Miri Kimhi

As head of one of Israel’s leading Banking & Finance practices, Ms. Kimhi represents many of Israel’s largest creditors, including banks and insurance companies, investment houses and financial institutions, and borrowers in many of the largest and most complex secured and non-secured financing transactions in Israel.  Ms. Kimhi also regularly counsels foreign banks and financial institutions in their banking and financial matters in Israel, including un acquisition finance and project finance transactions. She regularly advises major Israeli and foreign clients (including bank and non-bank lenders) on structuring innovative financial solutions, banking regulation, and the regulation of financial institutions.

• FBC formed and manages two women communities: 
• FBC’s women partners community: an active community, supporting its members both professionally and socially. 
• FBC’s professional staff community: includes women legal professionals - partners and associates, and provides unique support mainly on personal aspects of its members, including, for example, during the COVID-19 quarantine – support with respect to house and kids management, and challenges arising from working at home with the presence of the family.
• FBC is a leader, compared to other Israeli law firms of its scale, in the number and share of its women partners and practice leaders.  
• FBC permits unique flexibility for its professionals with respect to working hours and location, including a policy of one shorter working day a week for all professionals, and a comfortable infrastructure allowing remote work; all – without any change in employment terms or promotion opportunities
• FBC takes part in several initiatives led by Wizo, one of Israel’s largest organizations for the promotion of women (http://www.wizo.org/), specifically addressed to promote change in the Israeli legal services sector. This year FBC hosted the annual convention of women partners in many Israeli law firms.
• FBC’s recruitment policy includes specific focus on diversity. We specifically target women from diverse communities, including social minorities. 
• FBC cooperates with Israeli Women’s Network (https://iwn.org.il/english/about-the-israel-womens-network/) one of Israel’s prominent public associations for the promotion of gender equality. Our cooperation includes both donation and joint projects.
• FBC provides pro bono representation to different associations supporting social and equality related services, including gender related. Specifically, we support the Israeli association and centers for support of sexual attack victims. 

• Advised Centerbridge Partners and Gallatin Point Capital in the approx. US$ 220M financing of the acquisition of a controlling stake in The Phoenix Holdings
• Advised all Israeli institutional investors on regulatory and inter-creditor aspects of the US$ 1.25B syndicated senior facilities financing of the Karish natural gas project offshore Israel
• Advised Harel Insurance Group in the approx. US$ 315M financing of the acquisition of Leumi Card by the Warburg Pincus funds
• Advised Zomet Energy in the approx. US$ 370M financing for the development and construction of a 396 MW natural gas power station
• Advised the State of Israel in a unique “Block Trade” process for the approx. US$ 500M sale by the State of the balance of its holdings in Bank Leumi, Israel’s second largest bank, to Citigroup

• LL.B., Tel-Aviv University (2000)