38 Norton Rose Fulbright practices recognized in 2024 Legal 500 US edition

United States Press release - Recognition June 2024

The Legal 500 United States 2024 edition has ranked Norton Rose Fulbright as a leading law firm in 38 national practice areas and recognized 27 of the firm’s US lawyers as national leaders.

Seven of the recognized lawyers were part of the “Hall of Fame” of their respective practice groups, and 12 were named to the elite list of “Leading Lawyers.” Three lawyers were named “Next Generation Partners,” and five lawyers were listed as “Rising Stars.” The firm had 167 lawyers recommended 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, and selections are based on firm matters and client feedback. Emphasis is placed on practice teams as opposed to individual lawyers to highlight “the overall strength and depth of a practice group.”

Listed below are the nationwide practice areas in which the firm ranked:

Practice Area

Tier

Energy: Renewable / Alternative power

1

M&A | Corporate and commercial: M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)

1

Dispute resolution: E-discovery

2

Dispute resolution: International litigation

2

Dispute resolution: Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Pharmaceuticals and medical devices

2

Dispute resolution: Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Toxic tort

2

Energy litigation: Oil and gas

2

Energy transactions: Oil and gas

2

Project finance: Energy and power

2

Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP

2

Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Municipal

2

Industry focus: Education

2

Transport: Aviation and air travel: Finance

2

Transport: Shipping: Finance

2

Dispute resolution: International arbitration

3

Dispute resolution: Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Auto / Transport

3

Energy regulation: Electric power

3

Energy transactions: Electric power

3

Environment: Litigation

3

Structured finance: Securitization

3

Intellectual property: Trademarks: Non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)

3

Media, technology and telecoms: Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)

3

Media, technology and telecoms: Outsourcing

3

Tax: US taxes: Contentious

3

Antitrust: Civil litigation/class action: Defense

4

Dispute resolution: General commercial disputes

4

Finance: Fintech

4

Finance: Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Corporate

4

Healthcare: Life sciences

4

Healthcare: Service providers

4

Insurance: Advice to insurers

4

Intellectual property: Patents: Litigation (full coverage)        

4

Intellectual property: Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)

4

Labor and employment: Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)

4

Tax: US taxes: Non-contentious

4

Dispute resolution: Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense

5

Dispute resolution: Securities litigation: Defense

5

Real estate

5

 

Hall of Fame

Lawyer Practice Area
Todd Alexander  Energy: Renewable / Alternative power and Project finance
Noam Ayali  Project finance
Mark Baker International arbitration
Bill Bowers US taxes: Non-contentious
Brian Devine  Transport: Shipping - finance
Keith Martin  Energy: Renewable / Alternative power
Alyssa Vazquez  Transport: Aviation and air travel: Finance

 

Leading Lawyers

Lawyer

Practice Area

Andrea D’Ambra 

E-discovery

Eric Daucher 

Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Municipal

Steve Jansma 

Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Automotive / Transport

David Kessler 

E-discovery

Ben Koenigsberg 

Energy: Renewable / Alternative power

Richard Krumholz 

International litigation

Eddie Lewis

Environment: Litigation

Daniel McClure

Energy litigation: Oil and gas

Melanie Rother

Energy litigation: Oil and gas

Howard Seife 

Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Corporate

Jeffrey Webb

Energy litigation: Oil and gas

Brett Young 

Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Toxic tort

 

Next Generation Partners

Lawyer

Practice Area

Becky Diffen

Energy: Renewable / Alternative power

Fiona Henderson 

Transport: Aviation and air travel: Finance

Kessar Nashat 

M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)

 

Rising Stars

Lawyer

Practice Area

Ryan Apar

Transport: Aviation and air travel: Finance

Deanne Barrow 

Project finance

Katie Connolly

Dispute resolution: International arbitration

Ellie Norris 

Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Pharmaceuticals and medical devices

Kassandra Savicki

Transport: Shipping - finance

 

