Blog & Updates
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07/03/2023The Legal Moves and Their Consequences
Adv. Idan Ben-Yacov, from the Law Office of Ben-Yacov, which specializes in real estate, family wealth management, cyber and commercial law Since the last government was sworn in, it began a series of legal actions,… […] -
26/05/2022Crypto Diary: Key Market Developments
Adv. Idan Ben-Yacov shares his extensive experience as a consultant in the cryptocurrency sector, and reviews some of the most important recent developments in this industry. Farewell skepticism For many years, cryptocurrency was accepted with… […] -
10/11/2021Family Office: Not Just for the High Net Wealth (HNW)
In the last few years, family office services, also known as “family wealth management”, have become a hot topic in Israel and around the world. The services used by the richest people in the world… […] -
26/08/2021GDPR: Our privacy is no longer left stranded and finally gets some protection
It’s been more than 3 years since the EU’s GDPR entered into effect, and the impact that this regulation has had in the world can no longer be ignored: personal information and privacy protection have… […] -
20/07/2021Is inheritance tax really Israel’s panacea?
An OECD report recommends imposing an inheritance tax in Israel, to reduce wealth & social inequality and increase government revenues. But high Net Wealth (HNW) individuals know how to handle inheritance tax (ask Jeff Bezos),… […] -
19/01/2021How much should I invest in protecting my clients’ or users’ data?
Should a fashion store that collects and creates a customer database for remarketing, invest as much as a startup company that handles and works with big data? And what about lawyers and national defense-related companies?… […] -
19/01/2021Cayman Out, Israel In? We could only hope, but Israel Isn’t Attractive Enough
It's a well-known fact that foreign investments boost the local economy in which they are invested in. Sadly, Israel is not attractive or efficient enough to lure such foreign investments and capital that is searching… […] -
08/11/2020Israel’s Disconnection From the European Cloud Threatens the Start-Up Nation
The European Union Court of Justice has recently shocked Europe and the U.S., sending the giant tech firms to rethink its information gathering and processing policy in the Continent. This decision is liable to impede… […] -
08/11/2020The TikTok “treatment” – Can Israeli startup companies also be at risk?
The relationship between the US and Israel seems to be at an all-time high. But even if you are an Israeli start-up company, it only takes a few wrong moves to be limited or worse,… […] -
08/11/2020The Challenge of Coping with Chinese Involvement in Israel’s Infrastructure
A fine line runs between fruitful cooperation and dangerous all-out Chinese domination of Israel’s economic sector. The State Comptroller ("Mevaker HaMedina") has already raised a red flag, and someone needs to call a halt and… […]