Norton Rose Fulbright > London, England > Firm Profile

‘Great service, always available to deal with detailed questions.’

‘Clementine Hogarth and Ian Forbes provided a great service to solve problems and deal with unprecedented deal situations.’

‘Fiona Millington is a safe pair of hands.’

‘Clementine Hogarth is a really energetic and proactive lawyer, full of enthusiasm.’

‘Alexander Green is a very strong lawyer, one to watch.’

‘A wonderfully supportive team with great and broad experience in advising across a wide range of Islamic financing opportunities.’

‘The fantastic Farmida Bi is a true specialist.’

‘Farmida Bi is very well-connected.’

‘I found the team to be diligent, efficient and expert in their field.’

‘All the team members of NRF were outstanding.’

‘It was a pleasure working with NRF, who played an essential part. The joined-up nature of the advice and the hands-on commitment to completing this project on time was evident throughout and we look forward to continuing to work with the NRF team in the future as our pro bono partner.’

‘Farmida Bi has shown energy, commitment and compassion.’

‘A dedicated and knowledgeable team which is available around the clock.’

‘Excellent knowledge of the area of trade finance and specific of work of IFIs in the area of facilitating trade finance.’

‘Always pleasure working with the team.’

‘Cannot recommend enough Andrew Wood, Richard Wilkes and Frances Chapman. We’ve been working with them for the last seven years if not longer. The team is very knowledgeable and available around the clock and happy to give very thorough advice and explanation to make a balance decision.’

‘Peerless knowledge of trade finance documentation.’

‘Andy Wood is a guru of trade finance. He is commercial in his approach whilst at the same time across all of the details.’

‘Tudor Plapcianu through of mix of savvy technical knowledge, incredibly hard work and sheer personality is excellent working towards results.’

‘Coupled with strong market awareness, a can-do attitude and a real sense of wishing to build a longer term relationship with the client, this makes for a compelling proposition.’

‘It is evident that the lawyers have a wide client base and are well experienced in the industry.’

‘Highly skilled and knowledgeable of the business we are working with. Very adaptable to everything from complex financings to difficult lease returns.’

‘Simon Hartley is both thoughtful and pragmatic in his advice. He maintains a cool composure during heated negotiations.’

‘Richard Howley and Andrew Williams are excellent lawyers with great commercial acumen. They are always a real pleasure to deal with and helpful/commercial in their approach with counterparties.’

‘Owen Mulholland is very respected in the aviation industry.’

‘NRF has the deepest knowledge of the industry and the specifics of the Uzbek jurisdiction. It is involved in almost all of the largest energy projects in Uzbekistan, either from the sponsors or lenders side. This give NRF an unconditional advantage over other international firms and allows it to give the best possible advice to the clients. It is always a pleasure working with the NRF team.’

‘I have mainly worked with Charles Whitney and Chris Down. Both are exceptional lawyers. Charles is great in banking and finance matters, whereas Chris’s engineering background is certainly an advantage to clients. Both are highly professional, easy to work with. They clearly understand local law peculiarities, cultural specifics and readily provide their advice and solutions that take these into consideration . Great team to work with’

‘Deep understanding of project finance in Africa. Acting both for borrowers and lenders lends itself to a more efficient (time & cost) negotiating process as they understand what will and will not be acceptable, particularly to lenders.’

‘Daniel Metcalfe and Jessica Melville. Very strong technically, passionate about the industry and the area of practice (emerging markets), solutions-oriented, client-focused.’

‘Strong team with lots of stand out individuals’.

‘Involved in high-profile work and act on a broad range of matters’.

‘Excellent team focussed on mining finance’.

‘Martin McCann provides knowledgeable and attentive oversight and experienced and commercial advice’.

‘Felicity Brown is undoubtedly the best associate I have ever worked with’.

‘Very deep project finance experience for metals and mining development in Africa’.

‘Strong working relationship with other law firms in this practise area’.

‘A legal team that has experience acting both for borrowers and lenders and has a good understanding of where issues are likely to arise and what solutions are likely to be accepted’.

‘We have instructed Robert Marsh and his team on numerous project financings for wind farm and other renewable energy projects in the UK, Ireland and Spain. He is a stellar black-letter lawyer, very responsive, pragmatic and very easy to deal with. He found innovative solutions to get our financings and refinancings over the line. He is also an excellent source of industry knowledge and trends on innovative financing structures.

‘The firm has excellent legal professionals who are extremely dedicated and client-focused.’

‘Robert Marsh and his associates, in particular Ben Carrozzi, have delivered stellar legal advice on the complex financings and refinancings we have executed in the renewable space. They are very responsive, work incredibly hard and find innovative solutions to strategic issues along the way.’

