The International Bar Association (IBA), the section on Energy, Environment, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Law (SEERIL), holds its bi-annual conference on April 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. As part of the conference, Adv. Tzvi Levinson was invite…
Read MoreThe Association of Engineers for Construction and Infrastructure has conducted a course on water and sewage infrastructure. Adv. Tzvi Levinson was invited to lecture on environmental legal problems and solutions in the planning and implementation of…
Read MoreAtorney Gil Dror was invited to talk about a legal local democratic model for the managing of common goods, that was developed in a biosphere community in Israel. The model that was constructed as bylaw suggests re-distributing the power between elec…
Read MoreAn international conference on resilient cities and preparedness to disasters was held at the Haifa University in Israel. Attorney Tzvi Levinson talked about the proper EHS legislation and exemptions that are needed for such events. He also talked ab…
Read MoreThe School of Sustainability organized the symposium in which attorney Tzvi Levinson was invited to lecture on the enactment of sewage and effluents in Israel. In his lecture he did a legal analysis of Public Health Ordinanace Regulations (Effluent Q…
Read MoreAdv. Gil Dror talked about a novel model for a local bylaw framework legislation on biospheric region, helped with technological means for the purpose of its implementation. The biospheric bylaw proposal is precedential. This is the first time tha…
Read MoreAttorney Gil Dror lecture on the ethical concepts of distributive justice. Climate change and atmospheric resources were analyzed as part of the lecture as a test case. He presented an approach whereby you can make the climate crisis a lever to globa…
Read MoreAs part of the session "Safety Management - Challenges, Lessons, Insights” attorney Gil Dror lectured about novel legislation in the field of safety laws. He talked about Safety management plan derived from Workplace Safety Regulations on Safety Mana…
Read MoreAttorney Tzvi Levinson lectured about the principles of international environmental law and its implementation in the Israeli legal system. Among other things he discussed - "the precautionary principle" the principle of "extended producer responsib…
Read MoreAttorney Tzvi Levinson lectured, in a seat that dealt with water technologies. His talk was about legal aspects of restrictions on the use of chemicals in water and waste water technologies. Among other things he discussed the provisions of legislati…
Read MoreThe environment and environmental business opportunities are relevant to the public-at-large and to the business world and cannot be ignored - especially in Israel. As a part of a growing understanding of the importance of environmental issues, the C…
Read MoreAttorney Tzvi Levinson gave a presentation entitled Shared Resources, Shared Responsibilities: Israel's New Holistic Legal Approach to Waste Water Treatment and Reuse. The presentation focused on new water treatment and reuse legislation in Israel an…
Read MoreAttorney Tzvi Levinson gave a presentation on environmental occurrences / spills and emergency management. His presentation discussed environmental incidents that may occur in industry, how to prepare for and manage them as well as the role of manage…
Read MoreAttornies Tina Bao and Gil Dror gave a lectures at the Israchem confence.They talked about updates on the EU REACH Regulation and China REACH, including updates on the Annex XIV authorisation list, updates on the effort to get a consensus between t…
Read MoreThe European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) representatives talked about lessons learend from the creation and day to day work of ECHA. Attorney Tzvi Levinson talked about few topics relating to the implementation of REACH like: SVHC, Nano Materials, Rec…
Read MoreAdv. Gil Dror lectured at the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership EUROMED international conference on the legal aspects of desalination plants, including the relevant legislation on sea pollution prevention, air pollution, energy, hazardous materials an…
Read MoreThe conference dealt with complex issues of water and wastewater. Lectures from different disciplines : science, environmental, economic and legal. During the conference, Adv. Levinson gave a lecture on the legal aspects of using greywater in househo…
Read MoreAttorney Julia Lietzmann of of our Law firm was invited to participate in a conference organized by the South korean governnment on international environmental regulation. Speakers at this conference include representatives of the European Chemicals…
Read MoreThe Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labour and the Israel Manufacturers Association organized this conference. Attorneys Tzvi Levinson and Julia Lietzmann gave an overview on novelties in the vast field of chemicals legislation in the world a…
