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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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Along with one of the largest mergers on the Israeli legal scene, came the merger between two of the most influential women in the Israeli commercial law community – Attorneys Maya Liquornik  and Dalia Tal. Forbes interviews these two formidable women.
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In this interview with Globes, Dr. Reli Leshem, head of Meitar’s Litigation and Dispute Department, explains the acquittal of his client on charges of negligent homicide in the Remedia baby formula tragedy and the error made by the prosecution in not going after the real culprit in the affair, as determined by the court – the manufacturer. Judge Lea Lev On of the Petah Tikva Magistrates Court stated in her ruling that the main burden of guilt for the tragedy lies with Humana – the foreign company that actually manufactured the baby formula in question, which had been marketed in Israel by Remedia.
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In an interview with four senior partners in the newly merged firm, they dispel some of the financial myths surrounding the merger and lay out their plans for the future of Israel’s third largest law firm.
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Rami Landa, head of Meitar’s Employment and Benefits Group writes that the enforcement of a mandatory retirement age not only contradicts the law, but is also not compatible with today’s employment and labor environment. The National Labor Court’s recent ruling further implies that forcing an employee to leave at the mandatory retirement age is prejudicial and may contravene Israel’s Basic Human Rights Law.
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The Meitar Liquornik Geva & Leshem Brandwin law firm, which has 160 attorneys and Kantor Elhanani Tal & Co., Advocates, which has 43 attorneys, merged in January 2013. The combined firm, with over 200 attorneys, including 58 partners, is one of Israel’s largest law firms.

For coverage of the merger in the Hebrew press, please visit:
The Merger is Official
Calcalist, 27/01/13

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Merger Forms Israel’s Third Largest Law Firm
Globes, 27/01/13

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Meitar Liquornik Geva & Leshem Brandwin Merges With Kantor Elhanani Tal & Co.
The Marker, 27/01/13

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In a landmark ruling of the National Labor Court on workers’ rights to unionize, the court determined that an employer may not state its position on the intention of employees to unionize, as this may exert pressure and undue influence on the exercise of their rights. Rami Landa, Head of Meitar’s Employment and Benefits Group, posits that this silence could in fact work to the employees’ detriment, such as cases when an acquisition is being negotiated and unionization would put the negotiations, and the employees’ potential financial gain, in peril.
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