Norton Rose Fulbright Law Around the World
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Financial institutions Energy Infrastructure, mining and commodities Transport Technology and innovation Life sciences and healthcare Norton Rose Fulbright Law around the world July 2014 Contents Recognition 02 Norton Rose Fulbright – in brief 04 Global services A–Z 06 Global coverage 09 Global practice groups 125 Industry strengths 139 Global management team 153 Business principles 167 More than 50 locations, including Houston, New York, London, Toronto, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Johannesburg and Dubai. Attorney advertising Some of the rankings and accolades included in this publication pre-date the combination of Norton Rose and Fulbright & Jaworski LLP on June 3, 2013 Norton Rose Fulbright – law around the world Global resources People worldwide 7400 Legal staff worldwide 3800 Offices 50+ Europe United States Canada Amsterdam Moscow Austin New York Calgary Athens Munich Dallas Pittsburgh- Montréal Brussels Paris Denver Southpointe Ottawa Frankfurt Piraeus Houston St Louis Québec Hamburg Rome Los Angeles San Antonio Toronto London Warsaw Minneapolis Washington DC Milan Norton Rose Fulbright – law around the world Our office locations Latin America Asia Australia Africa Middle East Central Asia Bogotá Bangkok Brisbane Cape Town Abu Dhabi Almaty Caracas Beijing Canberra Casablanca Bahrain Rio de Hong Kong Melbourne Dar es Salaam Dubai Janeiro*** Jakarta* Perth Durban Riyadh** Shanghai Sydney Johannesburg Singapore Tokyo *Susandarini & Partners in association with Norton Rose Fulbright Australia **Mohammed Al-Ghamdi Law Firm in association with Fulbright & Jaworski LLP *** opening July 2014 Norton Rose Fulbright Law around the world Norton Rose Fulbright – law around the world Recognition 6th biggest legal practice by gross revenue American Lawyer Am Law 100, 2014 Global energy firm of the year Who’s Who Legal 2014 Global mining firm of the year Who’s Who Legal 2014 Highest rated legal practice in multi-jurisdictional work Acritas’ Canadian law firm brand index 2014 Law firm of the year – natural resources law US News & World Report Best Lawyers 2014, 2013 Top 10 global elite brand leader Norton Rose Fulbright Acritas’ Sharplegal, Global Elite Brand Index 2013 Best performing legal brand Norton Rose Fulbright Managing Partners’ Forum (MPF) Awards for Management Excellence 2014, 2013 Elite 20 antitrust and competition practice Global Competition Review Awards 2014 Client choice award (international) Norton Rose Fulbright (formerly Norton Rose) International Law Office 2013 02 July 2014 Recognition Client choice award (US) Fulbright & Jaworski LLP International Law Office 2013 Client choice award (Canada) International Law Office and Lexology 2014 Top 20 global legal practice Law 360 Global 20, 2013 Client service A-Team (US) Fulbright & Jaworski LLP BTI Consulting Group’s survey of law firm client service performance 2014 Best trade finance law firm in Africa Global Trade Review 2013 Corporate team of the year African Legal Awards 2013 Commodity/trade finance law firm of the year Norton Rose Fulbright (formerly Norton Rose) Trade Finance 2013, 2012, 2011 Deal of the year The combination of Norton Rose and Fulbright & Jaworski to form Norton Rose Fulbright Lloyd’s List Global Awards 2013 BTI brand elite BTI Consulting Group’s survey of best-branded law firms 2014 July 2014 03 Norton Rose Fulbright – law around the world Norton Rose Fulbright – in brief Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal practice. We provide the world’s pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 3800 lawyers based in over 50 cities across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. Norton Rose Fulbright – law around the world nortonrosefulbright.com Industry strengths Financial institutions Energy Infrastructure, mining and commodities Transport Technology and innovation Life sciences and healthcare 04 July 2014 Norton Rose Fulbright – in brief Global practice groups Banking and finance Regulation and investigations Corporate, M&A and securities Employment and labor Dispute resolution and litigation Real estate Intellectual property Tax Antitrust and competition Selected clients AIG GlaxoSmithKline Barclays Bank HSBC Barrick Gold ING Group Bayer McLaren Group BMW Group Macquarie Group BNP Paribas Petronas Bombardier QBE Insurance Group BP Rio Tinto Group China Development Bank Royal Bank of Canada Citi SNC-Lavalin Group Deutsche Bank Standard Chartered Bank July 2014 05 Norton Rose Fulbright – law around the world Global services A–Z A Class and group actions Employment Aboriginal Cleantech Energy Access to information Commercial litigation Engineering Acquisition finance Commodities and agribusiness Environment