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Contact: Gordon Erspamer or Cedric Chao

Morrison & Foerster has extensive experience and expertise in both domestic and international arbitrations involving energy matters.  Our lawyers regularly appear before U.S.-based tribunals such as the American Arbitration Association and JAMS, as well as before major international arbitration centers.  For a more complete discussion of our arbitration practice in matters other than energy, please see Litigation Arbitration

Our lawyers have successfully represented clients in a number of energy and infrastructure related arbitration. 

Examples of recent cases include:

  • UNCITRAL arbitration in India for major American energy company against former Indian co-developer relating to the development of a large power project in India.  Also worked with Indian counsel on related litigation in the Supreme Court of India.  Amount in dispute exceeded $1 billion.
  • AAA arbitration between two power utilities relating to a jointly owned nuclear power plant, with an amount in dispute exceeding $1 billion.
  • AAA arbitration involving Control Area Transmission Services.
  • AAA arbitration of $70 million wholesale power contract dispute involving large utility and industrial customer.
  • AAA arbitration involving alleged breach of power supply agreement.
  • AAA arbitration involving gas contract pricing provision.

Our lawyers know how to work effectively with clients, witnesses, counsel, and arbitrators both domestically and from many different countries in cross-border disputes.  The firm’s global coverage allows us to handle simultaneous disputes in multiple tribunals around the world.