FISCHER (FBC & Co.); Formerly Fischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co

Dr. Gil Orion, partner and head of our Litigation practice, was interviewed by 'Globes' as part of a comprehensive feature summarizing the year in Israel's legal sector. In his words, "The year 2024 saw significant litigation activity, and the war did not affect the volume of work. Disputes in securities, corporate law, and corporate governance proceeded as usual. This year also saw a notable increase in litigation driven by technological and regulatory developments. Litigation involving international clients also continued as usual, and we did not observe any signs of a slowdown." To read the full article - https://lnkd.in/dUDDxWFq

We are proud to announce our Competition Practice has once again been recognized as an Elite practice by GCR100 2025! Global Competition Review Tal Eyal-Boger | Ziv Schwartz | Roi Warhaftig | Noa Zakin | Vardit Wagner | Udi Fogel | Lior Yochai | Snier Hadad | Inbal Strul | Hili Eilam Klapfer | Rei Cohen | Yovel Miyara | Liora Gofshtein | Aharon Kitsberg | Noa Opatowsky Biran | Bar Shaked

We are pleased to represent Harel in its strategic going private acquisition of Gamla Harel Residential Real Estate Ltd., a public company traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, through a reverse triangular merger. Gamla provides financing to real estate developers. Under the transaction, a wholly owned subsidiary of Harel, purchased all shares of Gamla through a reverse triangular merger in consideration for approximately NIS 560 million. This acquisition strengthens Harel's position in the real estate financing sector while providing Gamla with significant growth opportunities under new ownership of one of Israel’s leading financial institutions. Our firm's team, led by partners Avraham Well and Zohar Liss, together with associates Gal Goldstein, Roie Kiselevich and Hagar Sasson, and the intern Yuval Goldstein, successfully represented Harel throughout all stages of the transaction, including due diligence, negotiation and closing of the merger agreement. To read the full article - https://lnkd.in/dTzVUVSX

We are pleased to invite you to join us for a webinar on the “Key Considerations for Preparing 2024 Periodic Reports” (January 13, 2025), which our firm is hosting in collaboration with the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC). Join our firm's Capital Markets partners as they leverage their extensive expertise and experience to offer insights into the relevant positions of the Israel Securities Authority in anticipation of the 2024 reporting cycle, along with key considerations for report preparation. Kindly register at - https://lnkd.in/dZi5ds2E * A webinar link will be sent to registered participants via email shortly before the event.

Last week (December 12, 2024), we were pleased to host the Tech Chess meetup - the Israeli high-tech sector’s chess community. Galai Sharir, a partner in our High-Tech, Technology, and Venture Capital practice, and a candidate master in chess(!), chaired the event together with Alon Mindlin, an international chess master and former Israeli U20 champion, who leads the Israeli High-Tech Chess Championships. The tournament featured 100 talented chess players from a variety of Israeli and international high-tech companies. We decided to dedicate the event to the memory of the fallen Major Yehuda Natan Cohen, a company commander in Sayeret Givati, a gifted chess player, and a brave and humane officer, who was killed in action in Gaza on November 3rd, 2023. May his memory be a blessing. It was intense and challenging - see you at the next meetup!

We were pleased to host an ICC YAAF (Young Arbitration and ADR Forum) conference on "International Dispute Resolution in Israel - Growth and Development in Specialization" (December 15, 2024), organized by our firm and led by Nadav Klein, associate in our Litigation practice, and a regional ICC YAAF representative. During the conference, we addressed, among other topics, the new legal landscape in Israel following the enactment of the International Commercial Arbitration Law and discussed the enforcement of arbitration agreements in Israel before and after the law's enactment. Additionally, we explored the practical aspects of the field - both in the private sector and in the Israeli DOJ. A big thank you to all our speakers: Adv. Yehuda Raveh, Chairman of the ICC Israel; Adv. Reuven Behar, Arbitrator and Mediator and our firm's partner; Adv. Nuna Lerner, partner at Gornitzky & Co., Chair of the International Arbitration Committee, ICC Israel; Adv. Itay After, Director of Civil Affairs (International), Legal Counsel and Legislation, International Law Department, Ministry of Justice; Adv. Lina Makhuli, senior associate at Barnea, Jaffa, Lande, co-founder of IL VYAP; Yali Lazar, student at the Deputy Attorney General's Office (International Law), Ministry of Justice. See you at our next event!

Adv. Shirly Kazir, partner and head of our Aviation & Maritime and Hotels & Tourism practices, was recently interviewed by Keren Marciano on the early news edition of News 12. She discussed the question of when and under what conditions foreign airline companies will resume operations in Israel. Watch the full interview here - https://lnkd.in/dwsm8pMC

The Chambers and Partners FinTech Legal 2025 ranking table is here! We are proud to announce that our FinTech practice has achieved a Band 1 ranking! 🎉 Congratulations to our partners, Amit Dat, Dr. Omri Rachum-Twaig, and Uri Zichor, for their individual recognition in this field.

We are pleased to have advised our client, CARVIL, in a significant combination transaction for the establishment of an innovative logistics center in Atlit. The complex, with a total area of approximately 16,000 square meters, will include about 4,000 square meters of commercial space and approximately 12,000 square meters of logistics space, serving as a significant milestone in the region's development. CARVIL is a real estate developer that specializes in land acquisition, planning, construction of buildings for light industry, storage, and logistics, and their sale to investors and end-users. Adv. Ran Vishnievsky from our Real Estate practice represented CARVIL throughout this successful transaction. Yonatan Palman

Raz Tepper, M&A partner and co-head of the Hi-Tech, Technology, and Venture Capital practice at our firm, was interviewed by 'Globes' in light of the dramatic decision by the International Criminal Court in The Hague to issue warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Galant due to the war in Gaza. Raz, who represents multinational companies in acquisitions and investments in Israel, describes the issuance of the warrants as a further development in a series of events that challenge Israel's standing and, by extension, impact Israeli companies. In his words, "Over the past year, we have observed increasing concerns from multinational companies regarding investments in Israel. Companies, particularly those that are publicly traded or dependent on public funds, are wary of potential negative reactions in affiliation with Israel, which resulted in abandoning of opportunities and potential transactions. Despite the challenging situation, I anticipate that as risk factors decrease and investors’ certainty increases when Israel moves towards resolution and ending of the war, the business climate will improve, leading to a ‘return to normal’ business activity." To read the full article - https://lnkd.in/egHkXHVQ