Sharon Adler is a partner at Agmon with Tulchinsky and head of the firm's Projects and Infrastructure sector. He specializes in construction law, project finance, infrastructure development, government contracts, dispute resolution and arbitration, and has close to 30 years of hands-on experience advising on some of Israel's largest and most complex infrastructure, transport, energy, water and industrial projects. He previously served on the Governing Committee and the General Assembly of the Israel Bar Association, and on the Governing Committee of the Jerusalem District Bar. Sharon is also an adjunct lecturer, public speaker and author of publications in the fields of construction law and project finance. He holds an LL.B. and an LL.M. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and also completed pre-graduate studies at Santa Monica College in California. [Read More]

Ittai Gross is co-chair of the Infrastructure and Energy Group at Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz, and also a partner in the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Regulation Groups. He advises on major infrastructure and energy projects across transportation, energy, water, industrial facilities and large-scale residential construction, and has extensive experience in litigation, international arbitration and complex regulatory and construction law matters. Ittai advises clients in Hebrew, English, Spanish and Arabic. [Read More]

Barak Peled currently serves as Senior Counsel at Chevron Mediterranean Limited. Previously, he served as General Legal Counsel at Lesico Ltd, and before that as Legal Counsel and Contract Manager at M+W Group. Earlier in his career, he also worked as an accountant at BDO Israel. Barak holds an LL.B. in Law and a B.A. in Business Administration from The College of Management Academic Studies, as well as an Executive LL.M. from the Tel Aviv-Berkeley program. [Read More]

Assaf Behr is a contract and claims professional and the founder of SCL Israel. He specializes in international construction contracts in both contentious and non-contentious settings, and for nearly twenty years has worked on some of Israel’s largest infrastructure projects from tender stage through commercial operation, with particular expertise in complex arbitration proceedings. Assaf is a member of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Team of Specialists and Israel’s first delegate to that body. He holds a B.A. in Social Studies, an LL.B., and an M.A. in General Philosophy, all from Bar-Ilan University, and is a certified arbitrator. [Read More]

Adv. Simon-Vekslar is one of Israel’s leading public tenders and infrastructure projects’ lawyers with over 29 years of experience. Ayelet is a founding partner of Simon-Vekslar, Spierer, Maoz boutique law firm. Ayelet specializes in PPP infrastructure procurement and project advisory and accompanies complex dispute resolution proceedings in the framework of implementing the project. Ayelet is ranked as a prominent lawyer in this practice area in all of the leading legal guides and rankings. Ayelet has an LL.M. (magna cum laude) from Tel Aviv University (the Berkeley Commercial Law Program) and an LL.B. from the Hebrew University. [Read More]

Gabriela Carlsson is Business Development and Contract Manager at Egis Israel. Previously, she served as Contract and Client Manager at CFIR Light Rail Ltd. and spent 12 years at Alstom, where she managed torts, change orders and customer relations. A third-generation railway professional, Gabriela has extensive experience in the contractual and financial aspects of project management across BOT and PPP projects in both local and international markets. She holds a B.A. in Business Management and Business Law from the Open University, as well as a directors’ diploma. [Read More]

Tal (M.Sc. IE, PMI-SP) is the founder and partner of "Tal Levanon - HCP Ltd.", an expert project scheduling consultant and the innovator of Hidden Critical Paths (HCP) technique, which is utilized for evaluating and enhancing project schedules. She implemented her methodology across more than 300 infrastructure and construction projects, spanning highways, interchanges, bridges, tunnels, railways, factories, sports stadiums, hotels and residential and office towers. Tal holds an M.Sc. in industrial engineering from Tel-Aviv University and is a certified PMI-SP (PMI Scheduling Professional). She actively shares her expertise regarding HCP and project scheduling through conference lectures, a training program that she leads and her two books: “לראות מעבר לקצה הקרחון" (Beyond the Iceberg’s Tip) and "על כלבים ופרויקטים" (On Dogs and Projects). [Read More]