Itay Geffen

Itay Geffen is a senior partner in the Firm’s Energy and Project Development and Finance Group.

Acclaimed by respected professional directories as a leading figure in this field, he is a valued counsel to major clients seeking to develop and execute large-scale projects worth billions of US dollars. Itay has a particularly strong track record of helping clients to structure multisourced financings involving commercial banks and export credit agencies.

Itay’s reputation is based on a track record of almost 30 years, handling high-profile projects and transactions in Israel. Adept at steering clients through the legal intricacies of complex and cross-border undertakings, he offers the benefit of his extensive experience preparing concession agreements, tender documents, construction, finance and security documents, as well as the drafting and negotiation of all other necessary contracts. He developed the structure and financing for the industry-changing Egged transaction.

Committed to helping his clients to achieve their business objectives regardless of scale or complexity, Itay has developed his experience at Gornitzky. He has represented developers, contractors and lenders in a range of intricately structured project financings involving transportation, power facilities and renewable energy, non-commercial / accommodation and mining, and under a number of different structures, including BOT, BOO, trustee borrowings and other limited recourse financings.