{"url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-15/norton-rose-fulbright-chambers-uk-2026-rankings","markdown_url":"https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-10-15/norton-rose-fulbright-chambers-uk-2026-rankings.md","title":"Norton Rose Fulbright Takes 10 Band 1 Chambers UK 2026 Spots","headline":"Norton Rose Fulbright Earns 10 Band 1 Rankings in Chambers UK 2026, Adds Infrastructure Practice","description":"Norton Rose Fulbright won 10 Band 1 rankings in Chambers UK 2026 and a new UK-wide infrastructure ranking, with 104 UK lawyers ranked individually.","section":"Business","published_at":"2026-10-15T10:42:38+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-15T10:42:38+00:00","author":"News Desk","key_takeaways":["Norton Rose Fulbright received 10 Band 1 rankings in Chambers UK 2026, spanning aviation, shipping, commodities, energy and insurance.","The firm secured a new practice area ranking for UK-wide Infrastructure and 14 newly ranked lawyers.","104 of Norton Rose Fulbright's UK-based lawyers were ranked individually in the directory."],"companies":[{"name":"Norton Rose Fulbright","is_primary":true,"profile_url":"https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0003dz1/norton-rose-fulbright","website":"http://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/in"}],"source":{"publisher":"Nortonrosefulbright","title":"Norton Rose Fulbright receives 10 Band 1 rankings in Chambers UK 2026","url":"https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en/news/c860bcef/norton-rose-fulbright-receives-10-band-1-rankings-in-chambers-uk-2026"},"other_sources":[],"tags":["Business","Norton Rose Fulbright"],"body_markdown":"[Norton Rose Fulbright](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0003dz1/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](https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en/news/c860bcef/norton-rose-fulbright-receives-10-band-1-rankings-in-chambers-uk-2026).\n\n## Norton Rose Fulbright's Band 1 Rankings in Chambers UK 2026\n\nThe 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.\n\n104 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.\n\nNorton 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.\n\n## Norton Rose Fulbright's Global Scale\n\nAccording to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), 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.\n\n## Recent Norton Rose Fulbright Work\n\nOn 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.\n\n## What Comes Next for the Firm\n\nNorton 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.\n","publisher":{"name":"News for Agent","url":"https://newsforagent.com"}}