‘Deep renewables knowledge, calm under pressured situations, supported bold action.’

‘We are working since several years on a transaction that is very sensitive. But we have noticed from our legal advisor that he is very patience with the parties involved. the main goal is to keep parties on board to get to a solution.’

‘You can count on Charles Whitney, he always has a solution and never leaves you in the dark. In my role as agent I can always call him to discuss lender-related questions. If necessary he will support you in calls with lenders and borrower during the weekend to get things done. I have not experienced this with other lawyers in the last 10 years.’

‘NRF has the deepest knowledge of the industry and specifics of Uzbek jurisdiction. As per my perception, NRF is involved in almost all of the largest energy projects in Uzbekistan, either from the sponsors or lenders side. This gives NRF unconditional advantage over other international firms and allows it to give the best possible advice to the clients. They also bring perspective from the global market, which helps clients to make decisions on certain commercial matters easier. It is always a pleasure working with NRF team.’

‘I have mainly worked with Charles Whitney and Chris Down. Both are exceptional lawyers. Charles is great in banking and finance matters, whereas Chris masters all the issues related to project documents. His engineering background is certainly an advantage to the clients. Both gentlemen are highly professional and easy to work with. When explained, they clearly understand local law peculiarities, cultural specifics and readily provide their advice and solutions that take into consideration these specifics. Great team to work with.’

‘An exceptionally talented team, providing a high level of client care and expertise in corporate real estate.’

‘Louisa Roe, together with her team, worked well to achieve our commercial aims. In particular, Louisa interacted well with the numerous parties in the transaction and was able to deliver an exception outcome.’

‘The team are detailed, accurate and commercially minded.’

‘Louisa Roe is fantastic, very hard working and looks to get deals done quickly.’

‘Very commercial team with strong technical knowledge, providing sound and pragmatic advice.’

‘Charlie Pinkerton is a pleasure to work with.’

‘Louisa Roe is a tour de force.’

‘Louisa Roe was incredibly professional, knowledgeable and efficient, while engaging in a friendly manner throughout.’

‘Deep knowledge of fintech, digital assets, blockchain technology.’

‘ The team are knowledgeable but also very good at explaining strategies and intricacies to their clients.’

‘I can’t really praise Nicholas Berry highly enough.’

‘Present throughout the entire project, and hence capable of helping clients tackle any aspect of complex transactions. That is very valuable to clients.’

‘Hats off to Oliver Stacey and Zahra Sachedina for their work: they orchestrated the whole transaction and should be thanked for it.’

‘The team is excellent. They provide great services for the aviation finance industry. They have an excellent team for helping clients to draft their negotiation efforts with theirs customers into legal words. The real value is the deep understanding of the aviation business itself.’

‘I am working with people instead of purely a company which is essential in the aviation industry; it is a people business. The team consists of great people I am pleased to work with them, besides the company’s name.’

‘Exceptional service levels, dedication and support.’

‘Dan Cowdy provides first class service, is very smart, dedicated and client focused.’

‘Very knowledgeable, reputable and with commercial understanding of the market.’

‘This team is very versatile and extremely knowledgeable in not only the legal but also business and technical aspects of aviation which is a key strength that I believe puts them at the forefront in this field. The team is well established and connected and their teamwork is seamless and on point.’

‘The individuals in this team are very understanding, compassionate, considerate, and patient!’

‘Excellent at solving problems, combined with a real focus on the client and collaborating with other advisers.’

‘Clementine Hogarth and Ian Forbes provided a great service to solve problems and deal with unprecedented deal situations.’

‘A superb world class firm with outstanding ability at all levels.’

‘Strategic thinking and careful solutions.’

‘The team at NRF has a strong advisory bench and good experience in handling investigations work.’

‘Katie Stephen has deep experience of FCA and PRA regulation and has a good instinct for how the regulators respond to issues. David Harris is calm and measured, with good international regulatory experience.’

‘Katie Stephen: She’s an absolute doyen of the FS regulatory arena, with a well-deserved reputation for excellence. She knows the regulatory landscape as well as anyone, and strikes fear into opponents including regulators. A top choice for any tough regulatory fight.’

‘Katie Stevenson: ‘A really tough regulatory lawyer. She knows precisely which regulatory buttons to press, and which ones to stay well clear of.’

‘The team work as a team! As a client you get strength in depth, with lots of input from each of the members of the team. We have needed a lot of complex support, and we have got both the benefits of in depth personal expertise with the team dynamic in delivery.’

‘The team are excellent, lots of in depth knowledge, with the advice delivered in a language that we can all understand. Leading our team has been Jonathan Herbst whose advice has been consistently excellent. We really value the clarity of the advice, and of course the technical excellence in understanding the complexity of the UK regulatory regime.’

