2025 Chambers USA guide recognizes 48 Norton Rose Fulbright practice areas and 117 lawyers

United States Press release - Recognition June 2025

Norton Rose Fulbright has earned leading law firm distinction in 48 national and statewide practice areas in the 2025 Chambers USA guide. The respected legal guide also recognized 117 of the firm’s US lawyers individually in a broad range of practice areas, both statewide and nationally.

The firm received a Band 1 ranking in 21 categories:

New practice areas recognized included:

Chambers and Partners has published directories ranking the best law firms and lawyers since 1990. Rankings are based on law firm submissions and feedback received from thousands of lawyer and client interviews conducted by Chambers researchers.

Listed below are our practice areas and lawyers ranked in the 2025 Chambers USA guide:

Firm rankings

* Highly Regarded
** Elite

Jurisdiction Practice area Band
USA - Nationwide Banking and Finance: Public Finance  1
USA - Nationwide Bankruptcy / Restructuring* 1
USA - Nationwide eDiscovery and Information Governance  1
USA - Nationwide Energy Transition  1
USA - Nationwide Privacy and Data Security* 1
USA - Nationwide Product Liability and Mass Torts* 1
USA - Nationwide Projects: LNG  1

 
USA - Nationwide Projects: Power and Renewables: Transactional  1
USA - Nationwide Projects: Renewables and Alternative Energy 1
USA - Nationwide Oil and Gas Litigation  2
USA - Nationwide Projects: Agency Financing  2
USA - Nationwide Projects: PPP  2
USA - Nationwide Retail 2
USA - Nationwide Transportation: Aviation: Finance 2
USA - Nationwide Transportation: Shipping/Maritime: Finance 2
USA - Nationwide International Arbitration** 3
USA - Nationwide Outsourcing 3
USA - Nationwide Projects: Power 3
USA - Nationwide Healthcare** 4
California Banking and Finance: Public Finance 2
California Environment 4
District of Columbia Healthcare 5
Georgia Technology and Outsourcing 1
Minnesota Intellectual Property 2
Missouri Construction 1
Missouri Insurance: Transactional and Regulatory 1
Missouri Healthcare 2
New York Banking and Finance: Public Finance 1
New York Bankruptcy / Restructuring* 2
Texas Antitrust 2
Texas Banking and Finance: Public Finance 1
Texas Bankruptcy / Restructuring 1
Texas Corporate / M&A** 5
Texas Environment 4
Texas Healthcare 1
Texas Insurance 4
Texas Intellectual Property 1
Texas Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secrets 2
Texas Labor and Employment 1
Texas Litigation: Securities 1
Texas Tax 2
Texas Tax: Litigation 2
Texas: Austin and Surrounds Litigation: General Commercial 1
Texas: Dallas, Fort Worth and Surrounds Litigation: General Commercial 4
Texas: Houston and Surrounds Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation 2
Texas: Houston and Surrounds Litigation: General Commercial 3
Texas: San Antonio and Surrounds Corporate / M&A 2
Texas: San Antonio and Surrounds Litigation: General Commercial 1

Individual rankings

Lawyer Jurisdiction Practice area Band
Rebecca Abou-Chedid  USA – Nationwide Projects: LNG Up and Coming
Rodney Acker  Texas Litigation: Securities 2
Marissa Alcala  USA – Nationwide Projects: Renewables and Alternative Energy 4

Todd Alexander

 

 

USA – Nationwide Projects 1
USA – Nationwide Projects: Renewables and Alternative Energy 1
USA – Nationwide Projects: Power and Renewables: Transactional 1

Noam Ayali

USA – Nationwide Projects 1
USA – Nationwide Projects: LNG 1
Bruce Baty  Missouri Insurance: Transactional and Regulatory 1
Jerry Bell  Texas Healthcare 1
James Berger  USA – Nationwide Projects: Renewables and Alternative Energy Up and Coming
Jason Boland  Texas Bankruptcy / Restructuring 3
Bill Bowers  Texas Tax Senior Statesperson
Felicia Boyd  Minnesota Intellectual Property 2
Paul Braden  Texas Banking and Finance: Public Finance 1

