Business Transactions Between Japanese and Israeli Companies

In the past few years we have witnessed a surge in the business activity between Japanese and Israeli companies, particularly in the areas of technology and innovation. The current global crisis presents many challenges but also business opportunities. The acclaimed innovation capabilities of Israeli tech companies combined with the outstanding ability of Japanese companies to […]

Israel Tax Firm Of The Year!

We are excited to announce that we have won this prestigious award by ITR – European Tax Awards 2020. This is an acknowledgement of all the hard work being done by the firm, especially by our tax department. We are proud of all of our partners and associates responsible for bringing this award home.

Electricity Market- Relief in Equity Requirements for Partnerships

Dear Clients and Friends, Good news for partnerships with a permanent electricity production license (of more than 10 MW) and those in the process of obtaining one. On May 13, 2020, Section 20(a)(1) of Electricity Sector Regulations (Terms and Procedures for Granting Licenses and the Duties of License Holders), 1997 was amended (the “Amendment”).  The […]

VC Investments in the time of COVID-19 pandemic

Herzog Fox & Neeman and FPI are glad to be conducting an interactive session for investors in private equity funds. The webinar will focus on VC investments in the time of COVID-19 pandemic, and will be hosting GPs from leading venture capital funds in Israel and worldwide, who will present some of their portfolio companies […]

Securitization | Public Offerings of Asset-Backed Bonds

Securitization | Public Offerings of Asset-Backed Bonds The Israel Securities Authority (the “ISA”)  published a report which sheds light over the ISA’s requirements when examining a public securitization transaction.   Dear friends and clients, The ISA published a report intended to increase the legal certainty for entities that consider a public issuance of asset-backed bonds […]

U.S.-Israel-China Relations | A Complicated Triangle | Live Webinar

Please join us for a discussion on recent developments and trends in U.S. and Israeli export controls and foreign direct investment, as well as the impact of the U.S.-China trade war on Israel and Israeli companies. Our speakers will provide insight into the new rules governing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States […]

Client Update | WIPO PROOF

Designers, creators, inventors, and developers often find it necessary to prove that their own creation predates that of others: who first designed a dress offered for sale both by a designer-boutique and by a retail chain store? Which pharmaceutical company first developed a drug that has sparked a patent dispute? Do writers still need to […]

ISA clarified its position re share holdings pursuant to a SWAP

The Israel Securities Authority (the “ISA”) updated its staff position re parties to a SWAP transaction, according to which, the parties to SWAP transactions that are solely financial in nature shall not be considered both “holders” and “co-holders”. According to a previous ISA staff position, all parties to a SWAP transaction shall be considered as […]

Substance and Procedure in International Arbitration

Partner Saar Pauker’s article “Substance and procedure in international arbitration” was recenetly published at the Arbitration International Journal by Oxford University Press. The article examines the application of the distinction between substance and procedure in the area of international arbitration, as regards both commercial cases and investment treaty disputes. For the full article >> click here

Partner Gilad Majerowicz Exclusive Interview to TechBlitz

Patrner Gilad Majerowicz was featured in the leading Japanese magazine, TechBlitz, where he discussed the rising numbers of Japanese companies seeking commercial collaborations with Israeli startups. For the full Interview (in Japanese ) >> click here

Recognition of the Innocent Co-Insured Doctrine

On March 10, 2020, the Israeli Supreme Court, in a ruling by Justice Grosskopf, with the concurrence of Justices Amit and Karra, recognized the doctrine of the Innocent Co-Insured in Israeli Insurance law (“the Ruling” and “the Doctrine”) – CA 7058/17 Nathan Melamed v. Tziona Leibowitz Et al. According to the Doctrine, mala fide misconduct of […]

The Blurry Line Between Fighting and Committing Crime on the Dark Web

Avraham Chaim Schneider, Ariel Yosefi, Nimrod Kozlovski  Unanswered questions expressed in one of the last court filings by the legal team for Eric Eoin Marques, the man behind the dark web’s original Freedom Hosting platform, was a key element in the Defense’s strategy: “[P]erhaps the greatest overarching question related to the investigation of this case is how the government […]

