Meitar Law Offices advises on contractual and regulatory matters across the upstream, midstream and downstream natural gas value chain. The team is also active in conventional power, cogeneration and renewable electricity projects, and is increasingly engaged on emerging energy transition mandates, including hydrogen development and carbon capture and storage frameworks. The workload of energy group head Renelle Joffe encompasses upstream regulation and transactions, fuel purchasing, energy infrastructure projects, and energy transactions in the East Mediterranean. Elad Sharabani is ‘a go-to adviser for energy regulation in Israel’, and Lihi Rabinowicz Segal advises on natural gas purchase agreements.
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- Meitar is a leading law firm for complex energy projects in Israel. The firm has experts in all areas of the law to successfully support international companies looking to do business in Israel, including commercial, construction, regulatory, environmental, immigration, and dispute resolution.
- Strong, versatile team. Deep industry knowledge coupled with customer-focused service.
- Renelle Joffe - a top-notch, energetic energy lawyer with decades of experience. Quick-thinking, creative, and highly persuasive. When she speaks, I listen. Elad Sharabani - a regulation expert. Leaves no stone unturned; he is our go-to advisor in energy regulation in Israel. Client-oriented, he focuses on solving issues in creative ways.
- The firm is very responsive and efficient. In particular, Attorney Elad Sharabani is a trusted legal advisor and has helped our company navigate the complexities of two large-scale energy projects in Israel.
- An amazing one-stop shop that enables the provision of 360 degrees of customer legal needs.
- Jonathan Finklestone (Partner) is an amazing person, an amazing deal maker, and the leading project finance expert in this country. Kobi Kimchi (Senior Associate) is standing out now as the most promising rising talent in the infrastructure/Project finance (energy facilities included) market today. Elad Sharabani (Partner) is no doubt the expert with respect to energy sector-related legislation and regulation, and independent power producers.
- ‘Renelle Joffe is quick thinking, creative and highly persuasive. When she speaks, clients listen. Clients want her on their side when push comes to shove.’
- ‘Elad Sharabani - regulation expert. Leaves no stone unturned, he is a go-to adviser for energy regulation in Israel. Client oriented and focuses on solving issues in creative ways.’
- ‘Renelle Joffe - top notch, energetic energy lawyer with decades of experience.’
Key clients
- Energean Israel
- bp
- Mitsubishi Power Aero
- Bank Leumi
- GTR
- Energean
- Energean finance
- Electra
- Megalim Solar Power
- Doral Renewable Energy
- BM Energy Storage
- Hapoalim Bank
- Nextracker
- Afcon Renewable Energy
- ORL (Bazan)
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Practice head
Renelle Joffe
Other key lawyers
Elad Sharabani; Lihi Rabinowicz Segal