Alongside the Israel Police, economic enforcement authorities operate in Israel with full criminal investigative powers: the Israel Securities Authority, which investigates trading, insider information, and reporting offenses; and the Competition Authority (formerly the Antitrust Authority), which investigates restrictive arrangements and bid rigging.
Investigative Regulators: Not Just the Police
Alongside the Israel Police, economic enforcement authorities operate in Israel with full criminal investigative powers: the Israel Securities Authority, which investigates trading, insider information, and reporting offenses; the Competition Authority (formerly the Antitrust Authority), which investigates restrictive arrangements, bid rigging, and cartels, offenses punishable by up to 3 years of imprisonment and in aggravated circumstances up to 5; and the Tax Authority with its various divisions. These authorities have investigators, powers of search, seizure, detention, and arrest, and they transfer cases directly to the prosecution.
The Unique Characteristics of Regulatory Investigations
The investigations are planned months in advance and begin with an "investigation morning": a coordinated raid on offices and homes, seizure of servers and phones, and the parallel summoning of dozens of involved persons in order to prevent coordination. Those being questioned are often managers and businesspeople with no prior record, who suddenly find themselves under caution, subject to a prohibition on leaving the country, and freezes. A typical mistake: the assumption that "this is a regulatory matter, not a criminal one." This is a criminal investigation in every respect, and every word is documented.
Proper Preparation
The right to consult applies in full in these investigations as well: no version should be given before consultation. At the same time, the company's interfaces must be managed properly: separation between representation of the company and representation of officeholders (the interests are not identical), instructions to employees, and strict compliance with the prohibition on obstruction—do not delete, coordinate, or "update" involved persons. Later on, there are also unique resolution tracks: administrative enforcement, conditional arrangements, and ransom.
Legal representation
Israel Arama, formerly of the Tel Aviv District Attorney's Office, accompanies managers, controlling shareholders, and employees in investigations by the economic authorities, from the moment of the raid until the case is closed. In the event of a raid or summons, contact immediately, before the first investigation.
Investigative Regulators: Not Just the Police — What Is Important to Know?
Alongside the Israel Police, economic enforcement authorities operate in Israel with full criminal investigative powers: the Israel Securities Authority, which investigates trading, insider information, and reporting offenses; the Competition Authority (formerly the Antitrust Authority), which investigates restrictive arrangements, bid rigging, and cartels, offenses punishable by up to 3 years of imprisonment and in aggravated circumstances up to 5; and the Tax Authority with its various divisions. These authorities have investigators, powers of search, seizure, detention, and arrest, and they transfer cases directly to the prosecution.
The Unique Characteristics of Regulatory Investigations — What Is Important to Know?
The investigations are planned months in advance and begin with an "investigation morning": a coordinated raid on offices and homes, seizure of servers and phones, and the parallel summoning of dozens of involved persons in order to prevent coordination. Those being questioned are often managers and businesspeople with no prior record, who suddenly find themselves under caution, subject to a prohibition on leaving the country, and freezes. A typical mistake: the assumption that "this is a regulatory matter, not a criminal one." This is a criminal investigation in every respect, and every word is documented.
Proper Preparation — What Is Important to Know?
The right to consult applies in full in these investigations as well: no version should be given before consultation. At the same time, the company's interfaces must be managed properly: separation between representation of the company and representation of officeholders (the interests are not identical), instructions to employees, and strict compliance with the prohibition on obstruction—do not delete, coordinate, or "update" involved persons. Later on, there are also unique resolution tracks: administrative enforcement, conditional arrangements, and ransom.
This information is for initial orientation about the service and contact process. It is not individual legal advice.
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