Reagan Brown

USA – Nationwide Oil and Gas Litigation 2
Texas Litigation: Trial Lawyers 1
Texas: Houston and Surrounds Litigation: General Commercial 2
Douglas Buchanan USA – Nationwide Projects: PPP 2
David Burton  USA – Nationwide Projects: Renewables and Alternative Energy 2
Tim Carlton  Georgia Technology and Outsourcing 2
William Cavanagh  New York Tax 5

Sean Christy 

 

USA – Nationwide Outsourcing 3
Georgia Technology and Outsourcing 1
Shauna Clark  Texas Labor and Employment 1
Marc Collier  Texas: Austin and Surrounds Litigation: General Commercial 1
Carter Crow  Texas Labor and Employment 2
Chris Cwalina  USA – Nationwide Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity 4
Andrea D’Ambra  USA – Nationwide E-Discovery and Information Governance 1
Will Daugherty  USA – Nationwide Privacy and Data Security 5
Dani Davis  Missouri: St Louis and Surrounds Real Estate 2
Thomas Delaney  USA – Nationwide Financial Services Regulation: Banking (Enforcement and Investigations) 4
Brian Devine  USA – Nationwide Transportation: Shipping / Maritime: Finance 2
Jay Dewald  Texas Litigation: White Collar Crime and Government Investigations 3
Becky Diffen  USA – Nationwide Projects: Power and Renewables: Transactional 2
Robert Dransfield  Texas Banking and Finance: Public Finance 1
Joy Ellis  Texas Banking and Finance: Public Finance 2
Kathleen Ellison  Texas Banking and Finance: Public Finance 2
Mark Faccenda  District of Columbia Healthcare 3
Jake Falk  USA – Nationwide Projects: PPP 4
Kevin Fischer  Missouri Insurance: Transactional and Regulatory 1

Douglas Fried 

 

USA – Nationwide Projects: PPP 2
USA – Nationwide Projects 4
Toby Gerber  Texas Bankruptcy / Restructuring 1
Denise Glass  Texas Healthcare 2
Kristian Gluck  Texas Bankruptcy / Restructuring 5
Brett Govett  Texas Intellectual Property 2
William Greendyke  Texas Bankruptcy / Restructuring Senior Statesperson

Charles Hall 

 

Texas Tax: Litigation Senior Statesperson
USA – Nationwide Tax: Controversy Senior Statesperson

Kenneth Hansen 

 

USA – Nationwide Projects 4
USA – Nationwide Projects: PPP 4
Patrick Harder  USA – Nationwide Projects: PPP 1
Kevin Harnisch  District of Columbia Litigation: White Collar Crime and Government Investigations 6
Susan Feigin Harris  Texas Healthcare 1
Fiona Henderson  USA – Nationwide Transportation: Aviation: Finance 3

Chuck Hollis 

 

Georgia Technology and Outsourcing 1
USA – Nationwide Outsourcing 3
Victor Hsu  California Banking and Finance: Public Finance 2
Ben Hulse  Minnesota Litigation: General Commercial 4
Jeremy Hushon  USA – Nationwide Projects: Agency Financing 1
John Jennings  Texas Real Estate 4
Derek Johnston  Georgia Technology and Outsourcing 2
Debbi Johnstone  Texas Healthcare 1
Tim Kenny  Minnesota Intellectual Property 2
David Kessler  USA – Nationwide E-Discovery and Information Governance 1
Matthew Kirtland  USA – Nationwide International Arbitration: Enforcement 1
Benjamin Koenigsberg  USA – Nationwide Projects: Renewables and Alternative Energy 2
Scott Kortmeyer  California Banking and Finance: Public Finance 2
Layne Kruse  Texas Antitrust 1
Stephen Kuntz  Texas Tax 4
Neel Lane  Texas Insurance 3
Daryl Lansdale  Texas: San Antonio and Surrounds Corporate / M&A 1
Anna Lee  New York Banking and Finance: Public Finance 1
Hilary Lefko  USA – Nationwide Projects: Renewables and Alternative Energy 3
Stephanie Leibe  Texas Banking and Finance: Public Finance 2
Daniel Leventhal  Texas Intellectual Property 6
Eddie Lewis  Texas Environment 1