The world of Dark Web monitoring – An interview with SIXGILL Co-Founder Avi Kasztan

Avraham Chaim Schneider, Ariel Yosefi, Nimrod Kozlovski  Much of the mystique surrounding the dark web stems from the fact that for the average cyber citizen, this sinister sliver of the internet is like a digital, third world country few have dared ventured into. Information about its inner workings comes in snippets from news reports informing of yet […]

Dark Web Deanonymizing Technologies

Avraham Chaim Schneider, Ariel Yosefi, Nimrod Kozlovski  Anonymity is the true currency of the dark web and not just for the criminals. Organizations such as the FBI’s J-CODE, Europol’s EC3, The German Federal Criminal Police, La Police Nationale Française and many others invest significant amounts of time and cash into technologies and methodologies used to break up […]

Handling the Corona Virus- Live Updates

As you know, Israel continues its efforts to deal with the Corona Virus and contain it, to avoid its spreading any further. Our firm is continuously monitoring the situation and has established a designated and multidisciplinary team which is able to assist in addressing the various legal aspects arising from the outbreak. Below you can […]

Eyal Bar-Zvi talks Transfer Pricing in The Law Review 2018

We’re delighted to present our Transfer Pricing expert, Eyal Bar-Zvi‘s contribution to the June 2018 edition of The Transfer Pricing Law Review. Eyal has over a decade in the field of Transfer Pricing as is a member of several national and international bodies in the Tax, Hi-Tech, and Transfer Pricing spheres. Click here for the full international publication

The 7th IATI MNC Forum Annual Meeting

IATI’s 7th IATI MNC Forum Annual Meeting will bring together top executives of R&D centers, with policy makers and industry experts – to discuss and carry out our shared vision for Israel’s tech future. The Meeting is intended for Country Managers of R&D Centers only. For more info please contact gal@iati.co.il.

Technology & Regulation Update November 2019

Dear Clients and Friends, We are pleased to present the latest edition of our monthly Technology & Regulation Client Update, which includes a variety of notable regulatory and industry compliance developments from the recent month, in the fields of digital advertising and content regulations, personal data protection, cybersecurity, internet platform compliance policies and more. These include […]

Chambers & Partners | Corporate Tax 2019

Herzog Fox & Neeman Managing Partner, Meir Linzen, together with Partners, Guy Katz and Yuval Navot, authored Chambers & Partners Corporate Tax Review for 2019. Click here and here for the full review.

When companies realize their data is being sold online

Partner Nimrod Kozlovski spoke at the dark web Economy conference held Wednesday 19/02/2020 in Tel Aviv by Herzog Fox & Neeman and Herzog Strategic, in partnership with CTech by Calcalist. Nimrod added: “Companies are seeing an increasing volume of criminal activity associated with the dark web. Now we see that in most incidents of data exploitation […]

Herzog Fox & Neeman Stand in Solidarity with Wuhan and China

As China is facing hardships in light of the Coronavirus outbreak, Herzog, Fox and Neeman stands in solidarity and friendship and will be making a contribution to Direct Relief to donate medical equipment to Wuhan. 由于面对冠状病毒的爆发，中国正面临困境，Herzog, Fox and Neeman 律师事务所向中国表达及保持团结与友谊，并将为 Direct Relief 向武汉捐赠医疗设备做出贡献。中国加油！

Herzog Fox & Neeman Represented Deep Instinct

Congratulations to Herzog Fox & Neeman’s client, Deep Instinct, who just announced the close of $43 million in Round C led by Millennium New Horizons, with participation from London-based investment firm Unbound, LG ,existing investor Nvidia, joining previous investors HP Inc. and Samsung. The technology brings the absolute best of AI and depth system uses […]

WORLD TRADEMARK REVIEW (WTR) 2020

Congratulations to Herzog Fox & Neeman Partners Karen Elburg, Jenia Melkhior and Adar Bengom who were ranked by WTR :Prosecution & Strategy and Transactions Tier 1 and Tier 2.