Recommended Lawyers

Lawyer Practice Area
Robin Adelstein Antitrust: Civil litigation / Class actions: Defense
General commercial disputes
Jodi Adolf
Insurance: Advice to insurers
Marissa Alcala Renewable / Alternative power
Todd Alexander Renewable / Alternative power
Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP
Andrea D’Ambra
E-discovery
Media, technology and telecoms: Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
Mark Angland
Antitrust: Civil litigation / Class actions: Defense
Darryl Anderson
Antitrust: Civil litigation / Class actions: Defense
Ryan Apar Aviation and air travel: Finance
Judith Archer
General commercial disputes
Noam Ayali Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP
Mark Baker International arbitration
Mario Barrera Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
Deanne Barrow Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP
Bruce Baty Insurance: Advice to insurers
Jerry Bell Healthcare: Service providers
James Berger
Energy: Renewable / Alternative power
Mayling Blanco Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
Jason Boland Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Corporate
Bill Bowers US taxes: Non-contentious
Felicia Boyd Intellectual property: Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
Reagan Brown Energy litigation: Oil and gas
Douglas Buchanan Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP
David Burton Renewable / Alternative power
US taxes: Non-contentious
Scott Burton Environment: Litigation
Brandon Byrne M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)
Tim Carlton Media, technology and telecoms: Outsourcing
Bill Cavanagh US taxes: Contentious
US taxes: Non-contentious
Abraham Chang
Antitrust: Civil litigation / Class actions: Defense
Sean Christy
Media, technology and telecoms: Outsourcing
Shauna Johnson Clark Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
Marc Collier
General commercial disputes
Chris Conatser
Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Automotive / Transport
Katie Connolly International arbitration
James Copeland Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Municipal
Andrew Coronios Structured finance: Securitization
Carter Crow Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
Alex Cummings
Antitrust: Civil litigation / Class actions: Defense
Chris Cwalina Media, technology and telecoms: Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
Eric Daucher Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Corporate
Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Municipal
Will Daugherty
Media, technology and telecoms: Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
D’Lesli Davis Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Pharmaceuticals and medical devices
Healthcare: Life sciences
Healthcare: Service providers
Dani Davis
Real estate
Brian Devine Shipping: Finance
Jay Dewald
Healthcare: Service providers
Becky Diffen Energy transactions: Electric power
Renewable / Alternative power
Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP
Patrick Dolan
Structured finance: Securitization
Alesha Dominique Intellectual property: Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
Carter Dugan Energy litigation: Oil and gas
Luke Edney Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP
Rhodri Evans Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP
Jason Fagelman
General commercial disputes
Jacob Falk Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP
Susan Feigin Harris Healthcare: Service providers
Education
Brian Fenske
M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)
Michael Flamenbaum
US taxes: Non-contentious
Kevin Fischer Insurance: Advice to insurers
M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)
Doug Fried
Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP
Kevin Friedmann M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)
Caileen Kateri Gamache Energy regulation: Electric power
Energy: Renewable / Alternative power
Debra Gatison Hatter
M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)
Kristian Gluck
Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Corporate
Sameer Ghaznavi Energy transactions: Electric power
Toby Gerber Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Corporate
Brett Govett Intellectual property: Patents: litigation (full coverage)
Alicia Grant Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Automotive / Transport
Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Pharmaceuticals and medical devices
Paul Guirguis
Shipping: Finance
Evan Hardee
M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)
Kevin Harnisch Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
Securities litigation: Defense
Fiona Henderson
Aviation and air travel: Finance
John Herring
Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Automotive / Transport
Chuck Hollis Media, technology and telecoms: Outsourcing
Matt Hughey Structured finance: Securitization
Steve Jansma General commercial disputes
Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Automotive / Transport
John Jennings
Real estate
Derek Johnston Media, technology and telecoms: Outsourcing
Jared Kaplan
M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)
Mike Keeley
M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)
Lauren Kelly
US taxes: Non-contentious

