Firm Profile > Norton Rose Fulbright > London, England

It is a leading firm for aviation work.

It provides a first-class service.

The team is highly respected by other players in the aviation sector.

The team is pro-active and delivers on quick turnaround times.

The team provides pragmatic and commercial advice.

Robin Springthorpe has sound knowledge and experience in aviation litigation.

The team has an excellent approach to customer service.

Simon Chamberlain is extremely capable because he manages to combine the sheer practicality of doing business in the airline industry with the legal perspective.

‘Professional and extremely hardworking individuals who work as a team. They work hard to understand the background of clients and the subtle nuances that have materialised over time to ensure a forward-looking approach and that clients are implementing change that is compliant but workable. This takes a lot of dedication and commitment to resolve, which it does every time.‘

‘NRF put together a team to provide specific advice in relation to the impact of Brexit on the aviation sector. The team provides commercial and pragmatic advice on an area which has not been easy to provide clear guidance on.. Because of its in-depth understanding of the aviation sector (having acted for many years for all types of players in the market – manufactures, airlines, lessors, financiers), the Brexit issue and how it affects the industry has not been dealt with anywhere as well as it has at NRF.‘

‘The experience and depth of knowledge within the team is exceptional. A completely trusted adviser that works collaboratively with the business and understands the commercial and practical challenges facing in-house lawyers.‘

‘Maria Ross always demonstrates a client-centric approach. Her technical knowledge and ability is outstanding.‘

‘Simon Baker is a rising star, his knowledge is exceptional and he has great industry experience.’

‘Hannah Meakin stands out for her detailed technical knowledge, ability to cut through the noise and get to a bespoke solution that works for the client’s business.‘

‘The personalities are great – Hannah Meakin, Rachel Smith, Georgia Karamani and Jonathan Herbst seem part of the in-house legal team as they work through the nitty gritty together; this is all credit to their professionalism and customer service.’

‘The team is very big on customer service which shines through. The individuals involved also take ownership if they are on the hook to deliver -they are a credit to NRF.‘

‘The team make a concerted effort to understand the exact requirements of the client, as well as appreciating what the client cannot accept before entering into any negotiations. They also take time to understand the corporate structure of the client to appreciate the nuances behind decision making requirements. This makes the deal process much easier and significantly more manageable from a client perspective.’

‘Louisa Roe is pragmatic, commercial, has a can-do ethic, understands the requirements of the client and translates these into manageable obligations and requirements.’

‘Dan Wagerfield has fantastic knowledge and ability to apply legal expertise to the issue at hand to ensure pragmatic workable solutions are achieved.’

‘The turnaround time on advice is very quick, which is hugely valuable, but the advice is always clear, concise and well explained. They have a great understanding on what the client’s needs are and what they want to achieve and are always on hand to offer advice to help bring matters to a conclusion.’

‘Very pragmatic and commercial, not points scoring solicitors. They get the deals done with the minimum of fuss.’

‘Tenacity and attention to detail. Commercial acumen. Speed and efficiency’.

‘Friendly and helpful, willing to support even when other members may be on leave’.

‘Alex Parry is very helpful, competent and supportive’.

‘Very good technical ability and excellent customer communication’.

‘David Sinclair has an incredible grip on the minute details on each project and provides an excellent level of service.’

‘The team make a concerted effort to understand the exact requirements of the client, as well as appreciating what the client cannot accept before entering into any negotiations. They also take time to understand the corporate structure of the client to appreciate the nuances behind decision making requirements. This makes the deal process much easier and significantly more manageable from a client perspective.’

‘Louisa Roe is pragmatic, commercial, has a can-do ethic, understands the requirements of the client and translates these into manageable obligations and requirements.’

‘Dan Wagerfield has fantastic knowledge and ability to apply legal expertise to the issue at hand to ensure pragmatic workable solutions are achieved.’

‘The turnaround time on advice is very quick, which is hugely valuable, but the advice is always clear, concise and well explained. They have a great understanding on what the client’s needs are and what they want to achieve and are always on hand to offer advice to help bring matters to a conclusion.’

