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NFTs Under the Knife

By S. Horowitz & Co.

NFTs Under the Knife

By S. Horowitz & Co.

Lexology In-Depth: Aviation Law – Edition 13

By Eyal Doron & Hugh Kowarsky

Apple’s ‘CREATE YOUR OWN’ Trademark Fails in Israel Despite Global Success

By S. Horowitz & Co.

מדינת ישראל חתמה על אמנה בינלאומית להסדרת הבינה המלאכותית

By Eyal Brook

Navigating AI Regulation in Israel: Legal Insights

By Dr. Eyal Brook, Amit Steinman, Ran Vogel, Pini Azaria, Miriam Zaltsman, Yaron Lestrel, Avner Itzhaki

המרוץ לתחתית – על כללי ההכרעה בין תובענות ייצוגיות או תביעות נגזרות מתחרות

By Noam Zamir, Gal Kelner & Asaf Eckstein

In brief: Construction Disputes in Israel

By Benjamin Sheffer and Lance Blumental

Turning the Page: Israeli Court Grants Trademark Status to Literary Work’s Name

By Avi Ordo, Moran Katz

Israel Financial Services Law and Crypto Wallet Providers

By Gal Arad Cohen & Liraz Zehavi

The revolution in the Israeli Patent Law was confirmed, once again, by the Supreme Court?

By Ran Vogel, Yair Ziv & Alice Voinescu

Litigation 2024- Israel- Trends and Developments

By Gilad Katz & Noam Zamir

The Legal 500: Bribery & Corruption Comparative Guide – 6 months

By Pnina Sheffer Emmanuel, Amit Becher, Yaron Dagan, Lilach Michelstein

The “Apropim” Legacy Under Siege – New Legislative Proposal To Amend Israeli Contracts Law

By Avi Ordo, Moran Katz

Investing in American assets or securities? Uncle Sam is waiting for you around the corner

By Leor Nouman, Moti Saban

Israel Chapter in the Aviation Law Review 2023 11th Edition | The Law Review

By Eyal Doron and Hugh Kowarsky

Disciplinary procedures for safety violations by the Registrar of Contractors

By Pnina Sheffer Emmanuel, Yaron Dagan

Novartis’ PI Motion re Gilenya® Denied: Generic Entry Does Not Necessarily Cause “Catastrophic Damages” to the Brand

By Tal Band, Ran Vogel and Noam Blei

Safe Harbor for SAFEs

By Mordehay (Moti) Malca, Leor Nouman, Ophir Kaplan, Miriam Zaltsman

The Supreme Court’s precedent ruling on dividend distribution restores certainty to the profit test

By Noam Zamir, Guy Firer

The Privacy Protection Regulations pertain to instructions regarding information transferred to Israel from the European Economic Area

By Tomer Scheuerman, Pini Azaria

The Legal 500: Construction Comparative Guide

By Benjamin (Benny) Sheffer, Lance Blumenthal, Lior Pollak

Update Regarding The New 161 Form (Hebrew)

By Ophir Kaplan, Yaron Lestrel

The Hurdles Run for Service of Legal Proceedings to a Foreign Defendant – The Israeli Perspective

By Avi Ordo, Moran Katz

Update Regarding Raising the Minimum Wage and Annual Equal Pay Reports (Hebrew)

By Michal Levanon-Porat

The Home Court Advantage

By Avi Ordo, Moran Katz

AI as an Inventor

By Ran Vogel

Trends and Developments | Litigation 2023 | Chambers and Partners

By Gilad Katz & Noam Zamir

Israel Chapter in the Aviation Law Review 2022 10th Edition | The Law Review

By Eyal Doron and Hugh Kowarsky

Israel Chapter: Construction 2022 guide | Lexology

By Benjamin Sheffer, Lance Blumental

Israel Chapter: The Life Sciences 2022 guide | Chambers & Partners

By Dovev Apel, Moran Katz, Yair Ziv and Yehuda Robbins

The Product Regulation and Liability Review: Israel | 9th Edition

By Avi Ordo and Moran Katz

Israel Chapter in the Aircraft Registration Guide in L2b Aviation

By Eyal Doron

Even in an Economic War, Patents Should not be Held Hostage | Tal Band Published in Globes

