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• Norton Rose sets sights on US and China

  May 02 2012 Norton Rose Group is looking for mergers in the US and China, according to Chief Executive Officer Peter Martyr. Norton Rose now has a headcount of 2,900 lawyers,... more

• Singapore set to license more foreign law firms

  Apr 26 2012 More foreign firms will be granted entry into the Singapore legal services market with a second round of licences to be granted in 2012. The first round of approvals... more

• US firm Holland & Knight to launch in Columbia

  Mar 02 2012 Miami-based law firm Holland & Knight has announced further expansion in Latin America with the imminent launch of new office in Bogotá, Colombia. The firm will... more

• UK firm Simmons & Simmons keeps just 2 of 8 qualifying trainees

  Feb 22 2012 Simmons & Simmons has announced that just two of its eight qualifying trainees will be taking up post-qualification employment with the firm. According to a statement,... more

• Ince & Co takes first prize for work-life-balance in the UK

  Feb 14 2012 A Roll On Friday survey on work-life balance at UK law firms has put smaller firms at the top of the ranking, with Ince & Co taking the number one spot. One member of... more

• Winston & Strawn boost Moscow office with Norton Rose hire

  Feb 13 2012 US firm Winston & Strawn has boosted its Moscow practice with the hire of Norton Rose finance partner Andrei Yakovlev. Yakovlev will divide his time between... more

• UK firms show strong trainee retention, despite fragile economy

  Jan 27 2012 The figures on trainee retention in the UK are beginning to emerge, revealing relatively high retention despite widespread concerns about the fragility of the economy.... more

• Shoosmiths takes top spot in UK diversity ranking

  Nov 14 2011 Shoosmiths is the most ethnically- and gender-diverse law firm, according to the annual Black Solicitors Network’s Diversity League Table, which is sponsored by The... more

• Veteran arbitrator leaves Norton Rose, citing post-merger conflicts of interest

  Nov 08 2011 The chairman emeritus at Norton Rose is leaving the firm, citing conflicts of interest. Chairman emeritus L. Yves Fortier joined the firm know as Ogilvy Renault 50... more

• More departures from Barlow Lyde & Gilbert ahead of merger

  Oct 13 2011 Barlow Lyde & Gilbert insurance partners Simon Cooper and Kiran Soar have left the firm to join with Ince & Co ahead of the firm’s merger with Clyde & Co. Chris... more

• Akin Gump boosts Abu Dhabi finance practice with Norton Rose hire

  Oct 11 2011 US firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has boosted its Abu Dhabi finance practice with the hire of Norton Rose partner Oli Charlesworth. Charlesworth specialises in... more

• Norton Rose concludes merger agreement with Canadian firm Macleod Dixon

  Oct 10 2011 Norton Rose has announced the conclusion of merger negotiations with Canadian firm Macleod Dixon, agreeing to tie up with the firm in January 2012. The alliance –... more

• Norton Rose in merger negotiations with Canadian firm Macleod Dixon

  Oct 04 2011 International law firm Norton Rose is in merger talks with Canadian firm Macleod Dixon, with the aim of boosting its resources practice. Norton Rose confirmed that... more

• Norton Rose overhauls lockstep system

  Sep 30 2011 Norton Rose has announced an overhaul of its remuneration system, modifying the lockstep to take greater account of merit. The lockstep system currently runs from... more

• Charles Russel hires new Middle East head from Norton Rose

  Sep 23 2011 Charles Russell has hired its new Middle East real estate head from Norton Rose. Simon Green joined the firm’s Bahrain office this month, stepping up to the... more

• Jones Day boosts Paris M&A practice with Norton Rose hire

  Sep 15 2011 Jones Day has boosted its M&A practice with the hire of partner Hervé Castelnau, the former head of Norton Rose's telecommunications, intellectual property and IT... more

