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THE US-ISRAEL LEGAL REVIEW 2019
2 WELCOME FROMTHE PUBLISHERS Global Legal Media and Nishlis Legal Marketing 4 ISRAEL’S LEGAL SYSTEM Doing Business in the Ever-Changing Israeli Legal System – Ezra Gross and David Osborne of Yigal Arnon & Co. highlight the fluidity of legislation related to investments and M&A transactions in Israel 8 ISRAEL DESKS LEAGUE TABLES: THE RESULTS The first ever Israel Desks League Tables showcase the law firms involved in Israeli deals and with Israeli clients 26 IN-HOUSE COUNSEL: TECHNOLOGY ROUNDTABLE Aric Press conducts a roundtable discussion with two of Israel’s senior in-house technology counsel – Edva Liveanu-Justo of HP and Gideon Rosenberg of Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.A LEGAL GUIDE TO US-ISRAEL
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30 ISRAEL – TRUSTS AND ESTATES Trusts and Estates In Israel – By Alon Kaplan 36 ISRAEL – INFRASTRUCTURE, ENERGY & PROJECT FINANCE Risk Allocation and Management in PPP Projects from a Legal Perspective – By Amit, Pollak, Matalon & Co. 42 US – REAL ESTATE US Commercial Real Estate Transactions: Trends for 2019 – By DLA Piper 46 ISRAEL – MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS M&A In Israel: Looking Back At 2018, And Towards 2019 – By Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano & Co. 52 US – CANNABIS LAW Emerging Opportunities in the US Hemp and CBD Space – By Fox Rothschild 58 ISRAEL – TAX Corporate Tax: Doing Business in Israel in 2019 – By Gornitzky & Co. 64 ISRAEL – CRYPTOCURRENCIES The State of Play for Cryptocurrencies in Israel – By Herzog Fox & Neeman 70 ISRAEL – EMPLOYMENT Employment Law in Israel – By Herzog Fox & Neeman 76 INTERNATIONAL JUDGEMENT ENFORCEMENT International Judgement Enforcement in the United States and Israel – By Kobre & Kim 82 ISRAEL – INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Intellectual Property Law in Israel – An Overview – By Naschitz, Brandes, Amir & Co. 88 ISRAEL – HI-TECH The Israeli Hi-Tech Industry in 2018 – By Shibolet with Raved Magrizo, Benkel & Co. 94 ISRAEL – LITIGATION Civil Litigation in Israel in Theory and Practice – By Tadmor Levy & Co. 100 ISRAEL – REAL ESTATE Real Estate in Israel – By Yigal Arnon & Co. 106 US – MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: US M&AWeathers Geopolitical Storms – By White & CaseCo-Publishers:
Global Legal Media Danny Collins, Deepak Vohra www.globallegalmedia.com Nishlis Legal Marketing Idan Nishlis www.legalmarketing.co.ilContributing Editor:
Aric Press PP&C Consulting www.ppandcconsulting.com