promotion of Competition and Reduction in Concentration, 5772-2012. The Memorandum aims at providing a statutory framework for implementing the recommendations of the Committee. -
Israeli Law Update February 2012
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Agency Contract Law (Commercial Agent and Supplier), 5772-2012
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Why is it important to adopt Anti-Bribery Procedures? - by Adv. Gil Remeny
Is your business involved in international trade? If the answer to this question is a resounding “YES”, then it might well be time for your business to prepare and adopt a code of conduct that includes procedures to detect and prevent bribery of foreign government officials. The day is coming when not having such a code will be a bar to entering many different lucrative markets and will place you and your business in danger of breaking the law.
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Foyen has assisted InnoEnergy with its investment in a large-scale battery production facility
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Trademark law – Pear too strong a reminder of an apple
One cannot compare apples and pears, at least not according to the equivalent German expression for comparing apples and oranges. However, as demonstrated by a decision of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), things may look rather different in the field of trademark law. -
OLG Hamburg on misleading advertising – No fees means no fees
If something is promoted as being free, then it should in fact be free. Otherwise, this kind of advertising might be misleading and violate competition law, as demonstrated by a ruling of the Oberlandesgericht (OLG) Hamburg [Higher Regional Court of Hamburg]. -
Making timely arrangements for business succession
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Bojović & Partners Advises Poseidon Group on Co-Investment Partnership in Capitol Park Sombor with
Bojović & Partners has advised Poseidon Group, a British property investment, development and management company, on the structuring of its co-investment partnership in the retail park project “Capitol Park Sombor with Mitiska REIM, advised by Schoenherr. -
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC Hosts Seminar on European Real Estate Investment
Bae, Kim & Lee LLC ("BKL") and Linklaters LLP jointly held the "European Real Estate Investment Seminar" on June 8, 2017 at the Park Ballroom of the Conrad Hotel in Yeouido, Seoul, attracting approximately 150 attendees from legal and overseas affairs teams at leading investment institutions and asset managers, including pension funds, insurance companies, banks and securities firms. -
Properly preparing a will
There are clear rules in Germany determining who will inherit. In the absence of a will or contract of inheritance, the rules of intestate succession apply. In that case, the first to inherit are the spouse or civil partner and one’s own children. -
Bär & Karrer Advised UBS on its Shared Services Transfer to UBS Business Solutions AG
Through a series of transactions which were completed for the most part in early June, UBS AG and other UBS group companies transferred group shared services functions, which are mainly based in Switzerland, in the UK and the US, to UBS Business Solutions AG and other related service companies. UBS Business Solutions AG now operates as the group service company of UBS and is a wholly owned subsidiary of UBS Group AG. The implementation of UBS Business Solutions AG enables UBS to maintain operational continuity of critical services should a recovery or resolution occur. It represents an important step towards improved resolvability, and is in line with global guidance defined by the Financial Stability Board. -
ZETLIN & DE CHIARA LLP HOSTS “THE FUTURE OF LABOR IN CONSTRUCTION”
(New York – June 9, 2017) Zetlin & De Chiara, LLP hosted a panel of New York City’s leading real estate owners and developers, builders and union professionals on May 31, 2017 at the Union League Club to examine the state of union labor in New York and its impact on building. The forum was moderated by co-founding partner Michael De Chiara . -
LAG Schleswig-Holstein – Dismissal with immediate effect for causing serious offence justified
Anyone who causes serious offence to his employer or a colleague should anticipate the possibility of being dismissed with immediate effect, as demonstrated by a ruling of the Landesarbeitsgericht (LAG) Schleswig-Holstein [Regional Labour Court of Schleswig-Holstein] from January 24, 2017 (Az.: 3 Sa 244/16).