Tim Kenny

Intellectual property: Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
Intellectual property: Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
David Kessler
E-discovery
Healthcare: Life sciences
Media, technology and telecoms: Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
Matt Kirtland
International arbitration
Ben Koenigsberg Renewable / Alternative power
Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP
Michael Krawzsenek
Intellectual property: Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
Richard Krumholz
General commercial disputes
Layne Kruse Antitrust: Civil litigation / Class actions: Defense
Roger Kuan Intellectual property: Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
Stephen Kuntz US taxes: Contentious
US taxes: Non-contentious
Neel Lane
Insurance: Advice to insurers
Daryl Lansdale
M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)
Hilary Lefko Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP
US taxes: Non-contentious
Elise LeGros
Healthcare: Service providers
Daniel Leventhal
Intellectual property: Patents: Litigation (full coverage)
Eddie Lewis Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Toxic tort
Environment: Litigation
Art Licygiewicz
Intellectual property: Patents: Litigation (full coverage)
Andrew Lom Fintech
Ryan Manns Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Corporate
Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Municipal
Jeffrey Margulies
Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Toxic tort
Environment: Litigation
Mac Marshall
Energy transactions: oil and gas
Keith Martin Renewable / Alternative power
Project finance: Infrastructure and PPP
Mina Matin
International arbitration
Insurance: Advice to insurers
Daniel McClure
Energy litigation: Oil and gas
Jennifer McDaniel Education
Scarlet McNellie M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)
Susana Medeiros E-discovery
Michelle Meiselman Media, technology and telecoms Outsourcing
Linda Merritt Intellectual property: Trademarks: Non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
Ben Montanez
M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)
Robert Morris US taxes: Contentious
US taxes: Non-contentious
Stacey Murphy
Healthcare: Service providers
Education
Megan Musachio
Shipping: Finance
Kessar Nashat
Energy transactions: Electric power
M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)
Alex Niebruegge
Energy transactions: Oil and gas
Ellie Norris Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Pharmaceuticals and medical devices
Jason Novak Intellectual property Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
Sheldon Nussbaum M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)
Kevin O’Gorman International arbitration
Debra Ann Palmer Energy regulation: Electric power
Julie Pateman Ward Shipping: Finance
Andrew Price
General commercial disputes
Kevin Prokup
US taxes: Non-contentious
Blake Redwine
M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)
Christy Rivera
Energy: Renewable / Alternative power
Mark Robertson Antitrust: Civil litigation / Class actions: Defense
Eagle Robinson Intellectual property: Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
Robert Romano Advice to insurers
Steven Roosa Media, technology and telecoms: Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
Keith Rosen Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
Andrew Roth Education
Healthcare: Service providers
Benjamin Roth
US taxes: Non-contentious
Melanie Rother Energy litigation: Oil and gas
Bryn Sappington
M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)
Kassandra Savicki Shipping: Finance
Sandeep Savla Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
Securities litigation: Defense
Stephanie Schmidt
Intellectual property: Trademarks: Non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
Johanna Schmitt
Media and Entertainment: Litigation
Intellectual Property: Trademarks: Non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio managing and licensing)
Intellectual Property: Trademarks: Litigation
Les Schreyer
US taxes: Non-contentious
Todd Schroeder
US taxes: Non-contentious
Michael Schwartz
Insurance: Advice to insurers
Howard Seife Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Corporate
Andrea Shannon Intellectual property: Trademarks: Non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
Robert Shapiro Energy regulation: Electric power
Gina Shishima Intellectual property: Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
Jonathan Skidmore Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Pharmaceuticals and medical devices
Healthcare: Life sciences
Anastasia Slivker
Energy transactions: Electric power
M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)
Elizabeth Sluder Energy transactions: Electric power
Darren Smith
Intellectual property: Patents: Prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
Mike Solomita Intellectual property: Patents: Litigation (full coverage)
Peter Stokes Securities litigation: Defense
Steve Suzzan M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)
Michael Swartzendruber Antitrust: Civil litigation/class actions: Defense
Katherine Tapley Real estate
Eric Tashman Structured finance: Securitization
Eliot Turner Civil litigation / Class actions: Defense
Justin VandenBout
Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Toxic tort
Alyssa Vazquez Aviation and air travel: Finance
Craig Vogelsang Energy transactions: Oil and gas
Ryan Waggoner
M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)
Devin Wagner
Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Toxic tort
Elizabeth Weaver Environment: Litigation
Jeffrey Webb Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Automotive / Transport
Energy litigation: Oil and gas
Joseph Williams
Energy regulation: Electric power
Rebecca Winthrop Restructuring (including bankruptcy): Municipal
Richard Wright US taxes: Non-contentious
Geraldine Young Antitrust: Civil litigation/class actions: Defense
Brett Young Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Automotive / Transport
Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Pharmaceuticals and medical devices
Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: Toxic tort
Richard Zembek
Intellectual property: Patents: Litigation (full coverage)
Amelia Zhang
M&A: Middle-market ($500m-999m)