• Leading UK and Irish firms launch work-experience diversity initiative

  Sep 14 2011 Twenty-three UK and Irish law firms have signed up to a new diversity initiative aimed at improving social diversity within the legal profession. The programme will... more

• Norton Rose adds four partners in Sydney

  Aug 29 2011 Norton Rose has boosted its Sydney partnership with the hire of four partners. Funds partner John Moutsopoulos, the former head of Clayton Utz's financial services... more

• Norton Rose to lose four partners in Middle East

  Aug 08 2011 Norton Rose is set to lose four partners from its Middle East practice to other firms. Regional managing partner Campbell Steedman, a corporate lawyer based in... more

• More mergers with Aussie firms on the cards

  Aug 05 2011 Rumours abound that two major Australian firms are set to merge with international players. Mallesons Stephen Jaques has reportedly been negotiating with leading... more

• UK firm Norton Rose to launch an office in Casablanca

  Jul 29 2011 Norton Rose is the third British firm to announce the launch of a Moroccan office in the past two weeks, following Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance. The Casablanca... more

• SNR Denton has a bumpy ride with falling profits and partner defections

  Jul 04 2011 SNR Denton is facing difficult times in the wake of its transatlantic merger. The firm has reported an 8 per cent drop in revenue to £154.4million for the 2010/11... more

• Ahurst investigates entry into Australian market

  Jun 30 2011 Reports have emerged that UK firm Ashurst is investigating options for a presence in Australia, following in the fresh footprints laid down by Norton Rose, Allen &... more

• Norton Rose sees £47m increase in turnover in 2010-11

  Jun 16 2011 Norton Rose has announced its financial results for the 2010-22 financial year, posting revenues of £484m for its international operations. This figure represents a... more

• Norton Rose merges with major law firms in Canada and South Africa

  Jun 13 2011 Norton Rose has merged with two law firms - Canada's Ogilvy Renault and South Africa's Deneys Reitz. The former will henceforth be known as Norton Rose OR LLP, while... more

• UK partner promotions up by 38% this year

  May 30 2011 The number of partner promotions in the UK’s 50 largest firms rose by 38 per cent this year, according to a report in Legal Week. The 2011 promotions round saw 495... more

• Rumor mill: Herbert Smith planning to open in Australia?

  May 23 2011 Rumour has it that Herbert Smith is considering a move to Australia, following the path laid down by Norton Rose, Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy. It is not yet... more

• Norton Rose boosts Australian Oil and Gas practice

  Apr 07 2011 Norton Rose Australia is boosting its oil and gas practice with the relocation of partner Alex Cull from Singapore to Perth. Cull has worked in the field of oil... more

• UK Solicitors Regulation Authority prepares for review of LPO deals

  Mar 31 2011 The Solicitors Regulation Authority in the UK has moved to regulate outsourcing agreements for the first time, and will publish a Code of Conduct next week. The new... more

• Market trend: consolidation

  Mar 26 2011 Interesting article here from ft.com, which notes that the merger between UK firm Hammonds with US firm Squire Sanders & Dempsey may represent a model for the survival... more

• DLA Piper is looking for a Canadian merger partner

  Mar 11 2011 DLA piper is in talks with several top Canadian firms about a possible merger, according to the firm’s US co-chairman Frank Burch. “We’ve talked to six or seven... more

• A&O hires banking and investments team from Norton Rose in Germany

  Mar 09 2011 Allen & Overy has boosted its German presence with the hire of a banking regulation and investment funds team from Norton Rose. The team is led by partner Frank... more

• Clifford Chance has 'the biggest superbrand in the UK'

  Mar 06 2011 Clifford Chance has been declared the law firm with the biggest superbrand, according to The Centre for Brand Analysis. The firm came in at 184th in a list of 500... more

• Norton Rose forms alliance with Indonesian firm

  Mar 03 2011 Norton Rose has formed an alliance with Jakarta firm Susandarini & Partners. The Indonesian firm is headed by managing partner Susandarini, who established the... more

