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Norton Rose Fulbright
No. of offices50+[1]
No. of lawyers3000+[2]
Key peopleJeff Cody[3]
Managing Partner, US

Peter Scott[4]
Managing Partner, EMEA
Jennifer Teskey[5]
Managing Partner, Canada
Alison Deitz[6]
Chief Executive Partner, Australia
Brent Botha[7]
Chief Executive Officer, South Africa

Walied Soliman[8]
Global Chair
Date founded1794[9][unreliable source?]
WebsiteNorton Rose Fulbright
The Norton Rose Fulbright offices in Austin, Texas.

Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is a British-American business law firm. It is the thirteenth-largest by headcount[10] and 21st by revenue, with revenues of more than $2 billion.[11]

The British law firm Norton Rose was established by Robert Charsley in 1794. In 2013, Norton Rose merged with American law firm Fulbright & Jaworski, forming Norton Rose Fulbright.[12]

Norton Rose Fulbright's Houston office is located at 1550 Lamar Street, Suite 2000, Houston, Texas 77010.

History

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Norton Rose was founded in 1794 by Robert Charsley. In 1821, Charsley partnered with William Barker, creating Charsley & Barker. Later that century, Phillip Rose joined the firm, creating Barker & Rose, and later Barker, Rose & Norton when Henry Elland Norton joined. By 1900, the firm was called Norton, Rose, Norton & Co.[citation needed]

In 1960, the firm, renamed Norton, Rose & Co., amalgamated with the shipping company Botterell & Roche (founded 1861) to form Norton, Rose, Botterell & Roche. This shipping experience contributed to their work in the nationalization of British Steel and the after-arrangement of its subsidiary companies.[13]

In 1976, the firm established its first international office in Hong Kong, then Bahrain in 1979 and Singapore in 1982. By 1988, the firm had renamed to Norton Rose. In 2007, Norton Rose converted to a limited liability partnership.[13]

The firm merged with several other firms in the 2010s. Norton Rose combined with Australian firm Deacons in 2010.[14] In 2011, the firm began an association with Indonesia firm Susandarini & Partners.[15] In 2011, the firm also combined with Canadian law firm Ogilvy Renault and South African firm Deneys Reitz,[16] In January 2012, Norton Rose combined with Canadian firm Macleod Dixon.[17] In 2013, Norton Rose combined with US firm Fulbright & Jaworski to become Norton Rose Fulbright.[18]

In January 2014, Norton Rose Fulbright signed a deal with McLaren as a partner and legal advisor to the McLaren Group for five years.[19][20] In 2017, the firm combined with Canadian firm Bull Housser, US firm Chadbourne & Parke, and Australian firm Henry Davis York.[21][22][23]

In August 2020, Gerry Pecht was elected as Global Chief Executive.[24]

Locations

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Norton Rose Fulbright operates in multiple continents with more than 58 offices across the USA, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Australia, and Asia. [25]

Criticism

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In August 2018, the High Court of Justice in London criticized Norton Rose for unfair and misleading presentation in a case involving Fundo Soberano de Angola: "The breaches of duty are sufficiently serious and culpable to warrant discharging the WFO and not granting fresh relief, irrespective of the other grounds of challenge".[26][27]

References

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  1. ^ "Global coverage". Norton Rose Fulbright. 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.[self-published source]
  2. ^ "Norton Rose Fulbright". law.com. 2023.
  3. ^ "Jeff Cody". bloomberglaw.com. 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Peter Scott". 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Norton Rose names Jennifer Teskey as Canadian managing partner". 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Norton Rose and Clayton Utz appoint new leaders in Australia". 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Norton Rose Elevates Longtime Litigator To South Africa CEO". 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Walied Soliman back in global chair role at Norton Rose Fulbright". 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  9. ^ "The Future of Law is bright with Norton Rose Fulbright" (Blog post). Archived from the original on 7 October 2015.
  10. ^ "The 2023 Global 200 Ranked by Head Count". Law.com International.
  11. ^ "The 2023 Global 200 Ranked by Revenue". Law.com International.
  12. ^ Amon, Elizabeth (4 June 2013). "Norton Rose, Goodwin Procter, Milbank: Business of Law". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Our history | Global law firm | Norton Rose Fulbright". www.nortonrosefulbright.com. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Norton Rose Acquiring Australia's Deacons". amlawdaily.typepad.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Norton Rose launches new formal Indonesia alliance | Asian Legal Business". www.legalbusinessonline.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Norton Rose Fulbright agrees combination with Chadbourne & Parke". Law.com International. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  17. ^ Melnitzer, Julius (4 January 2012). "Macleod Dixon, Norton Rose officially merge". Financial Post. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  18. ^ Lattman, Peter (14 November 2012). "Fulbright and Norton Rose to Combine in Latest Law Firm Mega Merger". DealBook. The New York Times. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Norton Rose Fulbright forms unique corporate partnership with McLaren Formula 1". Inside the MTC. McLaren Racing. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Norton Rose Fulbright and McLaren-Honda continue unique global partnership". Partners. McLaren Racing. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  21. ^ Fumano, Dan (13 September 2016). "Vancouver's Bull Housser law firm unites with U.K. giant". Vancouver Sun. pp. C1. Retrieved 16 September 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Norton Rose Fulbright and Chadbourne Complete Merger". news.bloomberglaw.com. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  23. ^ Connelly, Thomas (13 June 2017). "Norton Rose Fulbright's merger with Aussie law firm Henry Davis York given go-ahead following successful partner vote". Legal Cheek. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  24. ^ "Norton Rose Fulbright Names Pecht as Global Head of Dispute Resolution and Litigation" (Press release). Norton Rose Fulbright. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2020 – via BusinessWire.[self-published source]
  25. ^ "Global coverage | Global law firm | Norton Rose Fulbright". nortonrosefulbright.com. Retrieved 18 July 2023.[non-primary source needed]
  26. ^ Okpongete, Ukpono (16 August 2018). "Quantum Global scores another victory in its dispute with Angola sovereign wealth fund". Ventures Africa. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  27. ^ Fundo Soberano De Angola & Ors v dos Santos & Ors [2018] EWHC 2199 (Comm), 16 August 2018, retrieved 26 October 2023
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