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Everything Your Business Needs in Israel

When you start a company in Israel, there are a few requirements that should be met. They are only a few, but they are important. In this article, we'll cover those requirements so you would know more about registering a company in Israel, and our comprehensive suite of services with which you can register an Israeli company easily and without any effort.

Crypto Exchanges - a review of the main exchanges

In this article we will discuss the basics of crypto exchanges. We will first define what a stock exchange is, what crypto exchanges are, we will continue with a basic description of three stock exchange examples, we will compare stock exchanges and exchangers, and we will end with frequently asked questions and answers.

ציור של שור פראי בועט לאחור,ומעליו כ-15 אנשים, חלקם רכובים וחלקם עפים באוויר בחוסר שליטה

"Floating" a Company in a Bull Market

What is a bull market?
What is a public offering? (IPO)
Do we think it is worthwhile?

גרף עמודות יורד, מעליו חץ שמצביע מטה, ומעליו אדם שנראה נופל ללא שליטה

what are SPAC issues, really, and why are they special?

The year 2021 was characterized by a huge wave of initial public offerings.
SPAC is a "workaround" for the IPO. Since the corporate structure is a bit complex, we will detail it in the sections.

ציור של הסימן של שמירת זכויות יוצרים C בעיגול, בצבעי שחור לבן

NFT Market and Copyright Infringement

The NFT industry is growing. Copyright ownership of the work is one of the most critical aspects of NFTs. They have created a new debate - the interaction and gray area around copyright laws, intellectual property (IP) and trademark laws.

Bitcoin - is it a Foreign Currency?

The Tax Authority recently published its position No. 91/2021 - conversion of distributed means of payment (known as "virtual currency").

דירה מעוצבת - ספה בז' בהיר, קיר שחור פחם, קישוט עגול אוף ווייט על הקיר,וילון ירוק בקבוק, שולחן לבן

Buying an Apartment Using Virtual Currency - is it Possible?

Virtual currency is simulated money. However it has real monetary value, just like gold or diamonds.
A transaction for the sale of an apartment in exchange for a virtual currency will consist of three parts:

Does the Cash Restriction Act apply to virtual currencies?

Bitcoin is known to be the first virtual currency created in the world.
We will examine the definition of "cash" in the current legislation. The definition of "cash" is "banknotes and coins that are legal practice in Israel, as well as foreign currency."

ציור פיקסלים של אחת מהחיות מהסדרה המצויירת פוקימון

What is this NFT Everyone is Talking About all the Time?

What is NFT?
NFT is a special type of virtual asset based on blockchain technology.

צילום תקריב של שלוש ערימות מסודרות נמוכות של מטבעות ביטקוין

Investment transactions in exchange for Bitcoin

This article is relevant to transactions in which payment to the seller is made in Bitcoin or another virtual currency such as Ethereum - whether it is an investment transaction in exchange for shares (percentages) in the company, a real estate purchase transaction, or any other transaction.

Capital Market: How to Increase Profits in a Simple Way

Anyone who wants to get simple advice on how to make more money investing in the capital market, just keep reading. This is a practical article on the stock market and the capital market that will just give you a gift

Rich Dad Poor Dad, what Kiyosaki Say about Lawyers?

Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, what does he say about business lawyers? Why do you need a lawyer to accompany the business?

Court: a Virtual Currency Mining Farm to have a Bank Account

On March 17, 2019, the Tel Aviv District Court, according to the Honorable Judge Limor Bibi, ruled that a virtual currency mining farm could have a bank account.

ארטרקציית Gardens by the bay של סינגפור - עצים מלאכותיים מקושטים באורות זוהרים וצבעוניים

Conducting an ICO from Singapore, legally

One of the first things to do to do a successful ICO is to choose the country where you need to set up a company to run the ICO.
The state of Singapore, today is one of the major countries from which it is popular to carry out ICOs, along with Hong Kong and with Switzerland, England and the USA.

מבט-על של שולחן כתיבה, עם מכונת כתיבה, ושתי מחברות

Writing Legal Documents for an ICO

Each ICO must be accompanied by supporting legal documents detailing the issue, its legality, and the terms of participation in the purchase of the tokens at the time of issue.

כנס עורכי דין, הפאנליסטים מתיישבים לשולחנם והכנס מתחיל

Crypto, Law and Justice - Bar Association Conference

On January 18, 2018, representatives from our firm attended and actively participated in lectures and discussions that took place on the eve of the seminar on digital currencies, and their interface to the world of law. Among the lecturers were senior law enforcement officials in Israel

ציור של מספר ערימות מסודרות של מטבעות יורו

ICO - the new world trade for fundraising in quantities

ICO - the new world trade for fundraising in quantities that equates the stock exchange.

Drafting an International Trade Contracts

International trade is an area that not everyone understands. Your overseas suppliers are not functioning. Your overseas customers are not satisfied. In this article we will review some surprising principles at the legal level regarding international trade.

Judgment: Company Employees to Receive Payment

On 10/30/16, a ruling was given in favor of Khodorov's law firm's clients.
These are two employees who sued the company they worked for for not paying them payments due to them by law.

ציור של שלושה אנשים בחליפות ללא פנים, אחד מצביע למעלה על גרף שעולה

The importance of Founders Agreement

Founders agreement is one of the most important legal agreements before starting a startup company because it regulates the relationship between the founders in the company, their rights and their role in the company's future and present.

Court: "Binary Options not Gambling, but Financial Assets"

The Tel Aviv District Court, according to the Honorable Justice Danya Keret-Meir, in Case No. 25717-10-13 Shira Bar-Or v. Itreider Ltd., ruled that binary options are not gambling, but financial assets.

Registration of a Yacht Owned by a Company Abroad

If you are interested in purchasing a yacht from the manufacturer or second-hand, it is customary to register the yacht owned by a company abroad. Registering a yacht owned by a company abroad gives many great benefits to an Israeli resident and in general.

Finding and retreiving dormant funds in Switzerland

After the damages of WW II, many safes and bank accounts became "owner-less" (the owners where killed in battle or murdered during the Holocaust), and these assets were kept in Swiss banks for many years. In order to handle the problem, the Association of Swiss Bankers issued in January 2015 an order to concentrate dormant assets in a central database where it would be possible to conduct a search by successors.

Attention all Owners of European Companies

On May 20th 2015 there has been issued a new Directive in the European Union - the 4th Money Laundering Directive on prevention of the use in the financial system for the purposes of money laundering and terror financing. This directive presents an extreme demand, not to be seen yet in the modern commercial world - to unveil the true holder of controlling interest, the real flesh-and-blood person, in any company, including holder of controlling interest behind a trust, a parent company or a corporate structure.