Norton Rose Fulbright recognized in 2019 Legal 500 US guide
United States | Press release - Recognition | May 31, 2019
The 2019 Legal 500 US guide recognizes Norton Rose Fulbright as a leading law firm in 32 national practice areas, including four top-tier firm rankings in the US.
Legal 500 also ranked nine of our US lawyers as leading national lawyers, named eight lawyers as "next generation lawyers" or "rising stars" and recommended another 105 lawyers 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. 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."
Below are the nationwide practice areas in which we are ranked.
| Antitrust - Civil litigation/class actions: defense |
| Antitrust - Merger control |
| Dispute resolution - General commercial disputes |
| Dispute resolution - International arbitration |
| Dispute resolution - International litigation |
| Dispute resolution - Product liability, mass tort and class action: automotive/transport |
| Dispute resolution - Product liability, mass tort and class action: pharmaceuticals and medical devices - defense |
| Dispute resolution - Product liability, mass tort and class action: toxic tort - defense |
| Dispute resolution - Securities litigation: defense |
| Finance - Project finance - Project finance - advice to lender |
| Finance - Project finance - Project finance - advice to sponsor |
| Finance - Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate |
| Finance - Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal |
| Finance - Structured finance - securitization |
| Industry focus - Energy litigation: oil and gas |
| Industry focus - Energy regulatory: conventional power |
| Industry focus - Energy transactions: oil and gas |
| Industry focus - Energy: Renewable/Alternative |
| Industry focus - Energy: Transactions conventional power |
| Industry focus - Healthcare: life sciences |
| Industry focus - Healthcare: service providers |
| Industry focus - Transport: Aviation and air travel: finance |
| Industry focus - Transport: Shipping - finance |
| Intellectual property - Patent litigation: full coverage |
| Intellectual property - Trademarks: litigation |
| Intellectual property - Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing) |
| M&A/corporate and commercial - M&A: middle-market (US$500m-999m) |
| Media, technology and telecoms - Advertising and marketing: litigation |
| Real estate |
| Tax - International tax |
| Tax - US taxes: contentious |
| Tax - US taxes: non-contentious |
US leading lawyers
| Lawyer | Practice Area |
|---|---|
| Todd Alexander | Industry focus - Energy: renewable/alternative |
| Noam Ayali | Finance - Project finance |
| Mark Baker | Dispute Resolution - International arbitration |
| William Bowers | Tax - US taxes: non-contentious |
| Sean Corrigan | Transport: aviation and air travel – finance |
| Glen J. Hettinger | M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m) |
| Keith Martin | Industry focus - Energy: renewable/alternative |
| Howard Seife | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate |
| James Tussing | Industry focus - Transport: Aviation and Air Travel - finance |
US next generation lawyers
| Lawyer | Practice Area |
|---|---|
| Eric Daucher | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal |
| Kessar Nashat | M&A/corporate and commercial - M&A: middle-market (US$500m-999m) |
| Alyssa Vazquez | Transport: Aviation and air travel – finance |
| Brett Young | Product liability, mass tort and class action: toxic tort – defense |
US rising stars
| Lawyer | Practice Area |
|---|---|
| Anna Biegelsen | Energy regulation: conventional power |
| Jessica Rodriguez | Energy: transactions: oil and gas |
| Kelli Sallemi | Transport: aviation and air travel – finance |
| Kassandra Savicki | Transport: shipping – finance |
US recommended lawyers
| Lawyer | Practice Area |
|---|---|
| Robin Adelstein | Antitrust: Civil Litigation / Class Actions: Defense |
| Antitrust: Merger Control | |
| Healthcare: life sciences | |
| Todd Alexander | Project finance |
| Energy: renewable/alternative power | |
| Energy: transactions: conventional power | |
| Darryl Anderson | Antitrust: Civil Litigation / Class Actions: Defense |
| Antitrust: Merger Control | |
| Judith A. Archer | General Commercial Disputes |
| Noam Ayali | Project finance |
| Mark Baker | International Arbitration |
| International Litigation | |
| George Baptista | Structured finance: securitization |
| David E. Barrett | M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m) |
| Jerry A. Bell | Healthcare: service providers |
| David Ben-Meir | Intellectual Property: Patents: litigation (full coverage) |
| Josh Bernstein | Real Estate |
| Anna Biegelsen | Energy regulation: conventional power |
| Jill Block | Real Estate |
| William Bowers | Tax: US taxes: non-contentious |
| William G. Cavanagh | Tax: International tax |
| Tax: US taxes: non-contentious | |
| Marc B. Collier | Antitrust: Merger Control |
| Bob Comer | Energy litigation: oil and gas |
| Andrew C. Coronios | Structured finance: securitization |
| Sean Corrigan | Transport: aviation and air travel - finance |
| Beau Cox | General Commercial Disputes |
| Chris Cwalina | General Commercial Disputes |
| Eric Daucher | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate |
| Restructuring (including bankruptcy): municipal | |
| Sarah A. Devine | Project finance |
| Brian P. Devine | Transport: shipping - finance |
| Stephen C. Dillard | Product liability, mass tort and class actions: toxic tort - defense |
| Energy litigation: oil and gas | |
| Patrick Dolan | Structured finance: securitization |
| Thomas Dowdell | Healthcare: service providers |
