Bracewell LLP supports corporate policyholders on insurance coverage, including strategies for litigation, mediation, arbitration, and settlements. The team addresses diverse matters, including commercial property, directors’ and officers’, errors and omissions, intellectual property, and other commercial coverages. With a track record of litigation against major insurers both nationally and internationally, the coverage team partners with corporate lawyers to handle insurance challenges tied to transactions. Headed by catastrophe losses specialist Vincent Morgan, based in Houston, the team handles various insurance claims, including M&A, wildfires, industrial accidents, Covid-19, pollution incidents, and other catastrophes. Suzanne F. Day, also based in Houston, further supports the practice, contributing experience in negotiating substantial insurance recoveries and litigating against major insurers under various policy types including commercial general liability, property and business interruption, professional and fiduciary, D&O, E&O, environmental and marine cargo policies.

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Key clients

  • Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation
  • Petrobras America Inc
  • Yellow Wood Partners LLC
  • Pilot Water Solutions
  • ILSCO Corporation and Lockton Companies, Inc.
  • CommonSpirit Health
  • Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC
  • Pattern Energy Group LP
  • Catena Resources Operating, LLC
  • Waste Connections, Inc.
  • Battalion Oil Corporation
  • Quanta Services
  • Industrial Services Solutions
  • Osage Pipe Line Company, LLC

Work highlights

  • Representing the Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation (HCSCC) in several insurance claims and lawsuits filed against it following multiple fatalities at the 2021 Astroworld Festival in Houston.
  • Representing Yellow Wood Partners, the insured in a claim for $30 million in policy limits as well as bad faith concerning reps and warranties coverage.
  • Represented Pilot Water Solutions Permian LLC in a case against Kinsale Insurance Company’s complaint for declaratory relief and damages.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Vincent E. Morgan

Other key lawyers

Suzanne F. Day