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Message from the President Dear Members, As the long, hot summer approaches,
I think we can look back on this year's chapter activities with pride. We
have expanded our programming beyond traditional legal issues to include
business and career topics that affect our work and lives on a daily basis. We also have reached out beyond our
traditional core of high tech companies and established a forum for in-house
counsel in funds and investment companies. This forum allowed us to dig deep
into specialized subjects that its members face in their area of practice.
This forum will be a model for us to reach out to other specialty groups and
expand and vary our membership even further. Next week you have the opportunity
to get to know our current and future members at our 8th Annual
Conference on June 16 at the Dan Acadia in Herzliya. You can read more about
it below. We look forward seeing you all there!
Best Regards, Liz Cohen Yerushalmi |
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Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Issue
Proposed Merger Guidelines Wendelynne J. Newton and Leslie J. Harris, Buchanan
Ingersoll & Rooney Last week, the Federal Trade
Commission and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice )collectively the
"Agencies") issued proposed revisions to the Horizontal Merger
Guidelines ("Guidelines"), which outline the Agencies' methodology for assessing the probable
effects of proposed mergers and acquisitions among competitors and ultimately
for determining whether enforcement actions are necessary. The proposed Guidelines, containing the
first reissue of and complete revisions to the Guidelines since 1992, were
released for a public comment period that expired on June 4, 2010. The Agencies have indicated that,
over the past 18 years, their practices have diverged from
the Guidelines. The proposed Guidelines reflect the expansive and flexible
approach that the Agencies have utilized in recent years, with the most significant
changes to the Guidelines relating to overall methodology, as well as market definition
and concentration. In addition, the revised Guidelines specify the types and
sources of evidence the Agencies might consider in assessing the probable
competitive effects of mergers and acquisitions.. Read the full article here |
An Introduction to EU Design Law David Stone and William Corbett, Simmons & Simmons The introduction of EU-wide design
rights in 2003 heralded a new era of pan-European IP protection. Since then
around 400,000 designs have been registered and
this number is increasing at a rate of about Designs have been registered by
designers, manufacturers and marketers of many types of innovative products
including textiles, clothing, footwear, jewelry, toys, sports equipment, industrial equipment, vehicles, packaging
for food and drink, domestic goods, electrical goods and furniture. After a series
of conflicting decisions from design courts in EU Member States, March 2010
brought the first EU court decision to discuss in detail several key aspects
on the legislation. This decision provides an opportunity to review the law
in this area and the creative ways in which the system is being used. Read the full article here |
Imposed Employment and Employment
Conditions under the Israeli Employment of Employees Via Manpower Contractors
Law of 1996 - To Whom Do These Apply? Shoshana Gavish, S. Horowitz & Co. More and more businesses are outsourcing
their activities to manpower and service contractors, in order to reduce employment
costs, increase independence in hire and fire decisions, and erode unions'
bargaining power. The Israeli Employment of Employees via Manpower Contractors
Law of 1996 contains two revolutionary provisions which partially combat the
phenomenon of prolonged employment of temporary employees via manpower
contractors: one imposing the employment conditions of the actual employer on
the manpower contractor's employees and one creating an employment
relationship between the manpower contractor's employees and the actual
employer, after 9 months of consecutive employment with the same actual
employer. These provisions do not apply, however, to service contractors in
cases in which an activity has been genuinely outsourced. The question arises
as to the distinction, in this connection, between purchasing manpower via a
manpower contractor and purchasing a service via a service contractor. Read the full article here |
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ACC Wednesday June
16th, 2010 8:30 - 16:30 Dan Acadia Hotel,
Herzliya Join our sponsors, Simmons &
Simmons, ZAG/SW and Meitar Liquornik Geva & Leshem
Brandwein, in exploring In-House Challenges & Solutions. We have a
full program, covering Israeli, US and European law in topics ranging from international
contracts to litigation to mergers and acquisitions. See the full program here. The Annual Conference is also a great opportunity to
network and compare notes with your friends and colleagues. Don't miss it – the Annual Conference only
comes once a year! Register now! |
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The Job Market and Job Placement for Lawyers This article gives a brief overview of the job market
for lawyers and the discrepancies between supply and demand in the market. We
also give some tips on evaluating and placing lawyers in legal departments,
based on our vast experience in the field. Read the full
article here |
Welcome New Members Ifaat
Avital, Hutchison Water If you want to join ACC or renew your
membership, please contact |
ACC Resources at Your Service Check out ACC's web site for resources that can help
you in your practice every day: Ellen Zavian, Associate General
Counsel of ACC discusses the top ten things to know before negotiating an
agreement – right to the point and a great read! |
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Would you like to contribute to the ACC Newsletter? Be
in our member profile? Comment on our articles? Please send your comments and
contributions to maura.r@signalbd.com. Learn more about ACC at www.acc.com and about
our sponsors at www.s-horowitz.com, www.buchananingersoll.com
and www.simmons-simmons.com. The articles in this
newsletter are informative only and do not constitute legal advice. |
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