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Anat Even-Chen
Adv. Anat Even-Chen

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Anat Even-Chen

Anat leads the regulation practice at Barnea, providing legal counsel to local and international clients on a variety of regulatory issues.

Adv. Anat Even-Chen counsels organizations operating in Israel on meeting various regulatory matters, whether financial regulation, commerce and e-commerce, consumer protection, environmental regulation and ESG compliance, regulation in the energy field, life sciences, export controls, and FDI.

 

In the financial regulation field, Anat focuses on advising fintech and regtech companies on all the regulatory aspects of their business activity, including banking and payment regulation. She counsels during interactions with the regulator, prepares legal opinions, and advises on legislative and regulatory initiatives.

 

Anat also advises companies on both brick-and-mortar and online interactions, including advertising and promotional activities. In addition, Anat counsels companies setting up internet ventures on the various regulatory aspects of their operations, including IP and AI issues.

 

Anat was ranked by the Chambers Fintech Guide 2023 as a leading lawyer in the field and was ranked as a Next Generation Partner in the Banking & Finance practice area by The Legal 500 (in 2023).

 

Education:


New York University LL.M. 2010

Tel Aviv University LL.M. 2008

Haifa University LL.B. Cum Laude, B.A Economics 2005

Admission:


Member of Israel Bar Association since 2006

Insights & News - Anat Even-Chen:


March 7, 2024

Regulation of Payment Services in Israel – Latest Developments

The Israel Securities Authority’s publications in recent months do not reflect the final version of the directives, but indicate the ISA’s approach when regulating payment services: setting out the licensing process and the licensing requirements, defining criteria for exemptions, technological requirements, safeguarding and protecting customers’ funds, examining service providers’ integrity, etc.
December 5, 2023

Advising Summa Technologies on Obtaining Financial Services License

We guided Summa Technologies, which operates in the field of open banking, in obtaining a financial information services license from the Israel Securities Authority. Summa is the seventh company in Israel to receive this license. Anat Even-Chen, Elad Reshtick, and Ori Rodriguez represented the client in this matter.

October 26, 2023

War and Force Majeure – Implications for Contract Performance

Since a combat situation in Israel is not deemed force majeure, the legislature and the regulatory authorities recommend that parties to contracts hold dialogues on the contract terms in good faith, to the extent the state of emergency does not enable all contract clauses to be performed. Concurrently, the Knesset enacted the Postponement of Deadlines Law, which allows those entitled to postpone performance of contracts under particular circumstances.

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