Norton Rose Fulbright

Norton Rose Fulbright (NRF) is a British-American business law firm. It is the third-largest law firm in the United States by headcount and tenth by revenue, with revenues of $2 billion. The British law firm Norton Rose originated in 1794 when it was established by Robert Charsley. In 2013, The Norton Rose Fulbright came into existence through the amalgamation of the British law firm Norton Rose and the American law Fulbright & Jaworski. Norton Rose Fulbright has its Houston office located in the Fulbright Tower, in Suite 5100. History Norton Rose was founded in 1794 by Robert Charsley, the only employee at the time. In 1821, Charsley partnered with William Barker, creating Charsley & Barker. Later that century, Phillip Rose (later Sir Philip Rose) joined the firm, creating Barker & Rose and later Barker, Rose & Norton when Henry Elland Norton joined. By 1900, the firm was called Norton, Rose, Norton & Co. In 1960, the firm, renamed Norton, Rose & Co., amalgamated with the shipping company Botterell & Roche (founded 1861) to form Norton, Rose, Botterell & Roche. This shipping experience contributed to their work in the nationalization of British Steel and the after-arrangement of its subsidiary companies.