Oren Reif

Partner

Corporate and Capital Markets Department

Adv. Reif is a partner in the Corporate and Capital Markets Department.

Adv. Reif specializes in international commercial transactions, corporate law, joint ventures, merger and acquisition transactions, investment transactions and structured finance.

Adv. Reif possesses significant experience in the energy and infrastructure field, and represents key entities which operate in the electricity sector in Israel. He provides ongoing counsel to a significant portion of the transactions aimed at establishing natural gas power plants in Israel.

In addition, Adv. Reif is engaged in establishing, advising, and providing ongoing legal counsel to high value joint ventures, in Israel and abroad, in the real estate, industrial and communications sectors. He provides ongoing legal counsel to complex energy and infrastructure projects, from their initial establishment stages to day to day commercial operation, and regularly advises his clients on all corporate aspects related to managing their businesses.

Adv. Reif accumulated unique expertise in mediating relations between founders and partners, and managing complex international corporate and commercial transactions. In this capacity, Adv. Reif provides ongoing legal counsel to his clients in partnership agreements, complex service agreements, franchise and distribution agreements, acquisition and construction agreements, and various sub-contracting agreements.

Alongside the above, Adv. Reif is experienced in providing ongoing legal counsel to government entities and tender committees on the drafting of tenders and the tender process, as well as providing ongoing legal counsel to private entities competing in major tenders in the Israeli market.

In addition, Adv. Reif represents investing entities and issuing entities in complex financing transactions and agreements with financial institutions; these include various securitization transactions, repackaging structured securities, and financing agreements for energy and infrastructure projects.

From 2007 to 2008, Adv. Reif was a member of the Structured Finance Group in Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates in New York, one of the leading law firms in the United States.

Education

LL.B. (magna cum laude), Tel Aviv University, 2003

B.A., Economics, Tel Aviv University, 2003

Bar Admission

Israel Bar Association, 2004

"Oren Reif is an experienced attorney with peerless expertise in the energy and infrastructure field. His deep understanding of both regulations and the evolving market make him a top-notch advisor who can offer creative legal counsel on new, innovative matters."

The Legal 500 | 2022

"Oren Reif has extensive experience in infrastructure and energy transactions. He intelligently led us in a very complex transaction. Mr Reif is highly professional, efficient, commercially oriented and demonstrates the high end of dedication to clients."

The Legal 500 | 2022

"Notable strength in transactions facilitating the development of natural gas plants, and additional expertise in tender processes."

The Legal 500 | 2021

"Particularly standout in the energy infrastructure space."

The Legal 500 | 2020

"We would like to point out Mr. Oren Reif’s acknowledgement and professionalism."

The Legal 500 | 2020