The Website is owned and operated by the law firm Pearl Latzer Cohen Zedek Baratz LLP, a Delaware limited liability partnership doing business in New York and Massachusetts; the law firm Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, an Israeli General Partnership; and Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz UK LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales. The three firms are affiliated and operate under the global brands “Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz” and “Pearl Cohen” (together: “Pearl Cohen“)
Please carefully read the following terms and conditions (the “Terms” or “Terms of Use“). The Terms constitute a binding agreement between you and Pearl Cohen. By accessing the Website or by using it in any other manner, you signify your acceptance of these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access the Website or use it in any manner.
The Website provides content and information about Pearl Cohen, the firm’s services, activities, professionals, practice areas, industries and much more. The Website’s content is presented for informative purposes only.
Some sections of the Website allow you to submit your contact details and other information to Pearl Cohen, to receive further information and updates regarding the firm and its activities.
You may contact us by using the ‘Contact’ form available on our Website. To complete our online form, we will ask you to provide us with certain contact information, as further described in our Privacy Policy. Bear in mind that false, incorrect or outdated information may impair our ability to contact you.
Nothing on the Website, including submission of inquiries, “Contact Us” forms or “Career” forms, obligates us to make any engagements or business arrangements with you, partner with you, hire you, provide any services, engage in any present or future activities or engage in any discussions or negotiations with you.
No attorney-client relationship or legal advice
Any inquiries, communications or instructions communicated by email, facsimile or any other means shall not be deemed received and no attorney client relationship established unless and until a formal executed engagement letter has been entered into between you and Pearl Cohen.
The information and content provided on and through this Website does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice. No attorney-client relationship is created by your use of this Website.
Pearl Cohen enters into attorney-client relationships with its clients only in accordance with certain procedures which include executing an engagement letter, client recognition and addressing potential conflicts. Any communications made between you and Pearl Cohen will not be treated as confidential or invoke an attorney-client privilege if you are not an existing client of Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz.
Some of the information available on the Website is transmitted via email, SMS, and other messages sent from time to time to those who have asked to subscribe to our mailing lists and notifications. In order to subscribe to this service you must submit an express request to subscribe. You will be asked to provide your name, email address, and some other information. Please provide only accurate information.
No Warranty of Results
The Website may contain descriptions of matters in which Pearl Cohen successfully represented its clients. The results of these matters were dependent on their specific circumstances, and are in no way intended to be predictive of future results, even in similar circumstances, or offer any type of guarantee or assurance of outcome.
Acceptable use of the Website
The following terms define the acceptable use of the Website and its content. By using the Website, you agree to abide by all applicable laws, regulations, and rules. You further agree that you are solely responsible for all acts or omissions associated with your access and use of the Website and the access and use of the Website by anyone on your behalf.
When using the Website, you agree to refrain from –
- breaching these Terms or any other applicable rules and instructions that Pearl Cohen may convey with respect to the use of the Website;
- interfering with, burdening or disrupting the functionality of the Website;
- breaching the security of the Website or identifying any security vulnerabilities in it;
- circumventing or manipulating the operation, or functionality of the Website, or attempting to enable features or functionalities that are otherwise disabled, inaccessible or undocumented in the Website;
- using or launching any automated system, including without limitation, robots, crawlers and similar applications to collect and compile content from the Website, for the purposes of competing with the Website, or in such ways that may impair or disrupt the Website’s functionality;
- displaying the Website or any part thereof in an exposed or concealed frame, or linking to elements on the Website, such as images, content and videos, independently from the web pages on which they originally appear;
- impersonating any person or entity, or making any false statement pertaining to your identity, employment, agency or affiliation with any person or entity.
- Using the Website in a manner that violates the law.
Links to other sites and online sources
The Website may include links to other websites and online sources. Pearl Cohen does not operate or monitor these websites. By linking to a certain website, Pearl Cohen does not endorse or sponsor its content, or confirm its accuracy, credibility, authenticity, validity, integrity or legality. Pearl Cohen assumes no responsibility or liability for such third-party websites.
Privacy
Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz respects your privacy. Pearl Cohen’s Privacy Policy explains the accepted privacy practices on the Website and is incorporated by reference to the Terms of Use.
Intellectual property
All rights, title and interest on the Website, including the content, patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, service marks, trade secrets, domain names and other intellectual property rights, and any goodwill associated therewith, are owned by Pearl Cohen.
Unless expressly permitted in these Terms, you may not copy, distribute, display or perform publicly, sublicense, decompile, disassemble, reduce to human readable form, execute publicly, make available to the public, adapt, make commercial use, process, compile, translate, sell, lend, rent, reverse engineer, combine with other software, modify or create derivative works of any of the content on the Website, which is subject to intellectual property or other proprietary rights, either by yourself or by a third party on your behalf, in any way or by any means, including, but not limited to electronic, mechanical or optical means.
