Herzog Fox & Neeman's Environment and Climate Change practice offers regulatory guidance and legal counsel in litigation and transactions on a broad range of environment and climate change issues. Consecutively named a top-tier Israeli law firm in the field of environmental law by both domestic and international rankings, it is one of the most diversely experienced practices of its kind in Israel. The practice was ranked Band 1 in Environmental Law in the Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2025.

The practice advises leading domestic and multinational corporations operating in Israel on environmental aspects across a wide range of sectors, including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, plastics, textiles, food and beverage, printing, fabricated metals, electronics and semiconductors, natural gas, desalination, wastewater treatment, telecommunications, transportation, renewable energy and innovative climate technologies (climate-tech).

The practice also provides legal counsel on environmental law, environment and climate risk management and climate-related business opportunities for leading financial institutions in Israel and globally, including banks, investment funds, private equity funds, insurance companies and real-estate developers.

As part of its ongoing support for clients in various industries, our practice has extensive experience reviewing policy documents, regulations and guidelines in foreign jurisdictions, with a particular focus on the European Union and the United States. The practice assists Israeli companies with global operations in identifying the applicability of foreign regulations to their business activities and assessing the associated risks and opportunities. This includes advising on sustainability reporting regulations, extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes (packaging, electronic waste), chemical registration, air quality, hazardous materials and waste, circular economy, supply chain management, climate risk management, and sustainable finance.

Climate Change

The Environment and Climate Change practice has exceptional practical expertise in sustainable finance and carbon credit trading globally, unparalleled in Israel in this field. The practice advises a wide range of corporate clients, including some of the world’s largest multinational corporations, Israeli manufacturers across all sectors, local and foreign financial institutions and climate-tech startups operating in various industries, such as renewable energy, hydrogen and biofuels, alternative proteins, green building materials, green steel, clean chemicals and recycled plastics, waste management and sustainable transportation.

The practice provides tailored legal guidance on the impact of global climate regulations, standards and trends on our clients' business operations, including strategic advice on participation in global carbon markets.

The work of the practice in carbon markets includes advising project developers on the regulatory analysis of carbon markets and registry rules, supporting companies and investors in pre-purchase and offtake agreements for carbon credits, assisting with venture capital investments and structuring bank financing for carbon credit projects. Our practice is deeply familiar with the global carbon market ecosystem, maintaining an extensive professional network and direct access to key international stakeholders. We are also the only Israeli law firm recognized as a member of the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA).

Additionally, Dr. Ruth Dagan, a globally recognized expert in the field, is currently involved in significant international initiatives, including serving as legal counsel to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) international greenhouse gas trading mechanism and as an advisory board member of Verra, the world’s leading accreditation body for carbon credit projects.

As part of the practice's unique expertise in sustainable finance, we advise clients on the assessment and management of environmental-financial risks, helping them turn market and regulatory challenges into business opportunities and competitive advantages.

Furthermore, the practice provides counsel on environmental-financial disclosures, ensuring compliance with mandatory reporting obligations and voluntary disclosure frameworks, helping clients maintain full transparency and mitigate exposure to greenwashing risks.

Environmental Regulation

The practice regularly advises Israel's most notable industrial plants and infrastructure facilities on environmental regulation, licensing and environmental risk management. The practice is highly experienced in representing business sector clients before all relevant authorities and government ministries, including the Ministry of Environmental Protection, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Ministry of Health, Water Authority, Ministry of Interior and parliamentary committees. The practice also has extensive experience in drafting internal environmental compliance programs and assisting clients across all sectors in preparing for internal and external audits.

The practice provides ongoing counsel to industrial facilities and corporations operating in Israel on matters relating to hazardous materials, waste management, soil and groundwater contamination and air pollution. The practice's work in this area includes representing clients before the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Water Authority and planning committees in relation to environmental surveys and remediation projects, as well as counseling on environmental risk management in M&A transactions and financing.

Our practice actively participates in environmental policy forums and assists corporations in submitting comments to legislative and policy-making processes. The practice specializes in identifying regulatory impacts, drafting comments on legislative proposals and policies and supporting clients in implementing new regulations.

Litigation and Crisis Management

Herzog Fox & Neeman's Environment and Climate Change practice represents both international and domestic corporations and corporate officers in administrative, criminal and civil proceedings related to environmental law. The practice has vast experience managing complex crisis situations, including representing industrial facilities and corporate officers in enforcement proceedings following environmental incidents. The practice is also involved in many of Israel's major environmental class actions, representing large industrial plants, infrastructure facilities, developers and corporate officers.

Transactions and Financings

The practice advises on a wide range of M&A transactions, joint ventures, financings and offerings, addressing environmental and climate-related risk management. Our transactional advice includes environmental due diligence, negotiation and drafting contractual provisions for environmental risk allocation and advice on licensing and operational matters post-transaction.

The practice is uniquely experienced in environmental risk management in the financial sector, advising leading Israeli financial institutions as well as foreign financial institutions operating in Israel.

Legal Support for Project Development

The practice has been involved in recent years in many of Israel's largest infrastructure and real-estate projects, advising on environmental law and risk management in these projects, representing clients before planning committees and regulatory authorities in permit and licensing processes, and assisting in the preparation of environmental impact assessments and stakeholder engagement processes.

The practice has successfully represented developers, investors and financial institutions in a wide range of projects, including real-estate developments, power plants, desalination facilities, natural gas exploration and production ventures and renewable energy projects.

ESG

Our practice assists international and local clients in developing environmental policies, integrating ESG considerations into their business strategies and implementing ESG considerations in operations and throughout supply chains.

The practice's multidisciplinary approach, spanning regulatory, transactional and litigation aspects, ensures comprehensive support, helping clients align with ESG requirements, including responsible investing, sustainability and corporate governance as well as assisting clients in mapping their risk profiles and identifying key focus areas.