‘Deep knowledge of fintech, digital assets, and blockchain technology from regulatory and legal perspectives (related to UK and Europe, based on our experience). NRF collaborate with many different stakeholders in blockchain technology and that matters in this industry.’

‘Attentive partners and associates who want to build relationships, not just billable hours. Hannah Meakin, Albert Weatherill – the people, the long-standing relationships, make all of the difference.’

‘Depth of market knowledge; connections; pragmatism and responsiveness.’

‘Jonathan Herbst – incredible breadth of knowledge and experience, manner that is attractive to all and incredible pragmatism – real value add.’

‘Hannah Meakin – FS regulatory partner whose wide-ranging expertise has supported us on several matters, she is willing to engage with innovative propositions and provide comprehensive and pragmatic advice tailored to our particular context.’

‘Albert Weatherill – an expert in the crypto space whose deep understanding of the context has been invaluable in helping us understand the risks of accepting cryptocurrency donations and the mitigations available to help us reduce the potential risks.’

‘Our firm has needed a lot of help in delivering a SWDP. That has needed a lot of interaction with our regulators, and innovation to develop ways of working that are new to the regulator as well as the firm. The NRF team has given us first-rate support through that process of innovation as well as ensuring compliance through the implementation of our SWDP.’

‘Jonathan Herbst has been an excellent lead for our team. He has been able supported by Matthew Gregory. The stand out for us has been the way difficult concepts are explained clearly so that we can make the right business decisions. The level of team work is excellent, and that means we get the benefit of the whole team’s expertise.’

‘The team leaves no stone unturned in trying to achieve a good outcome for the client.’

‘Excellent litigation team — well resourced; good internal and external communications; realistic long-term planning.’

‘NRF boasts lawyers of the highest quality at all levels. The new generation of partners is particularly strong, and NRF has a growing reputation for attracting top-class fraud work. Team members are highly flexible and very well integrated, with associates in particular being encouraged to take responsibility and add value.’

‘Radford Goodman – a master of the detail whose contributions on legal analysis and strategy are always sensible and realistic.’

‘James Lockwood is utterly outstanding and, although a newly made-up partner, has the qualities of the most seasoned of litigators. He’s extremely bright, and an excellent lawyer; he’s has a vice-like grip on the details of the case while never losing sight of the big-picture.’

‘Harriet Jones-Fenleigh – Exceptional lawyer and strategic thinker with an outstanding reputation in the market. Clients love her.’

‘James Lockwood: a very slick operator and rising star who made partner this year. Leading the next generation for NRF.’

‘An excellent choice for commercial and civil fraud litigation.’

‘Norton Rose is a real heavyweight in the field of energy and commodities work. They will go toe-to-toe with anyone on the planet and usually come out on top.’

‘Holly Stebbing is phenomenal. Unflappable, disarmingly intelligent, and an incredibly smooth operator. She encourages real trust in clients and rightly so. Her intuition is always on point and she has a real talent for seeing the wood for the trees and identifying precisely what it is that a case turns on.’

‘India Furse remains the best associate I have ever worked with. Unassuming, no nonsense, and invariably right. She is someone you desperately need alongside you in the trenches.’

‘Very commercial in approach, they focus on what the client wants and needs and how best to get it. No energy is wasted on unnecessary confrontation, but nor do they give ground unless it suits the client to do so.’

‘Holly Stebbing is very impressive as the manager of a litigation team; she keeps everyone focussed and sets the agenda very clearly.’

‘Great commercial knowledge of the industry context; well resourced; lovely to work with.’

‘Harriet Jones-Fenleigh is a highly experienced lawyer with a good eye for detail.’

‘NRF has a fantastic commodities disputes practice. It has some market leading partners, is involved in some of the most high-profile cases in this area, and provides well-resourced teams who are very able to handle the most complex litigation in this field.’

‘In all cases NRF have managed to very effectively find a solution, through a balanced combination of high quality technical legal advice coupled with – where and when required – pragmatic and approach. NRF are undoubtedly a very much trusted and reliable partner to us, working seamlessly alongside the Trustees as well as our other advisors.’

‘We have always been extremely satisfied with our NRF advisors, both the current team as well as their predecessors. Our current team, Shane O´Reilly and Graeme Tricker are both, in my opinion, first in class – both in terms of the quality of their technical legal advice as well as their client and project management experience and expertise. As I noted above, we have encountered some non-trivial obstacles with the wind-up of the plan, which Shane and Graeme have really taken on board and managed to navigate for the Trustees, very often having to distil what was extremely complex legal challenge into a manageable practical solution.’

‘Vast amount of experience in pensions legal matters.’

