Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is a British-American business law firm. It is the thirteenth-largest by headcount[8] and 21st by revenue, with revenues of more than $2 billion.[9]
History
The British law firm Norton Rose was established by Robert Charsley in 1794 and expanded across Asia, Europe and the Middle East in the 1990s.[10]
In 2013, Norton Rose merged with American law firm Fulbright & Jaworski, forming Norton Rose Fulbright.[11]
In June 2017, the firm again merged, absorbing New York City law firm Chadbourne & Parke.[12]
Criticism
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".[13][14]
References
- Jeff Cody Bloomberg Law, 2023, retrieved 14 December 2023^
- Peter Scott Bloomberg Law, 2023, retrieved 14 December 2023^
- Norton Rose names Jennifer Teskey as Canadian managing partner Law Times, 2024, retrieved 16 January 2024^
- Norton Rose and Clayton Utz appoint new leaders in Australia Global Legal Post, 2023, retrieved 20 December 2023^
- Norton Rose Elevates Longtime Litigator To South Africa CEO Law 360, 2023, retrieved 20 December 2023^
- Walied Soliman back in global chair role at Norton Rose Fulbright Canadian Law Magazine, 2024, retrieved 16 January 2024^
- Norton Rose Fulbright law.com, 2023^
- The 2023 Global 200 Ranked by Head Count Law.com International^
- The 2023 Global 200 Ranked by Revenue Law.com International^
- Globalisation of law firms LexisNexis, retrieved 27 October 2025^
- Elizabeth Amon. Norton Rose, Goodwin Procter, Milbank: Business of Law Bloomberg L.P., 4 June 2013, retrieved 15 September 2022^
- Chadbourne name disappears as Norton Rose merger goes live Yahoo.com, Yahoo!Finance, 30 June 2017, retrieved 20 February 2026^
- Ukpono Okpongete. Quantum Global scores another victory in its dispute with Angola sovereign wealth fund Ventures Africa, 2018-08-16, retrieved 2020-01-18^
- Fundo Soberano De Angola & Ors v dos Santos & Ors [2018] EWHC 2199 (Comm) Bailii, 16 August 2018, retrieved 2023-10-26^