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Israel Real Estate Summit 2018

By Israel Group on April 24, 2018

DLA Piper’s sixth Israel Real Estate Summit is a half day event that will bring together major Israeli institutions active in the global real estate markets, leading real estate professionals from around the world and DLA Piper partners from the profiled regions. The Summit will provide an opportunity for insightful discussion on the key trends and issues driving change, creating opportunities for growth, challenging market participants and shaping the future of real estate in Israel and around the world.

The Summit harnesses the extensive experience of our distinguished panelists and DLA Piper’s many years of experience working across all aspects of the real estate sector, on behalf of Israeli and other global real estate investors, to deliver this important event.

For more information and to register, click here.

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M&A term sheets 101

By Israel Group on April 18, 2018

The first step in a typical M&A transaction is for the buyer and target to sign a term sheet or letter of intent. This article by our colleague Eric Chow provides an overview of some of the key terms that often appear in a term sheet for an M&A transaction.

Click here to read the full article.

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The Rise of Corporate Social Responsibility: Why Doing Good is Good for Business

By Israel Group on April 18, 2018

We are co-hosting an event on May 8th together with our friends at Herzog Fox & Neeman and the Israel-America Chamber of Commerce on The Rise of Corporate Social Responsibility.

We are honored to be joined by so many distinguished panelists and speakers who have made CSR and giving back to the community a priority, including our colleague William Rudnick, Co-Founder and Former Chairman of the Global FoodBanking Network, whose mission is to alleviate global hunger by developing food banks in communities where they are needed and by supporting food banks where they exist.

For more information and to register, click here.

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Cryptocurrency Conference

By Israel Group on April 18, 2018

On 26 April, our colleague Chris Whittaker will be a featured speaker at a Cryptocurrency Conference in Tel Aviv discussing global approaches to the regulation of cryptocurrencies.

The conference is bringing together experts, investors, market participants and lawyers from around the globe to consider the impact of global regulatory responses. The conference will highlight particular challenges faced by Exchanges, Wallets, Brokers and Initial Coin Offerings.

More information on the conference, as well as online registration, may be found here.

Chris Whittaker is a lawyer in the London-based Financial Services Regulatory team at DLA Piper. His clients include a wide array of banks, financial advisers, funds, start-ups and disruptors.

Chris advises clients on the approach of regulators to changing market structure issues including with cryptocurrencies, ICOs and distributed ledger technology. Chris also advises his clients on UK and European financial services law including Brexit-related issues. Prior to DLA Piper, Chris practised in the market integrity enforcement division of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission where he investigated market abuse in securities markets as well as foreign currency and benchmark areas.

DLA Piper was awarded the #1 FinTech Law Firm of the year award at the Legal 500 UK Awards in 2018.” Find out more about DLA Piper’s FinTech offering here.”

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Withdrawal, transition and trade – the commercial implications of the latest milestone in the Brexit negotiations

By Israel Group on April 17, 2018

As the one year countdown to Brexit begins, our colleagues Paul Hardy, Richard Bonnar and Jeroen Jansen provide their analysis of the recent negotiations and their insight into the commercial implications of the Withdrawal Agreement, the transitional arrangement, and the EU Guidelines on the future trade agreement.

Click here to read the full analysis.

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Considerations when expanding globally

By Israel Group on April 15, 2018

This article by our colleagues Ute Krudewagen and Yana Zubareva provides an overview of the key issues to consider when scaling your business globally.

While international expansion remains at the forefront of the expansion plans of many companies, risks also abound. In particular, regulatory risk has become one of the major concerns associated with international expansion.

Click here to read more about some of the issues to consider when scaling your business globally.

To read more about the issues to consider when expanding globally, take a look at our Global Expansion Checklist. We have also created our Guide to Going Global series, which reviews business-relevant corporate, employment, equity, intellectual property and technology and tax laws in over 40 key jurisdictions around the world.

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Sports Technology Symposium

By Israel Group on April 11, 2018

Zvi Meitar Institute for Legal Implications of Emerging Technologies and Adelson School of Entrepreneurship at IDC Herzliya in conjunction with DLA Piper and Yigal Arnon & Co. Law Firm invite you to a symposium on Sports Technology on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 16:30 to 20:00.

Peter White, Global Co-Chair of DLA Piper’s Media, Sports and Entertainment Sector, will talk about the Intersection of Sports and Technology.

Presentations will include discussions on Innovations and Global Trends in Sports Tech and The Future of Sport Tech. Among the panelists are David Malka, Deputy Director of the Sports Authority, Edli Markus, General Manager of the Israel Basketball Super Leagues, Ronit Glasman, Marketing Director of the Israel Football Association and Yael Almor, VP Online of Winner.

Lectures will be held in English, with the exception of the panel session which will be held in Hebrew. Please register in advance due to limited seats. For more information and to register free of charge, click here.

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Innovations in Insurtech

By Israel Group on April 8, 2018

The tsunami of change from digital transformation is sweeping through many industries and the wave is heading towards the insurance industry. Digital transformation is changing how products and services are delivered by the existing industry and will transform the nature of insurance products and services as well as business models.

To keep their competitive edge, insurers need to keep pace with this continuously evolving digital world and harness the power of new technology, while being aware of regulatory and legal implications that surround digital tools. Major technology players are also poised to pivot into the sector and are likely to become some of the biggest disruptors.

DLA Piper and Fischer Behar Chen Well Orion & Co invite you to join us for breakfast April 11, 2018 in Tel Aviv, followed by a discussion on how the insurance industry is adapting to deal with this technology enabled disruption.

For more information and to register, https://goo.gl/mK2D2f.

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Raising venture capital? Read our 12 tips

By Israel Group on April 4, 2018

Corporate partners Louis Lehot and Jeff Lehrer outline 12 tips for startups when raising venture capital. Issues discussed include choosing the right advisors, developing your target investor list, practicing your elevator pitch, protecting your intellectual property and preparing a due diligence binder to help investors.

Click here to read the full article on Accelerate, DLA Piper’s dedicated online resource for entrepreneurs looking to be the next big…