‘The team is very commercial and have helped us get through a number of difficult transactions. On most occasions, the other side have complained about their own lawyers and praised Norton Rose Fulbright showing how good a job Norton Rose Fulbright do particularly when faced with having to deal with poor performances from other lawyers.’

‘Lesley Browning is a safe pair of hands. We trust her absolutely and she always delivers. A pleasure to work with.’

‘Breadth and depth of experience, ability to draw on different competencies across the team, pragmatic approach, connections in the market’

‘Approaches difficult issues with good humour and pragmatism, open to ideas and willing to collaborate to come up with solutions, flexible ways of working, very accessible and responsive.’

‘The team understands the company well and the quality of its advice demonstrates that. The produce high quality summaries that are understandable to all. These are supported by detailed reasoning for those who need the full background. The people with whom we work closely have collaborate well in meetings and are mindful of the company’s objectives – they tailor their advice accordingly.’

‘The team are market leaders in their knowledge of cross-border lending and market trends. They also have developed an impressive bench of younger talent to help service their clients. They are knowledgeable, practical and extremely user-friendly.’

‘Michael Black – an A+ in knowledge, negotiation skills and analysis. Michael has such in-depth knowledge of ABL and cross-border lending that he exceeds his peers.’

‘The Norton Rose London team were excellent advisers. They are up-to-date with market trends and practices and were able to advise us excellently. We very very happy with their services. Vishal Mawkin and Peter Young and Miguel Torres stand out.’

‘The team has a deep understanding of the market and of the needs and processes of the issuer clients we work with. They are highly organised, professional and responsive.’

‘Peter Noble does a great job, especially when working on trades involving some of our more demanding issuers. He is highly knowledgeable, responsive and very helpful when we have queries. Alison Hutchings is highly capable and always a pleasure to work with.’

‘The team is set up with a number of professionals that can make the right decisions and are very good discussion partners on the DCM side. Efficient people that know the corporate they work for.’

‘NRF have a very strong derivatives and structured products practice.’

‘Nigel Dickinson is a standout partner. He’s responsive and pragmatic.’

‘Both Nigel Dickenson and Yusuf Battiwala are great.’

‘Yusuf Battiwala (Partner) is brilliant – he is excellent technically and very user friendly. Yusuf is also special in that he is able to combine his conventional derivatives expertise with sharia principles and so is one of the best advisors for Islamic structured products.’

‘Partner David Shearer is very knowledgeable, sounds very confident and was always available and involved.’

‘Counsel Rae Parsons was quite impressive on various aspects of the transaction.’

‘NRF have helped us with respect to certain private Australian ABS securitisations through their Sydney and London offices. They are one of the few firms to have such capability.’

‘In particular David Shearer in the London office is able to provide detailed SecReg advice alongside associate Rae Parsons in the context of Australian issuers.’

‘David Shearer is super knowledgeable and very easy to work with. He has a keen eye for detail and his advice is always very helpful without being overly dogmatic.’

‘Present A-Z throughout the project, and hence capable of helping clients like us tackling any aspect of complex transactions. That is VERY valuable to clients like us.’

‘Approachable, knowledgeable (legal know-how plus industry knowledge in mobile telecoms), responsive.’

‘Hats off to Oliver Stacey and Zahra Sachedina for their work: many people at NRF worked on a key transaction with us, but they orchestrated the whole lot and should be thanked for it.’

‘A first class professional negligence team acting for insured defendants, mainly solicitors. They have an excellent understanding of the law, commercial awareness of risk, tactical nous and a good client management skills’.

‘Michelle George is always completely on top of the facts, analytical in her approach, keen to explore all the options which could assist her clients, and generally one of the best in this field.’

‘NRF’s professional negligence team is experienced, professional and commercial. They combine a high degree of legal expertise, litigation strategy and good commercial judgement.’

‘Michelle George is brilliant. She is highly strategic, focused and diligent. Mike George is a real rising star for the future. He is very hard working and has very good judgment.’

‘An innovative team that provides a clear roadmap to a successful outcome. The team consistently provides excellent value for money.’

‘Michelle George – a superb legal brain as well as being commercially astute. Michelle cuts straight to the heart of a matter. An excellent strategist.’

‘Mike George is a pleasure to deal with even on the most difficult and sensitive matters. His combination of legal acumen, eye for detail and strategic thinking means he delivers time and again.’

‘This is a team that knows the law inside out and can apply it commercially. No other innovation needed.’

‘Ian Fox is very knowledgeable, calm and commercial.’

‘Highly experienced and knowledgeable staff. Always have a tight grip on their areas of expertise.’

‘Ian Fox is a longstanding practitioner who is hugely knowledgeable and very responsive. He has seen most things!’

