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Legally Israel – News Roundup September 24th 2021
With the Jewish festival of Sukkot recently celebrating the abundance of the harvest, among many other things, there has been an abundance of deals announced over the past week - among them online gambling company 888holdings is buying British bookmaker William Hill’s non-US assets for USD 3 Billion, with Herzog [...]
Legally Israel – News Roundup September 3rd 2021
While we get ready to dip apples in honey and hope for a sweet New Year, there are many companies still immersing themselves in some eye-catchingly sweet deals. Herzog has advised Israeli digital intelligence company Cellebrite as it completed a SPAC merger giving it a valuation of appx. USD 2.4 [...]
Things all lawyers should do on LinkedIn
There are over 660 million LinkedIn users around the world. LinkedIn has become one of the premier ways to network, update clientele, and to develop professionally. As LinkedIn continues to grow, it is important for lawyers to use all of the site’s resources to advance as an individual and as [...]
Legally Israel – News Roundup August 29th 2021
As Israel gears up for the Jewish New Year, and a new school year, new developments and transactions continue with pace among Israel's start-ups. Herzog Fox & Neeman acted for Swedish gaming giant, Embracer Group as it snapped up CrazyLabs, an Israeli gaming start-up, while traffic management start-up Waycare Technologies was [...]
Legally Israel – News Roundup August 20th 2021
While we were gone for a short summer break, there was no rest in Israel as businesses from all sectors continued to grab the headlines. Fintech company Rapyd raised USD 300 million at a record USD 10 billion valuation, the highest-valued private tech company in the history of the country, [...]
Linkedin Groups for Lawyers
According to a recent study, 68% of LinkedIn users were likely to use the social media site to find a lawyer, and 94% use LinkedIn to research an attorney that was recommended to them. Social media is one of the premier ways to attract legal clientele and only continues to gain [...]
What the Legal Sector Can Learn from Messi’s Leaving of Barcelona
Believe it or not, this event is closely related to the legal world and much can be learned from it. In short, for anyone who is not a football fan or has just been cut off from the world in recent days - the world's greatest football star, Lionel Messi, [...]
Legally Israel – News Roundup July 23rd 2021
With the Olympic games officially underway and our attention turns to the sporting world, there is still plenty of action in the Israeli market - mainly cross-border transactions. Two interesting Israel/UK transactions - Israeli content company, advised by Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner buys UK software company and Israeli energy and infrastructure fund [...]
Israel Market Intelligence – Now at Your Fingertips
Track clients and the Israeli law firms representing them, compare ranking results of selected firms and cross reference legal departments. A new business intelligence tool, analyzing the Israeli Legal market, offers a competitive advantage for international law firms with an Israel Desk. Data gathered from 155 Israeli law firms, showcasing 3,902 companies [...]
Land of Milk and Honey – Legal Business Israel Focus 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic hit Israel about as hard as anywhere else but local lawyers are confident operating in an ultra-resilient market. Few, if any, national economies escaped 2020 with a clean bill of health, and Israel was no exception. As per the Central Bureau of Statistics, the country’s economy contracted [...]
Legally Israel – News Roundup July 15th 2021
With SoftBank, one of the world’s biggest VC firms, opening an office in Israel and the latest IVC and Meitar Tech Review for the first half of 2021 showing record investments, there were more encouraging signs for the Israeli hi-tech sector. In Capital Markets, Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano & Co. With Hamburger [...]
Legally Israel – News Roundup July 9th 2021
Another busy week at the startup nation. Erdinast, Ben Nathan, Toledano & Co. With Hamburger Evron advised HIVE2040 R&D Ltd. on an IPO and follow-on investments. White & Case and Horn & Co. act for Israeli cancer drug developer Biosight Ltd. as it merges with US immunotherapy company Advaxis - represented by Herzog, Fox & Neeman [...]