Read MoreThe department of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Haifa organized seminar on monitoring and environmental measurements. Attorney Levinson was invited to lecture on the legal aspects of remote sensing and monitoring of pollutant…
Read MoreThe conference deals with various issues of water and wastewater. During the conference, Adv. Levinson has lectured on management responsibility - in desalination plants, water supply facilities and wastewater treatment plants. These facilities are i…
Read MoreAs part of a seminar that dealt with issues of land and property, attorney Levinson talk about aspects of environmental law pertaining to land contracts. His lecture dealt with aspects that have significant implications for seller - buyer relations…
Read MoreThe Israeli IT user's association ILTAM organises a seminar on REACH for electronics engineers and other interested parties. Attorney Julia Lietzmann of our firm held a talk and answered questions on the REACH European regulation (background, require…
Read MoreAttorney Julia Lietzmann of our Law Firm was invited to speak about: "How to define the role and the responsibilities of the Only Representative under the REACH regime". She reviewed the registration alternatives available to non EU companies require…
Read MoreAttorney Levinson was invited to speak at an international conference on water law. He lectured on practical tips for building legislation regulating drinking water supply systems. As in many other international conferences in which he participated,…
Read MoreInternational Conference dealing with issues of renewable energy and energy savings. Our attorney, Christina Hadjidemetriou, gave a presentation at a conference on environmental legal aspects of the use of nanotechnology in renewable energy. In addit…
Read MoreThe conference deals with various topics related to the field of real estate. Attorney Tzvi Levinson addressed the legal issues of contaminated land and brown fields resulting from historical and persistent pollution of land and water. In this contex…
Read MoreThe Samuel Neaman Institute at the Technion and Israel Society of Ecology conducted a comprehensive annual conference in different environmental issues. One of the sessions dealt with genetic engineering. Attorney Gil Dror was invited to speak on the…
Read MoreAt the seminar, delivered by a team of lawyers from our office, REACH issues for advanced were discussed. The goal was to prepare the Israeli industry to implement the European REACH legislation. Among other things, we talked about registration of su…
Read MoreWorld Environment Day is celebrated on the 5th of June every year. "Channel 10" TV interview Adv. Tzvi Levinson on current issues of environmental law. In addition, attorney Levinson was asked why he chose to work in the environmental law field and h…
Read MoreAttorney Christina Hadjidemetriou from our office lectured at a conference on legal aspects of renewable energy and sustainable development. Among other things, she gave an overview on the legislation of renewables in the EU, in Greece and in Israel,…
Read MoreThe conference dealt with risk management and corporate governance. During the conference, attorney Tzvi Levinson lecture on the required preparations for litigation in civil, administrative and criminal environmental cases. He Reviewed the different…
Read MoreAttorney Gil Dror gave a lecture on the EU Regulations - REACH. This is one of the most important pieces of legislation legislated in the field of chemicals. It has global economic impacts on manufacturers of chemicals and products containing them. H…
Read MoreThe seminar was handled by the firm’s lawyers. They gave an overview of the regulations and their sea change affect on the field of chemical laws in the world. We explained the basic legal definitions contained in the regulations and presented practi…
Read MoreThe conference dealt with various aspects of recycling. Attorney Tzvi Levinson gave a lecture on aspects of international recycling law in general and on recycling of electronic waste in particular. Recycling laws of waste from electrical and electro…
Read MoreShanghai China held International Conference on Recycling. Attorney Julia Lietzmann our attorney has been invited to lecture on the EU recycling legislation (WEEE & RoHS) focusing on the EU and China. In addition, the lecture dealt with the Europ…
Read MoreDuring the annual conference of the Israeli Metrological Society, attorney Tzvi Levinson gave a lecture on the legal aspects of hazardous materials metrology. The lecture dealt with local and international perspective of environmental law. In particu…
Read MoreThe annual conference of the International Association of Lawyers (UIA) was held in 2007 in Paris, France. Attorney Levinson was invited to lecture on a session that dealt with commercial law. The Lecture discussed the implications of environmental l…
