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Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co. Offices

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

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Work Department

Head of the Corporate, Finance and Infrastructure Department

Position

Adv. Rami Sofer specializes in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, infrastructure projects, financial services, especially services to credit card companies as well as insurance law. He has been representing some of Israel leading companies in these fields for many years.

Rami accumulated extensive experience and a significant reputation regarding various commercial transactions, including merger and acquisition agreements, international transactions for the acquisition of technology and equipment, and the initiation of projects in various fields, both in Israel and abroad.

Rami possesses unique expertise in the insurance and financial services field, and regularly advises insurance companies, insurance agencies, and institutional entities on all aspects of their activity, including mergers and acquisitions, investments, corporate governance and regulation matters. In addition, he handled significant agreements related to forming consumer clubs and issuing credit cards.

In the infrastructure field, Rami represents government and private sector entities (including large foreign corporations) regarding all aspects of complex infrastructure projects, including projects partially financed by the private sector (BOT and PFI infrastructure projects). He advises on all stages of the projects, from establishing the legislative framework for applicable government sponsored projects, to handling planning proceedings, land expropriation, drafting tenders and managing engagements with the winning bidders.

In recent years, Rami advised on numerous projects and significant transactions, including the acquisition of major companies in the field of financial services and retail; mergers and acquisitions of institutional entities, insurance companies and insurance agencies; representing bidders in major infrastructure tenders valued at billions of ILS; providing ongoing counsel throughout the planning and construction of complex infrastructure projects including Highway 6, the fast lane at the entrance to Tel-Aviv, and the light rail ‘red line’ in Tel-Aviv; handling the establishment of automated logistic centers for leading Israeli corporations; significant transactions in the heavy industry and petro-chemical fields; agricultural projects in Israel and in developing countries; and more.

Rami is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee.

Languages

English and Hebrew

Memberships

Israel Bar Association, 1989.

Education

LL.B., Tel Aviv University, 1988.

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Israel > Infrastructure

(Leading partners)

Rami Sofer – Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co.

Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co.’s infrastructure offering combines strength in public procurement, construction and project finance. Particularly active in the transport space, where it acts for state-owned entities in the rail and road spheres, the group’s experience additionally spans defence, energy and social infrastructure, among other areas. Key contacts include Rami Sofer, who heads the corporate, finance and infrastructure department; Tal Danon Shenhav, who fronts the administrative law, tenders and infrastructure practice; and Yotam Leshem, who specialises in energy and project finance. Corporate and capital markets head Dubi Zoltak is also noted.

Israel > Insurance

(Leading partners)

Rami Sofer – Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co.

Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co. is particularly well regarded for its claims handling practice and its knowledge of financial investments for insurance companies; it provides a wealth of services across all areas of the market. Cyber insurance, D&O cover, professional liability matters, and property insurance are just a few of its specialist areas of expertise. The multi-disciplinary practice brings together a wealth of expertise in practice heads Rami Sofer, who leads the corporate, finance, and infrastructure group; head of insurance and risk management Dafna Lotan; lead corporate, administrative, and class action litigation partner Hagit Blaiberg; and Ehud Alfassi, who is head of the insurance, pension, and savings funds team. Sofer and Alfassi recently assisted a US-based insurance company with the $600m sale of local elements of its global travel insurance business.

Israel > Transport

Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co.’s interdisciplinary transport practice includes lawyers ‘who are expert in many different legal areas’. In particular, the team advises transport companies — particularly those operating in the rail, road and aviation spheres — on a wide scope of regulatory, transactional and contentious matters. Rami Sofer heads the corporate, finance and infrastructure team and contributes experience in transport infrastructure and aviation-related work. Tax specialist Gill Nadel and administrative law head Tal Danon Shenhav are also noted.

Israel > Energy

The energy team at Goldfarb Gross Seligman & Co. is well known for its expertise in complex, large-scale project financing and energy-related transactions that frequently involve overseas and domestic governmental entities. Some of the largest lenders and borrowers in the jurisdiction turn to the practice for advice on large-scale renewable energy projects, including government tender matters from bidding to development. At the helm of the operation is project finance veteran Yotam Leshem, who has a strong track record closing high-value deals in the energy sector. ‘Exceptional service provider’ Rami Sofer is another key player in the practice.

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