Norton Rose Fulbright > London, England > Firm Profile

‘Extremely fast, extremely practical and solutions oriented. We’ve loved working with them every time, as they help us navigate difficult and formalistic legislation with full comfort and without taking up huge resources.’

‘Tom Vita remains a great practical lawyer, guiding both legal professionals and the business through the ins and outs of arcane and byzantine US securities laws as they apply to EU offerings.’

‘I think NRF is very professional and productive with good collaboration between offices in different locations.’

‘A great team that has sound knowledge of trade finance and banking finance in general.’

‘Cross-border capabilities in trade finance specialism together with debt capital markets and insurance. Great team.’

‘I was mainly working with Tudor Plapcianu. Tudor’s strengths: high level of professionalism, extensive experience, strong analytical skills, customer-oriented mindset with full commitment, good communication skills and great efficiency.’

‘Andrew Wood and Richard Wilkes are a really good team working well together and complementing each other. Great leadership from Andrew with strong support from Richard Wilkes.’

‘Nick Grandage and Tudor Plapcianu are fantastic practitioners and Tudor is particularly good value for money.’

‘The team is very professional and able to manage complicated transactions while meeting ultra challenging deadlines.’

‘Norton Rose Fulbright are the market leaders in aircraft structured asset financing.’

‘It is a highly skilled and effective team.’

‘The pragmatic and solutions-driven Simon Hartley is a highly talented legal advisor, managing complicated situations calmly. He is very hands on and knows how to get a deal done.’

‘Owen Mulholland has a wealth of knowledge in all aspects of aircraft financing with a particular strength in dealing with complex aircraft purchase agreements.’

‘Simon Hartley has a very strong and precious franchise on the cruise sector. He not only understands legal situations but also the commercial situations.’

‘Eleanor Martin is wonderful to work with.’

‘Dan Cowdy has excellent in depth knowledge of our business and our agreements. He is always available and offers sound and balanced advice.’

‘A diverse range of specialist disciplines, so you can access the correct person for the job. Immediate and timely responses to work requests and deadlines. Great continuity of people. You can revisit a topic many years later and know the same people will respond and they immediately have all the background to the issue.’

‘Pragmatic solutions, not dogmatic with respect to a position or certain forms of wording. Accessible, easy to engage with associates who you can easily make a connection with.’

‘James Russell – pragmatic advice, excellent in negotiations. Paul Joseph – really good strategic advice on technology matters.’

‘They are our group’s preferred lawyers for M&A.’

‘NRF’s corporate insurance practice stands out as a team with a genuinely deep understanding of, and plenty of experience doing deals in, the insurance sector. It is able to seamlessly draw on specialists from other departments with complementary skillsets.’

‘Partners and associates alike are very responsive. Matt Foster, in particular, makes clients feel like they are his top priority.‘

‘They are technically excellent, so you always know you’re in safe hands. Alongside this, they’re just very good people, easy to get along with and always with one eye on the longer term relationship. This means that they always take a very commercial approach.’

‘Nico Berry is extremely competent at what he does, but just as importantly he makes it clear that his priority is building a long term relationship, with an appropriate amount of time and resource committed on his side. Charlotte Rowlandson is a star in the making. She is absolutely superb at what she does, juggling numerous complex issues and stakeholders effortlessly.‘

‘Good knowledge of the market. Experienced.‘

‘Very deep industry knowledge. Very collegiate firm. Strong partners and associates.‘

‘David Whear is deeply experienced and has great judgement. He also has both deep industry knowledge and understanding of our business. He is also down to earth and likeable.’

‘Well rounded team, good use of legal tech and a can do attitude. Do not over staff deals’

‘Matt Hardwick is very good – extremely likeable, pragmatic, good sector knowledge and presence’

‘Excellent support throughout the team led brilliantly by Dan Metcalfe and Rosa Mottershead. Knowledgeable, helpful, very courteous, always available  and capable of providing advice in terms of legal solutions and/or legal risks of adopting certain proposal’

‘The team that I worked with was not only responsive but also proactive and always available to discuss questions or concerns, which made making time-sensitive business decisions a much more streamlined process.’

‘Daniel Giemajner is very approachable and friendly – and his advice is proactive, pragmatic and commercial. He is also always quick to respond when needed. He makes dealing with difficult issues much less stressful.’

‘Strong partner-led support on a timely and amicable basis. Daniel Giemajner is flexible, knowledgable and amicable.’

‘A really strong team that is good to work with, particularly Jon Perry.’

‘They have a strong technical and legal understanding and the ability to explain the alternatives and the advantages and disadvantages to the client. A collaborative approach with all parties involved reduces unnecessary conflict (which in turn is less expensive and time consuming). They have a clear understanding of client objectives and legal advice is given accordingly. Very responsive and quick turn-around on documents.’

‘Dan Metcalfe is respectful of all parties involved in negotiations and has deep project finance experience, particularly in Africa, and a strong working relationship with lenders and legal counsel for lenders. He is able to tailor his advice and approach based on an understanding of our objectives and offer alternative solutions to consider.’

