39 Norton Rose Fulbright practices recognized in 2025 Legal 500 US edition
United States | Press release - Recognition | June 2025
The Legal 500 United States 2025 edition has ranked Norton Rose Fulbright as a leading law firm in 39 national practice areas and recognized 27 of the firm’s US lawyers as national leaders.
Six of the recognized lawyers were part of the “Hall of Fame” of their respective practice groups, and 13 were named to the elite list of “Leading Partners.” Two lawyers were named “Next Generation Partners,” and six lawyers were listed as “Leading Associates.” The firm had 152 lawyers recommended for their work across a broad range of key industries and practice areas.
Each US edition of The Legal 500 guide highlights law firms with a large national presence, and selections are based on firm matters and client feedback. Emphasis is placed on practice teams as opposed to individual lawyers to highlight “the overall strength and depth of a practice group.”
Listed below are the nationwide practice areas in which the firm was recognized:
| Practice Area | Tier |
| Dispute resolution: eDiscovery | 1 |
| Energy: Renewable / Alternative power | 1 |
| Finance: Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Municipal | 1 |
| M&A | Corporate and commercial: M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m) | 1 |
| Dispute resolution: Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Toxic tort | 2 |
| Energy transactions: Oil and gas | 2 |
| Project finance: Energy and power | 2 |
| Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP | 2 |
| Industry focus: Education | 2 |
| Transport: Aviation and air travel: Finance | 2 |
| Transport: Shipping: Finance | 2 |
| Dispute resolution: International arbitration | 3 |
| Dispute resolution: Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Auto / Transport | 3 |
| Dispute resolution: Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Pharmaceuticals and medical devices | 3 |
| Energy litigation: Oil and gas | 3 |
| Energy regulation: Electric power | 3 |
| Energy transactions: Electric power | 3 |
| Environment: Litigation | 3 |
| Finance: Structured finance: Securitization | 3 |
| Healthcare: Service providers | 3 |
| Intellectual property: Trademarks: Non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing) | 3 |
| Media, technology and telecoms: Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection) | 3 |
| Media, technology and telecoms: Outsourcing | 3 |
| Tax: US taxes: Contentious | 3 |
| Antitrust: Civil litigation/class action: Defense | 4 |
| Dispute resolution: Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense: Advise to corporates | 4 |
| Dispute resolution: General commercial disputes | 4 |
| Dispute resolution: Securities litigation: Defense | 4 |
| Finance: Fintech | 4 |
| Finance: Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Corporate | 4 |
| Healthcare: Life sciences | 4 |
| Insurance: Advice to insurers | 4 |
| Intellectual property: Patents: Litigation (full coverage) | 4 |
| Intellectual property: Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings) | 4 |
| Labor and employment: Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions) | 4 |
| Media, technology and telecoms: Technology transactions | 4 |
| Tax: US taxes: Non-contentious | 4 |
| Real estate | 5 |
| Dispute resolution: Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco) | Firms to watch |
Hall of Fame
| Lawyer | Practice Area |
| Todd Alexander | Energy: Renewable / Alternative power and Project finance |
| Noam Ayali | Project finance |
| Bill Bowers | US taxes: Non-contentious |
| Brian Devine | Transport: Shipping - finance |
| Keith Martin | Energy: Renewable / Alternative power |
| Alyssa Vazquez | Transport: Aviation and air travel: Finance |
Leading Partners
| Lawyer | Practice Area |
| Andrea D’Ambra | eDiscovery |
| Eric Daucher | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Municipal |
| Steve Jansma | Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Automotive / Transport |
| David Kessler | eDiscovery |
| Ben Koenigsberg | Energy: Renewable / Alternative power |
| Richard Krumholz | International litigation |
| Eddie Lewis | Environment: Litigation |
| Daniel McClure | Energy litigation: Oil and gas |
| Kessar Nashat | M&A/corporate and commercial: M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m) |
| Melanie Rother | Energy litigation: Oil and gas |
| Craig Vogelsang | Energy transactions: Oil and gas |
| Jeffrey Webb | Energy litigation: Oil and gas |
| Brett Young | Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Toxic tort |
Next Generation Partners
| Lawyer | Practice Area |
| Becky Diffen | Energy: Renewable / Alternative power |
| Fiona Henderson | Transport: Aviation and air travel: Finance |
Leading Associates
| Lawyer | Practice Area |
| Ryan Apar | Transport: Aviation and air travel: Finance |
| Deanne Barrow | Project finance |
| Katie Connolly | Dispute resolution: International arbitration |
| Ellie Norris | Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Pharmaceuticals and medical devices |
| Kassandra Savicki | Transport: Shipping - finance |
| Lindsey Swiger | Energy transactions: Oil and gas |
Recommended Lawyers
| Lawyer | Practice Area |
| Robin Adelstein | Antitrust: Civil litigation / Class actions: Defense |
| General commercial disputes | |
| Healthcare: Life sciences | |
| Rodney Acker | Securities litigation: Defense |
| Neely Agin | Antitrust: Civil litigation / Class actions: Defense |
| Josh Agrons | Shipping: Finance |
| Todd Alexander | Renewable / Alternative power |
| Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP | |
| Darryl Anderson | Antitrust: Civil litigation / Class actions: Defense |
