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Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co.
ELECTRA TOWER
98 YIGAL ALON STREET
TEL AVIV 67891
Israel

Work Department

Energy and Project Financing Department

Position

Adv. Yotam Leshem is a Partner and Head of the Energy and Project Financing Department.
Yotam is an expert in the field of energy and project financing and has accumulated extensive legal experience and knowledge in tenders (PPP), including tender procedures, purchase and marketing of natural gas (GSPA agreements), financing agreements and EPC and O&M agreements, electricity and energy sales and purchase agreements and more. Yotam’s experience includes advising private, financial and governmental entities in the energy and infrastructure market, as well as in the field of transportation, security, water desalination and other areas.

Prior to joining our firm, Yotam was a Partner in the Project Financing, Energy and Infrastructure Department at Tadmor Levy & Co., where he accompanied significant projects in the field, including the acquisition of the Alon Tavor power plant, the debt turnover of the northern stations, the Rapac Group gas transactions, solar power plant financing and other considerable gas transactions. Among his prominent clients are the Generation Group, Mivtach Shamir, Rapac, CHEC, Bank Hapoalim, Bank Leumi, Bank Discount, institutional investors and more.

Languages

English and Hebrew.

Memberships

Israel Bar Association, 2009

Education

LL.M. (with distinction), The Interdisciplinary Center
B.A. Business Management (with distinction), The Interdisciplinary Center, 2008

Lawyer Rankings

Israel > Infrastructure

The infrastructure practice at Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co. is commended for its ‘forward-looking counsel that takes into account the broader market’. The newly merged department stands out for its public sector-side work, where it counts the Israel Government Companies Authority, Cross Israel Highway and various other state entities among its key clients. The team also routinely represents construction companies and lenders, among others, on large-scale infrastructure projects. The group is co-led by all-round transactional specialist Rami Sofer; go-to infrastructure expert Tal Danon Shenhav; energy and project finance partner Yotam Leshem; and Dubi Zoltak, who leads the corporate and capital markets team.

Israel > Energy

(Leading partners)

Yotam LeshemGoldfarb Gross Seligman & Co.

Particularly well-positioned to handle energy-related finance and corporate transactions, Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co. is additionally noted for its strong track record in the power sphere. The newly merged energy group is led by former GKH team head and project finance specialist Yotam Leshem, who maintains a robust commercial practice. The multidisciplinary department also draws on Tal Danon Shenhav, who leads the administrative law, tenders and infrastructure unit; Rami Sofer, who anchors the corporate, finance and infrastructure team; and corporate and capital markets partners Oren Reif and Rayek Khoury.