The Norton Rose Fulbright offices in Austin, Texas.
Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is a British-American businesslaw 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
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
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
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]
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