By Tal Band

ISRAEL: An Introduction to Transportation: Aviation (2022) | Chambers & Partners

By Eyal Doron and Hugh Kowarsky

The Israel Chapter on Aviation in the Aviation Law Review (2021), Written by Eyal Doron and Hugh Kowarsky

By Eyal Doron and Hugh Kowarsky

Aviation Tax Regulations: Israel Chapter in L2B

By Ophir Kaplan

Spotlight: key liability issues for the aviation sector in Israel

By Eyal Doron and Hugh Kowarsky

Israel Drone Regulations | L2b Aviation

By Eyal Doron

Public Procurement & Government Contracts | Israel: Law & Practice

By Eran Bezalel, Uriel Printz, Lior Mimon and Shlomi Delgo

“Judicial Notice” in Tribunals that Specialize in Patent Proceedings: Does it exist or not?

By Ran Vogel

ICLG Business Crime & Regulations 2021 | Israel

By Pnina Sheffer Emmanuael, Amit Becher and Yaron Dagan

The Patent Litigation Law Review: Israel | 4th Edition

By Tal Band and Dovev Apel

Handling “Space Debris” under the International Space Treaties Regime: Case Studies Analysis

By Chen Zaefen

The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides | Israel: Bribery & Corruption

By Pnina Sheffer Emmanuael, Amit Becher and Yaron Dagan

Israel’s Geopolitical Situation Makes Air Transportation a Vital Factor in Maintaining its Connections with the Rest of the World

By Hugh Kowarsky, Eyal Doron

Emirates – Fly Better – And From Israel

By Keith Shaw

Six New Israeli Appellations of Origin

By Avi Ordo, Moran Katz

Construction in Israel

By Benjamin (Benny) Sheffer, Lance Blumenthal

Public procurement in Israel

By Benjamin (Benny) Sheffer, Eran Bezalel, Lance Blumenthal

The ISA publishes guidance regarding foreign institutional investors

By Keith Shaw

Israeli Stock Exchanges – There Can Be More Than One

By Keith Shaw

Infringement analysis: Certainty Regarding the Monopoly Embodied in the Patent v. Identification of the Essence of the Invention

By Tal Band, Ran Vogel

New draft law – the Provision of Financial Information Services Law, 2020

By Keith Shaw

The ISA Publishes a Legal Staff Position Paper Regarding Customising Trading Platform Activity for Clients

By Keith Shaw

The ISA publishes a policy document regarding public securitisation

By Keith Shaw

Centre of main interests under the Israeli insolvency law

By Phillip Waldoks

Client Update: A High Court Precedent Enhances The Certainty Of R&D Based Companies In Exposure To Employee Claims For Compensation For Their Inventions (In Hebrew)

By Tal Band and Noam Blei

Obvious to the Bone: Teva Wins Opposition against Eli Lilly’s Patent Application Covering Osteoporosis Blockbuster FORTEO®

By Tal Band and Noam Blei

Legal Protection for New Corona Treatments – New Material or New Usage? (In Hebrew)

By Tal Band and Yair Ziv

S. Horowitz & Co Featured in the Lex Mundi in “COVID-19 Global Competition Measures Report”

By Lex Mundi

S. Horowitz & Co Featured in the Lex Mundi’s Global Trends in Competition Law Report

By Lex Mundi

COVID-19 – reporting to portfolio management clients

By Keith Shaw

Shareholder online registration of a company – finally on the road to paperless interactions?

By Keith Shaw and Guy Dvory

Client Update: Overqualification – Legitimate Consideration Or Age Discrimination?

