With Major League Baseball hosting the beloved All-Star Game last month, I’d like to focus on the Israel Association of Baseball (IAB), a slightly lesser-known baseball league that is headquartered
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New Tax Implications for Israeli Citizens with Foreign Bank Accounts
On Aug. 1, 2016, the Israel Tax Authority announced that it has received information on over 8,000 Israeli clients with foreign bank accounts in Switzerland. The receipt of this list…
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Materiality Provisions in Purchase Agreements
It is important for parties to a transaction who come from other less-litigious business environments to know that U.S. buyers and sellers operate in an environment where litigation is far…
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What is a Section 83(b) Election?
One of the most common tax-related concepts that arises in discussions with employees in connection with the issuance of restricted stock is a Section 83(b) election. So, what exactly is…
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Of Sand Castles and Sandbagging
When I was a summer associate at Greenberg Traurig in Chicago, I took part in the firm’s annual corporate mock deal for its summer associates. Our summer class split into…
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Former Mayor of NYC Rudolph W. Giuliani’s Visits the Tel Aviv Office
March 12-15 marked the first visit of Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former Mayor of New York City and current global chair of the firm’s Cybersecurity, Privacy and Crisis Management …
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GT Tel Aviv Office and Managing Shareholder Recognized by Chambers and Partners
The Greenberg Traurig Tel Aviv office is proud to once again be acknowledged by Chambers Global as a leading firm under the Israel-Corporate/M&A (Desk based Abroad) category. Apart from the …
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What’s the Deal with Par Value?
A common question that we are constantly asked by Israelis and other international clients interested in forming a corporation in the United States is what value we should use for…
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Greenberg Traurig Tel Aviv Year-End Summary
Greenberg Traurig’s Tel Aviv office had a breakthrough year in 2015, realizing the vision of bringing together the vibrant Israeli business community with the resources and platforms of a major…
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Greenberg Traurig Sponsors OurCrowd Global Investor Summit
On Jan. 25, 2,400 investors and leaders of the burgeoning start-up scene in Israel braved a rare snowy day in Jerusalem (just days after the east coast of the U.S.
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