Norton Rose Fulbright lauded as a 2021 Best Law Firm

United States |  Press release - Recognition |  November 5, 2020

For the eleventh consecutive year, US News & World Report and Best Lawyers named Norton Rose Fulbright among the nation's Best Law Firms in a host of practice areas.

We were named Law Firm of the Year for Equipment Finance Law, which is awarded to a single firm for its work in the practice area nationwide.

Additionally, we were nationally ranked in 49 practice areas and listed in 164 metropolitan practice areas for 2021. Of those practice areas, we earned 29 national first-tier designations and 113 first-tier rankings in various metropolitan regions.

Best Law Firms rankings are based on client evaluations, peer reviews and firm submissions. To be eligible, a law firm must have at least one lawyer listed in Best Lawyers in America for that location and practice area. Because of population and comparative data, some of the metropolitan areas, such as Colorado, cover an entire state.

The 2021 Best Law Firms national first-tier rankings will be featured in the Best Law Firms Legal Issue, and both the national and metropolitan first-tier rankings will be listed in the Best Law Firms General Counsel Publication.

Listed below are our national and metropolitan rankings for 2020. First-tier rankings are indicated with an asterisk (*).

National Rankings

Admiralty & Maritime Law
Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice*
Banking and Finance Law*
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/ Insolvency and Reorganization Law*
Biotechnology Law
Commercial Litigation*
Construction Law
Copyright Law*
Corporate Law*
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Employment Law - Management
Energy Law
Environmental Law*
Equipment Finance Law*
Healthcare Law*
Insurance Law*
International Arbitration - Commercial
International Arbitration - Governmental
Labor Law - Management
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
Litigation – Antitrust*
Litigation – Bankruptcy*
Litigation – Environmental*
Litigation - ERISA
Litigation – Intellectual Property*
Litigation – Labor & Employment
Litigation – Patent*
Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation – Securities*
Litigation - Tax
Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants*
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Natural Resources Law*
Oil & Gas Law
Patent Law*
Private Funds/Hedge Funds Law
Project Finance Law*
Public Finance Law*
Real Estate Law*
Securities/Capital Markets Law*
Securities Regulation
Securitization and Structured Finance Law*
Tax Law*
Technology Law*
Trademark Law*
Transportation Law*
Trusts & Estates Law*
Venture Capital Law

 

Metropolitan Rankings

Austin

Bet-the-Company Litigation*
Biotechnology Law*
Commercial Litigation*
Copyright Law*
Healthcare Law*
Litigation – Health Care*
Litigation - Intellectual Property*
Litigation – Patent*
Litigation - Real Estate
Litigation - Securities
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants*
Patent Law*
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants*
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Real Estate Law*
Tax Law*
Trademark Law*

 

Colorado

Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Environmental

 

Dallas/Fort Worth

Banking and Finance Law*
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law*
Bet-the-Company Litigation*
Commercial Litigation*
Construction Law
Copyright Law
Corporate Law*
Healthcare Law*
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Banking & Finance*
Litigation – Bankruptcy*
Litigation – Health Care*
Litigation - Intellectual Property
Litigation – Patent*
Litigation – Securities*
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Patent Law*
Private Funds / Hedge Funds Law
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants*
Public Finance Law*
Real Estate Law*
Securities / Capital Markets Law*
Securities Regulation
Tax Law*
Trademark Law

 

Houston

Antitrust Law*
Appellate Practice*
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law*
Bet-the-Company Litigation*
Commercial Litigation*
Copyright Law*
Corporate Governance Law*
Corporate Law*
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law*
Employment Law – Management*
Energy Law*
Environmental Law*
Family Law
Health Care Law*
Insurance Law*
International Arbitration – Commercial*
International Arbitration – Governmental*
Labor Law – Management*
Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law*
Litigation – Antitrust*
Litigation – Bankruptcy*
Litigation – Environmental*
Litigation – ERISA*
Litigation - Intellectual Property*
Litigation - Labor & Employment*
Litigation – Patent*
Litigation – Securities*
Litigation – Tax*
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants*
Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
Natural Resources Law*
Oil & Gas Law*
Patent Law*
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants*
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants*
Project Finance Law
Public Finance Law*
Real Estate Law*
Securities / Capital Markets Law*
Tax Law*
Technology Law*
Trademark Law*
Trusts & Estates Law*
Venture Capital Law*

 

Los Angeles

Commercial Litigation
Corporate Law
Environmental Law*
Insurance Law*
Litigation – Environmental*
Litigation – Patent
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Public Finance Law*

 

Minneapolis

Commercial Litigation
Copyright Law*
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Intellectual Property*
Litigation - Labor & Employment*
Litigation - Patent*
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Patent Law*
Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Trademark Law*

 

New York

Admiralty & Maritime Law
Banking and Finance Law
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law*
Commercial Litigation*
Corporate Law*
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Equipment Finance Law*
Health Care Law*
Insurance Law*
Litigation – Bankruptcy
Litigation - Intellectual Property*
Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy)
Litigation - Securities
Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Patent Law
Project Finance Law*
Public Finance Law*
Real Estate Law*
Securitization and Structured Finance Law*
Tax Law*
Transportation Law*
Trusts & Estates Law

 

San Antonio

Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation*
Commercial Litigation*
Construction Law
Corporate Law*
Employment Law – Management*
Health Care Law*
Labor Law – Management*
Litigation – Antitrust
Litigation - Banking & Finance*
Litigation - Construction
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - Securities
Litigation - Trusts & Estates*
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants*
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants*
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants*
Real Estate Law*
Tax Law
Trusts & Estates Law*

 

San Francisco

Municipal Law
Public Finance Law*
Securitization and Structured Finance Law

 

St. Louis

Construction Law*
Health Care Law*
Litigation - Construction

 

Washington, DC

Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Banking and Finance Law
Health Care Law*
International Trade and Finance Law
Litigation – Insurance
Project Finance Law*

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