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Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)
Alon Towers, Tower 2, 36th Floor
94 Yigal Alon Street
Tel Aviv, 6789156
Israel

Work Department

Energy & Infrastructure; Finance & Banking

Position

Co-Founding Partner, Head of Banking & Finance, Head of Energy & Infrastructure

Career

Amnon’s practice is focused on finance and projects, and he heads the firm’s banking and finance and projects practices.

Throughout his international and local career, Amnon has gained substantial experience acting for lenders and borrowers on the full spectrum of international financing transactions and projects, as well as advising sponsors and state entities on complex oil and gas, power, waste, and infrastructure projects. He also has vast experience acting for international and Israeli clients on international arbitration matters and in providing regulatory advice.

Languages

English; Hebrew

Memberships

  • Admitted to the Israel Bar Association (2000).
  • Admitted to the Law Society of England and Wales (Solicitor – 2004).

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (summa cum laude).
  • Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) from Oxford University, where he was a Pegasus scholar.

Lawyer Rankings

Israel > Infrastructure

(Leading partners)

Amnon EpsteinEpstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)

Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)’s infrastructure practice is increasingly well weighted between work for consortiums, public sector agencies and lenders, where it represents both domestic and multinational clients. The team’s sector expertise is equally diversified, with its recent experience encompassing projects in the rail, roads, water, waste management and energy areas. Amnon Epstein enjoys a strong profile in the market for project finance transactions and co-heads the group together with Asaf Rimon, who specialises in corporate transactions, and energy and Infrastructure matters. The team also includes Chen Weiss and Tal Ishay.

Israel > Banking and finance

(Leading partners)

Amnon EpsteinEpstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)

Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)’s banking and finance team is a go-to choice for a wide range of leading financial institutions and sponsors, including domestic and international banks, alternative lenders, and borrowers, offering expertise across the full spectrum of advisory, regulatory, dispute, and transactional matters. Amnon Epstein leads the team and frequently advises insurance and investment companies, alongside borrowers from the energy, infrastructure, real estate, and hospitality sectors. Erez Gurion and Eran Mizrahi are highly regarded for their expertise in real estate project finance, regularly assisting both real estate developers and financing entities. Equally notable in real estate finance is Itamar Lev, who was promoted to partner in January 2024, while Jeremy Seeff is a key contact for project finance, leveraged buyout financings, and debt transactions.

Israel > Energy

(Leading partners)

Amnon Epstein

Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM)

The energy team at Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM) is at the centre of a considerable portion of the activity in both the traditional and renewable energy markets. The management of complex cross-border financing and high-value domestic projects falls well within the group’s purview; the team serves as legal advisors for Israel’s Tamar and Shimshon natural gas fields and assists lenders, sponsors, operators and producers involved in a variety of major alternative energy projects. Co-leading the team is ‘one of a kind’ finance veteran Amnon Epstein, who leads the team’s renewables work, and oil and gas heavyweight Asaf Rimon, who is noted for his strong commercial outlook. The practice also includes the much-recommended Chen Weiss and renewables-focused Nir Shaked.