IVC’s magazine with 2017’s research summary, and for the first time a comprehensive overview of Israel’s medical cannabis eco-system. IVC Research Center screened the high-tech medical cannabis companies, cutting edge technologies and leading investors. The findings show a nascent sector on the rise. The research focused on 67 active Israeli high-tech companies, employing approximately 900 […]
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Dun & Bradstreet has published its Dun’s 100 Top-20 Law Firm index, ranking law firms by size. Leading the pack, for the fourth year in a row, is Herzog Fox & Neeman with 339 lawyers (133 of which are partners), followed by Meitar with 325 lawyers (103 partners). Goldfarb Seligman closes the top-3 with 224 […]
Chambers Global 2018 has been published, with three firms standing out: Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano & Co., Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal & Co., and Fischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co. Chambers introduced four new practice areas for Israel in the recent research (TMT corporate, TMT regulation, Transport: rail and road and Transport: aviation), and an analysis […]
HFN represented Adler Real Estate AG, a publicly-traded German real-estate company, in its acquisition of a controlling stake in Brack Capital Properties N.V., a Dutch company whose shares and bonds are traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. The seller in the transaction is Redzone Empire Holding Limited, a company controlled by Mr. Teddy Sagi. […]
Still Waiting for Lift Off In recent years there has been a lot of buzz about Chinese investment in Israel’s high-tech sector. Not a day goes by without reports in the Israeli media about economic cooperation between Israel and China. All the associated hype gives the impression of China being a major factor in Israel’s […]
HFN represented Israel Electric Corporation in a $1,000,000,000 international notes offering. The offering was successfully priced during turbulent capital markets and was four-times oversubscribed by investors in approximately 30 jurisdictions, including New York, Boston, the EU, London and Tel Aviv. The notes will mature on August 2028, bear interest of 4.25%, and will be listed […]
Two recent disclosures were made in the Waymo v. Uber litigation that are likely to influence the future of the case, in which Waymo asserts claims of patent infringement, theft of trade secrets and the violation of several California state statutes. Reportedly, Waymo has indicated that it will demand damages at trial in the amount […]
The World Trademark Review recently released its 2018 ranking of the world’s leading trademark professionals. The international rating organization noted that, “international brand owners are flocking to Israel in droves, thanks to the success of the country’s accelerated filing system, which allows the registration process to be completed within four months of filing.”
Daniel Turgel joins Colin Diamond and David Becker in White & Case’s long standing Israel practice after having co-founded and run Linklaters’ Israel practice since 2011. Colin Diamond, co-head of White & Case’s Israel practice, said: “Daniel’s experience advising on Israeli matters will further strengthen our position as the leading global law firm advising on Israel-related […]
Global Competition Review 100, a comprehensive listing of top competition practices around the world, recently published its rankings. According to the international rating organization, “the Israel antitrust bar remains as active as ever, with a strong enforcer to reckon with and a growing private litigation scene.” Eleven Israeli law firms were ranked, four of them in […]