• Norton Rose hires Ashurst partner to lead Asia-Pacific oil and gas team

  Jan 10 2011 Norton Rose has hired energy partner Ashley Wright of Ashurst in Singapore to lead its Asia-Pacific oil & gas team. The hire will give a boost to the firm’s ambitions... more

• Norton Rose hires Freshfields' dispute resolution chief in Moscow

  Jan 07 2011 Norton Rose has hired Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Russian dispute resolution chief, Yaroslav Klimov, and appointed him as head of dispute resolution in Moscow.... more

• Aussie firm Gilbert + Tobin is the frontrunner in merger talks with Clifford Chance

  Dec 13 2010 Clifford Chance has held talks with a number of Australian firms in both Sydney and perth as it intensifies its search for a suitable merger partner. Reports have... more

• US firm Seyfarth Shaw set to open in London after Norton Rose hire

  Dec 10 2010 US firm Seyfarth Shaw is set to open its doors in London after hiring Norton Rose global employment head Peter Talibart. Talibart will be tasked with developing the... more

• Large law firms in Australia feel the pinch

  Dec 09 2010 Large law firms in Australia have responded to increased foreign competition and deep cuts to profitability by cutting partner numbers and eliminating jobs, according... more

• Cleary Gottlieb to start Hong Kong local law practice

  Dec 02 2010 New York based firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has hired Norton Rose’s Freeman Chan to head a local law practice in Hong Kong. The firm has a number of large... more

• Leading London firms agree to pay above minimum wage

  Nov 22 2010 The Evening Standard has launched a new initiative called the London Living Wage Scheme, which encourages firms and companies to guarantee staff a minimum rate of pay... more

• Norton Rose expands with takeovers in Canada and South Africa

  Nov 15 2010 Norton Rose has announced an expansion, with the firm set to take over one of South Africa’s largest firms, Deneys Reitz, along with Canadian corporate firm Ogilvy... more

• Four partners set to leave the Paris office of Norton Rose

  Oct 15 2010 A team of four partners is set to leave the Paris office of Norton Rose after disagreements about the management of the office. Corporate partners Jean-Francois... more

• Norton Rose to launch antitrust practice in Italy with Links hire

  Sep 07 2010 Norton Rose has hired Linklaters’ competition and antitrust head Andrea Zulli, who will launch the firm’s antitrust, regulatory and competition practice in Italy.... more

• Norton Rose on $80m distributer aquisition in Oz

  Aug 25 2010 Norton Rose has taken a leading role in a deal that looks set to be one of the largest Australian distributor acquisitions of the year. The firm is advising software... more

• Norton Rose struggles to get visas for trainees under UK immigration cap

  Aug 16 2010 Norton Rose has had problems getting work visas for new interns and trainees under a new UK immigration cap. Firms have been given lower quotas for the work... more

• Norton Rose boosts Hong Kong IP practice with double hire

  Jul 23 2010 Norton Rose has boosted its Hong Kong IP practice with the hire of two partners from DLA Piper. The Hong Kong office will be joined by non contentious IP and... more

• Norton Rose relocates partner to boost Islamic finance practice in Asia

  Jul 14 2010 Norton Rose has boosted its Hong Kong office with the relocation of London-based partner Davide Barzilai. Barzilai is a banking partner with expertise in Islamic and... more

• Axon Partners and Norton Rose on Shiv Vani’s Oil & Gas FCCB

  Jul 14 2010 Shiv Vani plans to borrow Rs. 337 crore ($75 million) with an upsize option of up to 90 crore ($20 million) by selling Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB). more

• Norton Rose boosts islamic banking practice

  Jul 12 2010 Norton Rose has boosted its Islamic financing practice with the appointment of Mohammed Paracha to its banking practice in Bahrain. Paracha joins the firm as a partner... more

• Norton Rose reports 6 per cent drop in PEP

  Jul 07 2010 Norton Rose has released figures for the 2009-10 financial year, revealing a 6 per cent drop in average profit per equity partner to £486,000. The firm’s equity... more

