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Past Events

Israel's Economy - A Vision for the Future

Tuesday, March 4, 2008
ZAG/S&W Conference Center
Boston, MA

Sullivan & Worcester's joint venture law firm (ZAG/S&W LLP) with the Israeli law firm Zysman Aharoni Gayer, was pleased to sponsor and host a reception in honor of "Israel's Economy - A Vision for the Future." The keynote speaker was Yarom Ariav, Director General of Israel Ministry of Finance. Special guest speaker was Timothy Cahill, Treasurer and Receiver General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
 

New Ways to Raise Capital - Recent SEC Reforms
The New Reg. D and Rule 144

Tuesday, January 8, 2008
ZAG Main Office
Tel Aviv, Israel

Howard Berkenblit, Edwin Miller and Oded Har-Even from Sullivan & Worcester's joint venture law firm, ZAG/S&W LLP, with the Israeli law firm Zysman, Aharoni, Gayer & Co., presented on "New Ways to Raise Capital - Recent SEC Reforms." Attendees learned how and why:

• Shelf registrations can be more widely used to raise money more quickly and cheaply
• PIPE transactions are regaining popularity, with more favorable terms for companies
• Alternative strategies such as "registered direct" offerings should always be considered

Israel's Biomedical Industry

Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Boston, MA

ZAG/S&W hosted a breakfast with special guest speaker, Rafi Hofstein, Ph.D, co-chairperson of BioMed Israel. Dr. Hofstein spoke about Israel's biomedical industry and discussed the upcoming BioMed Israel Conference being held June 5-7 in Tel-Aviv, Israel.
 

Boston-Haifa Life Sciences Initiative

Sunday, October 15 - Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Boston, MA

ZAG/S&W participated in the Boston-Haifa Life Sciences Initiative (BHLSI), a week-long Israeli BioBusiness Delegation held in Boston (Oct 15-18). ZAG/S&W hosted a full day event with an entrepreneurship seminar in the morning and a BHLSI Angel/Investor Forum in the afternoon. There was also a reception at the Boston Harbor Hotel in the evening bringing together leading scientific and business leaders from the Boston area.

Shmuel Zysman (ZAG/S&W), Erez Aharoni (ZAG/S&W), Robin Blatt (Boston Haifa Life Sciences Initiative), Harvey Bines (ZAG/S&W), Shy Baranov (ZAG/S&W) and Avi Faigenbaum (Mati Haifa).
 

ZAG/S&W LLP sponsors the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in Israel

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

Sullivan & Worcester's joint venture law firm (ZAG/S&W LLP) with the Israeli law firm Zysman Aharoni Gayer, was a sponsor of the 4th Annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Entrepreneurs from across Israel gathered at the 4th Annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards to celebrate entrepreneurial achievement. At this event Ernst & Young honored those who have managed to turn a bright idea into a brilliant business, through passion and perseverance. Categories of achievement included: Technology, Retail & Consumer Products, Industry, Services, Startup Entrepreneur and Social Entrepreneur. In addition to these category awards there was an overall Entrepreneur of the Year Award presented.
 

Investing in Israel

Wednesday, June 1, 2005
A Wall Street Transcript Conference
The Harvard Club of New York
New York, NY

Howard Berkenblit, Partner at Sullivan & Worcester and ZAG/S&W our Israeli/US law firm joint venture, moderated a panel discussing "Current Legal, Accounting and Disclosure Issues Impacting Israeli Companies in the US." The panelists, including Richard Sanders, Chair of the Technology Litigation Group at Sullivan & Worcester and Partner at ZAG/S&W, looked at the investment and offering landscape for Israeli companies in the US, accounting, SEC and tax issues impacting Israeli companies and the US commercial and IP litigation environment.

Despite the enormous geopolitical challenges that it faces, Israel has become a leader in biotechnology, security, semiconductors, telecommunications, software and Internet technologies. This Wall Street Transcript conference was an opportunity to learn about Israel’s competitive advantages, whether these advantages are sustainable and if Israel will become a serious competitor to India and China. There were opportunities to meet some of the Israeli companies that are shifting paradigms with their technologies.

For further details on this conference please visit the Investing in Israel Conference website.
 

The Wall Street Transcript Presents Investing in Israel

Wednesday, June 2, 2004
The Harvard Club
New York, NY

Howard Berkenblit, ZAG/S&W senior associate, was a member of the panel "Legal, accounting and financial issues impacting investing in Israel" and addressed corporate governance issues.
 

American Technion Society - New England Region
2003 Annual Event
"The Middle East Peace Process"

Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Hyatt Regency Cambridge
Cambridge, MA

ZAG/S&W LLP was a proud sponsor of the American Technion Society - New England Region's 2003 Annual Event. The American Technion Society is a non-profit organization established to support the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, in Haifa, Israel. The keynote speaker at this year's event was Ambassador Martin S. Indyk, former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and a leading figure in developing and managing U.S. policy in the Middle East over the past nine years.
 

Cooperation for Energy Independence of Democracies in the 21st Century

Tuesday, August 26 - Thursday, August 28, 2003
Inaugural Conference
Jerusalem, Israel

ZAG/S&W LLP sponsored this inaugural program designed to be an interactive forum for participants to define a strategy to strengthen the United States and Israel, to effectuate energy policy and to find ways in which the US and Israel can cooperate in fostering the development of the energy markets.

Attendees were encouraged to participate through five expert panels discussing:

• the state of renewable/sustainable energy
• international considerations
• economics
• the future of transportation
• Israel's R&D capabilities

Stephen L. Huntoon, ZAG/S&W of counsel, moderated one of these panels and Robin Remis, ZAG/S&W senior associate, served on the Conference Leadership Committee and was a participant in the conference.

For more information please go to www.energycooperation.org.