Norton Rose Fulbright receives nine Band 1 rankings in Chambers UK 2026

United Kingdom | Press release - Recognition | October 2025

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has again posted another excellent set of rankings, including nine in Band 1, in this year’s annual Chambers UK 2025 directory.

Norton Rose Fulbright’s Band 1 rankings for 2025 are:

UK-wide Asset Finance: Aviation Finance
UK-wide Asset Finance: Shipping Finance
UK-wide Aviation
London (Firms) Corporate finance: Borrowers: Mid-market (New ranking)
UK-wide Commodities: Derivatives & Energy Trading
UK-wide Commodities: Trade Finance
UK-wide Energy & Natural Resources: Mining (International)
UK-wide Energy & Natural Resources: Power, Renewables & Alternative Energy
UK-wide Asset-based lending (New ranking)

In addition to these Band 1 rankings, the firm has secured another 40 UK practice area rankings, including reflecting the strength of its full service offering.

98 of Norton Rose Fulbright’s UK-based lawyers have also been ranked individually, including some lawyers achieving multiple rankings, and 16 newly ranked lawyers, including:

Matthew Bambury - Asset Finance: Shipping Finance (Up and Coming)
Alexandra Dunn - Asset-Based Lending
Michael Black - Asset-Based Lending
Caroline Thomas - Competition Law: Litigation
Helen Fairhead - Competition Law: Litigation
Donald Warnock - Construction: Non-contentious
Hussain Kubba - Energy & Natural Resources: Oil & Gas
David Bartlett - Insurance: Non-contentious (Star Associates)
Simon Baker - Insurance: Non-contentious (Up and Coming)
Duncan Bagshaw - International Arbitration
Grace Carpenter - Leveraged Finance: Mid-Market (Associates to watch)
James Stonebridge - Restructuring and Insolvency
Matthew Thorn - Restructuring and Insolvency
Dominic Stuttaford - Tax: Contentious

Norton Rose Fulbright provides the world's preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. It has more than 50 offices, globally, with in excess of 3000 legal staff. Its two UK offices are located in London and Newcastle.