By Avi Ordo

The impact on contracts of possible insolvency due to the corona crisis

By Ehud (Udi) Arzi, Ran Feldman, Dorit Hamberg, Noa Lavian and Eden Weiss

Intellectual Property and the Coronavirus | Expert Guides

By Tal Band and Ran Vogel

Client Update: COVID-19 – Legal Updates Regarding the Coronavirus Crisis – S. Horowitz & Co. (in Hebrew)

By Aharon (Anthony) Bloch, Amir Assali, Hagai doron, Leor Nouman, Avigail Kastiel, Dovev Apel, Moran Katz, Lior Mimon, Lina Makhuli

Impact of the Coronoavirus Outbreak on Environmental Regulation, Business Licensing and Work Safety

By Pnina Sheffer Emmanuel, Adi Hoffman and Yaron Dagan

COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEE INVENTIONS IN ISRAEL: HOW EMPLOYERS CAN MINIMIZE EXPOSURE TO POTENTIAL CLAIMS

By Tal Band and Noam Blei

Covid-19 Update: Regulations & Legal Implications of the Corona Crisis

By Ehud (Udi) Arzi, Avi Ordo, Ronen Brumer, Ofir Pozner, Moran Katz, Shay Gimelstein, Ran Feldman, Evyatar Azulay, Nathaniel Lavie, Dorit Hamberg, Noa Lavian

The Class Actions Law Review: Israel

By Hagai Doron and Uriel Printz

Tax Aspects of the Coronavirus Outbreak

By Leor Nouman, Ophir Kaplan and Moti Saban

Can Legal Agreements Be Exposed To The Coronavirus? (In Hebrew)

By Amit Steinman and Guy Firer

Israel Chapter, The Lex Mundi Global Attorney – Client Privilege Guide, (2020).

By Eyal Doron and Hugh Kowarsky

The Israeli Ministry of Health Permits the Exploitation of Abbvie’s Patents Covering KALETRA® to Allow Importation of Generic Version

By Tal Band

When the Penguins Are Marching to Town

By Avi Ordo and Moran Katz

“BAYwatch” – when eBay carefully watches over the car industry

By Avi Ordo, Moran Katz and Yarden Enacab Yarom

Israel Joins the Hague System for Registration of Industrial Designs

By Avi Ordo and Moran Katz

Client Update – Greater Certainty for R&D Companies: The Israeli Supreme Court Clarifies Law on Employees Inventions

By Tal Band and Noam Blei

SCENTWISH LTD v. CHANEL – Same Same (smell), But Different

By Avi Ordo and Moran Katz

Who is the Boss in the Word “BOSS”?

By Avi Ordo and Moran Katz

The performer is NOT George Clooney: New ruling regarding parody and comparative television commercials

By Avi Ordo and Moran Katz

Not worth its salt: Merck’s patent application covering JANUVIA® does not survive Teva’s opposition

By Tal Band and Noam Blei

Update to General Permit for Offering Securities Trading Services

By Keith Shaw

Client Update: Not By Bread Alone – Angel Vs Engel

By Avi Ordo

Not by Bread Alone – Angel vs Engel

By Avi Ordo and Dvir Rosenfeld

Client Update: I See Your (True) Colours – The Registerability Of Colours And The Names Of Colours As Trademarks

By Avi Ordo

Client Update: Viewing or playing a TV or Radio Broadcast in a Business – the Permitted and Prohibited limits (in Hebrew)

By Avi Ordo

I See Your (True) Colours – The Registerability of Colours and the Names of Colours as Trademarks

By Avi Ordo and Dvir Rosenfeld

Israeli Courts Remain Consistent: No PTE for Isolated Enantiomers

By Tal Band and Yair Ziv

Patent Term Extension orders in Israel, BDI (March, 2019)

By Tal Band

When Free Can Be Expensive – Using Content Licensed Under Creative Commons Licenses

By Avi Ordo and Dr. Carmit Soliman

Is ESTRELLA a Star?

