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January / 2011

Overview of Israel’s energy and natural resources market – legal framework

Meitar partner and head of Energy and Infrastructure Group, Renelle Joffe contributed a chapter to The ILO (International Law Office) online news magazine. The chapter is an overview of the legal framework applicable to Israel’s energy & natural resources. This is the first article contributed by Israel in the energy and natural resources section of the ILO.

Israel has an installed electricity capacity of 12,000 megawatts, which is based almost exclusively on fossil fuels. Until the discovery of natural gas offshore, all fuels were imported. The introduction of natural gas into Israel’s fuel basket is dramatically changing the energy landscape, allowing for the introduction of independent power producers (IPPs) and modernisation of the market. Renewable energy is also slowly penetrating the market, predominantly in the photovoltaic sector.

The full update is available through the PDF icon.

Energy and InfrastructureEnergy and Infrastructure
January / 2011

Public Procurement 2011

Meitar attorneys are authors of the Israeli chapter in “The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Public Procurement 2011”

Alon Gellert and Giora Ungar contributed the Israeli chapter in “The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Public Procurement 2011- A practical cross-border insight into public procurement”, published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London. www.iclg.co.uk

The full update is available through the PDF icon.

Regulation and Public PolicyRegulation and Public Policy
January / 2011

Privacy Update: Class Action Permitted to Proceed

A recent US federal case permitted a class action to proceed based on a site’s violation of users’ privacy. The problem was that the site’s privacy policy was not sufficiently well- drafted.
In this Privacy Update, David Mirchin explains what websites need to do to minimize their exposure for violations of users’ privacy.
The full update is available through the PDF icon.
Technology and Intellectual PropertyTechnology and Intellectual Property
January / 2011

Main Amendments of tax laws following the law of economic policy for 2011 and 2012

The full update (in Hebrew) is available through the PDF icon.

TaxationTaxation
November / 2010

Representation of Zoran in its acquisition by CSR for approximately $680 million

Meitar represented Zoran Cororation (NASDAQ: ZRAN), a digital technology company, in its acquisition by CSR PLC valued at approximately $680 million.

November / 2010

Broadcom Corporation in its acquisition of Provigent Inc

Meitar represented Broadcom Corporation a global leader for wired and wireless communications in its acquisition of Provigent, a leading provider of highly integrated, high performance, mixed signal semiconductors for microwave backhaul systems, for approximately $335 million.

November / 2010

Representation of Fundtech in its acquisition by GTCR for approximately $390 million

Meitar represented Fundtech Ltd., a leading provider of software and services to banks of all sizes around the world in its acquisition by GTCR, a leading private equity firm, for approximately $390 million. The merger agreement was signed after Fundtech terminated its merger agreement with S1 Corporation.