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Globes, May / 2014

Policy considerations behind regulation of executive compensation by Maya Liquornik in ‘Globes’

Following the publication of recent amendments to Israel’s Companies Law, Maya Liquornik published an article in ‘Globes’ discussing the policy considerations behind regulation of executive compensation.

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Globes, February / 2014

Our law firm was recently ranked by Globes and Dun 100’s as one of the leading law firms in Israel

Our law firm was recently ranked by Globes and Dun 100’s as one of the leading law firms in Israel. The firm was ranked as and one of the leading specialists in all of our areas of activity (20 different practice areas!), with all major practice areas of the firm ranked in tier 1:
Mergers & Acquisitions, High-Tech , Project Finance & Infrastructure, International Commercial, Banking and Financing, Commercial Litigation, Class Actions, Venture Capital, Administrative Law, Tax Law, Antitrust, Capital Market, Investment Funds, Municipal Authorities, Intellectual Property and more…
These rankings once again confirm our status as the leading commercial law firm in Israel.
For the full ranking in Hebrew, please click here.

Globes, February / 2014

Our firm, with 231 lawyers, was ranked the largest law firm in Israel as of February 2014

“It is nice to be ‘at the top,’” said partner Dan Geva, when the Globes Dun’s 100 rankings were made public. “But ‘size’ is just a means to an end. Our goal is, and always has been, to be number one in terms of quality, personal service, teamwork and forgoing long-term client relationships. With that comes size. But this is just an added benefit that comes from growing into to be one of the best firms in the country.”
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Globes, December / 2013

“Israel’s accession to international conventions is important to attract foreign investors”

Adv. Renelle Joffe speaks about pending legislation in Israel regarding definition of the country’s Exclusive Economic waters and application of local law in this area, and emphasizes the importance of foreign investors in encouraging competition in the natural gas market.
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Globes, May / 2013

Meet Israel’s Socially Conscious Attorneys

In this survey of the most socially conscientious law firms in Israel, Meitar was ranked among the highest in terms of percentage of pro-bono projects it undertakes on behalf of the needy and for worthy causes in the community.
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TheMarker, March / 2013

The Only Infrastructure Reform That Succeeded

Much has been written on Israel’s water reforms, but according to Gidi Frishtik, Head of Meitar’s Municipal Law practice, the true success and benefits of the reforms have not been properly evaluated. Contrary to the claim that the formation of special companies to distribute water was superfluous and a failure due to rising water prices, a professional examination, free of self-serving demagoguery, reveals that it is the only successful structural reform in infrastructure that has taken place in the last decade.
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TheMarker Magazin, March / 2013

Foreign Investment in Local Media and Safeguarding Democracy

Israel’s media market in recent years has been kept alive thanks to foreign investments, some that are clearly politically motivated, and others that are solely economically motivated. Yossi Abadi, Meitar’s specialist in the field of media and communications, posits in cases when the investment is economic, regulatory restrictions are impairing economic growth. He believes that regulation that prohibits the control of a foreign capital requires rethinking and that to avoid impact on content, the government should use regulation to prevent politically biased media to be used to further political agendas.
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