By Avi Ordo and Moran Katz

Material Adverse Change (In Hebrew)

By Guy Firer and Amit Steinman

Amendment No. 5 to the Israeli Copyright Law – the Conundrum of Copyright Enforcement on the Internet

By Avi Ordo and Dr. Carmit Soliman

Updates in the Area of the Grant of Share Options to Employees – Tax Aspects

By Ophir Kaplan

Prohibition against Offering Securities Trading Services – Publication of General Permit

By Keith Shaw

Israel Chapter, The Patent Litigation Law Review 2nd Edition (November, 2018), Written by Tal band and Dovev Apel

By Tal Band and Dovev Apel

Income from Stipend – Issues of Tax and Labor Law Following Civil Appeals 9488/16, 9489/16, 9491/19

By Shoshana Gavish, Leor Nouman and Ophir Kaplan

The Israel Chapter on Aviation in the Aviation Law Review (2018), Written by Eyal Doron and Hugh Kowarsky

By Eyal Doron and Hugh Kowarsky

Study on the legal aspects of Supplementary Protection Certificates in the EU

By Tal Band and Yair Ziv

The Fine Line between Legitimate Inspiration and Misleading Imitation – Pasta “Basta”

By Avi Ordo and Moran Katz

A Racemic Compound? a Racemic Mixture? The Fight over PTE/SPC for enantiomers Goes On!

By Tal Band and Yair Ziv

Client Update – Capital markets – June 2018

By Amir Assali, Guy Firer

The Class Action Law Review – 2nd Edition

By Hagai doron, Uriel Prinz

The Life Sciences Law Review – Edition 6

By Dovev Apel

Pipeline problems

By Avi Ordo and Moran Katz

The Israeli version of WIPO’s guide entitled Making a Mark – an Introduction to Trademarks for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

By Tal Band and Avi Ordo

Committee decision sends warning signal to employers regarding service inventions

By Tal Band

Ownership of Invention Employer – Employee

By Tal Band

Patents in Israel – Lexology Navigator Q&A

By Tal Band

Thou shalt not covet the public domain: Israeli Registrar of Patents denies patent protection due to lack of utility, insufficient disclosure and covetous claims

By Tal Band

NRG has lost its energy

By Avi Ordo

SIXTY is not SEXY

By Avi Ordo

Four stripes are out Adidas loses trademark infringement claim

By Avi Ordo

Is McDonalds lovin it

By Avi Ordo

Product Recall

By Avi Ordo

An open cigarette box the boundaries between trademarks, design and passing off

By Dovev Apel

Compensation for Executives of Financial Institutions (Special Approval and Non-recognition of Excessive Compensation as Tax Expense) Law (Government Bill 883)

By Keith Shaw

Controversial identification and disclosure obligations under recent Amendment to the Israeli AML Law

By Avigail Kastiel and Amit Steinman

The wisdom of crowds

By Clifford Davis

The US Arbitration Fairness Bill Regulation, Not Prohibition

By Amir Weizenbluth

Adequate Representation in Class Settlements (In Hebrew)

By Amir Weizenbluth

The ISA publishes new guidelines regarding private placements to sophisticated investors

By Amit Steinman

Recent draft circular published by the Israeli Ministry of Finance imposes specific obligations on financial institutions when giving leveraged loans

By Amit Steinman, Michelle Liberman

New Israeli regulations applicable to Credit Rating Agencies

By Amit Steinman

Proposal to Revamp Debt Settlements in Israel

By Amit Steinman

Claiming rights: whether a company’s trustees-in-bankruptcy can adopt a derivative claim

By Anthony Bloch

The Israeli Supreme Court acknowledges a shareholder’s right to file a multiple derivative action

By Guy Firer

Could a public statement constitute a restrictive arrangement? The Israeli Antitrust Authority thinks it might

By Hagai Doron

Trade associations—a competitional hazard?