• Nortin Rose posts marginal drop in revenue

  Jun 21 2010 Norton Rose has reported a turnover marginally lower than that of last year. The UK firm saw revenues of £307 million, a 2 per cent drop from last year’s £314 million... more

• Norton Rose maintains salary freeze for newly qualified lawyers

  May 27 2010 Norton Rose has unfrozen salaries – for all its associates except for newly qualified lawyers – for the first time since all salaries were frozen in 2009. While... more

• Norton Rose promotes 23 to counsel

  May 17 2010 Norton Rose has promoted 23 lawyers to counsel in the firm’s first round of counsel promotions since the merger with Australia's Deacons. Of the 23, five lawyers have... more

• Norton Rose makes up 11 partners

  Apr 21 2010 Norton Rose has made up 11 lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round, just one partner down from last years figures, when 12 partners were made up.... more

• Norton Rose and Slaughter and May lead on BA-Iberia deal

  Apr 09 2010 Norton Rose and Slaughter and May have landed key roles in the £4.4bn merger between British Airways and Iberia. Iberia chose Norton Rose for advice on the UK... more

• Norton Rose hires Freshfields partner Oliver Sutter

  Mar 12 2010 Norton Rose has boosted the banking practice in its Frankfurt office by hiring Oliver Sutter, a partner from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Norton Rose have also... more

• Norton Rose boosts partnership in Australia and Singapore

  Mar 11 2010 Norton Rose has hired five new partners for its continued push for territory in the Pacific. Four of the hires place partners in Australian offices. Robert... more

• Norton Rose hires Denton's banking co-head Nick Grandage

  Feb 11 2010 Norton Rose has continued to expand its finance practice with the hire of Nick Grandage, Denton Wilde Sapte’s co-head of banking. Grandage will lead Norton Rose's... more

• Norton Rose and Eversheds lead on mega offshore wind farm project

  Jan 11 2010 A raft of law firms including Norton Rose and Eversheds have secured roles advising on a landmark £100bn offshore wind farm project that could meet up to a quarter of... more

• Firms warned against ditching associate lockstep

  Nov 16 2009 City managing partners are warning that ditching associate locksteps as the job market shows signs of recovery could be harmful. Many firms are gearing up to revamp... more

• Norton Rose checks in for Iberia role on British Airways merger deal

  Nov 14 2009 Norton Rose has secured a high-profile mandate advising Spanish airline Iberia on its planned merger with British Airways. The top 10 City firm has been brought in... more

• CC, Maples and Norton Rose advise on sale of US Embassy in London

  Nov 05 2009 The US State Department has signed a deal to sell its UK Embassy at Grosvenor Square with Clifford Chance, Maples Teesdale and Norton Rose bagging key roles. The US... more

• Norton Rose partners inject extra £5m to reduce debt

  Oct 02 2009 Norton Rose partners paid in an extra £5m in capital during the 2008-09 year, with much of the additional money going to reduce borrowings, reports legalweek. more

• Norton Rose recruits Salans competition team in Paris

  Sep 24 2009 Norton Rose is bolstering its Paris competition practice with the hire of a team led by Mélanie Thill-Tayara from Salans. Thill-Tayara will fill the gap left by the... more

• Clifford Chance, Norton Rose advise on T-Mobile/Orange UK merger

  Sep 09 2009 Clifford Chance and Norton Rose are advising on the potential tie-up of T-Mobile UK and Orange UK in a deal that would create the largest mobile phone operator in the UK. more

• New group: Foreign law firms in India

  Jul 18 2009 After a Bombay High Court ruling in 1995, foreign law firms were barred from practicing in India. Under the newly enacted Limited Liability Partnership Act 2008,... more

• Norton Rose and Deacons will not share partner profits

  Jun 26 2009 Norton Rose and Deacons Australia will integrate practice lines and systems including IT, finance and HR, but operate two separate profit centers when the two firms... more

