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Zelle advises and represents many of the world’s largest insurance companies in complex, high-risk matters across all areas of the Energy sector.  Our experience includes coverage disputes and claims issues in the exploration, production, and distribution of energy resources, including mining.  Our firm has also developed deep experience in the renewable energy market segment, including wind generation, battery storage losses, solar, biodiesel and hydropower. We advise on projects globally, including North, Central and South America, the United Kingdom and Europe, Africa, and the Middle East governed by U.S., English, and foreign laws. Our attorneys are actively engaged in the industry, supporting, attending, and speaking at key industry events, including PowerCon, the Onshore Energy Conference, and the Lillehammer Energy Claims Conference.

Representative Matters

Represented insurers in multiple sectors and jurisdictions throughout the United States and globally, including:

Represented property insurance market in multi-million dollar arbitration in the London Court of International Arbitration arising from construction defects to a power generation facility in Indonesia.  Received unanimous defense verdict from arbitrators.

Represented property insurance market in connection with a multi-million dollar property insurance adjustment involving the resolution of design defect dispute to the world’s largest nitrogen separation facility in Mexico.

Represented property insurance market in connection with the adjustment and multi-party mediation involving a multi-million dollar design defect/earthquake loss to a power generation facility in Peru.

Represented property insurance market in connection with a -million dollar property insurance adjustment involving a multi-million dollar flood loss to a power generation facility in Cali, Columbia.

Represented property insurance market in connection with a property insurance adjustment involving fraudulent repairs to power generation equipment in Saudi Arabia.

Represented reinsurance market in an arbitration in Brazil relating to the interpretation of property damage deductible and waiting period.  Received complete defense verdict from arbitrators including costs and attorney’s fees.

Represented reinsurance market in connection with property insurance adjustment involving a multi-million dollar defectively designed turbine loss in Argentina.

Represented reinsurance market in connection with a fire/explosion loss at a gas oil separation facility in Libya involving OFAC issues.

Represented multiple reinsurers in connection with a property insurance adjustment involving a multi-million dollar collapse of a hydro tunnel in Chile.

Represented reinsurance market in connection a property insurance adjustment involving pipeline collapses in Peru.

Represented reinsurance market in connection with the adjustment of fire loss in Czech Republic.

Represented reinsurance market in connection with the property insurance adjustment involving a hydro-electric complex in Bolivia.

Represented reinsurance market in connection with a multi-million dollar adjustment, mediation and settlement of an electrical generator loss in Argentina.

Represented property insurer in connection with the adjustment and mediation of defective earthquake centrifuge in South Korea.

Advising reinsurance market on several losses at power plants in Ecuador.

Acting for reinsurers in several losses at windfarms in Mexico.

Advised reinsurers on coverage for construction claim at hydroelectric project in Peru.

Acted for reinsurers in fire and BI loss at hydroelectric plant in Colombia.

Advised insurance market on coverage for theft losses at California oil leases.

Representing reinsurance market in claims for damages at power plants in Guatemala.

Advised reinsurers on coverage for power loss in Brazil.

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