By Hagai Doron

Merger control in Israel Overview

By Hagai Doron

Restraints of trade and dominance in Israel overview

By Hagai Doron

New legislative amendments proposed by the Israel Antitrust Authority: merger control reform and protection of competition from parallel imports

By Hagai Doron

New banking directive – leveraged lending in Israel

By Michelle Liberman and Clifford Davis

Israeli legislator tries to promote investment via stock exchange and compete with exchanges around the globe by changing the TASE ownership structure

By Hugh Kowarsky

In a controversial and precedential decision the Israeli Supreme Court holds that a thief may be given a tax deduction upon returning stolen funds

By Leor Nouman

The Jurisdiction of the Israeli Court to Grant Provisional Relief, while the Main Action is being Conducted in a Foreign Forum – Reconsidering the Ruth Case (In Hebrew)

By Noam Zamir

Tax reliefs granted to trusts involving new immigrants and returning residents

By Ophir Kaplan

Limited defences of suspect and accused in parallel workplace proceedings

By Shoshana Gavish

Exposing corruption in the workplace: court considers whistleblowers’ rights

By Shoshana Gavish

Who benefits from tip left for waiter? Court issues decisive ruling

By Shoshana Gavish

Requirement of good faith from whistleblowers

By Shoshana Gavish

Notice requirement for employees following change of ownership

By Shoshana Gavish

Game changer in the pharmaceutical industry?

By Ran Vogel, Dovev Apel

Introduction to the product liability framework

By Avi Ordo, Moran Katz

The control and management tests as mirrored in Israeli case law- from the Solel Boneh case until the Yanko Weiss case (In Hebrew)

By Leor Nouman and Moti Saban

Has the swan song for capital non-competitive compensation been hard? Making a mountain out of a molehill (In Hebrew)

By Leor Nouman, Moti Saban

Division of the Family Unit within the framework of determining the residency status for tax purposes (In Hebrew)

By Leor Nouman and Moti Saban

Watch Your Wallet (In Hebrew)

By Leor Nouman and Moti Saban

Business Goodwill – Did It Happen or Was I Dreaming? Thoughts and considerations in light of the decision in the Clal Insurance company case (In Hebrew)

By Leor Nouman and Moti Saban

Fiduciary Out in Israeli Merger Transactions (In Hebrew)

By Amit Steinman, Guy Firer

Crowd Funding for Israeli Companies – Soon, a Viable Option

By Mordehay (Moti) Malca, Amir Assali

Employers can retain flexibility in management – even in organised workplaces

By Shoshana Gavish

Proposed Amendments to Israel’s Companies Regulations

By Guy Firer and Amir Assali

Netflix is not Waiting for "House of Cards" (In Hebrew)

By Hagai Doron, Nir Ogolnik

The Life Sciences Law Review – 4th edition (2016)

By Dovev Apel

How to Overcome the Conflict of Interests in Going Private Transactions?

By Amit Steinman

New Era – Ten Years Imprisonment for Tax Violations and New Declaration Liabilities

By Leor Nouman

New Draft Bill – VAT Liabilities on Foreign Enterprises Acting in Israel over the Internet

By Leor Nouman

Reliance by Directors on a Legal Opinion – Rules of Thumb for Sleeping Better at Night

By Guy Firer and Amir Assali

Changes in the Israeli Tax Legislation – Significant Benefits for Corporates

By Leor Neuman

The rights of former directors within the framework of derivative actions (In Hebrew)

By Guy Firer and Noam Zamir

Whistleblowing no excuse for ignoring basic disciplinary rules

By Shoshana Gavish

The Israeli government has approved a new bill

By Leor Nouman

Israeli Court Rescinds Service of Legal Process on Foreign Companies Allegelly Invovlve in a Global Cartel

By Hagai Doron

The Life Sciences Law Review – Fifth Edition

By Dovev Apel

Designs Law – 2017: Incidental Reform in the Remedies Field Affecting Additional Intellectual Property Legislation

By Ran Vogel and Moran Katz

A New Era for Designers

By Avi Ordo and Noam Blei

You snooze you lose! Interested in Patent Term Extensions for medical device in Israel? Be ready for prompt action

