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ERM has the pleasure in hosting a book talk on Sunday 25 June where the author and lawyer Stuart H. Newberger will be discussing his fascinating new book “The Forgotten Flight” with Dr. Shuki Friedman.

On September 19, 1989, 170 people were killed when UTA Flight 772 was destroyed by a suitcase bomb planted by Libyan agents. Despite being one of the deadliest terror attacks in history, outside France it remained overshadowed by the Lockerbie bombing that had taken place ten months earlier. Both attacks were carried out at the instruction of Libya’s dictator Muammer Qaddafi, but while ‘Lockerbie’ became synonymous with international terrorism, UTA 772 became the ‘forgotten flight’.

As a lawyer, Stuart H. Newberger represented the families of the seven Americans killed in the UTA 772 attack. Now he tells the story of the ‘forgotten flight’.

17:45 – Refreshments
18:00 – Introductory remarks from Amnon Epstein
18:10 – Book talk: Stuart H. Newberger in conversation with Dr. Shuki Friedman
19:30 – Event ends

For further details, please click on the invitation below or RSVP to Efrat Black – [email protected] if you would like to attend.

About the speakers

Stuart H. Newberger is a Washington-based senior partner with the international law firm of Crowell & Moring. His practice centres on handling complex international disputes, many involving the actions of governments. He has over 30 years of “first-chair” experience as a trial and appellate advocate in the U.S. courts, as well as international arbitration venues around the world, including ICSID, PCA, ICC, ICDR, AAA, SCC, LCIA, Austrian Federal Economic Centre and ad hoc proceedings pursuant to the NCITRAL rules. He founded the firm’s “International Dispute Resolution” practice.

Dr. Shuki Friedman heads the Israel Democracy Institute’s Center for Religion, Nation and State and is a senior Of Counsel at ERM. He is a member of the Faculty of Law of the Peres Academic Center and served as secretary of the Locker Committee for Examining the Defense Budget, chairman of the government committee on the sanctions against Iran, and head of the international and foreign law department for the legal division of the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office. He received an L.L.B. and a B.A. in Economics and Middle Eastern Studies and an LL.M. and Ph.D. in Islamic Constitutional Law from Bar-Ilan University. He is a member of the Israeli Bar.

ERM partner and Head of our high-tech and start-ups practice, Natalie Noy, moderated a panel of VCs and entrepreneurs at an event organised for MBA students at the Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago Booth).

The event, which aimed at providing an insight into the nature of the Israeli high-tech ecosystem, covered topics such as the similarities and differences between the Israeli and Silicon Valley start-up environments and the drivers for the continued growth of the Israeli start-up technology sector.

Panelists included Yaron Carni, Founder of Maverick Ventures; Aviad Ariel, General Partner at Vertex Ventures; Yuval Shachar, Investment Partner at Innovation Endeavors; Tal Slobodkin, Founder & Partner at StageOne Ventures and Shahar Tzafrir, General Partner at Magma Venture Partners.

High-Tech and Start-Ups practice

Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)’s high-tech and start-ups practice regularly provides legal advice to leading Israeli and international clients from pre-incorporation through to exit, as well as on the most complex transactions carried out in Israel and abroad. Our cross-border focus, effective approach, cohesive partnership and strong team of excellent individuals are widely acknowledged by leading international and Israeli technology companies, entrepreneurs, start-ups, investors and major legal directories.

For more information on the event or our technology practice, please contact Natalie Noy or another member of our team.

ERM partner and co-head of our high-tech and start-ups team, Natalie Noy, gave a workshop on “How to recruit and maintain talent to your team” at Merkspace, the shared workspace for start-ups where the firm also has an office.

During the meetup, which was attended by a range of start-ups, Maki People explored the challenges of recruiting and maintaining qualified employees, looking at issues such as IP protection and employee incentives.

The talk is part of a series of workshops that we provide for entrepreneurs and start-ups which address many of their day to day concerns, from building a founding team to raising funds. For further information, please contact Natalie Noy.

High-Tech and Start-Ups practice

For more information on the event or our technology practice, please contact Natalie Noy or another member of our team.