‘Very pragmatic and commercial, not points scoring solicitors. They get the deals done with the minimum of fuss.’

‘Tenacity and attention to detail. Commercial acumen. Speed and efficiency’.

‘Friendly and helpful, willing to support even when other members may be on leave’.

‘Alex Parry is very helpful, competent and supportive’.

‘Very good technical ability and excellent customer communication’.

‘David Sinclair has an incredible grip on the minute details on each project and provides an excellent level of service.’

‘The team make a concerted effort to understand the exact requirements of the client, as well as appreciating what the client cannot accept before entering into any negotiations. They also take time to understand the corporate structure of the client to appreciate the nuances behind decision making requirements. This makes the deal process much easier and significantly more manageable from a client perspective.’

‘Louisa Roe is pragmatic, commercial, has a can-do ethic, understands the requirements of the client and translates these into manageable obligations and requirements.’

‘Dan Wagerfield has fantastic knowledge and ability to apply legal expertise to the issue at hand to ensure pragmatic workable solutions are achieved.’

‘The turnaround time on advice is very quick, which is hugely valuable, but the advice is always clear, concise and well explained. They have a great understanding on what the client’s needs are and what they want to achieve and are always on hand to offer advice to help bring matters to a conclusion.’

‘Very pragmatic and commercial, not points scoring solicitors. They get the deals done with the minimum of fuss.’

‘Tenacity and attention to detail. Commercial acumen. Speed and efficiency’.

‘Friendly and helpful, willing to support even when other members may be on leave’.

‘Alex Parry is very helpful, competent and supportive’.

‘Very good technical ability and excellent customer communication’.

‘David Sinclair has an incredible grip on the minute details on each project and provides an excellent level of service.’

“The practice has extensive knowledge and is well able to handle and resolve all legal matters that we faced, including the US sanctions imposed on certain Russian companies.”

“The best proof of our satisfaction with the team’s work is that it will be implicated in the second phase of the renewal and expansion project.”

“Martin McCann and very experienced counsel Daniel Giemajner work fast and deliver quality at the same time.”

“Daniel Giemajner has extensive knowledge and added great value to making the project a success. I would highly recommend him if finance is needed in emerging markets.”

‘Great commercially astute senior associates, who were really able to drive the transaction along.‘

‘High level of partner involvement with a very strong bench.‘

‘The international network is very important, not just in emerging markets but also in Australia and Canada.‘

‘Very approachable from partner to associate level.‘

“The team at Norton Rose Fulbright have a strong grasp of both the commercial and technical issues at play.”

‘Very professional and transparent’

‘This team comes with a huge amount of experience in crime and fraud’.

‘The team are fantastically well-resourced and bring an imaginative approach to defence ’.

‘Neil O’May has a wonderful combination of legal judgement and courage  -taking on the hardest cases and producing wonderful results’.         

‘Pamela Reddy is absolutely brilliant – a calm, assured presence. Personable and exercising sound judgement, she is highly versatile and very ambitious’.

‘Amy Shaffron has a background in defending all manner of serious crimes, beyond simply the white-collar variety. Clients love her for her pragmatic approach and her ability to reduce complex allegations into a digestible and comprehensible format’

‘The team combines competence with solid experience managing complex processes’

‘NRF go back a long way in infrastructure. One certainly gets a serious assurance of quality from a practice that can draw on experience that spans from having done the legals for the Greater Northern railway in the 1840s, right up to complex PPPs for the megaprojects of today.‘

‘Chris Brown has exceptional insight and a great network in the infrastructure field. He gives quiet assurance in communicating his very considerable wisdom.‘

‘Matthew Hardwick and his team step up to meet challenges where certain other City firms shy away. He shows real commitment to understanding business objectives and helping to realise these.’

‘Very deep industry experience; technically very strong, trusted advisers.’

‘The team has a deep knowledge and expertise in the project and mining sectors in Africa and Mark Berry is excellent when advising on legal issues, technical issues but also on strategy.’

‘My view is that this is the team to work with when it comes to complicated and complex deals as they have a unique expertise in structuring and adapting to any changes in the project needs.’

