The shortlist for the Women in Business Law EMEA Awards 2026 has been released, recognizing leading female practitioners, law firms, and diversity initiatives across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. We’ve seen several Israeli firms and lawyers being nominated for European awards in 2026 and, continuing that trend, the following firms have been shortlisted for […]
Author: Idan Nishlis
Shibolet will host a professional webinar in collaboration with the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) on May 4, 2026, focused on the expanding role of legal advisors in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors, where regulation, risk management, and public policy increasingly intersect. The session will address practical challenges facing in-house counsel, including issues related to […]
An Israeli court approved a settlement requiring Meta to pay approximately NIS 8.1 million (around USD 2.2 million) in a class action tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, according to Ynetnews. The case, originally filed in 2018, alleged that Facebook allowed third-party apps to access users’ personal data without proper consent and transfer it for […]
SoundHound AI agreed to acquire LivePerson in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately USD 43 million, representing a premium to LivePerson’s recent trading levels. The combination will bring together SoundHound’s voice and agentic AI capabilities with LivePerson’s digital messaging and customer engagement platform, creating a unified omnichannel conversational AI solution serving enterprises across industries. SoundHound […]
The Phoenix Group sold its stake in Dorad Energy to Menora Mivtachim and Adeltech in a transaction reflecting a company valuation of approximately NIS 4.46 billion, representing a notable increase from the valuation at which Phoenix acquired the shares only months earlier. Epstein Rosenblum Maoz advised Phoenix on the transaction, with the team being led […]
Quantum Art, the Israeli quantum computing startup, has expanded its Series A financing to approximately USD 140 million following strong investor demand. The company is focused on building a quantum computing platform based on trapped-ion technology, an approach widely viewed as one of the more stable and scalable architectures in the race toward commercially viable […]
A&O Shearman has published a 36-page report, Life Sciences and Healthcare Insights, with contributions from 20 attorneys. The report is vital reading for Israeli life sciences companies at this precise moment. Israel hosts hundreds of life sciences companies, all attracting serious global capital. Lee Noyek, head of the firm’s Israel Desk, echoes this sentiment, saying […]
Israeli-founded AI infrastructure company Vast Data raised approximately USD 1 billion in a new funding round, tripling its valuation to USD 30 billion and making it the most valuable private tech company in Israel. The round—led by Drive Capital with participation from investors including Access Industries, Fidelity, NEA, and Nvidia—reflects growing investor focus on companies […]
The German-Israeli Chamber of Industry & Commerce announced that the Europe Days Conference in Tel Aviv will now take place on October 20, 2026. The conference is expected to convene investors, corporates, startups, and ecosystem leaders to explore partnerships across AI, DefenseTech, Cyber, HealthTech, FoodTech, Industry 4.0, and ClimateTech. Continued participation in the conference by […]
The BIRD Foundation has launched a new Call for Proposals supporting strategic US–Israel partnerships, offering grants of up to 50% of R&D costs with a maximum award of USD 1.5 million per project. The program requires collaboration between two unrelated companies—one registered in the United States and one in Israel—and targets innovation with clear commercial […]