‘Partner access and engagement, expertise, sounds pragmatic advise based on considerable experience. Very reliable and trusted.’

‘A set of individuals that will  compromise with their client and work as part of the team’.

‘The team is always great, they listen to us and try to understand our business so that they can deliver the best advice. They’re also transparent on invoicing’

‘Great team; very informed about legal and commercial issues and implications’.

‘Very personable, which makes working with them effortless’.

‘They are attuned to the needs of a client and go above and beyond to make things easier for you’.

‘Holly Stebbing has great leadership skills which reflects positively on the work product of her associates’.

‘Holly Stebbing’s ability to recall specific details is impressive, especially when discussing dormant matters and she shows a great appreciation of commercial issues that impact a business’ decision making, resulting in appropriately tailored advice that can be easily executed’.

‘Very perceptive, engaged and professional.’

‘The Norton Rose Fulbright team is well-rounded. They are very pragmatic in their approach, have great drafting skills and venture into areas such as the technical and payment schedules.’

‘Andrew Buisson is a standout partner; extremely knowledgeable in all types of infrastructure projects. His document control and drafting is also excellent. A highly recommended individual.’

‘Matt  Hacking is an extremely capable lawyer. He is a skilful draftsman, which comes from his ability to grasp complex issues and distil them into concise drafting.’

‘A strong team with a in-depth knowledge of the industry, great commercial awareness; leaders in diversity able to understand clients from jurisdictions around the world – as a result. Team work is excellent.’

‘Caroline May highly recommended in litigation. She is a true leader, handles crisis well. She is a “street-fighter” who will fight a case while being flexible to accommodate other solutions.’

‘The team is dynamic, and creative with its advice and approach to problems. Their advice is no-nonsense and easy to understand and work with.’

‘Very specialist and punchy team.’

‘Caroline May – very experienced partner, seen it all before’

‘Very experienced, sensible and pragmatic lawyers. Tough when they need to be, but always realistic.’

‘Caroline May – hugely experienced in this area. Lucy Bruce Jones – she’s great; clever and pragmatic.’

‘During the past couple of years, we have worked with the Environment / sustainability team for joint delivery of sustainability advice to clients from the finance sector. The team is extremely knowledgeable and can call upon diverse expertise from within their globally integrated practice.’

‘Made what is a complex and dry area to work in, clear and straight forward to understand’.

‘The team are excellent in explaining complex matters, and provide excellent practical advice’.

‘This practice has maintained a strong relationship with our organisation over a number of years and has always proved to be responsive in a timely manner. The advice has always been of the highest quality and always based on good commercial sense. Quick and sound legal advice at times of dispute and crisis always with a helping hand.’

‘Practical, friendly and commercially-aware.’

‘Great knowledge of norms and trends in the given sector (in this case, life sciences and healthcare). Able to provide pragmatic advice with clear suggestions on ways forward, even in complex areas of law where the approach to applying statutory legal tests is not yet clear in guidance or at common law. Useful to receive advice that can be applied in our business, rather than being so heavily qualified or caveated as to render it useless in practical terms!’

‘Marcus Evans was excellent at unpicking the advice that we required from what was a complex set of information and asks, and setting out a clear and transparent proposal and delivery timeframes.’

‘Very responsive and knowledgeable.’

‘Pamela Reddy is the stand out partner for me. Straight talking, clear advice, and a pleasure to work with.’

‘Over the past few years, NRF has recruited lawyers with first-class criminal law experience to support their corporate client base. Although a common approach over the past 10 years’ with City and US, NRF London have considerable cross-practice and cross-jurisdictional expertise to support their clients.’

‘I first met Pam Reddy through the Euribor case where she acted for an individual trader and was brilliant at navigating the complex world of multi-agency (SEC, DoJ, FCA and SFO) investigations and dealing with multinational corporations on matters of disclosure. Since moving to NRF her reputation has become greater and she is becoming a go-to person for corporate clients. Neil O’May is a highly effective team leader and one of the bigger beasts in the regulatory crime market.’

‘This is a team of talented and focused individuals who easily pass the ball around within the team so that gaps are filled effortlessly. They always seek to bring an answer alongside the difficult question.’

‘Neil O’May has a good understanding of the regulator’s outlook and a great ability to inspire confidence in clients with his no-nonsense assessment of their behaviour. Tom Hubbard and Claudia Culley are tremendously efficient associates with a great attention to detail who will both go far.’

‘Great team work, deep expertise, clear communication.’

‘Our team has been led by Jonathan Herbst and David Harris, with excellent support from Andrew Reeves and Claudia Culley. They have always given us excellent service, and communicated to us really well so that we can make the decisions we need to having understood properly the legal context of those options. The “human” way they interact with the individuals affected has also been critical in an effective service to us.’

