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Norton Rose Fulbright

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Norton Rose Fulbright

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Provided by Norton Rose Fulbright
UK
Firm Details

Peter Scott, Global Managing Partner; Managing Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP; Managing Partner, Europe, Middle East and Asia


Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers worldwide: 3,000+


Total staff worldwide: 7,000+


Offices worldwide: 50+

Firm Overview

Norton Rose Fulbright provides a full scope of legal services to the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions. The global law firm has more than 3,000 lawyers advising clients across more than 50 locations worldwide, including Houston, New York, London, Toronto, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Sydney and Johannesburg, covering the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. With its global business principles of quality, unity and integrity, Norton Rose Fulbright is recognised for its client service in key industries, including financial institutions; energy, infrastructure and resources; technology; transport; life sciences and healthcare; and consumer markets. For more information, visit nortonrosefulbright.com.


Main Areas of Practice

Financial Institutions:


Norton Rose Fulbright has an outstanding financial institutions practice, with more than 1,000 lawyers worldwide. The strength and depth of its practice across asset managers, banks, insurers and the financial services and markets sector is reflected in its panel memberships of over 50 major global financial institutions. Its work covers all aspects of corporate, regulatory and transactional work, significant strategic mandates, dispute resolution and litigation.


Energy, Infrastructure and Resources:


Norton Rose Fulbright has one of the largest global energy, infrastructure and resources teams of any legal practice in the world. The practice’s work is conducted in all the major global energy markets and covers the full spectrum of industry sectors including climate change; oil and gas; LNG; power; regulated utilities; renewables; commodities; water; ports and terminals; mining; nuclear; rail; construction and engineering; and food and agribusiness. Its breadth of experience is combined with strengths in multiple related disciplines such as project finance, M&A, environmental safety and planning, litigation and disputes, and regulation.


Transport:


Norton Rose Fulbright's transport lawyers have a broad range of experience, earning a strong reputation in aviation, rail and shipping. In aviation, the firm's lawyers advise on the full range of matters from insurance to regulation and enforcement. In rail, its experience has been gained from all sides of major transactions, encompassing regulatory, infrastructure and light rail work as well as rail finance, rolling stock acquisitions and leasing. In shipping, the firm covers all aspects of admiralty, shipping, marine insurance and transport and also benefits from a number of specialist advisors, including qualified Master Mariners and former naval officers.


Technology:


Norton Rose Fulbright provides a full range of legal services to clients in industries where innovation and intellectual property are key, including cybersecurity and data protection, artificial intelligence, communications, media and technology, and the retail and brands sectors. The technology and innovation team bring together practitioners from the firm’s corporate, finance, competition, regulatory, IP, employment, dispute resolution and tax teams. It advises on all aspects of technology and IP development, protection, procurement and licensing, and on all types of transactions where technology and innovation are important components, such as licence agreements, joint ventures, outsourcing, financing (including project, leverage, vendor and acquisition financing), venture capital and private equity investments and buy-outs, and public and private mergers and acquisitions.


Life Sciences and Healthcare:


Norton Rose Fulbright acts for global innovative pharmaceutical, bioscience and technology companies at every stage of the product life cycle, from intellectual property protections to commercial transactions, and M&A. The firm acts for healthcare clients, from hospitals to health insurers, on a variety of transactional and litigation matters. It provides regulatory guidance on clinical trials, marketing authorisations, post-market surveillance, governmental healthcare programs, antitrust, trade controls and anticorruption legislation.


Consumer Markets:


Norton Rose Fulbright's consumer markets lawyers offer clients market-leading legal advice across the consumer, retail, automotive and leisure sectors. The team is comprised of lawyers from across the global practice, bringing together practitioners with deep experience ranging across all legal disciplines, including corporate, M&A and securities, antitrust and competition, litigation and disputes, employment and labor, environmental law, tax, regulation and investigations, intellectual property and real estate. Clients include some of the world’s most prestigious brands, luxury goods and automotive manufacturers, food and beverage producers and consumer goods manufacturers as well as wholesalers and retailers.


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Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Norton Rose Fulbright

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Matthew Ash
Rory Scott
Gary Rademeyer
CJ Grey
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Matthew Ash, Rory Scott, Gary Rademeyer, CJ Grey
Article • Sep 2024
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Jasper Geerdes
Rogier de Haan
Saskia Blokland
Joeri Noteborn
Authored by
Jasper Geerdes, Rogier de Haan, Saskia Blokland, Joeri Noteborn
Article • Sep 2024
Global Practice Guide
Jurriaan Jansen
Joris Ravelli
Bart Le Blanc
Floortje Nagelkerke
Authored by
Jurriaan Jansen, Joris Ravelli, Bart Le Blanc, Floortje Nagelkerke
Article • Aug 2024

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Authored by: Cyril Clugnac, Claire Guilbert
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Authored by: Cyril Clugnac, Geoffroy Hermanns, Claire Guilbert
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Norton Rose Fulbright rankings

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London (Firms)
Banking & Finance: Borrowers: Mid-Market
1 Department
Department
Banking & Finance: Borrowers: Mid-Market
2
Banking & Finance: Borrowers: Mid-Market
2
Band 2
Banking & Finance: Lenders: Mid-Market
1 Department
Department
Banking & Finance: Lenders: Mid-Market
3
Banking & Finance: Lenders: Mid-Market
3
Band 3
Banking & Finance: Mid-Market
4 Ranked Lawyers
Lawyers
James Dunnett
4
James Dunnett
4
Band 4
Michael Black
4
Michael Black
4
Band 4
Neha Khosla
4
Neha Khosla
4
Band 4
Christopher Akinrele
U
Christopher Akinrele
U
Up and Coming
Commercial and Corporate Litigation
1 Department
Department
Commercial and Corporate Litigation
4
Commercial and Corporate Litigation
4
Band 4
Competition Law
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Competition Law
3
Competition Law
3
Band 3
Lawyers
Ian Giles
4
Ian Giles
4
Band 4
Competition Law: Litigation
1 Ranked Lawyer
Lawyers
Peter Scott
E
Peter Scott
E
Eminent Practitioners
Construction: Contentious
1 Department
Department
Construction: Contentious
4
Construction: Contentious
4
Band 4
Construction: Non-contentious
1 Department
Department
Construction: Non-contentious
3
Construction: Non-contentious
3
Band 3
Corporate Crime & Investigations
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Corporate Crime & Investigations
4
Corporate Crime & Investigations
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Neil O'May
4
Neil O'May
4
Band 4
Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above
1 Department
1 Ranked Lawyer
Department
Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above
4
Corporate/M&A: £800 million and above
4
Band 4
Lawyers
Paul Whitelock
5
Paul Whitelock
5
Band 5
Employment: Employer
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Employment: Employer
5
Employment: Employer
5
Band 5
Lawyers
Paul Griffin
2
Paul Griffin
2
Band 2
Catrina Smith
4
Catrina Smith
4
Band 4
Environment & Climate Change
1 Department
2 Ranked Lawyers
Department
Environment & Climate Change
2
Environment & Climate Change
2
Band 2
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