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RNS Number : 3558Q  Zenith Energy Ltd  26 January 2026

January 26, 2026

 

ZENITH ENERGY LTD.

("Zenith" or the "Company")

Appointment of Andrea Pinna to Zenith's ICSID Legal Team

 

Zenith Energy Ltd. ("Zenith" or the "Company") (LSE: ZEN; OSE: ZENA; XSAT:
ZENA SDR), the listed international energy production and development company,
is delighted to announce the appointment of Andrea Pinna, Partner at Pinna
Goldberg, to further broaden and complement the legal team of its claimant
subsidiaries in the arbitration proceedings brought before the International
Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ("ICSID") under the UK-Tunisia
Bilateral Investment Treaty, against the Republic of Tunisia, led by Professor
Thomas Clay (Clay Arbitration) alongside Maître Simon Le Wita (Charles
Russell Speechlys Paris), and by Ben Juratowitch KC and Matthieu Gregoire
(Essex Court Chambers).

Andrea Pinna

Andrea Pinna is a Partner at Pinna Goldberg, based in Paris, London,
Washington and Dubai. Mr. Pinna's practice primarily focuses on international
commercial and investment arbitration. He has participated as counsel in more
than fifty arbitration proceedings spanning a range of sectors, including
disputes arising out of M&A transactions, joint-venture agreements, oil
and gas.

Mr. Pinna has experience representing Sovereign States in international
arbitration proceedings and before domestic courts, including matters
involving sovereign immunities. He also appears frequently before French
courts in arbitration-related disputes, including set-aside applications and
the enforcement of arbitral awards. Mr. Pinna's practice further concentrates
on international litigation and the management and coordination of
multijurisdictional parallel proceedings, often connected to arbitration. Mr.
Pinna is admitted to the Paris Bar and speaks Italian, French and English
fluently, with working knowledge of Spanish.

Pinna Goldberg Law firm

Pinna Goldberg is an international disputes boutique advising sovereign
states, companies, and individuals in resolving disputes through litigation,
arbitration, and mediation. The firm advises on complex cross-border disputes
and has experience representing states and investors in investment treaty
matters, including under the ICSID and UNCITRAL frameworks. Its lawyers also
advise on multi-jurisdictional litigation strategy, enforcement and parallel
proceedings, expertise directly relevant to the ICSID arbitration brought by
the Company's UK subsidiaries under the UK-Tunisia Bilateral Investment
Treaty.

 

 

 

Andrea Cattaneo, Chief Executive Officer, commented:

"The legal team, led by Professor Thomas Clay and comprised of Maître Simon
Le Wita of Charles Russell Speechlys Paris, alongside Ben Juratowitch KC and
Matthieu Gregoire of Essex Court Chambers, is already exceptionally strong and
has thoroughly and robustly presented the merits of the position in
progressing the ICSID arbitration brought by the Company's UK subsidiaries
under the UK-Tunisia Bilateral Investment Treaty.

The Company is very pleased to further complement and broaden the skillset and
expertise of this team with the addition of Andrea Pinna. Mr. Pinna brings
significant experience in investor-state and international commercial
arbitration, including acting in numerous proceedings across the energy
sector, and substantial experience representing sovereign states and
addressing issues of sovereign immunity.

We look forward to the final hearings in April 2026 with well-grounded
optimism and a sincere belief in redress and compensation for the prolonged
damages suffered by the Company's UK subsidiary claimants, which have been
significantly impaired as a result of arbitrary and unlawful conduct that has
resulted in the sequestration and expropriatory termination of their
activities and assets. All members of the legal team share a clear and
unshakable assessment of the strength of the position, supported by the
extensive preparation undertaken to date.

The Company remains firmly focused on securing redress for the significant
damage its UK subsidiary claimants have suffered in Tunisia, and which, as
recent events demonstrate, the UK subsidiary claimants continue to suffer
because of arbitrary and unlawful conduct by the authorities in the Republic
of Tunisia. The next months will have a transformational impact on the
company, and every action will be taken to defend the rights of the Company's
UK subsidiary claimants and vindicate the merits of their position."

Further Information:

 

 Zenith Energy Ltd

 Andrea Cattaneo, Chief Executive Officer

                                            Tel: +1 (587) 315 1279

                                            E: info@zenithenergy.ca

 

Notes to Editors:

Zenith Energy Ltd. is a revenue generating, independent energy company with
energy production, exploration and development assets in North Africa, the US
and Europe. The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange Main Market
(LSE: ZEN), the Euronext Growth of the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE: ZENA) and on
the Spotlight Stock Market in Sweden (XSAT: ZENA SDR).

Zenith's strategic focus is on pursuing development opportunities through the
development of proven revenue generating energy production assets, as well as
low-risk exploration activities in assets with existing production.

 

For more information, please visit: www.zenithenergy.ca

Twitter: @zenithenergyltd

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3A5PRJb

 

 

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