You may not adapt or use otherwise any name, mark or logo that is identical, or confusingly similar to the trademarks, service marks, domain names and logos of Pearl Cohen.
You must refrain from any action or omission which may dilute, or tarnish Pearl Cohen’s goodwill.
You agree to abide by all messages and signs of proprietary rights, such as – The copyright mark [©] accompanying the content. You agree to retain and avoid distorting such signs and notices in any copy thereof.
Changes in the Website
Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz may change the Website’s layout, design or display, as well as the scope and availability of the content and the Website, without giving any prior notice. You agree and acknowledge that Pearl Cohen does not assume any responsibility with respect to, or in connection with the introduction of such changes or from any malfunctions or failures that may result therefrom.
Website availability
The availability and functionality of the Website depends on various factors and elements, including software, hardware and communication networks that are partially provided by third parties. These factors are not fault free. Pearl Cohen does not warrant or guarantee that the Website will operate without disruption, errors or interruptions, or that it will be accessible, or available at all times, or immune from unauthorized access or error-free.
Termination of operation
Pearl Cohen may at all times, in its sole discretion, terminate the operation of the Website, or any part thereof, temporarily or permanently. Pearl Cohen may not give any notice prior to the termination of the Website. At any time, Pearl Cohen may block, remove or delete any content from the Website, without maintaining any backup copy. You agree and acknowledge that Pearl Cohen does not assume any responsibility with respect to, or in connection with the termination of the Website’s operations and loss of any data as a result.
Amendments to the Terms
Pearl Cohen may from time to time change the Terms, including any and all documents, forms and policies incorporated thereto. Substantial changes will take effect 3 days after Pearl Cohen has posted an initial notification on the Website’s News section with respect to such changes. Other changes will take effect immediately upon their initial posting on the Website.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED FOR USE “AS IS”. PEARL COHEN DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, QUALITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, COMPATIBILITY, PERFORMANCE, SECURITY OR ACCURACY.
YOU AGREE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE USE OF THE WEBSITE IS ENTIRELY, OR AT THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED BY THE APPLICABLE LAW, AT YOUR OWN RISK.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
PEARL COHEN ZEDEK LATZER BARATZ, INCLUDING PEARL COHEN’S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, SUB-CONTRACTORS AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE APPLICABLE LAW, FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE, AND LOSS (INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFIT AND LOSS OF DATA), COSTS, EXPENSES AND PAYMENTS, EITHER IN TORT, CONTRACTUAL, OR IN ANY OTHER FORM OF LIABILITY, ARISING FROM, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE, OR FROM ANY FAILURE, ERROR, OR BREAKDOWN IN THE FUNCTION OF THE WEBSITE, OR FROM ANY FAULT, OR ERROR MADE BY PEARL COHEN’S STAFF OR ANYONE ACTING ON PEARL COHEN’S BEHALF, OR FROM YOUR RELIANCE ON CONTENT AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE, OR FROM ANY COMMUNICATION WITH THE WEBSITE, OR WITH OTHER USERS AND PROFESSIONALS ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE.
Governing Law, Jurisdiction
The Terms and your use of the Website shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, U.S.A., Without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions, which would result in the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, U.S.A.
Any action or claim, arising out of or directly or indirectly related to these Terms, will be filed only in the exclusive jurisdiction of courts in the Southern District of New York, U.S.A. and you agree to submit to personal jurisdiction in such courts.
General
The Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and Pearl Cohen with respect to the use of the Website and supersedes any and all other agreements.
No waiver, concession, extension, representation, alteration, addition or derogation from the Terms by Pearl Cohen, or under the Terms, will be effective unless consented to explicitly and executed in writing by Pearl Cohen’s authorized representative. The Terms of Use will take precedence over all documents, forms, and policies incorporated thereto, which may conflict with the Terms of Use unless specifically indicated in such documents that a certain provision is determined notwithstanding any of the provisions of the Terms of Use.
Failure on Pearl Cohen’s part to demand the performance of any provision in the Terms shall not constitute a waiver of any of Pearl Cohen’s rights under the Terms.
Severability
If any provision of the Terms is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable by a competent court, then the provision shall be performed and enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions of the Terms shall continue to remain in full force and effect.
Survival
The provisions of the intellectual property, disclaimer of warranty, limitation of liability, and indemnification sections, shall survive the termination, or expiration of the Terms.
Last Updated: January 2019