Advocate Timor Pesso > M. Firon & Co Advocates and Notaries > Tel Aviv, Israel > Lawyer Profile

M. Firon & Co Advocates and Notaries
ADGAR 360 TOWER, 2 HASHLOSHA ST.
TEL AVIV 6706054
Israel
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Work Department

Infrastructure and project finance

Position

Timor Pesso is a partner in the firm’s infrastructure and project finance departments.

Timor focuses his practice on public-private partnerships and other project financing transactions in several industries, including energy (from both conventional and renewable sources), transportation and water.

Timor regularly represents project companies, sponsors, banks and other financial institutions in the development, financing, refinancing, construction, and operation of infrastructure and energy projects.

Prior to joining the firm in 2017, Timor was a partner in a project finance department in a leading law firm and also served with the Military Advocate General of the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) for several years. During this time, Timor gained extensive legal experience in the fields of civil, administrative and international law.

Languages

  • Hebrew
  • English

Memberships

Israel Bar Association

Education

  • LL.B., summa cum laude, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1999
  • MBA (banking and finance), magna cum laude, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2001
  • LL.M., magna cum laude, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2003.

Lawyer Rankings

Israel > Infrastructure

M. Firon & Co Advocates and Notaries impresses sources with its ability to ‘navigate complex legal landscapes with ease’. A strong choice to advise major construction companies on infrastructure projects, including Ashtrom Group, Shikun & Binui and Shapir, the team also acts for lenders, public-sector entities and other key stakeholders. High-profile sector specialist Tamar Firon-Smorodinsky heads the real estate, infrastructure and project finance departments and maintains a diverse projects practice. The group also draws on infrastructure and project finance partners Timor Pesso and Sivan Atias.

Israel > Energy

M. Firon & Co Advocates and Notaries handles a significant volume of work related to energy projects, including tenders, financing and development. The group acts for the full range of market participants, including lenders, sponsors and investors, with growing experience in cross-border mandates. Key contacts include Tamar Firon-Smorodinsky, who heads the real estate, infrastructure and project finance departments and ‘masters the commercial issues as well as the legal issues’; and infrastructure and project finance partner Timor Pesso.