Particularly experienced in public sector projects, Lipa Meir & Co assists the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Finance with national infrastructure matters on an ongoing basis. The team also advises entrepreneurs on build-operate-transfer (BOT) projects. The infrastructure and BOT department is led by Michal SchwartzZuriel Lavie is an expert in mega-scale project financings, including BOT agreements; David Weinstein‘s workload covers agriculture, rural settlements, cooperative associations, and Kibbutz communities; and Uzi Mor maintains a robust energy sector practice.
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Key clients

  • Ministry of Defence
  • Ministry of Finance
  • Clalit Health Services
  • The Israeli Water Desalination Administration
  • Enerpoint
  • Dalia Power Energies
  • Meshek Energy - Renewable Energies
  • NTA Metropolitan Mass Transit System
  • Ella Power Energies
  • The Kibbutz Economies Group
  • Ginegar Plastic Products
  • Dimona Renewable Energies Groupe

Work highlights

Advising the Government on seven desalination plants in Israel.
Advising the Ministry of Defence on the Ofek Rahav project, an initiative to establish a multi-unit camp in central Israel.
Advising the Ministry of Finance, particularly the Tender Committee, on a BOT tender for the construction of a complementary industrial treatment plant for Shafdan's effluents.

Lawyers

Leading partners

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Practice head

Zuriel Lavie; Michal Schwartz; David Weinstein; Uzi Mor

Other key lawyers

Lilach Hoek; Karnit Akrish