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 was recently selected as Project Finance Lawyer of the Year for 2021 by Who’s Who Legal.
- Israeli Bar Association, 1998
- University of Leeds, LLB (cum laude), 1993
- Proud to have represented the lenders in the approximately NIS 6bn financing of the Green Line of the Tel Aviv Light Rail
- Herzog is a leading law firm in Israel
- The Israeli Energy Tech All-Stars ‘23
- Congrats to IDE and our client Bank Hapoalim who will finance a new project
- Congratulations to our client, Mubadala Petroleum, on the signing of an agreement to acquire Delek’s share in the Tamar natural gas field
- Israeli EnergyTech All-Stars 2021
- We advised Bank Hapoalim regarding financing the Municipal Solid Waste Treatment project
- Congratulations to Bank Leumi, Psagot and Amitim Group on the “Etgal” Power Plant on Ashdod
- Electricity Market- Relief in Equity Requirements for Partnerships
- Herzog Fox & Neeman Advised IEC -Israel Electric Corporation
- The infrastructure boom: “The challenge is to explain to foreign companies what are the risks in these projects in Israel, compared with other countries”
- Chambers 2019 | Herzog Fox & Neeman Ranked Band-1 in 8 Practice Areas!
- Herzog Fox & Neeman Represented Emek HaBacha Wind Energies in Financing of NIS 660m Wind Farm in Golan Heights
- Herzog Fox & Neeman Represents Oaktree in NIS 992 Million Sale to Delek Auto
- Herzog Fox & Neeman Represented Both Local and International Lenders in a USD 1.250 Billion Financing to Energean Israel
- Herzog Fox & Neeman Leads Israeli Market in 2018 Chambers Global Rankings
- Herzog Fox & Neeman Leads Ketura Solar Transaction
- Herzog Fox & Neeman represented Arava Power Company and EDF-EN Israel
- Herzog Fox & Neeman advised Kerogen Capital with its investment in Energean Israel for the planned USD 1.3 billion development of the Karish and Tanin gas fields
- Herzog is ranked Tier 1 in 15 practice areas by The Legal 500 EMEA 2023
- Herzog Fox & Neeman is Ranked by Chambers Global for 2022
- Herzog Fox Neeman is Ranked by The Legal 500 for 2021
- Herzog Fox & Neeman is Ranked by Chambers Global for 2021
- Partner Mark Phillips Won Lawyer of the Year in Project Finance 2020 by WWL
- Herzog Fox & Neeman is ranked by the IFLR 1000 2021 Guide (30 Edition)
- Herzog Fox Neeman is Ranked by The Legal 500 for 2020
- Herzog Fox & Neeman is Ranked by Chambers Global for 2020
- Herzog Fox & Neeman is ranked Top Tier Firm by IFLR 1000 2020 Guide
- Herzog Fox Neeman is Ranked by The Legal 500 for 2019
- Herzog Fox & Neeman is Ranked by Chambers Global for 2019
- Herzog Fox & Neeman is ranked Top Tier Firm by IFLR 1000 2019 Guide
- Herzog Fox Neeman is Ranked by The Legal 500 for 2018
- Herzog Fox & Neeman is Ranked by Chambers Global for 2018
- Herzog Fox & Neeman is ranked Top Tier Firm by IFLR 1000 2018 Guide
- Herzog Fox Neeman is Ranked by The Legal 500 for 2017
- Herzog Fox & Neeman is Ranked by Chambers Global for 2017
- Herzog Fox & Neeman is ranked by the IFLR 1000 2017 Guide
- 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).