By Tal Band and Dovev Apel

Excluding the Tax Levied on the Employment of Foreign Employees in The Calculation of Minimal Manpower Costs in Public Tenders in Israel

By Shoshana Gavish

A New Directive on the Use of Cameras Installed in the Workplace for Monitoring Employees

By Shashana Gavish

Lawful marriage does not guarantee that widow will receive deceased employee’s social benefits

By Shashana Gavish

Supreme Court intervenes in state decision to limit employment term of judges’ legal assistants

By Shoshana Gavish and Ofer Kovacs

Employee Remuneration for Service Inventions: Collective Regulation may Help Reduce the Exposure of R&D Companies

By Tal Band

The Supreme Court has finally decided: It will not be possible to sue foreign companies in Israel on the grounds of participation in an international cartel

By Hagai Doron, Gitit Levin Grinberg and Uriel Prinz

The new Designs Law : A New Era for Designers

By Avi Ordo and Noam Blei

The District Court has ruled: no shortcuts in class actions in the pharmaceutical area!

By Dovev Apel

Some Israeli tax updates on employee retention payments (holdback amounts) and the transfer of an IP during a share purchase transaction

By Ophir Kaplan

New Bill – Amendments of the Tax Provisions Concerning Restructuring and Mergers, and an Update on the Helman Case

By Leor Nouman

New Aggressive Bill – Management & Control Presumption and Transfer Pricing Liabilities

By Leor Neuman

Employer awarded damages for employee breach of trust and bad faith

The Taxation of a Non-compete Consideration Paid to an Ex-employee

By Shoshana Gavish, Ophir Kaplan

The Israeli Supreme Court: Patent rights do not override Patients’ rights!

By Tal Band

Supreme Court rules on constitutionality of forced retirement due to age

A Light in the Dark – A New tax decision of the Israeli Tax Authority for the Taxation of Holdback Payments

By Leor Nouman

Official Guidelines for the Income and VAT Taxation of Foreign Corporations’ Digital Activity in Israel

By Leor Nouman

Precedent Tel-Aviv District Court ruling: foreign companies with a dual-class poison pill may register for trade on the TASE

By Amit Steinman

סימפולים, היפ-הופ וזכויות יוצרים בעידן הדיגיטלי

By Eyal Brook

Game changer in the pharmaceutical industry? Israeli district court broadens generics’ right to compensation in the event of an innovator’s misconduct when filing a patent application

By Ran Vogel, Dovev Apel

Can the expiry of a limitation period in a foreign forum justify ignoring an exclusive foreign jurisdiction clause? – the Israeli Central District Court clarifies when

By Avi Ordo

The High Court of Justice confirms: an employee may waive his right to seek compensation for service inventions

By Tal Band

The derivative effect in Israel of Bank Leumi’s tax settlement with US Authorities for $400 million

By Guy Firer, Amir Assali

Taxation of “Wallet Companies”

By Ophir Kaplan

New legislative amendments proposed by the Israel Antitrust Authority: merger control reform and protection of competition from parallel imports

By Hagai Doron

New aggressive approach towards Foreign Enterprises acting in Israel over the internet

By Leor Nouman

Fixed-term employment following court decision on judges’ legal assistants

Failure to disclose information obtained at the negotiations stage of a transaction may amount to insider trading

By Amir Assali

The upsurge of gas and oil exploration limited partnerships operating in Israel sparks a far-reaching amendment to the partnerships ordinance

By Guy Firer, Amir Assali

The new Israeli food law significantly affects the commercial dealings between suppliers and retailers

By Clifford Davis and Hagai Doron

Voluntary disclosure in Israel- it’s time to become compliant

By Leor Nouman

Start-up nation encourages start-up financing: new proposal aimed to promote public investments in high-tech companies

By Amit Steinman

The ISA publishes new guidelines regarding private placements to sophisticated investors

By Amit Steinman

Israel introduces regulation of electronic trading platforms

By Amit Steinman

The Israeli investment market opens its doors to foreign investment funds

By Keith Shaw