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Levy Meidan & Co., Attorneys at Law
L evy Meidan & Co. (LM), established in
1992, is one of Israel’s leading law firms
specializing in project finance, energy
and antitrust law. LM’s 50 partners and associ-
ates provide legal counsel to major Israeli and
international companies as well as government
ministries and public entities with their extensive
experience, know-how and legal insights. LM’s
expertise encompasses a broad range of legal
matters including project finance and tenders,
commercial law and transactions, litigation and
administrative law, real estate, planning and zon-
ing, antitrust and telecommunications. LM was
chosen by the prestigious global guides IFLR1000
as a “Tier 1” recommended project finance firm
for 2013, 2014 and 2015, by Chambers Global
Guide as “Band 1” recommended firm in the area
of projects and energy for 2013, 2014 and 2015,
and by European Legal 500 and Legal 500 EMEA
as “Tier 1” in the areas of competition and project
finance for 2012.
Practice Areas
Project Finance and Tenders: As Israel’s leading
firm in project finance, LM has been involved in
most of Israel’s significant large-scale national in-
frastructure initiatives, including highways, mass
transit projects, desalination and energy plants.
LM has been involved in all desalination projects
in Israel including Ashkelon, Palmachim, Hadera,
Sorek and Ashdod; LMwas involved in the Carmel
Tunnels project in Haifa, the Light Rail Train in Tel
Aviv (Red Line) and Highways 431 and 531; LM
advised Bank Leumi both as the financier of the
OPC power plant project in Mishor Rotem and
as the financier of a bidder in the BOT tender for
the relocation of army camps. LM was involved
in the financing to the Israeli partners in the Yam
Tethys project. Currently, LM is advising financial
institutions in financing the activities of gas dis-
tribution license holders. In addition, LM is advis-
ing financiers of solar energy projects, a group of
private investors with respect to a pumped stor-
age project. The firm represents Bank Hapoalim
and the European Investment Bank (EIB) in the
financing of a thermo solar power plant in Ashalim
and is currently representing Bank Hapoalim in
arranging the financing for the northern part of
Cross Israel highway. LM is also representing the
Israel Ports Company in the projects for the con-
struction of Haifa and Ashdod Ports and in the
project for the selection of a global operator for
the operations of the Haifa and Ashdod Ports,
once constructed. In addition, the firm represents
the Israel Airport Authority in the tenders for the
construction of the new airport in the southern
part of the country.
Commercial Law & Transactions: LM has exten-
sive experience in handling the most complicated
cross-border commercial matters, including com-
plex transactions such as setting up joint ven-
tures and start-ups, capital ventures, mergers and
acquisitions and acting as ongoing counsel for
public and private companies, local and interna-
tional firms in Israel and abroad. LM represented
Electra in a long list of transactions including their
merger with Hofre HaSharon and the acquisition
of Geo Energy. LM represented Electra Consumer
Products in various transactions including the
merger with Mahsanei Hashmal, the purchase
of Ace and the partnership agreement with The
Chayon Group. Furthermore, LM represented
Elco Contracting and Services in the acquisition
of Compax International 93 and the Afsek Group
activity and DSNR shareholders in the sale of their
shares.
Litigation: LM represents clients in all the State’s
courts and tribunals including the Supreme Court
and Labor Courts. LM has particular specialization
in commercial litigation, tender law, administra-
tive petitions relating to planning and zoning,
torts, labor law, consumer law and telecom. LM’s
clients in this field include government entities
such as Israel Ports Company, Israel Airports Au-
thority, and private entities such as Bezeq, HP,
Elco and Visa Europe.
Real Estate, Planning & Zoning: LM has outstand-
ing experience and know-how in legal matters
relating to land, planning and zoning and con-
struction including commercial, offices, public
and residential real estate. LM provides ongoing
legal counsel from the planning and development
stage of projects through construction, marketing
and registration with relevant authorities. LM rep-
resents major public and private bodies as well as
real estate developers, construction companies,
industrial firms and individual clients, such as
the National Roads Company and the Airports
Authority.
Antitrust: LM has one of Israel’s most highly ap-
preciated antitrust practices. LM is experienced in
working with the Antitrust Authority on regulatory
matters and specific cases. LM provides ongoing
counsel on the enforcement of the antitrust law
and represents clients before the Antitrust Com-
missioner, the Antitrust Tribunal and the Supreme
Court. LM provides ongoing counsel to statutory
corporations and private companies on antitrust
law regarding restrictive arrangements and cartels
and handles large scale mergers. LM also pro-
vides ongoing counsel to monopolies, oligopo-
lies and concentration groups in regards to the
limitation and regulation applicable to such enti-
ties. In addition, LM represents clients in various
criminal proceedings and provides legal counsel
from the first stages of an investigation and up
to the defense against indictments, including the
pipes fittings cartel; the gas marketing cartel; the
vegetables cartel and investigations conducted
in the distribution of books. Currently, LM repre-
sents a significant foreign manufacturer before
the Antitrust Tribunal and other judicial forums
in an appeal relating to an alleged global cartel
in the electricity field. Recently, the former head
of the Antitrust Tribunal and a Supreme Court
Judge, Mr. Jonathan Adiel, joined the firm as a
consultant.
Communications: LM renders ongoing counsel to
clients including leading telecom providers and
high-tech firms with respect to issues of commu-
nications, internet and IT both locally and interna-
tionally. In addition, LM acts as an in-house legal
counsel to one of Israel’s major internet service
providers and international phone operators -
Bezeq International Ltd, and represents various
other telecom companies.
Esta b l i s h e d
1992
L i n e o f
B u s i n ess
Law Firm
Pa rt n e r s
Joseph Levy
NoaMeidan
Eyal Blizovsky
Ziv Neuman
Amir Baida
Avital Dagan-Himmelstein
Michal Radnay-Zeevi
Asher Bichoonski
GalShani
KerenSachar
Uri Mandel
AsafShubinsky
Aviel Flint
ReutShemer Begas
YaelSegal Machlis
Yotam Leshem
11 Menachem Begin St.,
Ramat Gan 5268104
Tel: 972-3-5102491
Fax: 972-3-5102493
Noa Meidan
Senior Partner *
Eyal Blizovsky
Partner
Ziv Neuman
Partner
Joseph Levy
Managing Partner *
* See Top Executives Profiles - Page 582