Region: Israel

21 February 2017

26 January 2017

A group of mining companies linked to Israeli billionaire Beny Steinmetz has failed to unseat all three members of an ICSID tribunal hearing its US$5 billion claim against Guinea over mining rights – while a multi-jurisdictional criminal investigation has led to the arrest of Steinmetz and others who have appeared as witnesses in the case. By Tom Jones

06 January 2017

06 January 2017

BSG Resources plans to sue competitor Rio Tinto in London’s High Court, claiming that the Anglo-Australian mining company played a central role in causing it to lose lucrative mining concessions in the Simandou region in Guinea in 2014.

12 December 2016

06 December 2016

28 November 2016

GIR lists the lawyers and law firms working on the biggest cases, including counsel to BSI, which recently had its banking status withdrawn in Singapore, and counsel to Akamai Technologies and Nortek in the Justice Department’s recent declinations.

14 June 2016

Tel Aviv-based firm Meitar Liquornik Geva Leshem Tal has helped German engineering company Siemens secure a non-prosecution agreement with Israeli authorities over historic bribery allegations tied to the largest-ever FCPA fine.

04 May 2016

03 May 2016