‘The team has experienced partners and associates with a lot of recent projects experience in the sector. Moreover, each lawyer was well connected each other, thus it makes the work very smooth and efficient. It saved a lot of time and costs.’

‘Julien Bocobza has good connections with sponsors and lenders. Also he is super efficient and speedy in every action. He is a solution oriented lawyer, so always seek results rather than being trapped by every small issue.’

‘Julien Bocobza was very efficient, finding solutions when the negotiations were blocked. He has huge experience in renewables and perfectly know the market practices in both M&A and project development contracts.’

‘The team works well together and collaborates across the departments to ensure issues are assessed and taken care of.’

‘Everyone we deal with at Norton Rose Fulbright is highly capable, hardworking, pleasant to work with and, importantly, have a sense of humour (the latter has been important given the challenges the last year has thrown at us!)’

‘We deal with many solicitors – Louisa Roe and her team are the most commercial and proactive team I have dealt with in recent years. They are incredibly responsive to both the client’s requirements and to input made by ourselves. Their turnaround time is exceptional. They are very collaborative as a team and bring the wider team together with is critical in making deals happen and so often is not the case with other solicitors.’

‘A team of solicitors I have always enjoyed working with.  The partners are very approachable, and all the associates are extremely knowledgeable about the real estate sector and have got me out of trouble a few times.’

‘Louisa Roe is head and shoulders above other solicitors we deal with day in day out. Very commercial, brilliant at problem solving, great attention to deal, incredibly responsive.’

‘David Hawkins has excellent engagement with and understanding of the complexities of deals. Very committed and never let us down on timing. David is very well supported by Louisa Roe and both work extremely hard.’

‘Good depth of expertise and global coverage.’

‘Very responsive and able to make time for calls even with mis-matched time zones involved.’

‘Quick turn around on several drafting requests.’

‘Zayed Al Jamil was invaluable in helping us complete a complex, challenging contract. He’s intelligent, personable, pragmatic and is able to deal effectively with difficult counterparts. As the chief negotiator, I spent a lot of time with him and because we worked so well together the arrival of the pandemic didn’t really unduly detrimentally affect our ability to close out the negotiations.’

‘Highly professional, approachable partners who are extremely knowledgeable about their areas and/or sectors of expertise.’ 

‘Approachable, responsive, fee conscious, experienced and knowledgeable.’

‘James Russell is a committed, practical lawyer with an immense depth of expertise.’

‘Duncan Batchelor, Robin Springthorpe and Annabelle Wheeler are very professional, with strong aviation knowledge, especially within technical matters – they are fast and responsive.’

‘A very well respected firm within this sector and with an excellent knowledge of airline wants and needs – probably the only law firm that has such a well-rounded practice. They resource each matter in the appropriate manner.’

‘The team is responsive and personable. They understand common issues in aviation and can explain it in a way that is easy to understand. They are able to propose commercially viable solutions in light of market practice.’

‘Chris Randall is outstanding in all respects – he is always available and incredibly responsive and efficient; and adds value at a high level. He takes the lead for us in a very effective manner, always representing our interests.’

‘Zayba Drabu – a fantastic lawyer, responsive, knowledgeable and clear in her advice.’

‘Dan Cowdy is very attentive, conscientious and not afraid to voice an opinion.’

‘Annabelle Wheeler is an excellent lawyer – she is highly knowledgeable, delivering a service well above her job title. Highly responsive, very commercial and great fun to work with. Was great to have her in the trenches with us on a very tricky transaction. Felt a real partnership with her, that you don’t always get with specialists. One to watch.’

‘Robin Springthorpe is a leader in his field – a tenacious litigator.’

‘Highly experienced team with the ability to advise on complex cross-border financial structures.’

‘Tom Johnson is an experienced partner and has strong commercial acumen required to close complex transactions.’

‘A highly experienced team in the rail sector with the expertise to cover all aspects such as project work, disputes and litigation, project finance.’

‘Simon Gwyne is a trustworthy individual who is able to see the commercial reality of the situation and achieve the right outcome.’

‘Norton Rose has an excellent knowledge of the rail industry. The team is led by two industry heavyweights – Tom Johnson and Simon Gwynne – who are then supported by the technically excellent Louise Auty.’

‘Norton Rose has been heavily involved in the rail sector since pre-privatisation. They act for a range of clients in the sector. As a result they have a real in depth knowledge and understanding of all parts of the sector, the issues that impact on it, where it has been and where it is going. Norton Rose has also acted for us for many years so, additionally, they have an excellent understanding of us, where we sit in the sector and where we want to be. These attributes are what we want from our advisers.’

‘Tom Johnson is excellent. He knows what is important. He is knowledgeable, clever, commercial and pragmatic.’

‘For a business like ours where rail is only a smaller part of our business, we really appreciate a business like Norton Rose Fulbright where there are two senior partners who we can approach – Simon Gwynne for finance and the Tom Johnson for general matters.’

