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).
The enforcement policy published by the Securities Authority in early July does not seem to solve the problem of ambiguity in choosing the different enforcement course, even though the choice of how to manage the procedure is extremely dramatic. For the full article by Yuval Z. Sasson and Dr. Eithan Y. Kidron of our firm, click here (Hebrew).
In a precedent-setting ruling of the Tel Aviv District Court it was determined that the Ministry of Defense tender would be canceled because it violates the rights of IDF disabled veterans. Giora Ungar, a partner in our firm, represented Tigbur, the company that prevailed in the petition against the tender, and said that “this is a victory with precedential implications for all future tenders.” For the full coverage of the Globes website, click here (Hebrew).
“In order to carry out the multi-year infrastructure development plan, we need to rethink the distribution of risk between the state and the concessionaires,” says Meitar partner Dr. Tani Zahavi.
In her Globes article, she explains why, click here (Hebrew).
Good news for High-Tech Employees – Status of Capital-Based Incentive Plans Reinforced.
A recent Nazareth District Court ruling enables many companies, mainly high-tech companies, to provide their employees with various compensation plans that will enable reduced tax payments, while making it difficult for the Tax Authority to object to such plans in retrospect. The department’s partners, Eldar Ben-Ruby and Keren Shitrit, were interviewed on the subject for an article in TheMarker and Globes.
Does the wave of departures in the financial sector and the difficulties in hiring talented executives from other sectors prove that the salary cap has failed? Meitar partner Dr. Israel (Reli) Leshem says that the answer is yes, and explains why. Click here for the full article published in Globes (Hebrew).
Even though Corporate VCs have been a major player in high-tech eco-system since the late seventies, their position strengthened during the last 6 years. In 2018 CVCs constituted 43% of the total funding amount. For the full Calcalist interview with Dan Shamgar, partner at our firm, click here (Hebrew).