‘The mining experts at Norton Rose Fulbright are well connected and they have seen and done it all before.’

‘Martin McCann is excellent, especially in relation to the structuring of complex deals. Mark Berry combines excellent legal and technical expertise. Poupak Bahamin has extensive knowledge of Africa deals and the local legal regimes.’

‘Daniel Giemajner stands out. He shows an excellent handling of issues with the lender’s legal counsel.’ 

‘Felicity Brown is undoubtedly the best associate in London. Her ability to quickly grasp complex situations and negotiate positions for her clients is exceptional and her attention to detail and work ethic are second to none. She will be a future leader of her field without doubt.’

‘Its experience in a multitude of diverse cases gives Norton Rose Fulbright the upper hand and its clients the comfort that they are in the right hands. The fact that its practitioners are very thorough and have an excellent grasp of substantial legal issues is a huge plus.’

‘James Rogers and Mathew Buckle are true professionals with solid knowledge of international arbitration practice and a good sense of the business.’

‘Norton Rose Fulbright is developing a broad and deep expertise in developing markets.”

‘This team is defined by the depth of its knowledge accompanied by its very strong commercial understanding of the deal. This equips it to help find efficient and elegant solutions to challenges in negotiation.’

‘Andrew Hart is calm in a crisis and able to manage multiple parties to bring complex issues to a successful resolution. He listens carefully to the client and will step in to ensure the client’s needs are met.’

‘The individuals within the team are approachable, flexible and very collaborative in their approach. Both Andrew Hedges and Suncica Miletic are so easy to work with. They are always willing to work through positions together, never belittling the client’s lack of legal understanding and proactive in solving the negotiation in a way that works for both parties.’

‘The team impresses with the quality of service provided’.

‘Tom Johnson and Louise Auty are highly experienced and commercial lawyers, with deep knowledge and expertise of key issues faced in complex asset financing transactions’.

‘An outstanding team of talented individuals’.

‘Neil O’May is one of the leaders in this field.’     

‘Significant practical experience in handling regulatory investigations, particularly in the area of corruption’.

‘Demonstrate a practical response to assisting companies with compliance challenges’.

‘Ruth Cowley is extremely knowledgeable, professional and extremely practical’.

“The team has been consistently excellent – available, easy-going, very professional and simply a pleasure to work with.”

“The firm delivers on time and to a very good standard.”

“It is pleasure working with such a professional team of lawyers and advisers.”

“Conor Foley is an outstanding, professional and responsive adviser. He stands out from is peers consistently and is a pleasure to work with.”

“Professional and responsive with good experience in trade finance.”

“Andrew Woods and Davide Barzilai are pragmatic, dedicated, goal-oriented.”

“Conor Foley is knowledgeable and responsive.”

‘All members of the team work across jurisdictions and in different time zones; their availability for transactions is really commendable‘.

‘The experienced and qualified team has unique skills and approach in relation to handling aircraft leasing transactions‘.

‘The experienced Simon Chamberlain and Will Alete are safe pairs of hands‘.

‘James Collins is extremely hands-on and a strong negotiator‘.

The team have excellent knowledge of their area and are very commercially focused, making them easy to work with

‘Incredibly quick to understand the key drivers and challenges in complex transactions and find suitable solutions’

‘Able to get up to speed, collect input and turn around documents at an amazing pace while still catching all relevant details and providing business-minded advice’

‘Mike Knapper is responsive and to the point in his advice’

‘James Russell provides an excellent mix of technical ability and commercial understanding’

‘The team make a concerted effort to understand the exact requirements of the client, as well as appreciating what the client cannot accept before entering into any negotiations. They also take time to understand the corporate structure of the client to appreciate the nuances behind decision making requirements. This makes the deal process much easier and significantly more manageable from a client perspective.’

‘Louisa Roe is pragmatic, commercial, has a can-do ethic, understands the requirements of the client and translates these into manageable obligations and requirements.’

‘Dan Wagerfield has fantastic knowledge and ability to apply legal expertise to the issue at hand to ensure pragmatic workable solutions are achieved.’

