Norton Rose Fulbright Earns 10 Band 1 Rankings in Chambers UK 2026, Adds Infrastructure Practice

Norton Rose Fulbright received 10 Band 1 rankings in the Chambers UK 2026 directory, the firm said on October 15, 2026, covering aviation, shipping, commodities, energy and insurance work. The firm also secured a new practice area ranking for UK-wide Infrastructure and 14 newly ranked lawyers. The details were reported by Nortonrosefulbright.

Norton Rose Fulbright's Band 1 Rankings in Chambers UK 2026

The firm's Band 1 listings include UK-wide Asset Finance: Aviation Finance and Shipping Finance, UK-wide Asset-based Lending, UK-wide Aviation, and UK-wide Commodities: Derivatives & Energy Trading and Trade Finance. London (firms) Corporate finance: Borrowers: Mid-market, UK-wide Energy & Natural Resources: Mining [International] and Power, Renewables & Alternative Energy, and UK-wide Insurance: Non-contentious also took Band 1 spots.

104 of Norton Rose Fulbright's UK-based lawyers were ranked individually, with some lawyers achieving multiple rankings. The 14 newly ranked individuals include Davide Barzilai and Tudor Plapcianu in Commodities: Trade Finance, Ieronymos Bikakis and Rheagan McAvoy in Shipping, Alexander Green in Capital Markets: Equity, Jonathan Herbst in Fin Services: Contentious Regulatory (Corporates), Tim Jones in Cyber and Breach Response and Data Protection & Information Law, James Kent in Capital Markets: Derivatives, James Lockwood in Banking Litigation, Julia Lloyd in Tax, Peter S Noble in Capital Markets: Debt, Stephen Rigby in Infrastructure, Emily Smith in Fraud: Civil, and Paul Stothard in International Arbitration.

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm with more than 3,000 lawyers and legal staff across more than 50 offices, serving corporations and financial institutions. Its two UK offices are in London and Newcastle.

Norton Rose Fulbright's Global Scale

According to akta.pro company records, Norton Rose Fulbright has 50 offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America, with 3,000+ lawyers and 7,000+ people including lawyers and professional staff. The same records list a 2026 leadership change, with Chicago M&A partner John Boelter joining the firm to bolster deal capabilities in a key US market.

Recent Norton Rose Fulbright Work

On October 12, 2026, Norton Rose Fulbright advised Faktor80 on acquiring 100% of Polish BESS portfolio vehicles with 67 MW capacity, including ready-to-build and pre-ready-to-build projects, the firm said. On October 5, 2026, it advised the New York Power Authority on a joint venture with EDF Power Solutions North America for the Rich Road Solar Project, a 240 MWac solar facility in Canton, New York. On October 1, 2026, the firm received 13 Tier 1 rankings in The Legal 500 UK 2027, totaling 68 UK practice area rankings.

What Comes Next for the Firm

Norton Rose Fulbright's Chambers UK 2026 rankings follow its Chambers Canada 2027 Band 1 recognition for the Canadian Special Situations team on September 23, 2026, and its Legal 500 UK 2027 results on October 1, 2026.