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• The AI Sieve and the Drone Epidemic: Lessons from the Israeli Battlespace

  At the recent Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) summit, the focus shifted from domestic policy to the jagged edges of active conflict. Dr. Eyal Hulata, former Israeli National Security Advisor and former head of the Mossad’s technology division, joined Michael Allen of Beacon Global Strategies for a session that was part tactical briefing, part futurist...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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.

• 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.

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

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• Israel’s Anti-Spam Legislation with a Kick – This Could Cost You!!

  This post was written by Benjamin Waltuch, Adv. Worldwide Anti-Spam legislation is now more than six years old. However, the amount of spam that we all receive daily continues to grow despite the installation of spam blocking software. The Israeli Knesset has approved an “Opt-In” anti spam statute...

• A View from Israel: Expect More Activity From Buyout Funds and Distressed Players

  It is commonplace to note the vigorous market for inbound investment and M&A transactions involving high-tech companies in Israel. Hardly a week goes by without a deal. Between 2002-2011, Israeli high-tech companies raised $15 billion from investors, and in the same period owners received more than ...

• Israeli Start-Ups: Are Provisional Patents Part of Your Strategy?

  Israel consistently has one of the highest per capita rates of patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In 2013 alone, 3,152 patents were granted by the USPTO to patent inventors based in Israel. With the increasing number of Israeli start-ups, it is expected that...

• Happy Shavuot

  The Israel Practice of Greenberg Traurig wishes all of its clients and readers, and their families, a joyous Shavuot holiday....

• TASE Opening Bell Ceremony with the Mayor of London

  Last month, Mr. Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London was the guest of honor in the opening bell ceremony at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. This honorable visit comes in a time of growing and strengthening relations between the UK and Israeli business realms. In the words of Mr. Johnson, describing...

• Greenberg Traurig Hosts Jiangsu Provincial Department of Justice’s Israel Delegation

  This week the Tel Aviv office hosted a delegation of senior members of the Department of Justice and Bar Association of Jiangsu Province, which included the General Director of the Justice Department of Jiangsu Province, the General Director of the Justice Bureau of the city of Nanjing, the General ...

• Greenberg Traurig Hosts Reception Honoring New Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles

  Greenberg Traurig’s Los Angeles office hosted a reception in honor of Sam Grundwerg to mark his appointment as Consul General of Israel in Los Angeles by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Sam is the senior representative of the State of Israel to the Southwestern United States. Prior to this, Sam...

• Global Employment Law: August 2017 Roundup

  Please see our global roundup of employment developments for August 2017 to learn about the latest advancements in employment law around the world. Highlights include: New Zealand: Pay Equity and Equal Pay Bill introduced, Austria:  New quota for female board members from January 2018, Kuwait:...

• Event: Tax Authority Financial Club

  Our partner Lewis J. Greenwald will be taking part in the Finance Club event, hosted by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Israel on October 17. He will present on the subject “Are Options included in the Cost Basis in the US?”. For more information click here....

• DLA Piper releases thought-provoking report on the future of Real Estate

  This publication release follows a roundtable discussion hosted by DLA Piper and Cloudscraper Exchange, attended by CEOs and senior professionals from major real estate companies. This informative report discusses the changes underway in real estate markets, and the significance that technology...