‘Very knowledgeable in this space, instructed on many of the big regulatory dispute.’

‘Katie Stephen – brilliant litigator who tirelessly fights for her clients.’

‘The team is very responsive and able to nimbly deal with complex regulatory and jurisdictional issues. They have a quick grasp on complex market issues and the regulatory issues around them.’

‘I have principally worked with Katie Stephen. She has been very quick to develop an understanding of the key issues and to break these down in a clear and concise way. She has also shown strong co-ordination with our US counsel and managed to skilfully navigate the differing US and UK legal and regulatory requirements.’

‘The in depth knowledge of the topic and the practical application to our challenges is excellent. The team are approachable and talk in a straight forward way I can understand. When they explain complex issues they have the way of expressing the issues which I can analyse and understand quickly. They have understood our complex corporate history, and they have been very innovative in helping us navigate a complex and changing environment.’

‘The straight talking, supportive dialogue has been invaluable to us. we have been able to make rapid decisions as we have been able to get clear guidance, quickly. The ability of the NRF team to work collaboratively (with us and across their own disciplines) has been excellent, and really made a difference to us. We feel we own our decisions, but that we have made them with all the information we need. The whole team have been excellent, nominating any individual feels unfair!‘

‘Norton Rose have sophisticated lawyers experienced in dealing with the most complex financial services cases.’

‘Katie Steven deals with complex financial services litigation. She has an excellent command of the detail in these cases. She is also a pleasure to deal with – very collaborative in her approach to colleagues and other parties. This is an approach that undoubtedly works in encouraging co-operation of stakeholders.’

‘Norton Rose’s delivery time is quicker than other firms we use, and their knowledge of UK regulation is impressive. They have been innovative and helpful in providing secondments, free training, and answering quick ad hoc questions on an unchargeable basis. That flexibility, and their expertise, has led us to look to them first in many situations when we would have previously gone to a Magic Circle firm.’

‘Imogen Garner is engaging and extremely knowledgeable. Always available and makes it seem effortless. User-friendly. Hannah Milkin is excellent technical skills. Jonathan Herbst uses his superior intellect not to outwit others but to simplify complex matters in order to provide useful, useable advice. He is an in-house lawyer’s ideal external lawyer.’

‘We mainly deal with Norton Rose Fulbright in our ESG work. This is of key importance to our members. Their ability to stand up experts in discussions with members and in understanding regulatory proposals as well as assisting in formulating policy recommendations is why we use them.’

‘Our lead partner is Imogen Garner, who is both charming and very sharp. Imogen is accessible as well as expert where she needs to be.’

‘I deal with seniors – very strong in a broad range of areas with a focus on prompt and practical advice. Capacity to be technical but also to demystify complex matters for broader audience. They understand our business and what matters to us and to our clients.’

‘Jonathan Herbst has a wealth of knowledge and experience – ability to get very quickly to practical solutions to complex issues. Not afraid to take a view.’

‘The team contains several giants in their field as well as star associates. Katie Stephen is at the top of the market for anything related to regulatory crime/investigations (including fraud); Dominic Stuttaford has supreme knowledge of tax law and is an invaluable resource in any fraud cases with a tax element; James Lockwood is an up and coming superstar, he is an associate to watch; Harriet Jones-Fenleigh is a delight to work with and 100% trustworthy’.

‘My experience of the NRF litigation teams shows how they bring their knowledge of specialist areas – in my case, banking – to bear on fraud claims’.

‘Fraud claims rarely exist in a vacuum and this ability to combine specialist expertise with the litigation strategy required in fraud cases marks out the NRF team I am currently working with Radford Goodman who has shown great sensitivity to the broader issues in play while providing his clear advice to the client’.

‘James Lockwood, Counsel, is class act, very responsive and gives practical and commercial advice; clients love him.  Sure to be a star of the future’.

‘Ruth Cowley: she’s absolutely first-rate. A top quality mind, an excellent lawyer, a fearsome opponent, and one of the top fraud lawyers around’.

‘Harriet Jones-Fenleigh: a young partner, who is rightly rated as a superstar. Fearsomely clever, monstrously hardworking, and a delight to work with’.

‘James Lockwood: totally outstanding, and someone you want working on any fraud case you’ve got. He produces excellent documents, first-rate analysis and legal research, and has a capacity for hard work second to none’.

‘The team I have worked with have been excellent on the detail of the case, the law, and case management and have also had a fine sense of the client’s commercial objectives’.

‘Great industry and market knowledge – highly recommended.‘

‘Outstanding knowledge of the markets and industry context, a highly intelligent approach from great communicators.’

‘The team has a high level of experience in the commercial nuances of the area, achieved through their instruction by a large number of big players in the industry.’

‘Michael Godden is truly excellent. His legal knowledge is just as good as a QC, but he wears his learning lightly and has an excellent client manner and tactical sense.’

‘Quick turnaround, good collaboration between team members, relationship of trust has developed due to long-standing working engagement with NRF.’

