15 Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers named to Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation guide

United States |  Press release - Recognition |  July 2025

Lawdragon has selected 15 US Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers to its 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation guide.

The third edition of this annual guide includes up-and-coming lawyers in a variety of practice areas from over 200 law firms. Featured lawyers typically have less than 15 years of practice experience.

A legal media company that provides online news and editorial features, Lawdragon selects honorees through its own comprehensive editorial research process with a combination of journalistic research, nominations and peer-vetting.

Firm lawyers included on the 2025 Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation guide are listed below.

Lawdragon 500 X – The Next Generation honorees

Name Office Practice area
Chris Conatser  Houston  Litigation 
Jared Kaplan  New York  Corporate, M&A, securities 
Utsav Mathur  Houston  Commodity trading, shipping, offshore energy 
William Moss  Houston  Commercial litigation, especially energy 
Denton Nichols  Houston  International arbitration and disputes 
Blake Redwine  Dallas  Corporate and securities
Natasha Robertson  New York  Private wealth, trusts and estates 
Rachel Roosth  Houston  Litigation and disputes
Rafe Schaefer  Houston  Commercial litigation
Heather Sherrod  Houston  Employment litigation
Darren Smith  Houston  Technology and IP 
Devin Wagner  Houston  Environmental litigation, toxic tort 
Alberta Yan  New York  Corporate, M&A, securities 
Geraldine Young  Houston  Commercial litigation, including Antitrust, RICO 
Shudan Zhou  New York  Tax, especially high net-worth, wealth transfer