Norton Rose Fulbright

Norton Rose Fulbright ‘has excellent strength-in-depth, and quality in-house’. The firm acts for leading financial institutions, commodity trading houses, national and international mining and energy companies in many areas of law, including contentious matters. It handles matters before the English courts, and arbitrations under UNCITRAL, LCIA, SIAC and ICC rules, as well as GAFTA and FOSFA trade association rules. EMEA head of litigation Patrick Bourke oversees the practice, bringing vast experience in High Court commercial litigation, arbitration and ADR to the department. Former barrister Harriet Jones-Fenleigh has extensive experience in disputes concerning both commodities and trade finance. Holly Stebbing handles claims in the energy and natural resources sector, with a particular focus on Africa, while corporate disputes and investigations lawyer Ruth Cowley is frequently involved in international arbitration for commodities traders, particularly matters involving state entities. Commercial litigator Antony Corsi is also called upon to advise on commodities matters. Samson Spanier ’always has one last creative solution up his sleeve’.