Amnon is a co-founding partner and Co-head of the Energy & Infrastructure and Banking & Finance Departments at ERM. He is recognised as one of Israel’s leading lawyers in these fields and is consistently ranked as a leading practitioner by all international legal directories. In the banking and finance sector, Amnon advises international and local financial institutional, including banks and institutional investors, as well as leading international and local corporations on complex, large-scale financing transactions. His experience includes syndicated lending, acquisition finance, project finance, leveraged finance, asset-based lending, derivatives and securitisations.
Amnon regularly advises financial institutions and corporate clients on navigating evolving regulatory environments in Israel and globally. In the infrastructure space, Amnon advises sponsors, financial institutions, EPC and O&M contractors and governmental entities on major infrastructure projects at all stages – from planning and development to financing, construction and operation. His work spans transportation (including light rail), water (including desalination), natural gas, waste, and communications.
Amnon has advised on all the types of projects, including PPP, PFI, BOT and other complex structures. In the energy sector, Amnon specialises in representing international and local clients on the full scope of power projects, including renewable energy (PV, storage, wind, and hydrogen) and conventional power. He advises on financing structures, regulatory approvals, government procurement, and contractual arrangements with suppliers and regulators, with a proven track record of guiding projects through critical milestones from development to commercialisation and refinancing.
Throughout his career, Amnon has served as a bridge between Israeli and international legal frameworks, drawing on extensive experience gained at Linklaters in London, where he advised some of the world’s leading financial institutions on complex cross-border transactions. He began his legal career as a law clerk to the Honourable Justice Yitzchak Zamir of the Israeli Supreme Court.
Beyond his legal practice, Amnon has been a visiting professor for the last two decades, at both Reichman University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He regularly publishes in both Hebrew and English and is a sought-after speaker at international conferences on banking, energy, and infrastructure.
