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Tadmor & Co. Yuval Levy & Co.

admor & Co. Yuval Levy & Co. is a premier

Israeli law firm with a global perspective,

dedicated to providing effective, sophisti-

cated and superior legal service to clients operating

in all sectors of the economy.

The firm is co-managed by Dr. David E. Tadmor,

the former Director General of the Israel Antitrust

Authority and Opher Levy, a veteran of 30 years’

experience in banking, commercial and corporate

law. The firm is comprised of a highly skilled and

professional teamof over 110 lawyers and interns,

many of whom have studied in leading interna-

tional law schools andwho have worked at leading

international law firms.

Tadmor &Co. Yuval Levy&Co. is consistently ranked

in the highest bands by various legal publications

and directories, including Chambers Global, Legal

500, Global Competition Review (GCR), Who’sWho

Legal, IFLR1000 and local directories.

Tadmor & Co. Yuval Levy & Co. specializes in

litigation and dispute resolution, antitrust and

competition law, project & infrastructure finance,

environmental law, banking, finance & payment

systems, energy & natural resources, mergers &

acquisitions, administrative law and regulation,

capital markets, securities and financial services

regulation, hi-tech and venture capital, real estate,

telecommunications andmedia and labor law. Tad-

mor & Co. Yuval Levy & Co. represents prominent

local and foreign clients in the business arena:

banks, holding companies, investment funds,

capital market enterprises, investment banks and

companies in a wide range of sectors including

pharmaceuticals, energy, chemicals, food, insur-

ance, hi-tech, telecommunication and media,

transportation and aviation, building and construc-

tion, healthcare, retailing, finance companies and

accounting firms. In addition, the firm represents a

wide variety of clients in an assortment of matters

in China and has close cooperation with one of

China’s leading law firms.

Main Areas of Expertise

Litigation and Dispute Resolution –

The firm is

ranked as a leading firm in this area and has one of

the biggest and best litigation and dispute resolu-

tion practice groups in Israel. The firm represents

local and international companies in various com-

plex disputes including disputes between share-

holders, commercial and contractual disputes,

administrative petitions, petitions to the Supreme

Court, class actions, environmental law and toxic

tort, intellectual property, bankruptcy and insol-

vency, real estate and construction, international

arbitrations, antitrust, and white collar criminal

litigation.

Antitrust and Competition –

The firm is ranked as

a top tier law firm in all matters relating to antitrust

and competition law and has a prominent presence

in this sector. The firm’s specialization covers all

civil and criminal aspects of the antitrust law. The

antitrust and competition practice group includes

many of Israel’s leading experts in the field, many

of whom have worked in key regulatory bodies.

Energy & Natural Resources –

The firm is at the

forefront of the energy sector, advising clients on

matters relating to conventional energy (including

cogeneration) and to all types of renewable energy

and in the field of natural gas. The firm represents

lenders, aswell as domestic and international proj-

ect companies in all matters relating to energy and

natural resources. In this aspect, the firm’s services

include drafting of complex contracts in the field of

energy; legal consultation in every aspect of financ-

ing (bank and non-bank) of the construction and

operation of power generating facilities, includ-

ing within the financial closing process (senior,

mezzanine and subordinated debt transactions,

syndicated loan transactions and ancillary bank-

ing services); conducting negotiations between

clients, suppliers, transmission and distribution

companies, contractors and other third parties;

consultation in tender processes; and legal guid-

ance in regulatory matters and licensing.

Mergers & Acquisitions –

The firm has signifi-

cant expertise and experience in highly complex

domestic and cross-border transactions. The firm

was involved in some of Israel’s largest corporate

transactions and regularly handles all types of M&A

transactions worldwide, including Europe, the

United States and the Far East. The firm regularly

represents clients in many industries, including

hi-tech, banking, bio-med andmedical equipment,

infrastructure, industry and transportation.

Banking, Finance & Payment Systems –

The firm

has extensive experience in the fields of banking

and finance, as well as unique experience in bank-

ing regulation, financial services regulation and

payment systems. The legal services provided by

the firm include legal representation of domestic

and foreign banks and financial institutions, insti-

tutional lenders, private investment funds, export

credit agencies, corporate borrowers, investments

houses and other financial bodies, in all matters

concerning the applicable Israeli regulation; their

connections with regulatory agencies and super-

visory bodies; local regulatory banking regime;

cross border related matters; financing of major

infrastructure and real estate projects; senior,

mezzanine and subordinated debt transactions;

syndicated loan transactions; structuring and

drafting complex, collateral and senior secured fi-

nancing agreements; securitization and collateral

arrangements; and ancillary banking services. In

addition, the firm provides legal consultation in

the development and utilization of innovative pay-

ment systems (credit/debit card payments, digital

payments, etc.), currency services and other com-

plex financial activities. The firm’s clients include

the largest Israeli banks, credit cards companies,

investment houses, foreign banks and financial in-

stitutions, other major financial institutions, major

entrepreneurial and contracting corporations and

developers of new products in the field of banking

and payment systems (Fintech Companies).

Project & Infrastructure Finance –

The firmhas one

of the premier designated Projects & Infrastructure

Finance practice groups in Israel. The firm is ranked

by all legal directories as a leading firm in the proj-

ect financing domain due to its innovative activity

in this field in Israel, the U.S., Africa and Europe.

The firm has been involved in almost all project

financings that have taken place in Israel over the

last decade and is renowned for its international

expertise. The firm advises clients on the full spec-

trumof project financing (BOT\PFI\BOO\DBFO) in all

Pa rt n e r s

(BY ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

Yaniv Aronowich

Kobi Bar-Lev

Shai Bakal

Efrat Cohen

Ortal Ger

Nava Karavany

Yechiel Kasher

Nir Kehat

Tal Keret

Doron Kilshtin

Tamar Krongrad

Opher Levy

Dr. Ophir Nave

Itay Offir

Dr. Ittai Paldor

Assaf Priel

Amir Scharf

Efrat Shapira-Orren

Sigal Shapira

Ofer Shoval

Elie Sprung

Dr. David E. Tadmor

Ziv Wassercug

Alon Ziv

Opher Levy

Co-Chairman &

Managing Partner *

Dr. David E. Tadmor

Co-Chairman &

Managing Partner *