‘Norton Rose’s commodities disputes practice is brilliant. Their lawyers are market leaders in the area. They have strong practitioners at every level and can handle the most difficult cases in the area. They know the industry inside out. They are also extremely nice people to work with.’

‘Antony Corsi is very well respected in this field. He has a great sense of strategy and gives very sensible advice.’

‘The team is professional, knowledgeable, practical and very client-focused.’

‘Michael Black is an excellent attorney with deep knowledge of secured lending and the marketplace. He is a very effective negotiator and analyses issues both from a business and legal standpoint and finds creative solutions.’

‘The responsive and very user-friendly Alex Dunn has exceptional knowledge of the lending area.’

‘Strong and co-operative cross-discipline team from trustee to litigation. Added bonus of merger with Fulbright adds excellent NY law capability and experience.’

‘Kirstin Russell is an excellent communicator whose extensive experience means she sees and deals with problems and issues before they arise.’

‘The team is very professional with great knowledge of both the subject and the corporate engaged.’

‘Quick responses, and professional service.’

‘The NRF team had unique technology which enabled efficient contract review. The project team was able to provide daily management information which was very useful.’

‘The practice requires a balancing between the client’s business objectives and the market/regulatory realities. Norton Rose does it well. Their flexible approach to billing is noteworthy as well.’

‘Peter Young and Vishal Mawkin are both are very tuned in to the requirements of the client and provide pragmatic advice.’

‘Key strengths are depth of experience in the repackaging market, hedging of structured finance transactions, and other complex derivative structures. Quality and expertise rival that of the Magic Circle, but it offers a better value proposition and better partner availability.’

‘The crown jewel standout partner is the head of the derivatives practice, Nigel Dickinson. Nigel Dickinson is the best repackaging lawyer in the market: his experience of complex structured finance transactions is unrivalled, and he is well-liked by the business as well as in-house lawyers for how quickly he grasps the technical issues and is able to propose innovative solutions. He is ably assisted by up-and-coming partner Daniel Franks.’

‘Strong technical expertise and great value on fees. Always have partner focus on matters.’

‘Daniel Franks is a standout partner to work with – exceptionally technical yet commercial and a brilliant negotiator. He is valued by both in-house legal and business teams.’

‘This team combines technical legal skill with commercial savvy exceptionally well. They have made the effort to truly understand our business and its needs, and we consider them a trusted advisor to our business.’

‘Partner Nigel Dickinson is the star of this team and sets the standard extremely high. He is an active participant in our matters and is always available to us. As a result he understands our business incredibly well and can be trusted as a safe pair of hands. Hi technical expertise is second to none but it’s his commercial nous which truly sets him apart. I first met senior associate Sean Bruns at the start of his career and it was clear to me even then that he was exceedingly gifted. He has a confident grasp of even the most complex of our transactions and we always enjoy working with him.’

‘Business sense, superb domain expertise, ideal advisor for first issuers.’

‘David Shearer is a trusted advisor for the top management of any issuer with exceptional expertise in the field of securitisation. He is pragmatic and conscious of stakeholders’ restrictions. Rae Parsons shows commitment to meeting even the most demanding deadlines.’

‘A conscientious, hard-working and analytical team with an excellent knowledge and understanding of professional negligence cases against solicitors and barristers.’

‘Highly commercial and pragmatic. Advice that is worth paying for.’

‘Creative thinking, engaged with the key issues promptly and can see the wood from the trees. Forceful but always reasonable. Personable and a pleasure to work with.’

‘Mike George is diligent, resourceful and gives careful thought to issues.’

‘Michelle George and Mike George are excellent professional negligence lawyers. Experienced in defending high profile and heavyweight solicitor negligence claims.’

‘Michelle George is excellent. She is experienced and calm under pressure whilst providing succinct advice on technical legal issues.’

‘Very good expert knowledge on all aspects of the investment funds market.‘

‘I use Ian Fox mainly. He has a long track record of providing practical and commercial advice on investment trusts. A real trusted adviser.‘

‘I have been working with Norton Rose Fulbright for about 10 years now, and it’s been a really good experience. The teams are organized by lawyers with excellent training and are knowledgeable across a wide range of matters.’

’Madhavi Gosavi is very committed to delivering and work very closely with the client, understanding theirs needs and challenges, such as financing and strategy.’

‘The team works well together and collaborates across the departments to ensure issues are assessed and taken care of.’

‘Everyone we deal with at Norton Rose Fulbright is highly capable, hardworking, pleasant to work with and, importantly, have a sense of humour (the latter has been important given the challenges the last year has thrown at us!)’

‘We deal with many solicitors – Louisa Roe and her team are the most commercial and proactive team I have dealt with in recent years. They are incredibly responsive to both the client’s requirements and to input made by ourselves. Their turnaround time is exceptional. They are very collaborative as a team and bring the wider team together with is critical in making deals happen and so often is not the case with other solicitors.’

‘A team of solicitors I have always enjoyed working with.  The partners are very approachable, and all the associates are extremely knowledgeable about the real estate sector and have got me out of trouble a few times.’

