Epstein Rosenblum Maoz (ERM) significantly grew its share of work in the oil and gas space during 2023, with the team appointed to act as the legal advisors to the partners of both the Tamar and the Shimshon offshore natural gas fields. Alongside its experience in upstream and downstream oil and gas, the group also advises on renewable energy and conventional power projects, including transactional and regulatory matters. Finance heavyweight Amnon Epstein co-heads the team alongside oil and gas specialist Asaf Rimon. Chen Weiss is an up-and-coming energy and infrastructure partner.
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Testimonials
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- ‘ERM is very knowledgeable and experienced in the energy sector and has provided sound legal advice to our company on a variety of matters in the public tendering field. Lawyers are swift to reply and very easy to work with.’
- ‘Apart from being excellent lawyers and very experienced in the renewables space (including in respect to regulation), the uniqueness of the ERM team is that it is really committed to getting the deal done. I also found the team to be creative.’
- ‘The team’s first attribute is professionalism: with ERM you have a proficient and talented team that knows its work and knows how to get things done. The second is customer service: the people at ERM are always accessible, courteous and focused. The combination is rare.’
- ‘We value the team for its young and industrious people, who demonstrate out-of-the-box thinking. We have worked with the firm for over a decade.’
Key clients
- Alon Gas
- Amazon
- Association of Green Energy Companies
- Bank Leumi
- Bank Mizrahi
- Chevron
- Daflog SRL
- Dor Gas Exploration Limited Partnership
- Doral Energy
- Downer EDI
- Ellomay
- ‘Electricity 100’ NGO
- Everest Infrastructure Limited Partnership
- Global Ports Holding
- Golan Solar
- Graestone
- Israel Opportunity Oil & Gas
- Isramco Negev 2 Limited Partnership
- Kenlov Energy
- Landis and Gyr
- Meidan Technologies
- Mekorot Water Company
- Modii'n Energy
- Mubadala Energy
- OceaNow
- Paz Oil Company
- Prime Energy
- Solegreen
- Sunray Solar Development
- Tamar Investment 2 RSC
- The Phoenix
- Veridis
- Yildrim Group
- Ratio-LR Group
- Ratio Energies
Work highlights
- Advising Bank Leumi on three solar power plant project financings: a NIS470m facility to Teralight; a NIS 500m facility to Menora Synergy; and a NIS380m facility to Solartech.
- Advising Phoenix Insurance Company on its acquisition of indirect holdings in one of Israel’s largest private conventional power plants.
- Advising the partners of the Tamar offshore natural gas field (operated by Chevron), including on commercial matters, regulatory issues and negotiating gas sale and purchase agreements with domestic and foreign clients.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Amnon Epstein, Asaf Rimon