Amit Krispin

Practice Areas

Energy and Infrastructure, Project Finance, Commercial, Corporate and M&A

Career

Amit Krispin is one of Israel’s most experienced and influential energy lawyers, with over two decades of practice dedicated to the electricity and natural gas sectors. As one of the earliest legal practitioners in Israel to specialize in energy law, he has not only advised on the regulatory evolution of the market but also played a formative role in shaping its legal and commercial structure.

Adv. Krispin has been a key legal architect in the development of Israel’s liberalized energy market. His involvement spans the full spectrum of market activities - from policy formation and regulatory frameworks to the negotiation of complex commercial agreements and financing structures. This rare combination of regulatory, transactional, and strategic insight allows him to support clients with a comprehensive and integrated approach.

He represents a broad range of stakeholders across the energy value chain, including independent power producers (IPP), renewable energy developers, infrastructure companies, gas distribution licensees, marketing companies, institutional investors, electricity suppliers, natural gas marketing companies and large-scale electricity and natural gas consumers. His deep familiarity with the market - gained through advising nearly all sides of the industry - enables him to anticipate regulatory trends, bridge business interests, and craft practical, bankable legal solutions.

Clients benefit not only from his command of the legal and regulatory landscape but also from his acute commercial understanding of how energy projects are structured, financed, and operated in Israel. Whether supporting clients through complex tenders, navigating licensing regimes, or negotiating power purchase and gas supply agreements, Adv. Krispin delivers strategic, results-oriented counsel grounded in decades of hands-on experience.

Professional Memberships

Israel Bar, 1996

Languages Spoken

Hebrew and English

Clients

Selected clients include Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd., Dorad Energy Ltd., Shikun & Binui Energy Ltd., Edeltech Ltd., Mashav Energy Ltd., Meshek Energy - Renewable Energies Ltd., EDF Renewables Israel, Cellcom Energy (2023) Limited Partnership, Super Power Electricity Limited Partnership, Shamir Energy Group (2023) Ltd., Kesem Energy Ltd. and OPC Energy Ltd.

Work Highlights

Recent highlights of Amit Krispin's practice include leading the representation of the Sorek Partnership in a landmark BOT project for a new 900 MW gas-fired power plant, including the concession, EPC, O&M, financing and long-term gas arrangements. He also advised on the landmark acquisitions of the Ramat Hovav and Hagit East power stations, together worth approximately NIS 5.9 billion, represented Dorad and Kesem on major long-term gas supply agreements valued at approximately NIS 2.8 billion, and is advising Shikun & Binui on a strategic solar joint venture with Azrieli Group expected to generate approximately NIS 1.75 billion. These mandates reflect his ability to lead transformative projects at the intersection of regulation, financing, complex contracting and market innovation.

Industry Sector Expertise

Amit Krispin is recognised as one of the architects of Israel's modern energy market, with market-leading expertise across electricity, natural gas, renewable energy, energy storage and strategic infrastructure. For over two decades, he has advised virtually every category of participant in the sector, including IPPs, developers, suppliers, distributors, investors, major industrial consumers and industry bodies, giving him a rare whole-of-market perspective. His expertise spans the full regulatory and commercial framework governing energy projects and operations, including licensing and permitting, tender regimes, project finance, EPC and O&M arrangements, power purchase agreements, gas supply agreements, electricity sale structures, network and distribution matters, and sector-wide reform processes. He is particularly valued for his ability to translate regulatory complexity into commercially bankable structures, anticipate market and policy developments, and guide clients through high-stakes mandates at the intersection of law, finance and national infrastructure strategy.

Experience

Amit Krispin is widely regarded as one of Israel's pre-eminent energy lawyers and a leading adviser on the country's most significant electricity and natural gas matters. With over two decades devoted to the sector, he has been at the forefront of the legal, regulatory and commercial development of Israel's liberalized energy market. He is trusted by a broad spectrum of market participants, including independent power producers, renewable energy developers, infrastructure companies, electricity suppliers, gas marketers, institutional investors and major industrial consumers. Amit is known for combining deep regulatory authority with outstanding commercial and strategic judgment, enabling him to guide clients through sophisticated, high-stakes mandates at the intersection of policy, finance and execution. His practice spans project development, regulatory frameworks, tender processes, project finance, power and gas contracting, and the structuring of innovative energy and infrastructure arrangements. Clients value his ability to anticipate market developments, align legal strategy with commercial objectives and deliver practical, bankable solutions in matters that are central to the continued evolution of Israel's energy sector.