ERM was delighted to host prominent members of the Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Justice, a government body of Ningbo, a city that has recently been ranked among the top five most competitive cities in China and has been described by the UN as the most promising city in China.

The delegation was designed to facilitate cooperation with the government of Ningbo in the fields of business, law and international collaboration, and comes amid a rapidly growing number of Chinese clients instructing ERM in relation to their investments in Israel.

Welcoming the distinguished guests were members of our corporate and M&A, technology and energy and infrastructure teams including partners Simon Marks and Asaf Rimon as well as Maya Schneider who leads our employment practice.

Among the delegates were the Deputy Director General and Section Chiefs of the Ningbo Municipal Bureau of Justice, the Director of the Ningbo Tianyi Notary Public Office, the Deputy Director General of Fenghua City Bureau of Justice and the Deputy Director General of the Xiangshan County Bureau of Justice.

Corporate and M&A, Technology and Energy and Infrastructure Practices

Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)’s corporate and M&A and high-tech and start-ups practices are widely renowned for their cross-border expertise and ERM regularly advises leading Israeli and international clients on the most complex transactions carried out in Israel or by Israeli companies abroad.

We are also considered a market leader in the renewable energy market, regularly acting for many of the leading Israeli and international owners, developers, EPC contractors and financiers in this sector.

For further information on ERM’s high-tech and start-ups, corporate and M&A, energy and infrastructure and China practices, please contact Simon Marks or Asaf Rimon.

ERM partner and Head of our energy and Infrastructure practice Amnon Epstein was on the Renewable Energy CEO’s Forum panel at the 7th International Eilat-Eilot Renewable and Clean Energy Conference, Israel’s largest international green energy conference which brings together all of the country’s major energy figures.

The conference, which ERM also sponsors, focused on next generation technologies as well as smart solutions to the obstacles facing the global Cleantech industry. The panel that Amnon spoke at addressed current challenges and future trends in the renewable energy market, particularly in light of developments in the PV market in the next quarter that the electricity authorities expect to release in January 2017.

Other panelists included Eitan Parnass (Chair), Director General & Founder; Green Energy Association of Israel (GEA-IL); Nurit Gal, Director, Electricity Regulation Division Public Utility Authority (PUA); Gilad Yavetz, CEO, EnLight Renewable Energy; Yaron Szilas, CEO, Shikun & Binui Renewable Energy; Shai Porat, CEO, Inbar Solar Energy; Nadav Barkan, Regulation & Business Development Manager, EDF EN Israel, and Shahar Ben Moyal, CEO, Arava Meshakim & Partners.

Amnon was joined by the rest of our Energy and Infrastructure team including partners Lior Aharon and Asaf Rimon as well as associate Eran Ifargan.

Energy and Infrastructure practice

Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM) is considered a market leader in the renewable energy market, regularly acting for many of the leading Israeli and international owners, developers, EPC contractors and financiers in this sector.

For more information, please contact Amnon Epstein or another member of our team.

ERM is proud to be co-sponsoring and co-hosting a panel event with Irish law firm Philip Lee that will bring together prominent women and members of the LGBT community from Israel and Ireland’s tech sectors to discuss the latest trends and challenges they experience.

We are delighted that the panel will be introduced by the Ambassador of Ireland, Her Excellency, Alison Kelly with panellists including: Clyde Hutchinson, Partner, Journey Partners (moderator); Sivan Kaniel, Trip Manager, Airbnb and Co-Chair InterTech Ireland; Shachar Grembek, Founder of LGBTech and entrepreneur, and Pamela Newenham, Co-Founder, GirlCrew.

The event will be held on Sunday 25 September and will be opened by Niamh Bushnell, Dublin Commissioner for Startups.

Also sponsoring the event are the Embassy of Ireland, the Ireland Israel Business Network, LGBTech and Seidman & Co. Advisors.

If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Adi Lavee: [email protected] or +972 (0) 3 6061619.

High-Tech and Start-Ups and Corporate and M&A Practices

Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)’s high-tech and start-start-ups and corporate and M&A practices are widely renowned for their cross-border expertise and ERM regularly advises leading Israeli and international clients on the most complex transactions carried out in Israel or by Israeli companies abroad.