‘Very knowledgeable team. They really understand the underlying drivers in the transaction and tailor their advice accordingly.’

‘Dominic Stuttaford – immensely knowledgeable and user-friendly. A true adviser on tax matters.’

‘Michael Alliston – dogged in getting to the bottom of the point. Friendly and relaxed to work with.’

‘Very technically strong and interested in tax matters.’

‘The team is very good and efficient at mergers work, with a good international span and an excellent office in London.’

‘We appreciate the specialist technical knowledge, yet down to earth, commercial approach of the team. This is true of the partners and the associates. ‘Can do’ approach and an appreciation of our culture and what is important to us as a business makes the NRF antitrust and competition team stand out. They also provide clear transparency on billing throughout the instruction process.’

‘Mark Simpson possesses expert knowledge, and is clear and concise with our internal senior stakeholders. Mark leads his team from the front and is quick to balance technical detail with the bigger picture.’

‘Caroline Thomas possesses excellent technical knowledge, is quick to understand very technical products, and provides accessible, practical advice.’

‘Mark Tricker is super bright and applies knowledge in a practical way to help manage legal risk.’

‘The service is impeccable. Fast and pragmatic response that is fit for purpose.’

‘Their use of remote working technology was excellent even ten years ago and long before Covid struck.’

‘They have an exceptional inter-disciplinary expertise across the firm, that Neil O’May orchestrates with devastating effectiveness for individual cases, as his track record amply proves.’

‘Neill O’May – has left a pile of defeated protections in his wake.’

‘Neil O’May and Pamela Reddy head the team. Both are skilled in their different ways.’

‘I have worked with Neil O’May on a large SFO investigation where we both represent individuals who are central to the core fact pattern and so I have had reason to engage with Neil regularly over the last year on status and strategy. Neil is forceful and strategic.’

‘A robust and well resourced team of lawyers.’

‘Neil O’May is a reassuring and strategic leader of the team.’

‘Pamela Reddy – first rate client care – excellent judgement – can really inspire and lead a team.’

‘The team has a broad range of experience in major financial disputes both in litigation and international arbitration (including structured finance, banking disputes and civil fraud), coupled with particular focus in financial technology.’

‘Aditya Badami is exceptional in every way. He always acquires a total mastery of the facts and relevant law of a dispute, impressing clients and colleagues alike. His lateral thinking and shrewd strategic judgement make him a real force in a major piece of litigation.’

‘Hands-on, specialist knowledge of all aspects of banking litigation from large scale securitisation disputes to claims by individual account holders. They are also very proactive in involving the client at key decision points.’

‘I would point particularly to Radford Goodman. He is perceptive, skillful at recognising the needs of the client, but also realistic and clear in his advice.’

‘Great team with a breadth of knowledge and experience.’

‘James Lockwood is a young partner who is really going places. Aditya Badami: very studious and hard-working, he can produce quality drafting in remarkably quick time. Emily Smith has a very keen eye to detail – a great person to have on your team.

‘Outstanding knowledge of the sector and a hard-working, down to earth attitude.’

‘Radford Goodman is calm and responsive with common sense approach. He is knowledgeable and helpful. Annie Birch is straightforward and to the point. She gives a clear point of view. Aditya Badami is enthusiastic and has a clear view as to the best course of action.’

‘The team has a busy practice, giving it in-depth knowledge of the issues confronting the industry. Approachable and intelligent.’

‘Charlie Weston-Simons is knowledgeable and very easy to deal with.’

‘The sheer breadth and depth of experience makes Norton Rose an exceptional litigation firm.’

‘Ruth Cowley is a litigation superpower. Superb practice with exceptional client skills. A deep thinker who always tries to achieve the best possible outcome for her clients.’

‘Patrick Bourke is a hugely talented litigator with immense wisdom and sagacity. A wealth of experience which he brings to the party for every client.’

‘An excellent choice for serious commercial and civil fraud litigation.’

‘If a close friend or family member had a serious problem, I would trust Antony Corsi to deal with it.’

‘Among the various individuals I have worked with at NRF, Antony Corsi and Andrew Judkins stand out. Antony is a thoroughly charming, clever and careful partner with good knowledge of his matters and excellent judgement. Andrew is a true work-horse with a prodigious work ethic and quality work product. They make a formidable team.’

‘Broad experience, exceptionally dedicated and hardworking, cutting no corners to achieve the best result for the client. I have been particularly impressed by the extent of technical expertise within the team, and the ability to turn around high-quality work at very short notice.’

‘Susanna Rogers is a delight to work with. She has a very detailed understanding of substantive and procedural competition law and is quick to identify the points that matter in a case. An exceptional ability to guide clients through difficult multi-party litigation – seeking to achieve common ground between different parties, whilst pushing back where necessary.’