Read MoreThe annual conference of the International Bar Association (IBA) was held in Singapore. In a session that dealt with the framework of environmental law attorney Tzvi Levinson gave a lecture on the legal aspects of nanomaterials and the environmental…
Read MoreAttorney Gil Dror from our office spoke on trade in fuels produced from renewable sources according to the US RFS plan. The program aims to provide a solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation. This is a national program that re…
Read MoreIsrael Water Association organized a course with 4 sessions. The course objective were to increase knowledge of theory and practice in the field of water and sewage treatment technologies and deliver decision tools for practical planning problems and…
Read MoreThe conference is organized in the context of the strategic objective of turning the Arava and Eilat region into a forerunner in innovative sustainable energy practices. One of the goals is to provide the opportunity to discuss policy issues and meth…
Read MoreThe seminar was taught by a team of lawyers from our firm. The seminar discussed the following topics: International transportation of hazardous materials – Basel convention, the new European Directive on shipping hazardous waste, the Rotterdam Conve…
Read MoreThe International Association of Lawyers held a seminar that dealt with international legal mergers and acquisitions. Attorney Tzvi Levinson lectured on aspects of air pollution, soil pollution, water pollution, etc., which should be taken into accou…
Read MoreIsrael Water Works Association organized a seminar dealing with the aspect of rural water supply reforms and how they mirror the new structure of the water and supply in rural areas in Israel. The organizers invited attorney Tzvi Levinson to give a l…
Read MoreDuring the months of December - February 2007 Israel Water Association organized a course sessions which addressed various aspects of the handling of sludge from wastewater treatment facilities. Attorney Gill Dror lectured on legal aspects of the iss…
Read MoreA conference on the recycling of construction waste was attended by senior level decision makers, by delegates from the construction industry and environmental groups. As part of it attorney Christina Hadjidemetriou from our law firm was invited to s…
Read MoreIsrael Standards Institute organized symposium on laboratory methods for testing products in accordance with the RoHS Directive. The seminar was held about a month before the Directive will enter into force in EU countries. As part of the seminar att…
Read MoreAttorney Julia Lietzmann of our firm has been invited to lecture on two workshops on efficient e-waste management in Bangalore and New Delhi (India) on 4/5 and 8/9 May 2006. The workshops are part of an Asia Pro Eco project. Asia Pro Eco is an EU pr…
Read MoreAn important event for everybody who deals with the manufacture or recycling of electronics was held in Hamburg, Germany, in January 2006. At the "International Electronics Recycling Congress" representatives of major European electronics manufactur…
Read MoreThe Israel Institute for Occupational Safety and Hygiene is having two conferences concerning the transportation of hazardous substances. Advocate Gil Dror talked about the legal aspects of inland conveying of hazardous substances. The lectures ga…
Read MoreIsrael Center for “Clean Production” organized a seminar dealing with the WEEE and RoHS Directives. Representatives of major Israeli electronics manufacturers, as well as recycling experts discussed the challenges of WEEE/RoHS legislation in Europe…
Read MoreChanges vibrate the environmental systems in Israel as part of the global village. The purpose of the seminar, organized by the Israel Standards Institute, was to summarize the International Quality Week held in Israel, uncover trends, changes and di…
Read MoreAttorney Dror Gill lectured on the legal aspects of the dilution of water of varying quality. These issues often rise when someone wants to mix water to improve water quality, for example aquifers, or to improve the quality of effluent discharged to…
Read MoreThe development of environmental legislation in the U.S.A and European Union is quickly felt in Israel. The American and European influence is a consequence of the growing activism of the Israeli Ministry of Environment. The Ministry of Environment c…
Read MoreAdvocate Julia Lietzmann of our law firm was invited to talk in a conference on management of production and recycling procedures in the electronic industry. She spoke about the European directives (WEEE & RoHS) and ways to implement them in Isra…
Read MoreA new set of complex and costly regulations and directives will soon affect Israeli exporters to Europe - the REACH regulations and WEEE and the RoHS directives. Will you be ready? This conference which was organized by The Israel Export Institute wa…
Read MoreThe Israeli Forum for waste treatment held its annual conference, this time focused on rehabilitation of waste disposal sites and the environmental implications of the site after its closure. Dumps are filling quickly. Even after they finish their ro…