Please click here to read more about our high-tech and start-ups and Corporate and M&A practice.

Lior Aharon, a partner in ERM’s projects and corporate and M&A practices, moderated a panel of leading figures in the renewable energy sector at the 2^nd Energy and Economy Conference.

The panel focused on the policy for producing electricity from renewable energy in Israel as well as how the policy should be implemented by Israeli regulators.

Panelists were Mr. Yuval Zohar, Head of Renewable Energies, the Electricity Authority, Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water Resources; Mr. Eran Litvak , CEO of Arava Energy; Mr. Zafrir Yoeli , Co-Founder and VP, Enlight; Mr. Yaron Szilas , CEO of Shikun & Binui Renewable Energy; Mr. Asi Levinger, CEO of Energix – Renewable Energies Ltd. and Mr. Nadav Barkan, Legal Counsel, EDF EN Israel.

Credit: Ezra Levi

The conference addressed policy and regulation in the Israeli energy sector with MK Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of Energy and MK Eitan Cabel, Chairman of the Economic Committee, among those opening the conference.

For further details of the conference, please click here for the event flyer [in Hebrew].
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ERM is considered a market leader in the renewable energy market, regularly acting for many of the leading Israeli and international owners, developers, EPC contractors and financiers in this sector.

For more information, please contact Lior Aharon or another member of our team.

Amnon Epstein, Head of ERM’s projects and finance practices, moderated a panel of leading international legal figures in the energy sector at the 3rd Foreign Law Firms Conference.

The conference, which was attended, amongst others, by representatives from leading international law firms, covered a range of topics from energy and renewable energy to medical devices and international litigation.

The energy and international energy panel discussed the domestic and international energy markets addressing prominent issues in areas such as solar and gas.

Panelists were partners Gal Oren from Barnea & Co, Mark Levy from Allen & Overy, Todd Alexander from Chadbourne & Parke, Dan Hacohen from Agmon & Co as well as the Head of Legal at Ormat Technologies Inc, Lynn Alster.

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ERM is considered a market leader in the renewable energy market, regularly acting for many of the leading Israeli and international owners, developers, EPC contractors and financiers in this sector.

For more information, please contact Amnon Epstein or another member of our team.

ERM was delighted to sponsor “Your Start-Up Road Map” event which provided entrepreneurs with skills, tips, and know-how for their first 12 months.

The event, hosted by Bank Hapoalim, featured a variety of speakers including Hagai Patt from Poalim Tech; Shlomi Zedkia from SZ Shvarts Zedkia; Lilach Danewitz from I-angels and Gabi Waisman from Meitav Dash Benefits.

Natalie Noy, a partner in our Technology and Corporate and M&A practices, provided an overview of the main phases which a start-up undergoes during its first year of operations, and the main legal considerations which need to be taken into account.

Technology practice

Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)’s Technology practice regularly provides legal advice to leading Israeli and international clients from pre-incorporation through to exit, as well as on the most complex transactions carried out in Israel and abroad. Our cross-border focus, effective approach, cohesive partnership and strong team of excellent individuals are widely acknowledged by leading international and Israeli technology companies, entrepreneurs, start-ups, investors and major legal directories.

For more information on the event or our Technology practice, please contact Natalie Noy.

Hundreds gathered on the ERM rooftop as we welcomed the Kuang-Chi delegation from China. The event, which we co-hosted with clients Indigo, showcased the best of Israeli high tech as well as foreign investment opportunities in Israel.

The evening concluded a week-long trip in Israel for Kuang-Chi, a Chinese based technology conglomerate focused on dramatic innovation in the fields of aviation, robotics, material science, photonics and satellite technologies.

Introducing the evening was partner Amnon Epstein, head of our projects and finance practices with Dr. Liu Ruopeng, Founder of Kuang-Chi also addressing the attendees.

Among those that attended were Knesset minister Ayoob Kara and David Keyes, Foreign Media Advisor to the Prime Minister.

Pictures from the event can been viewed by clicking here.