‘Louisa Roe is head and shoulders above other solicitors we deal with day in day out. Very commercial, brilliant at problem solving, great attention to deal, incredibly responsive.’

‘David Hawkins has excellent engagement with and understanding of the complexities of deals. Very committed and never let us down on timing. David is very well supported by Louisa Roe and both work extremely hard.’

‘Highly skilled team members, thorough analysis and the ability to explore all options. Able to understand the client’s position and advise during the negotiation and finalisation of legal documents.’

‘Solid legal advice, always delivered in a timely and professional manner. Stuck to the brief and sub budgets for particular deliverables and refreshingly came in under budget.’

‘Andrew Buisson is extremely knowledgeable in aviation projects. His drafting and attention to detail is excellent, he is deal focused and he has a great ability to break down and explain difficult legal concepts in manner that is easily understandable for both parties, which in turn made him a great negotiator and facilitator.’

‘A strong team led by veteran Caroline May, who has all the instincts of a litigator and will fight your corner like a lion. Great for diversity as it includes female solicitors in leading positions. The collaboration is great and there is a strong cohesion in the team. A big advantage is the collaboration across other teams in NRF, taking care of all needs in the litigation.’

‘Caroline May is a very experienced solicitor. She is very knowledgeable of the oil industry and operations, and has good litigation instincts and excellent leadership skills. She also has excellent communication skills with lay clients and is available to clients. She is the kind of person you want in your corner.’

‘Lucy Bruce-Jones is consistent and committed to her work.’

‘A strong and powerful team of environmental lawyers. Caroline May probably has as much hands-on experience of environmental litigation as anyone currently in practice.’

‘Top of the pile environmental lawyers.’

‘Lucy Bruce-Jones is hardworking.’

‘Caroline May is knowledgeable and wily.’

‘The team are approachable and talk in a straight forward way I can understand. When they explain complex issues they have a way of expressing the issues which I can analyse and understand quickly. We have needed to work very closely with the NRF team, and they have worked very closely with all of my own team. They have understood our complex corporate history, and they have been very innovative in helping us navigate a complex and changing environment. Billing is transparent and understandable, the team have had all the requisite skills as we needed them.‘

‘Chris Pearson is very pragmatic and innovative in his approach.‘

‘Working with each member of the team and the team as a whole has been a positive experience’.

‘They are all highly motivated, friendly, hard-working and produce work to a high standard’.

‘When considering Norton Rose Fulbright alongside other law firms, my general sense is that they are more professional and more experienced’.

‘Ffion Flockhart leads by example with respect to extremely high levels of professionalism, which manifests itself as demanding extremely high quality work from all those around her’.

‘The Norton Rose Fulbright team has been extraordinarily understanding in shaping guidance to our needs in addition to of course providing sound legal judgment’.

‘Marcus Evans is extremely knowledgeable but also extremely collegial’.

‘Lara White is one of the most knowledgeable legal counsel I have ever worked with; her advice is incredibly well reasoned and well supported’.

‘Norton Rose is the only firm I’ve worked with that consistently presents a cogent, practical and synthesised response to questions I pose’. 

‘ Pamela Reddy is very good and strategically sound in her approach. She is particularly strong dealing with clients in the financial sector.’

‘The team are approachable and talk in a straightforward way I can understand. When they explain complex issues, they have a way of expressing the issues which I can analyse and understand quickly. We have needed to work very closely with the NRF team. They understood our complex corporate history, and they have been very innovative in helping us navigate a complex and changing environment.’

‘Always helpful, accommodating and provide excellent timely advice, which is clear and easy to follow.’

‘The straight-talking, supportive dialogue has been invaluable to us. We have been able to make rapid decisions as we have been able to get clear guidance, quickly. The ability of the NRF team to work collaboratively (with us and across their own disciplines) has been excellent, and really made a difference to us. We feel we own our decisions, but that we have made them with all the information we need. The whole team have been excellent!’

‘Always helpful, accommodating and provide excellent timely advice, which is clear and easy to follow. David Harris in particular is an extremely valued contact.’

‘Julia Lloyd is a star. She is very commercial and practical. Her advice is clear and relevant. She gives solutions not problems.’

‘They are very knowledgeable with the energy industry and M&A deals, together with being very approachable. We are able to have pragmatic discussions which help in getting deals done.’

‘The team is able to draw on a wide range of deep technical expertise to deal with a varied range of questions and issues.’

‘Michael Alliston is technically brilliant and can perform thorough research and analysis at speed.’

‘Extremely fast, extremely practical and solutions-oriented. We’ve loved working with them every time, as they help us navigate difficult and formalistic legislation with full comfort and without taking up huge resources.’

‘Tom Vita remains a great practical lawyer, guiding both legal professionals and the business through the ins and outs of arcane and byzantine US securities laws as they apply to EU offerings.’

‘Susanna Rogers –  very diligent, very calm, great practical advice delivered efficiently, willing to respond to changing demands client demands, great knowledge and understanding, organised and really nice to deal with.’