• Norton Rose merges with Australia's Deacons

  Jun 23 2009 International legal firm Norton Rose today announced that it will it will join forces with Deacons Australia. The decision follows the completion of successful votes... more

• Foreign law firms challenge locals in Singapore

  Jun 23 2009 Six foreign law firms granted licences to practise Singapore law - Clifford Chance, Allen & Overy, White & Case, Herbert Smith, Norton Rose and Latham & Watkins - have... more

• Cleary Gottlieb, Bird & Bird keep 100 per cent of UK trainees

  Jun 12 2009 Other firms doing well include Reynolds Porter Chamberlain with an 88% retention rate, Macfarlanes with 85% and Norton Rose with 83%, according to data published by... more

• Norton Rose announces new partners

  Apr 29 2009 UK firm Norton Rose has indicated that it has elected 12 lawyers to the firm's partnership for 2009. Four of the 12 are based in the firm's London office. The... more

• Norton Rose offers £10k for deferal of training contracts

  Feb 20 2009 Norton Rose offers trainees for 2009 and 2010 up to £10,000 to defer the start dates of their training contracts, writes legalweek. more

• Norton Rose, Freshfields advise on RWE's $11bn Essent deal

  Jan 13 2009 Norton Rose is advising Gernany's RWE, Europe's fifth-largest utility, on its planned acquisition of Dutch peer Essent's production and delivery assets for 8.2 billion... more

• City law firms gear up for painful year ahead

  Jan 03 2009 After enjoying several record-breaking years, City law firms like Clifford Chance, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Lovells, DLA Piper face a fall in revenue and... more

• Singapore issues foreign law firm licences

  Dec 05 2008 Under a new scheme to allow foreign law practices to practise in Singapore, the government will be issuing Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) licences to six... more

• City law firms post solid financials

  Nov 07 2008 City law firms look set to tough out the gloomy market with Lovells, Norton Rose, Trowers & Hamlins and CMS Cameron McKenna all expecting double-digit revenue growth... more

• Norton Rose's fee income up 11 per cent

  Nov 05 2008 Norton Rose has seen double-digit growth in its revenues during the first six months of the financial year, with fee income increasing 11 per cent to £141.5m... more

• UK firms eye Singapore entry

  Oct 30 2008 At least six City firms have applied for new liberalised licences to practise local law in Singapore, including DLA Piper, Ashurst, Herbert Smith and Norton Rose.... more

• Norton Rose advises HSBC on Indonesian bank buyout

  Oct 24 2008 Norton Rose is advising HSBC on the purchase of Indonesian lender Bank Ekonomi for $608m. Lovells was handed a role by the sellers, a group of Indonesian private... more

• Norton Rose hunts for Indian trainees

  Oct 21 2008 Norton Rose has opened its trainee programme to newly qualified Indian lawyers and is recruiting directly from India... more

• Latham hires continue with Norton Rose recruit

  Oct 20 2008 Norton Rose has lost corporate partner Andrew Tarbuck to US giant Latham & Watkins in Dubai. The news comes just after Latham had announced the hire of a seven-partner... more

• Norton Rose lures Clifford Chance Shanghai partner Justin Wilson

  Jun 29 2008 Norton Rose has announced that Justin Wilson will join the firm as a partner in the Shanghai office. Wilson joins from Clifford Chance Shanghai where he was a counsel... more

• Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance and Norton Rose win £4.5bn Barclays deal

  Jun 26 2008 Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance and Norton Rose have scooped lead roles on Barclays' £4.5bn share issue. more

• Allen & Overy, Bird & Bird, Hengeler Mueller, Norton Rose, and SJ Berwin nominated for JUVE Awards 2007

  Sep 19 2007 German Law Journal JUVE names nominees for Germany's Law Firm of the Year 2007 Award. The winners will be announced on 31 October 2007 in Palais im Zoo, Frankfurt. more