Norton Rose Fulbright recognized in The Legal 500 2021 US guide
United States | Press release - Firm | June 2021
The Legal 500’s 2021 US guide recognizes Norton Rose Fulbright as a leading law firm in 34 national practice areas, including five top-tier firm rankings.
Along with listing 113 recommended lawyers from our firm, The Legal 500 also ranked eight of our US lawyers as leading national lawyers, three as next generation partner, six as rising stars and six in its hall of fame for their work across a broad range of key industries and practice areas.
Now in its 14th year, each US edition of The Legal 500 guide highlights law firms with a national presence. Emphasis is placed on practice groups and teams as opposed to individual lawyers to spotlight the legal market based on the guide’s “assessment of the overall strength and depth of a practice group.”
With the exception of leading lawyers, The Legal 500 does not rank individual lawyers and opts instead to highlight lawyers who are recommended in each practice area.
Listed below are the nationwide practice areas in which we are ranked.
Practice
Listed in The Legal 500 Hall of Fame
| Lawyer | Practice Area |
| Todd Alexander | Energy: Renewable / Alternative Power |
| Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas | |
| Keith Martin | Energy: Renewable / Alternative Power |
| Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas | |
| James Tussing | Transport: Aviation and Air Travel – Finance |
| William Bowers | US Taxes: Non-contentious |
| Todd Alexander | Project Finance – Advice to Sponsors |
| Noam Ayali | Project Finance – Advice to Sponsors |
Honored as leading lawyers
| Lawyer | Practice area |
| Benjamin Koenigsberg | Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power; Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas |
| Glen Hettinger | M&A: Middle-Market ($500M-999M) |
| David Kessler | E-Discovery |
| Brett Young | Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action – Defense: Toxic Tort |
| Alyssa Vazquez | Transport: Aviation and Air Travel – Finance |
| Brian Devine | Transport: Shipping – Finance |
| Steve Jansma | Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action – Defense: Automotive Transport |
| Howard Seife | Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate |
Named next generation partners
| Lawyer | Practice area |
| Kessar Nashat | M&A: Middle-Market ($500M-999M) |
| Eric Daucher | Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Municipal |
| Rob Eberhardt | Project Finance – Advice to Sponsors |
Honored as rising stars
| Lawyer | Practice area |
| James Copeland | Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Municipal |
| Jessica Rodriguez | Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas |
| Ellie Norris | Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action – Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices |
| Nicholas Santangelo | Transport: Shipping – Finance |
| Kassandra Savicki | Transport: Shipping – Finance |
| Anna Biegelsen | Energy Regulation: Conventional Power |
Recognized as recommended lawyers
| Lawyer | Practice area |
| Rodney Acker | Securities Litigation: Defense |
| Robin Adelstein | Civil Litigation: Class Actions – Defense |
| Healthcare: Life Sciences | |
| Marissa Leigh Alcala | Project Finance – Advice to Sponsors |
| Energy: Renewable / Alternative Power | |
| Energy Transactions: Conventional Power | |
| Todd Alexander | Project Finance – Advice to Sponsors |
| Energy: Renewable / Alternative Powers | |
| Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas | |
| Energy Transactions: Conventional Power | |
| Darryl Anderson | Civil Litigation: Class Actions – Defense |
| Noam Ayali | Project Finance – Advice to Sponsors |
| Energy: Renewable / Alternative Power | |
| Energy Transactions: Conventional Power | |
| Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas | |
| Mark Baker | International Arbitration |
| George Baptista | Structured Finance – Securitization |
| Mario Barrera | Education |
| Deanne Barrow | Energy: Renewable / Alternative Power |
| Jerry Bell | Education |
| Healthcare: Service Providers | |
| Howard Beltzer | Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate |
| David Ben-Meir | Patents – Litigation (Full Coverage) |
| Jim Berger | Energy: Renewable / Alternative Power |
| Anna Biegelsen | Energy Regulation: Conventional Power |
| Mayling Blanco | US Taxes: Contentious |
| Felicia Boyd | Advertising and Marketing: Litigation |
| Geren Brown | Structured Finance – Securitization |
| Reagan Brown | Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas |
| David Burton | Project Finance – Advice to Sponsors |
| Energy: Renewable/Alternative Powers | |
| Energy Transactions: Conventional Power | |
| US Taxes: Non-contentious | |
| William Cavanagh | US Taxes: Contentious |
| US Taxes: Non-contentious | |
| Bob Comer | Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas |
| Energy Regulation: Conventional Power | |
| James Copeland | Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Municipal |
| Andrew Coronios | Structured Finance – Securitization |
| Sean Corrigan | Transport: Aviation and Air Travel Finance |
| Chris Cwalina | General Commercial Disputes |
| Cyber Law (Data Privacy and Data Protection) | |
| Andrea D’Ambra | eDiscovery |
| Cyber Law (Data Privacy and Data Protection) | |
| Eric Daucher | Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate |
| Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Municipal | |
| Will Daugherty | eDiscovery |
| D’Lesli Davis | Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices |
| Healthcare: Life Sciences | |
| Brian Devine | Transport: Shipping – Finance |
| Becky Diffen | Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power |
| Energy Regulation: Conventional Power | |
| Stephen Dillard | Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas |
| Patrick Dolan | Structured Finance – Securitization |