‘The turnaround time on advice is very quick, which is hugely valuable, but the advice is always clear, concise and well explained. They have a great understanding on what the client’s needs are and what they want to achieve and are always on hand to offer advice to help bring matters to a conclusion.’

‘Very pragmatic and commercial, not points scoring solicitors. They get the deals done with the minimum of fuss.’

‘Tenacity and attention to detail. Commercial acumen. Speed and efficiency’.

‘Friendly and helpful, willing to support even when other members may be on leave’.

‘Alex Parry is very helpful, competent and supportive’.

‘Very good technical ability and excellent customer communication’.

‘David Sinclair has an incredible grip on the minute details on each project and provides an excellent level of service.’

‘The firm has a very robust team‘.

‘The support was continuous. No question was too stupid‘.

‘Each individual delivers to high standards‘.

‘Farmida Bi is an expert in the field of Islamic finance and she has exceptional all-round knowledge on legal matters‘.

‘Senior associate Vishal Mawkin and partner Peter Young are easily accessible, proficient and quick to respond‘.

“A very knowledgeable and capable team that is technically excellent and very easy to deal with. It has the ability to present technical legal issues in a way that makes it easy for non-lawyers to understand.”

“Daniel Franks talks in plain English and is very client-friendly. He is a nice guy to boot! ”

“Norton Rose Fulbright is materially superior. Hannah Meakin has encyclopaedic knowledge of the law and, crucially, good knowledge of regulator and peer attitudes. She is also quick to respond to enquiries.”

‘Norton Rose Fulbright is a major player in the London litigation and arbitration marketplace, with strength and depth in all the main areas of commercial dispute resolution’

In the financial services sector, the firm is particularly striking for its command of regulatory material and its knowledge of forthcoming regulatory developments’

‘At all levels, the lawyers are extremely well-informed in law and procedure’

‘For major pieces of litigation and arbitration, the firm can be relied upon to assemble well-structured teams and dedicate impressive resources to the dispute’

‘A superb group of lawyers who are experts in this field’

‘Sonya Zywko focuses on banks, fund managers and other financial institutions. Her attention to detail and legal acumen are superb’

‘The team is highly technical but also very commercial – which is an unusual combination’

‘Strong industry knowledge and insight’

‘Norton Rose provides big picture analysis combined with detailed technical advice’

‘Great team with broad strength in depth’

‘Practical and pragmatic and not afraid to take a position or express a view’

‘The team has good broad experience and is easily able to apply their views’

‘Jonathan Herbst has great understanding of the market. He provides excellent technical understanding with pragmatic solutions’

‘Hannah Meakin is very technical but also pragmatic, she thinks through questions to the next stage.’

‘Imogen Garner is very strong, unfailingly practical and commercial’

‘Charlotte Henry is technically skilled, thorough, and deals equally well with business colleagues and legal colleagues’

‘A great team of highly motivated and experienced litigators.’

‘Patrick Bourke and Ruth Cowley are standout individuals with considerable experience of high-profile and substantial fraud litigation. They are hugely impressive: excellent lawyers but also very good at tactics and popular with clients.’

‘Maria Sandler is an associate to watch.’

‘Harriet Jones-Fenleigh is a new partner who is clearly going places. She is phenomenally hard working, thorough and very bright. A delight to work with.’

‘Matthew Waudby is a very sharp litigator.’

‘Michael Godden knows his stuff, with a mixed banking and fraud practice, and is very personable.’

‘One of the leading firms in listed funds‘.

‘The high quality of work is a given with this firm, as are the range of resources it can offer. The big bonus is that the team is pleasure to deal with‘.

‘Ian Fox is highly valued for his deep expertise in listed funds‘.

‘Ian Fox and Richard Sheen both bring high energy and expertise of the highest order. They are a pleasure to deal with‘.

“The firm has a very strong ability to mix the insurance, securitisation and trade finance worlds cross-practice.”

“David Shearer is a great partner who lets associates get on with work, but behind the scenes provides senior support. ”

“The firm seems uniquely well-balanced between bank-side securitisation and work for corporate clients.”

