Category: Events

ERM was delighted to host a round table discussion that explored a number of areas that medical device companies need to consider when operating or planning to operate in China. Topics ranged from the regulatory environment in China, to changes and developments within the Chinese medical device industry.

Introducing the discussion was partner Simon Marks who heads our technology practice together with Gadi Ginot, founder and CEO of Physio-Logic Ltd.

Speakers included: Edwards You LYU (CEO & Co-Founder, Vadi Ventures); Eliran Elimelech (YR-IS, Former Israeli Commercial Attaché in Beijing); Ofer Ben Zvi (Regulatory Affairs – China, Physio-logic Ltd.); Roy S. Melzer (Patent Attorney, Adv. Ehrlich & Fenster); and Carice Witte (Founder, SIGNAL).

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, please contact Simon Marks.

Physio-Logic

Physio-Logic is a vendor offering an integrated, full service solution for managing medical device Quality Assurance (QA), Regulatory Affairs (RA) and Clinical Research (CRO). Physio-Logic’s team of 30 experts -senior highly experienced, with a vast international experience with large corporates and start-ups – has a track record of successful execution of global regulatory strategies including: FDA submissions, post FDA inspection remediation programs, CE marking, AMAR registration, CFDA submissions; of  ISO 13485 certification, QMS and design V&V programs and international first-in-man and pivotal clinical trials for all device classes. Physio-Logic serves start-ups, the top global medical device manufacturers and Israel’s most reputable serial entrepreneurs. www.physio-logic.co.il.

ERM was extremely proud to sponsor, for the second time, an LGBTech event, hosted by British Ambassador David Quarrey and aimed at promoting opportunities for Israeli tech companies in the UK. ERM has a wealth of experience advising on matters with a UK link and several of our lawyers are qualified to advise on English law.

The networking event, which was co-organised by ERM’s Jeremy Seeff, saw 130 senior tech figures meet to hear from the Ambassador as well as a panel moderated by Dan Yalon (Executive VP Business Development at Stratasys) and consisting of Assaf Rappaport (Founder & CEO of Adallom), Moran Leshem Bar (CEO of Geektime) & Naomi Krieger Carmy (Director of UK Israel Tech Hub).

The event raised 5000 NIS for Maavarim, an organisation that helps members of the transgender community into the workplace.

Jeremy Seeff is an associate in our high-tech and start-ups and corporate and M&A practices.

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

Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)’s high-tech and 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 Technology practice and Corporate and M&A practice.

ERM partner Natalie Noy moderated a panel that included entrepreneurs, representatives from technologies companies and a VC at an event organised by Harvard Kennedy School. The panel session aimed at showing the benefits and challenges of being an entrepreneur in Israel.

Natalie is a partner in our high-tech and start-ups and corporate and M&A practices.

Panelists included Ilai Fallach co-founder of StoreSmarts, Tomer Dikerman Co-founder & Chief Product Officer at Comeet, Chaim Motzen Co-Founder of Gigawatt Global, Barak Rabinowitz, Partner at Genesis Partners and Nir Marom, founder of three energy companies (Greenlet Technologies, SunIsrael and Nova-Lumos).

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

Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)’s High-Tech and 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.

For more information, please contact Natalie Noy or another member of our team.

ERM is proud to have co-sponsored The 4th Israel Smart Energy Conference which brought together around 250 Energy & IT market and industry leaders, government officials, developers and entrepreneurs from around the world.

Amnon Epstein, head of ERM’s projects and finance practices, led a panel at the conference on “Opportunities and Challenges with Distributed Generation”.

Panelists included Dr. Nanad Katic, Head of Smart solutions BizDev, Mr. Eitan Parnass, Founder and CEO of the Green Energy Association of Israel, Dr. Ilan Suliman, CEO & Owner, ISCON – Economic and regulatory consulting and Mr Oded Agmon, Head of regulation Department, Public Utility Authority – Electricity.

The conference focused on Energy Utilities Business Innovation; Microgrids and empowered communities; and Smart Energy as a path to Smart Cities.

Energy and Infrastructure and Corporate and M&A and Technology practices

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.

ERM’s Technology and Corporate and M&A practices are also 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.

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

ERM was delighted to host MBA students from the Tepper School of Business at the University of Carneggie Mellon in Pittsburgh, for a discussion on venture capital in Israel and the Israeli high tech market.

Speaking to the group were representatives from Maverick Ventures, a venture capital fund focusing on growth stage Israel related technology ventures and Hoop, a fast-growing Tel Aviv based start-up which develops an innovative social video product.

Introducing the talk were ERM’s Natalie Noy, a partner in our technology and corporate and M&A practices and Jeremy Seeff, an associate who also specialises in these practice areas.

High-Tech and Corporate and M&A practices

Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)’s high-tech and corporate and M&A practice 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.

ERM hosted a round table discussion on amendment 12 to the Control of Financial Services (Provident Funds) Law – 2005, which will take effect on 5 February 2016 and which might affect the pension budget provided by employers. Taking part in the discussion were around 30 employment lawyers from leading Israeli law firms.

As agree during the talks, Maya Schneider, who leads the employment practice at ERM, has sent a letter to the Ministry of Finance seeking clarification on the amendment.

To read ERM’s analysis of amendment 12 and its potential implications in Hebrew, please click here.

Employment practice

ERM’s Employment Law department regularly acts for international and Israeli clients, as well as for senior executives, from the private and public sectors, which operate, inter alia, in industry and in the high tech, banking and real estate sectors.

For more information, please contact Maya Schneider.

ERM partner Asaf Rimon has featured in Globes, a leading Israeli financial newspaper, in their coverage of the round table discussion hosted by the firm with former South African opposition leader Tony Leon, now Senior Advisor to K2 Business Intelligence.

The event, which was attended by various industry leaders, addressed the topic of “Doing Business in Africa” with Tony imparting his wide knowledge of the region.

Tony observed that: “Resource-dependent economies are obviously keenly sensitive to downturn in metal and energy prices and the effects are being felt across most West African coastal states. But common to all of Africa, and a huge trade and investment deterrent, are chronic infrastructural bottlenecks. Transport costs in the continent are reckoned to be 63% higher than in other developing regions and a 2010 World Bank report estimates that $93bn is needed to bring in basic infrastructure across the continent.”

Asaf, partner in ERM’s energy and infrastructure team stated that: “the thirst in Africa for Israeli knowledge and entrepreneurship is no longer limited to defense and security matters and many Israeli companies are currently active in Africa. Foreign companies and banks negotiating the establishment of projects in Africa will commonly prefer selecting London as a place of jurisdiction or arbitration and will choose for the governing law to be English law rather than that of the location of the project”.

Please click here to read the full article in Hebrew.

International expertise

Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM) is regularly ranked as experts in the leading international legal directories, including IFLR 1000, Chambers and Partners, Legal500 in our core practice areas (corporate, finance, projects and technology) and as one of the leading Israeli law firms.

For more information, please contact Asaf Rimon or another member of our team.