Steven Lofchie 

 

USA – Nationwide Financial Services Regulation: Broker Dealer (Compliance) 1
USA – Nationwide Derivatives 3
Luke Maher  Missouri Construction 1
Purvi Maniar  Missouri Healthcare 2
Ryan Manns  Texas Bankruptcy / Restructuring 4
Jeffrey Margulies  California Environment 4
James Marlin  New York Banking and Finance: Public Finance 1

Keith Martin

USA – Nationwide Projects: Renewables and Alternative Energy Star Individual
USA – Nationwide Projects 1
Mina Matin  New York Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer 3
Daniel McClure  USA – Nationwide Oil and Gas Litigation 1
Susana Medeiros  USA – Nationwide E-Discovery and Information Governance Associates to Watch
Robert Morris  Texas Tax: Litigation 2
Manuel Mungia  Texas: San Antonio and Surrounds Litigation: General Commercial 2
Stacey Murphy  Missouri Healthcare 1
Mark Oakes  Texas: Austin and Surrounds Litigation: General Commercial 1
Michael O’Donnell  Texas: San Antonio and Surrounds Litigation: General Commercial 1
Kevin O’Gorman  USA – Nationwide International Arbitration: Counsel 3
Helen Pennock  New York Banking and Finance: Public Finance Up and Coming
Robert Phillpott  Texas Tax 4
Uyen Poh  New York Banking and Finance: Public Finance 2
Chris Psihoules  USA – Nationwide

Energy: Oil and Gas (Regulatory and Litigation)

 

Associates to Watch
Yvonne Puig  Texas Healthcare 1
Anne Rodgers  Texas Antitrust 2
Ann La Morena Rohlin  California Banking and Finance: Public Finance 2
Steven Roosa  USA – Nationwide Privacy and Data Security: Privacy 5
David Rosenzweig  New York Bankruptcy / Restructuring 6
Andrew Roth  New York Healthcare 2
Kristen Savant  Texas Banking and Finance: Public Finance 1
Johanna Schmitt  New York IP: Trademark, Copyright and Trade Secrets 4
Adam Schramek  Texas: Austin and Surrounds Litigation: General Commercial 2
Stephanie Schroepfer  Texas: Houston and Surrounds Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation 1
Howard Seife  New York Bankruptcy/Restructuring 6
Ellen Sessions  Texas Litigation: Securities 1
Gina Shishima  Texas Intellectual Property 3
Lauren Shoor  California Environment Up and Coming
Peter Stokes  Texas Litigation: Securities 1
Brian Sun  California Litigation: White Collar Crime and Government Investigations Senior Statesperson
Michael Swartzendruber  Texas Antitrust 3
Jasper Taylor  Texas Tax: Litigation Senior Statesperson
Paul Trahan  Texas: Austin and Surrounds Litigation: General Commercial 2
William Troutman  USA – Nationwide Product Liability: Regulatory 1
Eliot Turner  Texas Antitrust 2
Alyssa Vazquez  USA – Nationwide Transportation: Aviation: Finance 2
Aimeé Vidaurri  Texas: San Antonio and Surrounds Litigation: General Commercial Up and Coming
Craig Vogelsang  USA – Nationwide Energy: Oil and Gas (Transactional) 4
Charles Walker  Texas Intellectual Property 3
Tim Walsh  Missouri Construction 1
Elizabeth Weaver  California Environment 3
Jeff Wurzburg  Texas Healthcare Up and Coming
Richard Zembek  Texas Intellectual Property 2