A partner in the Project Finance Group is Dr. Tani Zahavi. Her areas of expertise are public-private partnerships, a broad spectrum of project and infrastructure finance arrangements, and a variety of industries, such as transportation, water, and electricity (conventional and renewable). Tani often works with sponsors, banks, project firms, developers, and other financial organizations to create, finance, refinance, build, and manage energy and infrastructure projects. In the past, Tani worked as a legal clerk for the Honorable Chief Justice Dorit Beinisch of the Supreme Court of Israel and as an associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP in New York.
Tani has also worked as a professional commercial mediator. For the third consecutive year, Dr. Tani Zahavi was included in the most recent edition of Women Leaders, which was released by the IFLR. The world’s top female transactional attorneys are among IFLR’s women leaders.
About Meitar
The biggest and most reputable law company in Israel is Meitar Law Offices. In corporate, commercial, and legal concerns, the company represents some of the biggest international firms in the world, both in Israel and beyond.
Meitar is a full-service law firm that represents clients in corporate transactions such as M&A, banking, finance, and derivatives, licensing, hi-tech, energy and infrastructure, real estate, antitrust, taxation, and other regulatory matters. It also handles corporate and commercial litigation. Meitar has defended clients in some of the biggest business and financial deals in Israel, as well as in initial public offers (IPOs). He has also defended some of the top banks and corporations globally in class-action and corporate lawsuits.
Both local and international guides—Dun’s 100 and BDI, for example—consistently rate Meitar top, including Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.
When it comes to the number of partners who have worked for prestigious international law firms in the US and other countries, Meitar stands out among the biggest legal firms in Israel. The business wants to offer its customers in Israel and abroad the same caliber of representation and service that they are used to from legal practices in the US, UK, and Europe. The firm’s solid staff of more than 340 attorneys is dedicated to upholding its exacting standards of quality and client care.