| Ryan Apar | Aviation and air travel: Finance |
| Noam Ayali | Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP |
| Mario Barrera | Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions) |
| Deanne Barrow | Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP |
| James Berger | Energy: Renewable / Alternative power |
| Ellen Blanchard | E-discovery |
| Jason Boland | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Corporate |
| Bill Bowers | US taxes: Non-contentious |
| Felicia Boyd | Intellectual property: Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing) |
| Reagan Brown | General commercial disputes |
| Douglas Buchanan | Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP |
| Tim Carlton | Media, technology and telecoms: Outsourcing |
| Bill Cavanagh | US taxes: Contentious |
| US taxes: Non-contentious | |
| Sean Christy | Media, technology and telecoms: Outsourcing |
| Media, technology and telecoms: Technology transactions | |
| Shauna Johnson Clark | Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions) |
| Marc Collier | General commercial disputes |
| Katie Connolly | International arbitration |
| Victoria Corder | General commercial disputes |
| Andrew Coronios | Structured finance: Securitization |
| Carter Crow | Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions) |
| Chris Cwalina | Media, technology and telecoms: Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection) |
| Rhiannon D’Agostin | Healthcare: Life sciences |
| Andrea D’Ambra | E-discovery |
| Media, technology and telecoms: Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection) | |
| Eric Daucher | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Corporate |
| Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Municipal | |
| Will Daugherty | Media, technology and telecoms: Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection) |
| D’Lesli Davis | Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Pharmaceuticals and medical devices |
| Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco) |
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| Healthcare: Life sciences | |
| Healthcare: Service providers | |
| Dani Davis | Real estate |
| Brian Devine | Shipping: Finance |
| Becky Diffen | Energy transactions: Electric power |
| Renewable / Alternative power | |
| Patrick Dolan | Structured finance: Securitization |
| Fintech | |
| Alesha Dominique | Intellectual property: Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing) |
| Joseph Drapalski | Environment: Litigation |
| Carter Dugan | Energy litigation: Oil and gas |
| Luke Edney | Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP |
| Energy transactions: Oil and gas | |
| Energy transactions: Electric power | |
| Mark Faccenda | Healthcare: Life sciences |
| Jason Fagelman | General commercial disputes |
| Brian Fenske | M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m) |
| Michael Flamenbaum | US taxes: Non-contentious |
| Kevin Fischer | M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m) |
| Doug Fried | Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP |
| Kevin Friedmann | M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m) |
| Caileen Kateri Gamache | Energy regulation: Electric power |
| Debra Gatison Hatter | Energy transactions: Oil and gas |
| Sameer Ghaznavi | Renewable / Alternative power |
| Energy regulation: Electric power | |
| Brett Govett | Intellectual property: Patents: litigation (full coverage) |
| Joseph Graham | General commercial disputes |
| Alicia Grant | Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Pharmaceuticals and medical devices |
| Charles Hall | US taxes: Contentious |
| Talbot Hansum | Intellectual property: Patents: litigation (full coverage) |
| Patrick Harder | Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP |
| Susan Feigin Harris | Healthcare: Service providers |
| Education | |
| Racheal Hashmall | Fintech |
| Debra Gatison Hatter | Energy transactions: Oil and gas |
| Fiona Henderson | Aviation and air travel: Finance |
| Courtney Hikawa | International arbitration |
| Chuck Hollis | Media, technology and telecoms: Outsourcing |
| Media, technology and telecoms: Technology transactions | |
| Matt Hughey | Structured finance: Securitization |
| Steve Jansma | General commercial disputes |
| John Jennings | Real estate |
| Derek Johnston | Media, technology and telecoms: Outsourcing |
| Lauren Kelly | US taxes: Non-contentious |
| Tim Kenny | Intellectual property: Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing) |
| David Kessler | eDiscovery |
| Media, technology and telecoms: Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection) | |
| Rajiv Khanna | Healthcare: Life sciences |
| George Khoukaz | M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m) |
| Matt Kirtland | International arbitration |
| Ben Koenigsberg | Renewable / Alternative power |
| Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP | |
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Michael Krawzsenek |
Intellectual property: Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings) |
| Richard Krumholz | General commercial disputes |
| Layne Kruse | Antitrust: Civil litigation / Class actions: Defense |
| Roger Kuan | Intellectual property: Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings) |
| Healthcare: Life sciences | |
| Ashley Kuempel |
Securities litigation: defense |
| Stephen Kuntz | US taxes: Contentious |
| Neel Lane | Insurance: Advice to insurers |
| Anthony Lauriello |
Securities litigation: defense |
| Josh Lee | Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Pharmaceuticals and medical devices |