“The firm has enthusiastic, knowledgeable, great transactions counsellors in addition to merely providing legal advice, and at a personal level they are a pleasure to work with.”

‘The team is very responsive and well-organised.‘

‘Creative and effective litigators, who achieve outstanding results for their clients with great strategic thinking that outflanks many opponents‘.

‘Ffion Lockhart and of counsel Charlie Weston-Simons are outstanding‘.

‘The team has a brilliant work ethic and is also friendly and easy to work with’

‘Leaders in regulatory litigation in the energy sector’

‘Norton Rose Fulbright’s strength lies in its profound commitment to clients and in adequately responding to their needs’

‘The combination of Peter Scott and Mark Simpson, who are true experts and experienced competition lawyers, is exceptional’

‘Peter Scott has vast experience of competition law, coupled with fantastic soft skills.  He is focused on getting the right result for the client, but also tries to take the long view rather than pursuing short-term advantage over long-term gain’

‘Every law firm will say they will add value and look at things from the client’s perspective – very few do. With Norton Rose, clients have a partner on their side that can be trusted, and that is a rare thing in business.‘

‘It fields a team of true subject-matter experts, while still being able to take a pragmatic risk-based approach.‘

‘Marcus Evans is phenomenal; a leading expert among leading experts. He truly adds value in the tangible sense, commercially, practically and from a legal perspective; he gets the bigger picture and is great to work with.‘

‘Lara White is simply awesome with excellent expertise, commercial acumen and a practical approach, making her easy to work with.‘

‘The advice is always practical, knowledgeable and designed to deliver the business outcome desired’

‘The team at Norton Rose Fulbright operate at the top of their game’

‘Incredibly reliable, responsive and thorough’

‘The team is very helpful in providing advice and guidance in a format that requires very little rework for the various audiences that it needs to be shared with’

‘Matthew Findley is smart, client-centered, responsive, and proactively identifies novel, creative solutions’

‘Matthew Findley provides an outstanding employee share plan service’

‘Matthew Findley’s support and guidance is always incredibly rounded with all facets of share plan operations’

‘Ann Moseley always explains in plain English and not legalease, and will respond quickly as necessary’

‘Great commercially astute senior associates, who were really able to drive the transaction along.‘

‘High level of partner involvement with a very strong bench.‘

‘The international network is very important, not just in emerging markets but also in Australia and Canada.‘

‘Very approachable from partner to associate level.‘

‘One of the strongest teams on the London market, particularly due to its team members’ strength in communication and in-depth industry knowledge‘

‘Impressive quality assurance across the firm’s international offices‘

‘Keen to use new and innovative solutions‘

‘Ian Giles stands out for his deep industry expertise, commercial acumen, and the ability to nurture relationships with clients‘

‘Ian Giles is particularly impressive – always follows up with clients, addresses issues proactively, and delivers results even before the agreed deadlines. Working with him is simply a very positive experience‘

‘The team is strong, with good knowledge of European jurisdictions.’

‘Caroline May is extremely client-focused and determined to achieve the best possible outcome for her clients.’

‘Caroline May is very good with communication in London and across Europe – she shows great interest in the business and sector.’

‘Caroline May is superb.’

‘The team knows the details of our business well and provide work product of a high quality to often tight deadlines‘

‘Michelle George brings a vast amount of knowledge and experience to the table as well as good commerciality. She is excellent at recommending the right counsel for the job as well‘

‘Jonathan Ogle is accurate, knowledgeable and very hard working. He has an excellent rapport with key sets of chambers and is a whizz at getting a good deal out of the clerks‘

‘Having handled so many diverse cases, clients have the comfort that the team has the answer for any situation – not to mention that it is very thorough, keen on procedure and proficient when it comes to substantial law issues‘.

‘James Rogers and senior associate Mathew Buckle are true professionals, with solid knowledge of international arbitration practice and a good sense of the business‘.