‘Mark Simpson – very strategic advice, good to deal with, showed flexibility and quick to get up to speed.‘

‘The NRF Competition Team have provided us with consistent and high calibre support for a number of years. They know our business and are able to provide practical, commercial advice and have an excellent understanding of the law in this area and best practice. They are a very personable team with sharp focus and responsive turnarounds. We have found them highly adaptive in responding to questions from different parts of our business and a pleasure to work with. They have been creative and responsive in their training offerings for us.‘

‘Mark Simpson – excellent communicator and understanding of the law. Quick to adapt advice to our sector and understand complex products. Is able to get to the key questions decisively and instils great confidence with his advice.’

‘Caroline Thomas – personable style, commercial approach and highly diligent. Quickly absorbs all the facts and listens actively. Brings excellent experience and understanding of competition law in practice. Is solution focused‘

‘There is a good balance in the team between Neil O’May who is an extremely experienced lawyer held in high repute who has seen it all, and Pamela Reddy, a highly personable, immensely competent communicator with a calm manner and a good handle on complex cases. Both exercise astute judgement.’

‘The level of client care is outstanding. Clients feel that they are listened to and the team put their all into obtaining the best result possible. An excellent, focused team.’

‘The small team advising me worked well together and provided me with all the advice I required. Communication was clear, concise and always provided on a very timely basis. I am very happy with everything provided by the NRF white collar crime team, and would not hesitate to work with them again.’

‘Pam Reddy is very talented and efficient, and is a gutsy character who fights for her clients.’

‘Neil O’May is becoming one of the big beasts in the market.’

‘Pamela Reddy is the lawyer I have had most dealings with. She is meticulous, organised and engaged at every point of the case. Clients feel that their interests are being well cared for; I get an excellent and very prompt response to all my queries.’

‘Neil O’May is a skilful and intelligent leader of a very tight team. The entire team were a delight to work with, but particular thanks to Pam Reddy for her proactive attitude, personable demeanour and quality of advice.’

‘Really top class outfit.‘

‘Antony Corsi – A charming and urbane individual with an excellent discipline for careful project management of complex litigation. Perfect blend of an eye for overall strategy and tactics, with attention to detail in the delegation and supervision of senior and junior associates leading individual workstreams.‘

‘Andrew Judkins  – a truly remarkable ability to get up to speed. Highly organised individual who plainly takes great care in his work.’

‘Antony Corsi – beginning to make waves in the London market. Will go far.’

‘The team is marked out by its disciplined management of the litigation and the various workstreams – nothing is ever missed or forgotten about. Overall, the team is a very safe set of hands for the most complex and difficult cross-border commercial disputes.

‘Outstanding market and industry knowledge – very bright and intelligent – pleasure to work with.‘

‘The team at Norton Rose is excellent. They truly operate as a team and have managed to create a highly collaborative culture in the practice. The entire team from partner to associate is fully engaged on every case, which inspires confidence and makes for a highly productive working relationship.’

‘Mark Simpson, in particular, is a pleasure to work with. He is smart and fosters a collaborate culture on his cases. He also has a solid understanding of the core competition economics concepts and interacts meaningfully with experts to ensure the best outcomes for his clients.‘

‘Mark Simpson has excellent sector knowledge.’

‘The advice received from NRF was undoubtedly excellent, as was their prior knowledge of the sector, just as you would expect. But what marks NRF out was the quality of the collaboration that we had with them.‘

‘It was the openness to engagement and collaborative spirit that marked them out. You expect knowledge, insight and of course hard work, and you get all of that too from the NRF team, but when that comes with a warm, human approach it helps hugely with handling those inevitable pinch points found on any case.’

‘A brilliant team for international arbitration. Well-resourced, experienced, and with truly outstanding client care.‘

‘The NRF team, led by Sherina Petit, is a very astute team when it comes to strategising for disputes.‘

‘Sherina Petit is a brilliant lawyer and I have worked with her on many occasions – very robust drafting of disputes documents and she is very thorough in her work.‘

‘Sherina Petit has a deep and insightful understanding of what her client needs; she provides clearheaded, no-nonsense and sensible advice to clients, while helping them navigate the unfamiliar territory of international arbitration.‘

‘James Rogers has excellent advocacy skills and strategic vision, and is hands on.‘

‘Ruth Cowley is a standout partner in this field. Highly intelligent and patient, and with incredible forensic skills.‘

‘Patrick Bourke has a quiet dedication to promoting his client’s interests.‘

‘Counsel Matthew Buckle is very sharp.‘

‘Outstanding.’

‘Dominic Stuttaford is absolutely brilliant! He knows tax law and practice like no-one else. He’s stunningly clever, unbelievably knowledgeable, a terrific lawyer, tactically astute and a delight to work with.’

‘Matt Findley is personable, technically excellent and responsive and so has all the characteristics I look for as a client.’

‘For me, this is where the people stand out as being true experts in their field but are also providing excellent customer service. They are approachable and always willing to provide both legal advice but with a commercial approach when assessing any risks.’