Read MoreForum "water and environment" of the "Israel Water Association" organized a conference that dealt with issues of desalination of sea water and brackish water. During the conference, attorney Tzvi Levinson has lectured on legal aspects of desalination…
Read MoreThe Government of Israel Economic Mission together with the Governor's Office of Planning & Research, The Milken Institute and the Israeli Export Institute organizing California-Israel Eco-Technology Partnership Forum. Advocate Tzvi levinson spok…
Read MoreMany environmental tests check the response of organisms to chemicals as a measure of toxicity of the chemicals. Biological toxicity tests are used primarily for control and monitoring of industrial effluents that are treated before being released in…
Read MoreThe Israeli Water Association (IWA) organized this course aimed at professionals, be they from consulting engineering companies, suppliers, manufacturers, users, or even graduate students. Advocat Tzvi Levinson lectured about the legal aspects of dis…
Read MoreSupply of water is the operational phase, between the productions of water until they are received by the consumer. At this point where the water enter to the system of infrastructure, transport, distribution and storage they undergo various treatme…
Read MoreAn Evening-Conference held by the Environmental Committee of the Israeli Bar and the Samuel Ne'eman Institute of Advanced Research in the Sciences and Technology. Air Pollution and waste damage the environment and have a crucial influence on our heal…
Read MoreThe last few years have seen a clear trend of making the burden of criminal proceedings in environmental charges heavier - as regards the number of proceedings initiated, as regards the initiation of proceedings against firm officers, and as regards…
Read MoreA one day conference held with the Israel Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences. Adocate Levinson invited to address the legal aspects of the issue. His lecture focused on land pollution legislation with reference to the U.S. CERCLA…
Read MoreThe Standards Institution of Israel organized a course for internal auditors in industrial plants which are seeking accreditation to ISO 14000. In this course, attorney Tzvi Levinson was invited to lecture on the legal aspects of the issue. The Lectu…
Read MoreThe Israeli Water Association r with the Manufacturers Association of Israel organizing an evening conference on Sewage Treatment and Water Recycling in Industry. The legal aspects were addressed by advocate Tzvi Levinson. Water saving is the duty o…
Read MoreEnvironmental issues both develop and penetrate ever deeper into different aspects of commercial and business life. "HOT" issues such as: freedom of information, duties to report of public firms and ADR, come up in the everyday lives of all the “play…
Read MoreAttorney Tzvi Levinson lectured in a conference on “Irrigation With Reclaimed Wastewater And Use Of Organic Wastes” on “The Legal Linkage Between the Producer of the Wastewater and Their Agricultural Consumer”. A producer of wastewater is obliged by…
Read MoreIsrael Water Association in collaboration with the International Water Association (IWA) held an international conference that focused on issues of technologies for treating water and wastewater. During the conference attorney Tzvi Levinson spoke on…
Read MoreThe Kibbutz Artzi movement organized a seminar dealing with environmental issues in the agricultural sector. Attorney Tzvi Levinson was invited to speak on the legal aspects of the issue. Among other things his lecture related to chemicals and pestic…
Read MoreJust closed a successful deal in which you've acquired land or a firm … can you really rest now? Probably not, and that the attraction of the deal might be dimmed, if: you failed to check on the activities that preceded your occupation in the land a…
Read MoreAn evening convention was held by the Israeli Chamber of Engineers, Architects and Academicians in the Technological Professions. Invited to speak on this occasion attorney Tzvi Levinson explored the legal implications of a continuous monitoring reg…
Read MoreA half-day conference held by the Environmental Committee of the Israeli Bar and the Samuel Ne'eman Institute of Advanced Research in the Sciences and Technology, in Tel-Aviv on Sunday, July 2nd 2000. Attorney Tzvi Levinson who chairs the Bar committ…
Read MoreLow costs, economic efficiency, speed of implementation and flexibility, are the characteristics of the hottest game offered presently in the environment business - voluntary mechanisms contracted between statutory authorities and polluters. Attorney…
Read MoreThe lecture was given by advocate Tzvi Levinson during the 12th International Conference of the Israel Society for Quality. Concerned Legislatures all over the world have produced a plethora of legal instruments to deal with the wide variety of envir…
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