| Steve Dollar | International Litigation |
| Securities Litigation: Defense | |
| Vic Domen | General Commercial Disputes |
| Thomas Dowdell | Healthcare: Service Providers |
| Rob Eberhardt | Project Finance – Advice to Sponsors |
| Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power | |
| Energy Transactions: Conventional Power | |
| Ikenna Emehelu | Project Finance – Advice to Sponsors |
| Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power | |
| Michael Flamenbaum | US Taxes: Non-contentious |
| Jonathan Franklin | Energy Regulation: Conventional Power |
| Douglas Fried | Education |
| Caileen Gamache | Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power |
| Energy Regulation: Conventional Power | |
| Toby Gerber | Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Municipal |
| Brett Govett | Patents – Litigation (Full Coverage) |
| Elana Hahn | Structured Finance – Securitization |
| Kevin Harnisch | International Litigation |
| Securities Litigation: Defense | |
| Fiona Henderson | Transport: Aviation and Air Travel Finance |
| Glen Hettinger | M&A Middle Market ($500M-$999M) |
| Scott Incerto | General Commercial Disputes |
| Steve Jansma | Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action Defense: Automotive Transport |
| Debbi Johnstone | Healthcare: Life Sciences |
| Healthcare: Service Providers | |
| Timothy Kenny | Patents – Litigation (Full Coverage) |
| Trademarks – Non-contentious (Prosecution, Portfolio Management and Licensing) | |
| David Kessler | E-discovery |
| Cyber Law (Privacy and Data Protection) | |
| Matthew Kirtland | International Litigation |
| Ben Koenigsberg | Project Finance – Advice to Sponsors |
| Energy Regulation: Conventional Power | |
| Energy Transactions: Conventional Power | |
| Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power | |
| Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas | |
| Robert Kovacev | US Taxes: Contentious |
| Richard Krumholz | General Commercial Disputes |
| International Litigation | |
| Layne Kruse | Civil Litigation: Class Actions – Defense |
| General Commercial Disputes | |
| Bill Leone | International Litigation |
| Daniel Leventhal | Patents – Litigation (Full Coverage) |
| Eddie Lewis | Environment: Litigation |
| Gene Lewis | Mergers and Acquisitions Middle Market ($500M-$999M) |
| Andrew Lom | Fintech |
| Jeff Margulies | Environment: Litigation |
| Advertising and Marketing: Litigation | |
| Keith Martin | Project Finance – Advice to Sponsors |
| Energy: Renewable/Alternative Power | |
| Energy Regulation: Conventional Power | |
| Energy Transactions: Conventional Power | |
| Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas | |
| Stacey Martinez | Healthcare: Life Sciences |
| Mina Matin | International Arbitration |
| John Mauel | Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas |
| Kevin Mayer | Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action Defense: Toxic Tort |
| Dan McClure | Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas |
| Thomas McCormack | General Commercial Disputes |
| Scarlet McNellie | M&A Middle Market ($500M-$999M) |
| Robert Morris | US Taxes: Contentious |
| US Taxes: Non-contentious | |
| Stacey Murphy | Education |
| Healthcare: Service Providers | |
| Kessar Nashat | Energy: Renewable / Alternative Power |
| M&A Middle Market ($500M-$999M) | |
| Denton Nichols | International Arbitration |
| Kevin O’Gorman | International Arbitration |
| Gerard Pecht | International Litigation |
| Securities Litigation: Defense | |
| Saul Perloff | Healthcare: Life Sciences |
| Advertising and Marketing: Litigation | |
| Carol Poindexter | Healthcare: Life Sciences |
| Yvonne Puig | Healthcare: Service Providers |
| Sam Ramer | International Litigation |
| Jim Repass | Patents – Litigation (Full Coverage) |
| Trademarks: Non-contentious (Prosecution, Portfolio Management and Licensing) | |
| Jessica Rodriguez | Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas |
| Steven Roosa | General Commercial Disputes |
| Amanda Rosenberg | Energy: Renewable / Alternative Power |
| Andrew Roth | Education |
| Healthcare: Service Providers | |
| Melanie Rother | Energy Litigation: Oil and Gas |
| Nicholas Santangelo | Transport: Shipping – Finance |
| Kassandra Savicki | Transport: Shipping – Finance |
| Howard Seife | Restructuring (Including Bankruptcy): Corporate |
| Ellen Sessions | Securities Litigation: Defense |
| Bob Shapiro | Energy: Renewable / Alternative Power |
| Energy Regulation: Conventional Power | |
| David Shearer | Structured Finance – Securitization |
| Gina Shishima | Healthcare: Life Sciences |
| Jonathan Skidmore | Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices |
| Healthcare: Life Sciences | |
| Ronald Smith | Fintech |
| Deborah Stern | Structured Finance – Securitization |
| Jay Stiffler | Energy Transactions: Oil and Gas |
| Peter Stokes | International Litigation |
| Eric Tashman | Structured Finance – Securitization |
| Will Troutman | Environment: Litigation |
| Elliot Turner | Civil Litigation: Class Actions – Defense |
| James Tussing | Transport: Aviation and Air Travel Finance |
| Alyssa Vazquez | Transport: Aviation and Air Travel Finance |
| Charles Walker | Patents – Litigation (Full Coverage) |
| Elizabeth Weaver | Environment: Litigation |
| Paul Weber | Project Finance – Advice to Sponsors |
| Energy: Renewable / Alternative Power | |
| Energy Transactions: Conventional Power | |
| Joseph Williams | Energy Regulation: Conventional Power |
| Kevin Yankowsky | Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action Defense: Toxic Tort |
| Brett Young | Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action Defense: Automotive |
| Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action Defense: Toxic Tort | |
| Product Liability, Mass Tort and Class Action Defense: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices | |
| Richard Zembek | Patents – Litigation (Full Coverage) |