| Hilary Lefko | Renewable / Alternative power |
| Daniel Leventhal | Intellectual property: Patents: Litigation (full coverage) |
| Intellectual property: Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings) | |
| Eddie Lewis | Environment: Litigation |
| Art Licygiewicz | Intellectual property: Patents: Litigation (full coverage) |
| Andrew Lom | Fintech |
| Ryan Manns | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Corporate |
| Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Municipal | |
| Mac Marshall | Energy transactions: oil and gas |
| Keith Martin | Renewable / Alternative power |
| Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP | |
| Utsav Mathur | Energy litigation: Oil and gas |
| Mina Matin | Insurance: Advice to insurers |
| Daniel McClure | Energy litigation: Oil and gas |
| Jennifer McDaniel | Education |
| Scarlet McNellie | M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m) |
| Energy transactions: oil and gas | |
| Susana Medeiros | E-discovery |
| Michelle Meiselman | Media, technology and telecoms Outsourcing |
| Ryan Meltzer |
Securities litigation: defense |
| Erin Mitchell | Energy transactions: Electric power |
| Robert Morris | US taxes: Contentious |
| US taxes: Non-contentious | |
| Manuel Mungia | Insurance: Advice to insurers |
| Stacey Murphy | Healthcare: Service providers |
| Education | |
| Kessar Nashat | Energy transactions: Electric power |
| M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m) | |
| Energy transactions: Oil and gas | |
| Jeannie Nguyen | Insurance: Advice to insurers |
| Denton Nichols | International arbitration |
| Ellie Norris | Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Pharmaceuticals and medical devices |
| Jason Novak | Intellectual property Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings) |
| Healthcare: Life sciences | |
| Mark Oakes | Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense |
| Securities litigation: Defense | |
| Michael O’Donnell | General commercial disputes |
| Kevin O’Gorman | International arbitration |
| Christopher Pelham | Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense |
| Andrew Price | General commercial disputes |
| Adam Rehm | Healthcare: Life sciences |
| Christy Rivera | Energy: Renewable / Alternative power |
| Mark Robertson | Antitrust: Civil litigation / Class actions: Defense |
| Eagle Robinson | Intellectual property: Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings) |
| Steven Roosa | Media, technology and telecoms: Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection) |
| David Rosenzweig | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Corporate |
| Andrew Roth | Education |
| Benjamin Roth | US taxes: Non-contentious |
| Melanie Rother | Energy litigation: Oil and gas |
| Kassandra Savicki | Shipping: Finance |
| Sandeep Savla | Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense |
| Securities litigation: Defense | |
| Ellen Sessions |
Securities litigation: Defense |
| Rafe Schaefer | General commercial disputes |
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Stephanie Schmidt |
Intellectual property: Trademarks: Non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing) |
| Johanna Schmitt | Intellectual Property: Trademarks: Non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio managing and licensing) |
| Les Schreyer | US taxes: Non-contentious |
| Howard Seife | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Corporate |
| Andrea Shannon | Intellectual property: Trademarks: Non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing) |
| Robert Shapiro | Energy regulation: Electric power |
| Gina Shishima | Intellectual property: Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings) |
| Healthcare: Life sciences | |
| Education | |
| Jonathan Skidmore | Healthcare: Life sciences |
| Elizabeth Sluder | Energy transactions: Electric power |
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Darren Smith |
Intellectual property: Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings) |
| Mike Solomita | Intellectual property: Patents: Litigation (full coverage) |
| Laurie Friesenhahn Stellman | Education |
| Peter Stokes |
Securities litigation: Defense |
| Michael Swartzendruber | Antitrust: Civil litigation/class actions: Defense |
| General commercial disputes | |
| Lindsey Swiger | Energy transactions: Oil and gas |
| Eric Tashman | Structured finance: Securitization |
| Jasper Taylor | US taxes: Contentious |
| Eliot Turner | Civil litigation / Class actions: Defense |
| Timothy Tyler | International arbitration |
| Justin VandenBout | Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Toxic tort |
| Alyssa Vazquez | Aviation and air travel: Finance |
| Craig Vogelsang | Energy transactions: Oil and gas |
| Ryan Waggoner | M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m) |
| Devin Wagner | Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Toxic tort |
| Julie Pateman Ward | Shipping: Finance |
| Jeffrey Webb | Energy litigation: Oil and gas |
| Rebecca Winthrop | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Municipal |
| Geraldine Young | Antitrust: Civil litigation/class actions: Defense |
| Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Pharmaceuticals and medical devices | |
| John Young | Real estate |
| Brett Young | Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Automotive / Transport |
| Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Toxic tort |
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| Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco) |
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| Richard Zembek | Intellectual property: Patents: Litigation (full coverage) |