‘Oliver Stacey offers strong telecoms experience, robust M&A credentials, and is highly commercial.‘

‘A rare combination of strong technical knowledge combined with a recognition of the need to balance legal considerations against commercial and practical considerations’

‘The whole team is approachable and delivers advice in a way that is unambiguous and clear to understand’

‘Peter Ford is utterly unflappable, has great vision about how to structure a project and is thoroughly charming.’

‘Lesley Browning has really strong technical pensions knowledge and exceptional experience of solving novel problems in the very biggest industry-wide schemes.’

‘Shane O’Reilly is very switched on and technically knowledgeable, but wears his learning lightly – he is effortlessly reassuring to clients.’

‘Giannis Waymouth knows as much about GMP equalization as anyone else in the country.’

‘Norton Rose Fulbright have a strong life science team with a good blend of functional expertise and they are all nice people to deal with – lawyers with a human touch.’

‘Milana Chamberlin has provided excellent advice and guidance with huge knowledge and passion for her subject.’

Kirsty Hick is a great partner; as well as being highly knowledgeable about the black letter law issues, she is great with clients and defence counsel, and she is pragmatic and diplomatic, but not afraid to stand her ground when required.

Michelle George is thoughtful, analytical and strategic in her approach to cases, always commercially minded, and delivers outstanding results for her clients.

Paul Morris is unflappable and very easy to deal with.

‘It’s the combination of being the trusted adviser and enjoyable to work with which makes this team so special. You want to be on their side.‘

‘Sarah Cullen is a standout. She’s a pleasure to deal with and the go-to person for real estate finance work.‘

‘Norton Rose Fulbright has done a lot of high-profile financing work where scale, speed and institutional counterparties are all key factors. That complexity requires a firm with resources and leadership that knows how to lead to ensure efficiency and targeted delivery.‘

‘Sarah Cullen is succinct, decisive and commercial.  Her guidance and leadership have been excellent.‘

‘Norton Rose Fulbright provides a good service for real estate finance, with strong partners and associates.‘

‘Dan Kennedy is very thorough, detail oriented and able to explain in a clear and concise way what the key issues are, distilling complex issues into simple commercial points for his clients. He is client friendly, commercial and also able to defuse tense negotiations with his calm manner. He makes great efforts to be available for his clients and is very hands on.‘

‘Good communication between team members keeps everybody in the loop.’

‘There is a good network within the firm to get input from specialised colleagues if needed.’

‘The team is very knowledgeable, professional, pragmatic and fast acting.’

Charlotte Winter is a very practical and knowledgeable shipping litigator.

‘A strong practice, with the global nature of the firm giving it good links across the world‘

‘Paul Whitelock is a very commercial lawyer with great Takeover Code knowledge‘

‘Not only is their knowledge of insolvency law – both domestic and international – second to none, but also their tactical capabilities and judgement are spot on.’

‘Mark Craggs is very practical and commercial in his approach.’

‘John Verrill’s knowledge on insolvency litigation – law and practice – is simply breathtaking.’

‘Simon Jerrum is very impressive.’

‘Client focused and driven; excellent service and always available.‘

‘Well staffed, excellent knowledge of the aviation finance industry.‘

‘The aviation team at NRF are world-class.‘

‘George Paterson is world-class: he has a solution for everything.‘

‘Always finding solutions to problems.‘

‘Selene Tan is a solution provider and strives hard to find acceptable solutions.’

‘The firm’s partner availability and market awareness are unmatched.’

‘Selene Tan and Aditi Aparajita  have vast experience and are able to provide commercial insights to legal matters.’

‘Selene Tan and Aditi Aparajita are excellent.’

‘Norton Rose is a very knowledgeable, efficient and cost-effective law firm and this is what makes them a good option for India originated transactions. The team is very familiar with the Indian market, Indian legal counsel and the Indian legal practice.’

‘The partners at Norton Rose Fulbright demonstrate good commercial acumen and have a personal approach when dealing with legal issues faced by clients in and from India.’

‘Ms Sherina Petit, Partner and Head of India Practice and Raj Karia, Partner Head of Corporate Group, both demonstrate a keen understanding of the client matters and cultural issues in India and are able to articulate these well so as to provide precise advice to clients.’