Greenberg Traurig’s Tel Aviv office is proud to be able to support charitable causes in Israel and abroad. This past Monday, shareholders in the office attended United Hatzalah’s gala dinner, an event that brought together GT clients, business leaders and non-profit volunteers from across Israel. United Hatzalah is a volunteer-based emergency medical services organization based in Israel. Its mission is to provide immediate medical intervention during the critical window between the onset of an emergency and…

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As reported in our previous GT Alerts, on May 8, 2018, President Trump announced his decision to withdraw the United States from the Iran Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and on June 27, 2018, OFAC issued amended regulations and general licenses implementing the withdrawal. The Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) re-imposition of Iran sanctions pursuant to the U.S. withdrawal from the JCPOA was set up in two phases, with the first set…

Michael J. Schaengold, Melissa Prusock, and Danielle K. Muenzfeld, all resident in Greenberg Traurig’s Washington D.C. office, co-authored an article titled “The Impact Of The FY 2019 NDAA On Federal Procurement Law” which was published in The Government Contractor (Thomson Reuters). This article, comprehensively examines the significant Federal procurement law changes contained in the FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”).  Many of the NDAA’s 71+ statutory provisions directed at procurement law also apply to…

Adam Snukal, Shareholder at Greenberg Traurig’s Tel Aviv office and GDPR expert, recently participated on keynote panel at inaugural Turkey Privacy Professionals Association Privacy Conference.  The Conference hosted attorneys, academics and regulators eager to learn about privacy issues and specifically GDPR.  Adam took part in a panel titled “Concept of ‘Consent’ and Obligation to Inform under Personal Data Protection Law and GDPR”, which focused on the various legal implications regarding data subject consent. Adam Snukal regularly…

Earlier this month, in conjunction with Pro-Bono Week in the U.S., Greenberg Traurig’s Tel Aviv office was proud to host the first of a series of events titled “Learning From Her”.  Our first speaker was U.S. Judge, Hon. Sheila Prell Sonenshine (Ret.), who met with a group of Associates from leading Israeli law firms, to speak on the business development benefits associated with engaging in pro-bono early on in their careers. The Associates also had a chance…

Greenberg Traurig’s Tel Aviv office was pleased to welcome Arizona Israel Technology Alliance’s mission to Israel, bringing in industry leaders from Arizona, together with Hank Marshall, Executive Officer of the City of Phoenix , and Steve Zylstra, President & CEO of the Arizona Tech Council. Leading the mission on Greenberg Traurig’s side was Quinn Williams, a Shareholder at the firm’s Phoenix office. Joey Shabot, Managing Shareholder of the Tel Aviv office welcomed the delegation with…