Norton Rose LLP is a constituent part of Norton Rose Group, a leading international legal practice. Norton Rose Group has more than 2,600 lawyers, providing an integrated business law service from a network of 39 offices throughout Europe, Asia Pacific, Canada, Africa and the Middle East. Norton Rose OR LLP, formerly Ogilvy Renault of Canada, and Norton Rose South Africa (incorporated as Deneys Reitz Inc.), formerly Deneys Reitz, joined Norton Rose Group on 1 June 2011.
The firm: Knowing how clients’ businesses work and understanding what drives their industries is fundamental to the practice. Its lawyers share industry knowledge and sector expertise across borders, enabling them to support their clients anywhere in the world. They are strong in financial institutions, energy, infrastructure, mining and commodities, transport, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, and technology and innovation.
Types of work undertaken: Financial institutions: the firm has a world-leading financial institutions practice, with almost 1,000 specialists across the globe. The strength and depth of its practice across asset managers, banks, insurers, and financial services and markets is reflected in the fact that it is a panel member for 50 major global financial institutions. The work covers all aspects of corporate, regulatory and transactional work, significant strategic mandates, litigation and dispute resolution.
Energy: the firm specialises in project finance, capital markets, M&A, environmental and planning, regulatory, energy trading, construction, tax, dispute resolution, First Nations, and employment and labour. The lawyers have market-leading climate change and renewables practices, including wind, solar, geothermal and hydroelectric expertise, an established reputation for oil and gas, and a strong knowledge of emerging and transition markets. The firm has a highly regarded nuclear and cleantech practice.
Infrastructure, mining and commodities: the firm has experience of mining transactions in almost every country and is known for the outstanding quality of its work. The lawyers have gained specialist expertise through work on some of the largest and most innovative mining deals. Its reputation in infrastructure means it plays a role in almost every major project around the world, including projects involving significant development finance. The firm has a leading reputation in the construction and engineering sector, and advises clients involved at every stage of the commodities cycle.
Transport: the firm has more than 220 transport specialists, and more asset finance experts than any other international legal practice. Its reputation is world-class in aviation, rail, shipping and logistics. In aviation, they advise on everything from insurance to regulation and enforcement. In shipping, they cover all aspects of admiralty, shipping, marine insurance and transport. Their experience in rail has been gained from all sides of major transactions, encompassing regulatory, infrastructure and light rail work, as well as rail finance, rolling stock acquisition and leasing.
Technology and innovation: the firm advises clients across the technology market on issues ranging from procurement to strengthening supply chain relationships and managing risk. They advise on all aspects of technology law: procurement, development, licensing, use of hardware, application of software (including ASP, cloud and SaaS delivery models and open source), privacy law, provision of services and e-commerce legislation.
Pharmaceuticals and life sciences: the firm advises major global pharmaceutical, bioscience and technology companies on all aspects of their business. Its lawyers represent venture capitalists, angel investors, financial institutions, research centres and hospitals. It advises on financing, developing and executing exit strategies, M&A, commercialised or pre-commercialisation assets and pharmaceutical plants, commercial contracts for R&D and on regulatory matters. It advises on merger controls, compliance, patent infringement and settlement agreements, cartel investigations, abuse of market power, marketing, pricing, distribution and refusals to deal and litigation.
Practice areas: three Norton Rose Group practice groups: banking, corporate, and disputes, as well as practice areas focused on antitrust, competition and regulatory; employment and labour; intellectual property; international arbitration; real estate and tax.
Other offices: Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Athens, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Brussels, Calgary, Canberra, Cape Town, Dubai, Durban, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Melbourne, Milan, Montréal, Moscow, Munich, Ottawa, Paris, Perth, Piraeus, Prague, Québec, Rome, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Warsaw
Associate offices: Dar es Salaam, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta
Number of UK partners 145
Number of other UK fee-earners 436
Total UK staff 1,115
Norton Rose Group partners 795+
Number of other fee-earners 1,860+
Total staff 5,100+
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