Norton Rose Fulbright

Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is a British-American business law firm. It is the third-largest law firm in the United States by headcount and tenth by revenue, with revenues of $2 billion.

Norton Rose Fulbright
No. of offices50+[1]
No. of lawyers3500+[1]
Key peopleGerry Pecht[2]
Global Chief Executive
Farmida Bi
Global Chair[3]
Date founded1794[4]
WebsiteNorton Rose Fulbright


The Norton Rose Fulbright offices in Austin, Texas.

The British law firm Norton Rose originated in 1794 when it was established by Robert Charsley. In 2013, The Norton Rose Fulbright came into existence through the amalgamation of the British law firm Norton Rose and the American law Fulbright & Jaworski.[5]

Norton Rose Fulbright has its Houston office located in the Fulbright Tower, in Suite 5100.[6]

History

Norton Rose was founded in 1794 by Robert Charsley, the only employee at the time. In 1821, Charsley partnered with William Barker, creating Charsley & Barker. Later that century, Phillip Rose (later Sir Philip 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.

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.[7]

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.[7]

Beginning in the 2010s, the firm combined with several others. Norton Rose combined with Australian firm Deacons in 2010 and began an association with Indonesia firm Susandarini & Partners in 2011.[8][9] In 2011 they also combined with Canadian law firm Ogilvy Renault and South African firm Deneys Reitz,[10] In January 2012, Norton Rose combined with the Canadian firm Macleod Dixon.[11] On 3 June 2013, Norton Rose combined with Fulbright & Jaworski to become Norton Rose Fulbright.[12]

In January 2014, Norton Rose Fulbright signed a deal with McLaren as a partner and legal advisor to the McLaren Group for 5 years.[13][14]

In 2017, the firm combined with the Vancouver firm Bull Housser,Chadbourne & Parke, and the Australian firm, Henry Davis York.[15][16][17]

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".[18][19]

In August 2020, Gerry Pecht was elected as Global Chief Executive.[20]

Locations

Norton Rose Fulbright operates across multiple continents. The firm's global presence have more than 3,500 lawyers and other legal staff across USA, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Asia. [21]

References
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  2. "Gerry Pecht". Norton Rose Fulbright. 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  3. "Farmida Bi". Norton Rose Fulbright. 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  4. "The Future of Law is bright with Norton Rose Fulbright" (Blog post). Archived from the original on 7 October 2015.
  5. Amon, Elizabeth (4 June 2013). "Norton Rose, Goodwin Procter, Milbank: Business of Law". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  6. "." Norton Rose Fulbright. Retrieved on March 27, 2012. "Houston Fulbright Tower 1301 McKinney Suite 5100 Houston, TX 77010-3095"
  7. "Our history | Global law firm | Norton Rose Fulbright". www.nortonrosefulbright.com. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  8. "Norton Rose Acquiring Australia's Deacons". amlawdaily.typepad.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  9. "Norton Rose launches new formal Indonesia alliance | Asian Legal Business". www.legalbusinessonline.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  10. "Norton Rose Fulbright agrees combination with Chadbourne & Parke". Law.com International. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  11. Melnitzer, Julius (4 January 2012). "Macleod Dixon, Norton Rose officially merge". Financial Post. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  12. 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.
  13. "Norton Rose Fulbright forms unique corporate partnership with McLaren Formula 1". Inside the MTC. McLaren Racing. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  14. "Norton Rose Fulbright and McLaren-Honda continue unique global partnership". Partners. McLaren Racing. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  15. 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.
  16. "Norton Rose Fulbright and Chadbourne Complete Merger". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  17. 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.
  18. "Quantum Global scores another victory in its dispute with Angola sovereign wealth fund". Ventures Africa. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  19. Fundo Soberano De Angola & Ors v dos Santos & Ors [2018] EWHC 2199 (Comm), 16 August 2018, retrieved 26 October 2023
  20. "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.
  21. "Global coverage | Global law firm | Norton Rose Fulbright". nortonrosefulbright.com. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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