Disputes: NRF hires Orrick litigation heavyweight as 20 Essex Street’s Morpuss QC joins Macfarlanes Sarah Downey Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has today (10 April) announced the hire of Orrick Rambaud Martel’s Philippe Hameau as a dispute…
Asia: Latham hires V&E ex China co-head in HK; NRF hires DLA’s Singapore corporate head; Clayton Utz ends HK association David Stevenson The past week has seen global top three firm Latham & Watkins hire Vinson & Elkins’ former China co-head David Blumental…
Brazilian hat trick – NRF launches third Latin America office with hire of BP’s Andrew Haynes Sarah Downey Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is to expand its Latin American footprint as it today (19 February) announces the launch of an…
Partner exits: NRF corporate partner Cathy Pitt and head of climate change Hobley move on Legal Business Top 10 LB100 firm Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has said goodbye to two further senior partner departures as longstanding London-based…
NRF unveils rise in bank loans to £55m but drop in net debt as South African partner appointed as global chair Legal Business Norton Rose’s last pre-Fulbright & Jaworski merger limited liability partnership accounts reveal that the top 10 LB100 firm’s bank loans rose…
Risk and regulatory: NRF launches a 600-lawyer global regulation and investigations practice Legal Business The increasingly wide-ranging and cross-departmental regulatory needs of clients sees Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) today (3 February) launch a 600-lawyer international…
Senior hires: KPMG appoints DLA partner as Manchester legal head as A&O and NRF lose partners to HogLove and Vedder Price Francesca Fanshawe As KPMG looks to expand its legal services practice the Big Four accountant has hired DLA Piper corporate partner Nick Roome…
Deal watch – Norton Rose Fulbright and Freshfields lead on BMO’s $1.2bn takeover of F&C Legal Business Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is advising one of its oldest clients, Edinburgh-based UK and European asset manager F&C Asset Management on…
Norton Rose takes pole position as McLaren drops Bakers as global legal adviser Legal Business Baker & McKenzie has lost its role as global legal adviser to British automotive group McLaren, which has opted for…
Cyber warfare – Norton Rose Fulbright hires global chief information security officer Sarah Downey Top ten LB100 firm Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) has moved to further protect client information with the hire the former head…
New year hiring spree continues as Weil Gotshal and Norton Rose recruit from rivals David Stevenson Top-20 Global 100 firms Norton Rose Fulbright and Weil, Gotshal & Manges have made significant and experienced additions to their…
PwC boosts energy capability with hire of NRF head of nuclear Fiona Reilly Legal Business PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has boosted its nuclear energy capability with the hire of longstanding Norton Rose Fulbright energy partner and head of…
Redundancy watch: Norton Rose Fulbright reveals 30 job cuts in Australia Sarah Downey Norton Rose Fulbright has made 30 staff redundant throughout its Australian offices, including 12 fee-earners and 18 support staff. The firm…
NRF loses second competition veteran as Mark Jones joins Hogan Lovells Legal Business Hogan Lovells has confirmed its latest lateral hire is Norton Rose Fulbright longstanding antitrust partner Mark Jones, who is to join the…
Norton Rose antitrust partner to join new competition authority as body unveils second wave of directors Legal Business As the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) pulls together the second wave of its senior leadership team one of the…
Revolving Doors: Linklaters hires former Herbert Smith Asia head as Clayton Utz and Norton Rose make key hires David Stevenson Herbert Smith Freehills recent internal confidence that its run of post-merger exits had come to an end has been dashed after…
NQ retention and pay: Good news for NRF and Bird & Bird but FFW puts 5 trainees on extended contract Sarah Downey If you see a rabble of trainees at the pub this lunchtime they may well be from Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF),…
Can’t make an omelette – newly-merged Norton Rose Fulbright sees exodus in Middle East David Stevenson So far the high-stakes merger between Norton Rose and US practice Fulbright & Jaworski has been sealed with minimal fall-out…
Reappointing and renewables – the newly-merged Norton Rose Fulbright and Bond Dickinson in again on Crown Estate energy panel Francesca Fanshawe Norton Rose Fulbright and Bond Dickinson have been reappointed to the Crown Estate’s energy and infrastructure panel in what will…
Global 100: Norton Rose Fulbright David Stevenson The ascent of Norton Rose up the global league has been swift in recent years, with the City-based law firm…