‘Matthew Findley is an excellent partner providing first class service.’

‘Matthew Findley provides clear, practical advice. No messing about.’

‘Matthew Findley provides clear and concise advice without overcomplicating matters. He understands the commercial drivers behind what the client needs and is upfront with what can be done.’

‘The team at Norton Rose are both technically excellent and straightforward to deal with. They give commercial, pragmatic advice without looking for overly complex solutions. This makes life easy from a client’s perspective.’

‘The people are the unique element. The team’s strengths are: responsiveness; the ability to provide simple explanations to complex issues; and first class customer service. I feel like they’re an extension of my team.’

‘The team is practical, efficient and obviously smart.’

‘Although a very large organisation, the team that have supported me made it all feel very personal – they were always happy to answer my questions.’

‘Always responsive. Up to date expertise.’

‘Caroline May heads up a crack team at Norton Rose’

‘Caroline May is a great leader with bags of experience and sound tactical instincts. She delivers exceptional service to her clients and fights their corner tenaciously.’

‘The team are always able to blend pragmatism with detail and to work with others to ensure practical and robust solutions.’

‘We have worked with the pensions team at Norton Rose for many years and have always found them approachable and responsive to our needs. They have provided valuable advice on consolidated trust deeds and rules and scheme closures and mergers.’

‘The individuals I work with provide good advice and do so in a very consultative manner. The firm’s periodic thought pieces and their summaries of new and proposed regulations and laws are also quite informative and timely.

‘Lesley Browning has an excellent understanding of the issues we face and has always provided excellent and timely advice.’

‘Peter Ford and Shane O’Reilly are two very experienced lawyers but over and above that they take the time to get to know people and they are always an absolute pleasure to work with.’

‘The team was incredibly attentive and cohesive. They provided consistently great service throughout.’

‘Experience and communication with clients and advisers is very high quality. Always available and commercially minded.’

‘Neha Khosla is perceptive, robust and tenacious. She communicates complex issues with absolute clarity and leaves no stone unturned.’

‘Jon Ogle and Michelle George – stellar.’

‘Michelle George and Adrian Mecz are highly experienced insurance coverage lawyers who have always seen and dealt with it before’

‘Michelle George is an excellent insurance coverage lawyer who doesn’t waste time with bad points or advice’

‘Excellent team – very diverse experience – excellent individuals. An excellent service’

‘Charlie Weston-Simons has provided excellent strategic thinking around a complex matter’

‘Susannah Russell managed the large volumes of material involved with great skill and accuracy and kept pace with the many twists and turns of the arbitration’

‘The team works well together and collaborates across the departments to ensure issues are assessed and taken care of.’

‘Everyone we deal with at Norton Rose Fulbright is highly capable, hardworking, pleasant to work with and, importantly, have a sense of humour (the latter has been important given the challenges the last year has thrown at us!)’

‘We deal with many solicitors – Louisa Roe and her team are the most commercial and proactive team I have dealt with in recent years. They are incredibly responsive to both the client’s requirements and to input made by ourselves. Their turnaround time is exceptional. They are very collaborative as a team and bring the wider team together with is critical in making deals happen and so often is not the case with other solicitors.’

‘A team of solicitors I have always enjoyed working with.  The partners are very approachable, and all the associates are extremely knowledgeable about the real estate sector and have got me out of trouble a few times.’

‘Louisa Roe is head and shoulders above other solicitors we deal with day in day out. Very commercial, brilliant at problem solving, great attention to deal, incredibly responsive.’

‘David Hawkins has excellent engagement with and understanding of the complexities of deals. Very committed and never let us down on timing. David is very well supported by Louisa Roe and both work extremely hard.’

‘Simon Ramsden can simplify a complex situation, and bring genuine and alternative pragmatic and commercial options to the table, whilst being robust on the legal solutions also available.’

‘Happy to work dynamically and efficient in their collaboration with the client as the situation changes.’

‘Norton selects the best lawyers that they have around the world to create the best team to defend your interests.’

‘The partners and associates at Norton are good lawyers: they know the law that they are applying, they think very much in the interest of the client, and they are a very good advocates in defending the client.’

‘Dan Metcalfe takes an active role on all transactions and always makes himself available for commercial discussions and negotiations, bringing his many years of experience to bear for the client’s benefit. The team is able to work fast without sacrificing attention to detail when required to meet tight deadlines. They have made increasing use of technology, particularly in the conditions precedent space.’

‘Their partner engagement, client management, knowledge and technical capabilities are outstanding. Clear fee arrangements and periodic WIP billing updates engender confidence in project controls and efficiency of service. Norton Rose made the legal elements of our transaction feel effortless – their advice was always clear, very timely and document reviews were controlled with well-managed and quickly resolved issues lists. A fantastic experience and a top class adviser.’

‘The team are excellent. They go above and beyond to get the deal done and have done a number of extremely difficult deals for us in the past year.’

