Mark Phillips

Partner

Mark Phillips is co-head of our Project Finance department. Mark has advised on almost all of the large-scale infrastructure projects in Israel, working with developers, sponsors, lenders and public authorities on a range of BOT / PFI and other infrastructure projects. Mark has an especially strong track record of advising local and international lenders on Israeli project financings.

Mark works in a wide range of sectors, including road and rail transport, conventional and renewable energy and desalination. He also works on the exploration, development and financing of Israel’s natural gas resources, advising developers, lenders and service providers in this field.

Mark’s work covers all aspects of project development and financing from initial pre-qualification and tender stages, through to financial close, project construction and operation, as well as advising on regulatory issues affecting the projects.

In addition, Mark has considerable experience in advising on local and cross border mergers and acquisitions, with emphasis on transactions in the infrastructure sector.

 

 

Mark Phillips
  • Israeli Bar Association, 1998
  • University of Leeds, LLB (cum laude), 1993
  • Winner of the Client Choice Award in Project Finance (Lexology Index 2025)
  • Thought Leader - Global Elite in Project Finance (Lexology Index 2024).
  • Recommended in both Government and Energy: Renewables & Power/Electricity (Lexology Index 2024).
  • Leading Individual in Energy and Infrastructure (The Legal 500 2024).
  • Band 1 in Projects & Energy (Chambers Global 2024)
  • Market Leader in Project Finance and Project Development (IFLR 1000, 2023).
  • Global Elite Thought Leader in Project Finance, Recommended in Energy: Renewables, Power/Electricity and Oil & Gas (Who's Who Legal 2023).
  • Recommended in Government Contracts (Who's Who Legal 2023).
  • Leading Individual in Energy and Infrastructure (The Legal 500 2023).
  • Band 1 in Projects & Energy (Chambers Global 2023).
  • Market Leader in Project Finance and Project Development (IFLR 1000, 2022).
  • Leading Individual in Energy and Infrastructure (The Legal 500 2022).
  • Global Elite Thought Leader in Project Finance, Recommended in Energy: Renewables, Power/Electricity and Oil & Gas (Who's Who Legal 2022).
  • Band 1 in Projects & Energy (Chambers Global 2022).
  • Lawyer of the Year 2021 for Project Finance (Who's Who Legal).
  • Global Elite Thought Leader in Project Finance, Recommended in Energy: Renewables, Power/Electricity and Oil & Gas (Who's Who Legal 2021).
  • Leading Individual in both Energy and Infrastructure (The Legal 500 2021).
  • Band 1 in Projects and Energy (Chambers 2021).
  • Lawyer of the Year 2020 for Project Finance (Who's Who Legal).
  • Market Leader in Project Finance and Project Development (IFLR 1000, 2021).
  • Global Elite Thought Leader in Project Finance (Who's Who Legal 2020).
  • Recommended in Energy and Corporate Governance (Who's Who Legal 2020).
  • Band 1 in Projects and Energy (Chambers 2020).
  • Market Leader in Project Finance and Project Development (IFLR 1000, 2020).
  • Leading Individual in both Energy and Infrastructure (The Legal 500 2020).
  • Project Finance, Banking and Banking, Finance and Transactional Experts Guides (LMG 2020)
  • Global Elite Thought Leader in Project Finance Who's Who Legal (2019).
  • Recommended in Energy and Corporate Governance (Who's Who Legal 2019).
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