Keynotes at the Annual Conference 2012 in Tel Aviv

We are happy to welcome two keynote speakers at Galexy's Annual Conference starting June 28th in Tel Aviv. Professor Yoram Shachar will provide an overview of the mixed legal systems of the state of Israel including common law basics as well as religious influence on the system. In addition, Elad Hollander will give an introduction on the future impact of social media on business structures and law offices.

Yoram Shachar is a Professor of Law in Radzyner School of Law at the Interdisciplinary Center, Hertzliya (IDC). He moved to IDC in 1994 from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem to become the founding Dean of the Radzyner School. Shachar received his doctorate in 1976 from Oxford University, and served as junior research fellow at St. John’s College. Returning to Israel he received his first professorship from Tel-Aviv University Law School, where he also served as the Director of the Institute of Criminology and Criminal Law. He held visiting posts in various institutes, including the Universities of Berkeley and Michigan and the Max Planck institutes in Freiburg and Heidelberg and the Institute of Advanced Studies in Jerusalem. Shachar’s core interest is in criminal law, but he has extended his studies to legal history and comparative law. He served as Honorary President of the Israeli Association for Law and History and as member of the Board of Directors of the Israeli Association for Civil Rights. Shachar’s main publications include a series of empirical studies on the work of the Supreme Court of Israel and a number of articles on the drafting of Israel’s Declaration of Independence.

Elad Hollander is a serial entrepreneur in the field of social commerce. Before embarking on his entrepreneurial path, Hollander held several development and managerial positions in leading hi-tech companies, then moved to lecturing and consulting and is today a leading expert in Game Theory implementation in the business arena. His focus is on mechanism design and specifically, large groups' game dynamics.

 

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    Throughout Europe our international association of lawyers has proven to be useful for clients of member firms.

    In one case, a German facade builder reaped the benefits of quick and smooth access to the Polish register of companies and insolvency data. This was arranged by the Polish partner office.

    Another international case concerned a Swiss/Uruguyan inheritance issue. The Swiss partner office Fellmann commissioned the RBB & Partner Office to carry out a German certificate of inheritance procedure for real estate located in Germany and to pay off any mortgages.

    Furthermore, a Swiss company was represented by the Fellmann office through the German Galexy partner to review its general terms of business and adjust it to suit German and EU law.

    In addition the Belgium office of Hardeman Hoebeek Warson Wouters conducted together with RBB & Partner the accident regulation with the German liability insurance for Belgian victims of a traffic accident in Germany and asserted compensation claims and damage claims.

  • International update

    September 2012 - Throughout the Galexy, several legal issues have been resolved recently for partner firm clients, by taking advantage of the knowledgde base within the network.

    A Belgian CEO of a German company was accused of delay of insolvency, and a criminal representation as well as civil law consultation were conducted in close cooperation between the Belgian and German partner offices.

    In another case A Swiss commercial agent conducted business with a German contractor and made commission claims, represented by the Swiss as well as the German partner office, valid for the German courts. Interdisciplinary issues of commercial agent law were clarified by both Parties.

    The third case involved a Swiss metalworker who made a claim before a German court due to evidentiary proceedings for supposed faulty metal parts. Issues of Swiss and German statute of limitations law were clarified in cooperation with the responsible partner offices.

    Last but not least, the Belgian office Varlow represents a Dutch fashion house, whose German daughter concern made a legal claim. In close collaboration between the Belgian and German partner offices, possible solutions were worked out and the legal representation was carried out to the clients satisfaction.

  • Social Security

    An Austrian subsidiary of a Germany based company working in the automitive sector needed support concerning social security payments of sales agents. The Insbruck based Galexy partner could efficiently help withing days.  

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