Norton Rose Fulbright

Chairman: Walied Soliman
Managing Partner: Charles Hurdon
Number of partners: 315+
Number of lawyers: 650+
Languages: English, French

Firm Overview:
Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm providing the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. The firm has 4000+ lawyers and other legal staff based in more than 50 cities across Europe, the US, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, and the Middle East. Recognised for its industry focus, the firm is strong across all key industry sectors: Financial institutions; energy; infrastructure, mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation; life sciences and healthcare. Through the global risk advisory group, the firm leverages its industry experience with knowledge of legal, regulatory, compliance and governance issues to provide clients with practical solutions to the legal and regulatory risks facing their businesses. No matter which office, the firm operates in accordance with its global business principles of quality, unity and integrity. It aims to provide the highest possible standard of legal service in each location and to maintain that level of quality at every point of contact. For more information see nortonrosefulbright.com

Main Areas of Practice:

Financial Institutions:
With over 1,000 professionals globally dedicated to financial institutions, the team at Norton Rose Fulbright advises many of the world’s leading banks, asset managers, financial investors and insurance companies, both locally and on a global scale. Drawing on the in-depth experience across the financial services sector and detailed regulatory knowledge, the firm provides tailored advice on high-level and complex assignments. The firm's approach to its financial institutions clients is holistic across the range of their legal requirements.
Contact: Andrew Fleming
Email: [email protected]

Energy:
The firm has one of the largest global energy practices in the world, with more than 900 lawyers servicing the industry across all practice areas in every major and developing energy market. The breadth of experience combined with strength in multiple disciplines enables the firm to provide clients with truly commercial and balanced legal advice. The firm's priority is to anticipate change within the energy industry. It continues to support industry innovation as clients push the boundaries of both technological and geographical advancement, from the largest and most advanced renewable energy projects in the world to the exploration of new frontiers.
Contact: Robert Froehlich (oil and gas); Matthew Keen (power)
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

Infrastructure, Mining & Commodities:
The firm's experience in infrastructure, mining and minerals and commodities covers every market and region of the world. The teams practise across a broad spectrum of disciplines, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate and securities law, debt finance, environmental law, aboriginal law, litigation, international arbitration, international trade, corporate governance, construction, real estate and intellectual property. The firm has advised on some of the largest and most innovative transactions in recent years, working on agribusiness to water and waste to cannabis.
Contact: Greg Lewis
Email: [email protected]

Technology & Innovation:
In Canada, the technology and innovation group advises a number of the world’s leading corporations throughout the technology, business services, communications, media and entertainment, outsourcing, and consumer markets sectors. Norton Rose Fulbright were one of the first law firms to establish industry business groups to sit alongside its main practice areas. This has helped the firm retain and enhance its reputation for understanding clients’ businesses, the value drivers in their industry and the pressures which influence their decisions.
Contact: Anthony de Fazekas
Email: [email protected]

Transport:
The Canadian transport group provides clients with advice on various passenger and cargo transportation matters. The firm's experience encompasses all transport sectors, including aviation/aerospace, rail, shipping/admiralty and trucking.
Contact: Alain Ricard
Email: [email protected]

Life Sciences & Healthcare:
The Canadian life sciences and healthcare team provides a full range of legal advice to innovative pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology companies and industry investors at every stage of the product life cycle, from intellectual property protections to commercial transactions and M&A. The firm also provides clients with a multitude of regulatory advice, covering diverse topics such as marketing authorisations and post-market surveillance, competition matters, governmental healthcare and procurement programs, trade controls, and anti-bribery and corruption compliance.
Contact: Randy Sutton
Email: [email protected]

INTERNATIONAL OFFICES
Abu Dhabi, Almaty, Amsterdam, Athens, Austin, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Brussels, Calgary, Canberra, Cape Town, Casablanca, Dallas, Dar es Salaam, Denver, Dubai, Durban, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Houston, Istanbul, Jakarta (in association with Norton Rose Fulbright Australia), Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Luxembourg, Melbourne, Mexico City, Milan, Minneapolis, Monaco, Montréal, Moscow, Munich, New York, Ottawa, Paris, Perth, Piraeus, Port Moresby, Québec, Rio de Janeiro, Riyadh (in association with Mohammed Al-Ghamdi Law Firm), San Antonio, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Singapore, St Louis, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Vancouver, Warsaw and Washington DC. In Africa, Norton Rose Fulbright have alliances with firms in Burundi, Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe.