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Israeli Companies Entering the U.S. Government Contracts Market: What You Need to Know
For Israeli companies looking to expand into the United States, the federal government contracting market represents one of the most attractive growth opportunities in the world. The U.S. government is the largest purchaser of goods and services globally, and it routinely buys cutting-edge technology, cybersecurity solutions, defense-related systems, professional services, and specialized equipment that align...
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U.S. Consular Operations in Israel Resume
Following an extended suspension tied to ongoing security conditions in the region, U.S. consular operations in Israel have resumed after the prior closure of the U.S. Branch Office in Tel Aviv and the pause in consular processing. Nonimmigrant Visa Processing Updates There are reports from attorneys that nonimmigrant visa processing has begun moving forward. Consular...
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U.S. Consular Operations in Israel Resume
U.S. consular operations in Israel have resumed after the prior closure of the U.S. Branch Office in Tel Aviv and the pause in consular processing.
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U.S. Consular Operations in Israel Resume
U.S. consular operations in Israel have resumed after the prior closure of the U.S. Branch Office in Tel Aviv and the pause in consular processing.
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SEC Staff Extends Existing Section 16(a) Reporting Relief to Companies Impacted by Conflict in the Middle East
Previously, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) stated in a no-action letter to an Israeli foreign private issuer (a “FPI”)that, in light of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, it would not recommend enforcement action to the SEC if the directors and officers of such FPI do...
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Tuesday Tips: Yehuda Adar & Efi Zemach on Reliance as Promise
Reliance as Promise (63 Am. Bus. L. J., forthcoming) Yehuda Adar & Efi Zemach When courts award reliance damages as a standalone remedy for breach of contract, what precisely are they doing, and why? For decades, this seemingly straightforward question has sparked a surprisingly unsettled debate. Fuller and Perdue’s familiar taxonomy of contractual interests – expectation, reliance, and restitution – has long provided the conceptual framework for...
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Business Interruption Claims Arising from the Middle East Conflict
The current conflict in the Middle East has been as disruptive commercially as it has been geopolitically. Many businesses operating in the region are suffering from a combination of sharp demand declines, blocked routes to market, surging input costs, and physical damage to assets.
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War, Neutrality and the UN Charter: State Practice in the Iran Conflict
Legal assessments of the ongoing Israel-US hostilities with Iran have thus far been largely characterized by a binary framework. Criticisms have focused on the manifest disregard for the UN Charter and the law governing self-defence. Supportive assessments have either contorted the Charter requirement of imminence beyond recognition—or simply looked past it to frameworks that espouse...
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Israel’s Knesset Expands Jurisdiction of Rabbinic and Sharia Courts
Israel’s Knesset yesterday, by a vote of 65-41, gave final passage to a bill that expands the jurisdiction of the government’s Rabbinic and Sharia court systems. According to Times of Israel: The law, sponsored by the ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism and Shas parties, gives the religious tribunals the power to arbitrate civil disputes which are...
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Amnesty International criticizes FIFA for continuing to permit Israeli clubs’ participation
Amnesty International on Friday said that FIFA’s refusal to take action against the Israeli Football Association (IFA) over the participation of clubs based in illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) flouts international law. In October 2024 FIFA accepted a Palestinian Football Association (PFA) petition to investigate alleged human rights violations and discrimination...