‘A full-service real estate practice, with direct access to partners who run all elements of the transaction.’

‘Sarah Cullen is an absolute superstar. Highly responsive, very commercial and everything you want in a real estate finance lawyer.’

‘Jennie Dorsaint is a strong partner, is able to work across Europe on transactions with ease, and always manages the entire end-to-end process in order to ensure delivery on time and in a cost-effective manner.’

‘Sarah Cullen is clear, incisive, smart, collegial, patient and highly commercial in approach. She is an exceptional lawyer, with great poise and a very calm and friendly demeanour. Sarah knows exactly what needs to be done and ensures a crisp execution and excellent client management. She also manages her team incredibly well and invisibly, so her associates are empowered and similarly competent and her clients benefit from her close behind the scenes oversight and careful management of key commercials.’

‘Jennie Dorsaint is pragmatic and commercial, has great client knowledge and is cool-headed. She has exceptional knowledge of complex structures.’

‘Jon Perry is an excellent partner. Top tier M&A lawyer, brilliant client engagement, and nimble problem solving approach.’

‘Practical, commercially minded, proactive and collaborative.’ 

‘I would like to give specific mention to the partner, Oliver Stacey and Zahra Sachedina. I have now worked with them for over two and a half years, and they never fail to impress. Oliver is affable, and the traditional trusted counsel. Always available and making sure the matter runs smoothly. Zahra is very capable and available. At her junior level she is able to inspire confidence normally only bestowed on her much more senior colleagues.’

‘The firm offers a significant breadth of expertise across a range of sectors, delivering on-point legal and commercial advice.’

‘The team works very well together, and delivers timely and accurate legal/commercial advice and insights. It is always a pleasure to work with them even when dealing with challenging situations.’

‘Having worked with a number of NRF teams over the past four years I have been impressed with the calibre of the people and their adherence to deadlines.’

‘Having worked with Catrina Smith for the past 20 months I have valued her practical, pragmatic and common-sense approach. Her support, direction and guidance have been invaluable and she always made herself available. Approachable and personable, Catrina has been a joy to work with.’

‘The team has strong knowledge in diverse areas: regulatory, employment law, GDPR, etc.’

‘Balanced judgement of cases; great experience in managing a variety of situations; good market liaisons.’

‘The team are always able to blend pragmatism with detail and to work with others to ensure practical and robust solutions.’

‘We have worked with the pensions team at Norton Rose for many years and have always found them approachable and responsive to our needs. They have provided valuable advice on consolidated trust deeds and rules and scheme closures and mergers.’

‘The individuals I work with provide good advice and do so in a very consultative manner. The firm’s periodic thought pieces and their summaries of new and proposed regulations and laws are also quite informative and timely.’

‘Excellent, forward-thinking planning advice.’

‘Adaptability to advise on different types of development and up to date knowledge of case law and how to apply it to best effect in practice.’

‘Sarah Fitzpatrick is an industry expert with a proven track record in successful planning appeals with local authorities. You would not want anyone else to represent you.’

‘A real powerhouse. A blue chip client base. Huge knowledge and experience of all aspects of planning law, including major infrastructure and court litigation. Fits within the broader Norton Rose offering which means there is particular strength in Energy cases. In my view, undoubtedly one of the very best planning teams in London.’

‘Carina Wentzel is truly exceptional. Hugely personably, terrifyingly intelligent, and totally on top of all of the deals all of the time. She works extremely hard and understands both the law and the client’s commercial objectives in a way that only a first-rate solicitor can.’

‘David Stevens offered practical and pragmatic advice in testing circumstances, delivered in line with our required timescales.’

‘Knowledgeable and responsive.’

‘David Stevens is friendly and eager to help.’

‘The NRF team responsible for our work is reliable and responds quickly. If instructed, they can deliver work product within the same day.’

‘What stands out with NRF is that they are keen to deliver a good product and focus on return clients. This is done by having an even and high quality delivery, good knowledge of the shipping industry and the finance sector.’

‘Norton Rose Fulbright has a very strong team with extensive experience in all issues relating to corporate, commercial and venture capital. No matter the knotty issue, NRF finds and executes alternative solutions to deliver value.’

‘Bayo Odubeko and Louise Finnegan are outstanding. They work selflessly and professionally, and consider our issues their issues. They take every win for their clients as a win for themselves, so they give everything.’

‘The team is proactive, diligent, innovative and commercial, and has strong experience in Africa where we operate.’

‘An experienced restructuring and insolvency team which is able to draw on the firm’s strong sector capability (eg shipping and energy) and breadth of specialisms, coupled with geographical reach which is delivered in an integrated way.’

‘Experience across a large number of deals allows for strong recommendations and innovative deal solutions.’

‘The team is approachable and very pragmatic in helping us reach the appropriate solution for our challenges. When they explain complex issues they have the way of expressing the issues which I can analyse and understand quickly.’

‘James Stonebridge is experienced at working through complex, international restructuring and insolvency situations with the interplay of different laws, precedents and jurisdictions.’