The sights of the coronavirus disease have abruptly made us forget the climate ills. If the pandemic continues to spread throughout the world and we will feel its long-term implications, humanity will need to take regulatory action to help mitigate the harm. For the full article with Adv. Gidi Frishtik in Calcalist click here (Hebrew).
According to data we have gathered, it appears that the number of Israeli startups which incorporated abroad leapt in 10% during 2019. For the full article published in Calcalist, click here (Hebrew).
Gidi Frishtik, head of our environmental law practice, writes in his article “The Systemic Solution to the Drainage Problem” in Globes magazine, about the importance of shifting the immediate action in urgent matters from local authorities to professional institutions such as water corporations. For the full article published in Globes, click here (Hebrew).
Michael Hoffman, a senior associate in the Corporate and Securities Group, discusses in his article “Employee Options: The Hidden Component” the effect of the options’ exercise price on the ability of employees to benefit financially from the options. For the full article published in Globes, click here (Hebrew).
Lately, there has been harsh complaints and criticism towards Israel accusing the country for not being active enough in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its territory. Gidi Frishtik, a partner in our firm who specializes in the field of environmental law, paints a more realistic picture of Israel when dealing with the emergency climate state and its great importance. For the full article published in Calcalist magazine, click here (Hebrew).
In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of nonprofit organizations participating in commercial tenders, trying to exploit their nonprofit status and their advantage over ordinary commercial companies that must add VAT to their bids, in a way that thwarts the commercial companies and harms fair competition and the freedom of occupation. Such activity by nonprofits is in fact against the law. For the full article by Giora Ungar and Yoav Hertman of our firm, click here (Hebrew).
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to Israeli companies with some degree of permanent presence in one of the EU countries.
Meitar partner Ignacio Gonzalez Royo, who specializes in GDPR, gives useful comments and tips to Israeli companies in his Calcalist article. For the full article click here (Hebrew).
