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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:
Barnea: Webinar on Regulation of Payment and Payment Initiation Services Law
Our firm hosted a webinar on the new payment services law. The webinar was held as part of a forum for financial service providers that we launched together with Adv. Orit Yosef. During the webinar, Dr. Zvi Gabbay and Anat Even-Chen discussed the conditions for obtaining a license, the relationship between payment services and open banking services, and more.
Regulation of Payment Services in Israel – Latest Developments
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.