| Robert Eberhardt | Project finance |
| Ikenna Emehelu | Project finance |
| Jessica Farley | Product liability, mass tort and class actions: toxic tort - defense |
| Brian P. Fenske | M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m) |
| Michael P. Flamenbaum | Tax: International tax |
| David M. Foster | Antitrust: Civil Litigation / Class Actions: Defense |
| Jonathan Franklin | Energy regulation: conventional power |
| Deborah Gitomer | Energy: transactions: oil and gas |
| Alicia Groos | Intellectual Property: Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing) |
| Thomas J. Hall | General Commercial Disputes |
| Charles W. Hall | Tax: US taxes: contentious |
| Kevin J. Harnisch | Securities litigation - defense |
| Glen J. Hettinger | M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m) |
| Charles E. Hord III | M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m) |
| Jeremy A. Hushon | Project finance |
| M. Scott Incerto | General Commercial Disputes |
| Steven D. Jansma | Product liability, mass tort and class actions: automotive/transport - defense |
| Product liability, mass tort and class actions: pharmaceuticals and medical devices - defense | |
| Product liability, mass tort and class actions: toxic tort - defense | |
| Debbi M. Johnstone | Healthcare: life sciences |
| Healthcare: service providers | |
| Paul Keller | Intellectual Property: Patents: litigation (full coverage) |
| Advertising and marketing: litigation | |
| Timothy M. Kenny | Intellectual Property: Trademarks litigation |
| Intellectual Property: Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing) | |
| Matthew H. Kirtland | International Arbitration |
| Benjamin Koenigsberg | Project finance |
| Energy regulation: conventional power | |
| Energy: renewable/alternative power | |
| Energy: transactions: conventional power | |
| Andrius Kontrimas | Tax: International tax |
| Robert Kovacev | Tax: US taxes: contentious |
| Richard Krumholz | International Litigation |
| Layne Kruse | Antitrust: Civil Litigation / Class Actions: Defense |
| Antitrust: Merger Control | |
| Stephen Kuntz | Tax: US taxes: contentious |
| Jeffrey Lewis | Intellectual Property: Patents: litigation (full coverage) |
| Gene G. Lewis | M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m) |
| Mitchell Lubart | Real Estate |
| Ryan E. Manns | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate |
| Jeffrey Margulies | Advertising and marketing: litigation |
| Keith Martin | Project finance |
| Energy regulation: conventional power | |
| Energy: renewable/alternative power | |
| Energy: transactions: conventional power | |
| Stacey A. Martinez | Product liability, mass tort and class actions: automotive/transport - defense |
| Product liability, mass tort and class actions: pharmaceuticals and medical devices - defense | |
| Healthcare: life sciences | |
| John Mauel | Energy: transactions: oil and gas |
| Julie Mayo | Energy: transactions: oil and gas |
| Daniel M. McClure | Energy litigation: oil and gas |
| Thomas M. McCormack | General Commercial Disputes |
| Michael Metteauer | Intellectual Property: Trademarks litigation |
| Robert C. Morris | Tax: US taxes: contentious |
| Stacey Murphy | Healthcare: service providers |
| Kessar Nashat | M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m) |
| Denton Nichols | International Arbitration |
| Sheldon G. Nussbaum | M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m) |
| Kevin O'Gorman | International Arbitration |
| International Litigation | |
| Gerard Pecht | International Litigation |
| Securities litigation - defense | |
| Saul Perloff | Advertising and marketing: litigation |
| Noah Pollak | Energy: renewable/alternative power |
| Yvonne K. Puig | Healthcare: service providers |
| Mark A. Robertson | Antitrust: Civil Litigation / Class Actions: Defense |
| Jessica Rodriguez | Energy: transactions: oil and gas |
| Andrew Rosenblatt | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate |
| Andrew B. Roth | Healthcare: service providers |
| Kelli Sallemi | Transport: aviation and air travel - finance |
| Bryn Alan Sappington | M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m) |
| Kassandra Savicki | Transport: shipping - finance |
| Todd Schroeder | Tax: International tax |
| Tax: US taxes: non-contentious | |
| Howard Seife | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate |
| Jeewon Serrato | General Commercial Disputes |
| Marc Shapiro | Real Estate |
| Robert Shapiro | Project finance |
| Energy regulation: conventional power | |
| Gina Shishima | Healthcare: life sciences |
| Jonathan B. Skidmore | Product liability, mass tort and class actions: pharmaceuticals and medical devices - defense |
| Jane Smith | Real Estate |
| Gerald A. Stein | Antitrust: Civil Litigation / Class Actions: Defense |
| Antitrust: Merger Control | |
| Jay Stiffler | Energy: transactions: oil and gas |
| Louis Strubeck | Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate |
| Steven I. Suzzan | M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m) |
| Jasper G. Taylor | Tax: US taxes: contentious |
| James Tussing | Transport: aviation and air travel - finance |
| Alyssa Marie Vazquez | Transport: aviation and air travel - finance |
| Charles B. Walker | Intellectual Property: Patents: litigation (full coverage) |
| Julie Pateman Ward | Transport: shipping - finance |
| Paul L. Weber | Project finance |
| Daniel Wellington | Antitrust: Merger Control |
| Jim Wiehl | Healthcare: service providers |
| Joseph Williams | Project finance |
| Energy regulation: conventional power | |
| Brett J. Young | Product liability, mass tort and class actions: toxic tort - defense |