‘Jason Logendra is highly committed, efficient and experienced. He is incredibly assured and commands the trust of his clients.’

‘Great agility in managing multi-defendant litigation, which can be as challenging as dealing with a claimant.’

‘Helen Fairhead is one of the most impressive partners in the competition space I have seen, despite having become a Partner recently. She is excellent at communicating clearly and concisely with clients, ensuring witnesses are properly prepared, making sure that the work required to prepare evidence and for trial is done properly and thoroughly, and in anticipating the dynamics of multi-defendant litigation. She has excellent strategic insight into litigation. Helen is also a ruthlessly efficient manager and a pleasure to deal with.’

‘Caroline Thomas provides excellent insight and strategic direction in litigation, and is a trusted and firm hand on the tiller. She is also adept at managing sometimes difficult clients, and has excellent judgment on key strategic decisions.’

‘Amanda Town is a very capable and impressive senior associate. She managed a complicated and at times difficult disclosure process with ease, and very efficiently. Hardworking and highly intelligent.’

‘Mark Simpson is an all rounder – tactically astute, good with clients, good on the law.’

‘Norton Rose Fulbright really belongs in the Magic Circle when it comes to international arbitration. It is a power house and the strength across the partner team and associates is second to none. The make-up of the partnership is very culturally diverse.’

‘Sherina Petit is a specialist in India-related English law arbitrations. She is known for working with some of the largest companies in India and is really the go-to in the London market for bet-the-bank, big-ticket arbitration. One of the biggest names in the area.‘

‘Sherina Petit is a standout partner, who shows total commitment, focus and tactical awareness.’

‘James Rogers is an incredibly clever lawyer.‘

‘James Rogers is just fantastic. His advice is thought through, yet simple and in a bite-size form. Brilliant operator!’

‘Patrick Bourke is one of the wisest and most thoughtful litigators in the London market, and a brilliant strategist for the most complex of arbitrations.’

‘Holly Stebbing has an innate understanding of arbitration tactics, especially how to present the evidence and prepare for a full hearing.’

‘India Furse is one of the brightest associates around. She is simply brilliant. If ever there were anyone on partner track, it is her.’

‘A down to earth and super dedicated and talented team with great reputation, standing and industry knowledge.’

‘A stand out team that offers great client centered and commercial advice combined with the outstanding legal skills of a leading City law form.’

‘I have worked with Dominic Stuttaford, partner, on many occasions and admire his great experience, knowledge and manner.’

‘Dominic Stuttaford has a brain the size of a planet, and what he doesn’t know about tax law isn’t worth knowing. It’s impossible not to feel in awe when he explains a complex tax statute or authority with such ease and simplicity. He’s a stunningly impressive tax practitioner.’

‘Aditya is a stunningly impressive solicitor, he works terrifyingly hard and produces breathtakingly well-analysed documents. If I could have him on every one of my cases I’d be delighted. Top quality.’

‘Grounded practical advice. Matt Findley is one of the best professionals in relation to share schemes. Always understands the corporate context and advises accordingly.’

‘Matt Findley is excellent. Commercial and clear advice.’

‘I was looking for pragmatic, constructive legal advice on the development and implementation of the long-term incentive programme for an AIM-listed company. The NRF team was extremely helpful, I do not think I could have been better served.’

‘Quick to respond with constructive advice.’

‘Caroline May – alert and thinks outside of the box’

‘Caroline May – outstanding history in regulatory law. has several major clients and is one of a few lawyers with the awareness and experience to manage the hardest cases and produce outstanding results’

‘Michael Black has such in-depth knowledge of ABL and cross-border lending that exceeds his peers.’

‘James Dunnett is very approachable and friendly – I always liaise with him when I have queries and want to renew facilities.’

‘Norton Rose Fulbright has been a go-to firm for more complex cladding claims. They are everything you would expect of a top law firm, but still retain a personal touch.’

‘They are responsive to clients’ needs and have tailored their financial reporting to meet the client’s requirements.’

‘Simon Ramsden is impressive. He remains accessible and open to unscheduled calls and he, and the wider team, manage to combine good, sensible, pro-active advice, with a pragmatic approach.’

‘Reliable and supportive team.’

‘Norton Rose has a strong real estate finance practice with user-friendly partners and associates supported by a solid construction practice.’

‘The team are great to work with.’

‘Exceptional in terms of both quality of advice and transaction management.’

‘Sarah Cullen is a go-to person and a joy to work with. She helps clients navigate very complicated and difficult transactions and keeps a tremendous sense of humour while doing it!’