Acquisitions Communications, media and Equipment finance Admiralty entertainment Equity capital markets Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) Competition ERISA litigation Alternative risk transfer (ART) Competition litigation Executive compensation Anti-corruption Compliance Antitrust Construction F Appellate Consumer markets Financial institutions Arbitration Copyright, designs and databases Financial investors Asset and wealth management Corporate advisory Financial services Asset-based lending Corporate and regulatory insurance Fraud and asset recovery Asset finance Corporate, M&A and securities Corporate manslaughter Aviation G Corporate trustee Aviation finance Governance and directors’ liability Crisis management Government contracts Cyber security B Green economy Banking and finance D Banks H Data protection Benefit plans Health and safety Debt capital markets Brands Healthcare services Debt finance Business ethics Hospitality Business immigration and Derivatives international mobility Dispute resolution I Business services Distressed debt and investments Infrastructure Insolvency C E Insurance Capital markets (debt, equity) eCommerce Intellectual property Cartel investigations eDiscovery and information International arbitration Catastrophic and mass disaster governance International trade litigation Employee benefits Investment funds 06 July 2014 Global services A–Z Islamic finance Ports Shale gas Power Shipping J Privacy Shipping and offshore finance Joint ventures Private equity State aid Probate and fiduciary litigation Structured trade and commodity finance L Product liability Sunshine Act Labor Product recall Sustainability and climate change Life assurance Professional negligence Life sciences Project finance Litigation Projects T Lloyd’s Public and administrative law Tax Public finance Tax controversies Technology M Public procurement Telecommunications Marine casualty Tourism Market investigations Q Trade marks Mergers Qui Tam False Claims Act Transport Mining Trusts and estates Municipal bankruptcy R Rail U N Real estate Utilities and sector regulation Nuclear Real estate finance Regulation and investigations V O Reinsurance Venture capital Oil and gas Renewables Outsourcing Restructuring Retail W Water P Roads White collar crime Patents WTO Pensions S PFI/PPP/P3 Sanctions and export controls Pharmaceuticals Securities, regulation and enforcement Planning Securitization July 2014 07 Norton Rose Fulbright – law around the world 08 July 2014 Global coverage Global coverage Europe 10 Middle East 104 United States 30 Central Asia 114 Canada 54 India 118 Latin America 66 Israel 119 Asia 74 Nordic region 120 Australia 88 South Korea 121 Africa 96 Turkey 122 July 2014 09 Norton Rose Fulbright – law around the world Europe overview We offer comprehensive legal advice across the major financial and commercial centers in Europe, including a full EU regulatory and antitrust service from our office in Brussels. Our broad practice ranges from complex cross-border M&A transactions to major projects, international arbitration and financial services regulation. Offices Amsterdam Moscow Athens Munich Brussels Paris Frankfurt Piraeus Hamburg Rome London Warsaw Milan Lawyers in Europe Practice strengths Selected clients Antitrust and competition BMW Group 1100 Banking and finance BP Capital markets (debt, equity) Crédit Agricole Partners in Europe Corporate, M&A and securities HSBC Dispute resolution and litigation ING Group 250 Employee benefits and executive Lloyds Banking Group compensation RBS Group Contact Employment and labor Société Générale Tim Marsden Financial services Stena Norton Rose Fulbright LLP Insurance UniCredit Group +44 20 7444 3500 [email protected] Intellectual property Pensions Public law Real estate Regulation and investigations Tax 10 July 2014 Global coverage – Europe Tier 1 Government of Pakistan in landmark US$2bn bond issue Energy & natural Our London office advised the government of Pakistan on a US$2bn resources: mining bond issue, the largest international bond offering by Pakistan, and the first it has issued since 2007. It comprised a dual tranche of US$1bn in Chambers Global – Russia five-year bonds and US$1bn in ten-year bonds, and won strong interest 2008–2014 from investors, including fund managers, banks, hedge funds, insurance companies and pension funds based in the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Tier 1 Banking & finance: This bond issue demonstrates Pakistan’s ability to attract finance from asset finance & leasing: a diverse range of investors and sets a benchmark, allowing overseas investors to gauge accurately Pakistan’s economic environment. It aviation also provides the depth required for further corporate issuers and the Chambers Europe – Germany