Doron Tamir has specialized for over two decades in representing public and private entities in infrastructure projects and international tenders, in various fields such as infrastructure, transportation (light rail, Haifa’s metro system, buses, including hybrid buses), infrastructure and technology projects, as well as dealing with projects in the natural gas, energy, environmental quality, sewage treatment, and water sectors.
Prestigious international ranking guides, such as Chambers Global, Who’s Who Legal, IFLR1000, The Legal 500, and Legal Experts, recognize Doron’s extensive expertise in project finance, infrastructure, energy, tenders, transportation, government contracts, and more.
Doron closely accompanies many complex, high-profile government/public tenders and, along with his team, represents government ministries, state-owned companies, and other public bodies, including the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Transport and Road Safety, Ministry of Energy, Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of Social Equality and the Advancement of the Status of Women of Israel, Ministry of National Security, Inbal Insurance Company (in the field of tenders and projects), Netivei Israel – National Transport Infrastructure Company Ltd., government housing company “Dira Lehashkir,” Yefe Nof company in the mass transportation sector (Haifa’s metro project), the Jerusalem Transportation Master Plan Team (Jerusalem light rail project – including current and future lines), the Electricity Authority, the Water Authority, and others.
Doron has amassed extensive experience in assisting government ministries, state-owned companies, statutory and other public bodies over many years. He has acquired significant expertise in leading and promoting projects, accompanying tender processes from their early stages (including advising during the formulation of alternatives), drafting documents for tender processes, accompanying tender processes, preparing legislation accompanying the tenders, litigation, and supporting the public sector and private clients in the implementation and execution stages of projects.
His experience includes preparing hundreds of tenders and accompanying projects in government offices/public bodies and working with public bodies such as the Electricity Authority, the Water Authority, the Broadcasting Authority, and various state-owned companies.
Doron has also accompanied public bodies and others from their establishment, including the government housing company “Dira Lehashkir,” and Israel Natural Gas Lines Ltd., in all its tenders during its first five years of existence (over 20 large and technologically-complex tenders, most of them in English). He also accompanies top-tier government projects and tenders in Israel, including giant tenders for solar power generation in the Ashalim area in the Negev and Dimona, Tel Aviv, and the J-NET project (the existing and future lines in Jerusalem), as well as working with the government company TransIsrael in DB tenders, Dira Lehashkir, and more.
Doron also has extensive experience in projects promoting the next generation of “green” public transportation in Israel and is involved in tenders promoted by the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Energy, and Ministry of Transport and Road Safety.
In the academic domain, Doron lectures in various forums, including the Israel Bar Association (in the field of projects and tenders), tender law courses for government entities, courses for senior legal managers, and delivers lectures and training in tender law for public clients and private bodies with relevant legal departments dealing with tenders. He also teaches tender law for a bachelor’s degree in law at Sapir Academic College’s School of Law. Doron has published numerous articles in the field of tenders and environmental quality, and his publications have been frequently cited in jurisprudence and academic literature.
Furthermore, Doron co-authored with another author the professional book “Laws of Negotiable Instruments in Court Rulings” (three editions in thousands of copies published so far), wrote the article “Guarantees in Tenders: A New Solution” which led to changes in the conduct of tender committees in Israel, authored a comprehensive article entitled “Revisiting the Question of the Obligation to Disqualify a Beneficial Guarantee in a Tender”, published in the Corporate Law journal (this article has been cited in a number of court rulings in the field of tenders as well as in legal articles). He also wrote a chapter on environmental quality in “The International Comparative Legal Guide to Environment and Climate Change” and co-authored the chapter on arbitration law published in The Comparative Legal Guide to International Arbitration 2005.
With a long history of working with the Israel Bar Association, Doron serves in a voluntary capacity as the chairman of the Disciplinary Court in the Jerusalem District. In the past, he has held numerous other positions at the Israel Bar Association, including serving as chairman of the Regional Ethics Committee of the Jerusalem District for 13 years, as chairman of the Institute for Continuing Legal Education, as a member of the Jerusalem District Committee and, for a short period, as a member of the Central Committee and the National Council. He was also a member of the examining committee of the Israel Bar Association appointed by the Ministry of Justice.
Additionally, Doron is a member of the management of the Bizchut association for people with disabilities, Doron actively participates in initiatives to protect the rights of people with disabilities. He is also a member of this association’s organization and finance committee and is active in additional organizations that assist people in need.