‘Colin Kwok performs at an extremely high level. It is good to see that the future is very bright in the Norton Rose Fulbright property finance team.’

‘Dan Kennedy is user friendly, very involved on the transactions and will put in the hours to ensure the deal is delivered within timeframe.’

‘An outstanding team and a unique cross border structure which allows the M&A practice to deliver strategic advice and market knowledge, all with a business-driven approach. Its foreign desks connect with the UK office and easily navigate through the cultural and market differences, always focused on the client’s best result. A top-notch firm, very available, and updated about market trends and practices.’

‘Jon Perry is a fantastic M&A partner and was a key part of our recent successful transaction. Very available, technical and precise with his advice.’

‘The team, led by Fiona Millington, was overwhelmingly female. We did not choose the firm on that basis, but it was remarked upon as refreshing by colleagues as the deal progressed.’

‘Laura Vasey demonstrated a very impressive ability to stay on top of a variety of complex and sometimes rather niche issues that emanated from numerous sources in rapid succession.’

‘Supported us in a successful defence against a hostile bid and subsequent disruptive resolutions at a general meeting. Knew the new takeover rules backwards, with a partner having worked at panel previously.’

‘Kit McCarthy was a brilliant partner in defending a takeover – clear on rules, pragmatic in advice and drafting ended up being both compliant and clear.’

‘I have found Sophie O’Connor to be outstanding to work with – responsive, considerate, pragmatic and practical, she provided a great understanding of the management equity arrangements and group cap structure of the deal. I always feel when dealing with Sophie that my company and long term success are important to her.’

‘Norton’s professionals are impressively knowledgeable of legal environment in their country and can generally offer practical counselling.’

‘This firm and the partners are very client-oriented and provide outstanding service.’

‘They reply to requests in a timely manner and make themselves available where required.’

‘They make sure that the service we get is great at all times and we feel comfortable in raising issues in the service.’

‘Strength in depth. Experience and stability.’

‘Ability to understand issues quickly and to provide pragmatic advice. Always available to discuss issues as they arise.’

‘NRF’s planning team acts in some of the biggest planning cases. Its wider strengths in energy and litigation make it a powerhouse for planning cases in the field of energy and natural resources, including renewables.’

‘It is also unpretentious, doing top tier work without any sense of self-importance.’

‘Sarah Fitzpatrick is highly experienced and guides the department with clarity and a good strategic mind.’

‘Carina Wentzel is one of the standout planning solicitors in London, and is surely a Partner in the making. She’s extremely bright, enormously personable, and has a staggering capacity for hard work. She is able to unpick the detail of even the knottiest problem, but also to manage a case and clients in a sensible and pragmatic way. A genuine star.’

‘An international firm with the substantial resources needed for heavyweight litigation.’

‘David Stevens is a great pleasure to work with, with great experience of a wide variety of litigation.’

‘NRF provides practical legal advice that focuses on clients’ strategic and commercial objectives. The have acted in some very high profile property litigation for blue chip companies.’

‘David Stevens is a very experienced lawyer who thinks carefully about the strategic implications of every step in the litigation. He is always 2 or 3 steps ahead.’

‘Norton Rose Fulbright are one of the few firms in the UK who have a strong holistic shipping practice where they can advise clients from inception of an idea to start a shipping business.’

‘Philip Roche is a seasoned litigator. His extensive experience in ship litigation is his strength which makes him different from his competitors.’

‘A very commercial and collaborative team with strength in depth and good working relationships with bank-side legal teams.’

‘They provide pragmatic and solutions-driven advice.’

‘James Dunnett provides calm, pragmatic and considered advice.’

‘Michael Black has in-depth knowledge of ABL and cross-border lending.’

‘The firm has a strong restructuring and insolvency team.’

‘Alison Goldthorp is a great female role-model as to how to succeed in practice. She has an entrepreneurial mindset and always looking for a different angle.’

‘Mark Craggs is technically and commercially very strong.’

‘The team is always available and very on top of every discussion during the transactions. They are very pro-deal but always provide important legal advice. A very technical and knowledgeable team. Compared to other firms, they stand out especially for their comprehensive set of abilities and skills.’

‘The team in the São Paulo office speaks Portuguese (makes the negotiation with Brazilian clients very easy). They are pragmatic and business oriented in the sense that they do not waste time/energy on less relevant topics (such as minor wording issues) and really focus on the legal risks of the transaction. They are very experienced and help find workable solutions when the negotiations are harder. Aside form that, they are committed to timetables (sometimes challenging ones) and deliver good quality documents.‘

‘In my point of view, Charles Johnson stands out, specially given his legal knowledge and understanding of business aspects of each deal. He’s particularly very detailed-oriented and, at the same time, very straight-forward and timing aware.’