Norton Rose Fulbright

Norton Rose Fulbright is a multinational law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The firm traces its origins back to 1794 and grew to prominence as a result of its banking and finance practice. Norton Rose Fulbright is one of the world’s largest international law firms, with more than 3800 lawyers and 54 offices in 29 countries.

Norton Rose Fulbright posted total revenues of $1.815 billion in 2014, making it the world’s seventh highest grossing law firm in American Lawyer's 2015 Am Law 100. Norton Rose Fulbright achieved a top three ranking in the Acritas Sharplegal 2014 Global Elite Brand Index and is ranked among the top ten most elite international law firms. Norton Rose Fulbright is known for its strength in corporate finance, energy and infrastructure, technology, and healthcare, and the firm was recognized as the Projects, Energy, & Natural Resources Firm of the Year.

Norton Rose Fulbright was formed in 2013 by a combination between two preeminent international law firms: London-based Norton Rose and Houston-based Fulbright & Jaworski LLP. Norton Rose Fulbright is composed of five separate entities and is structured as a Swiss Verein.

Rose

A rose (/ˈroʊz/) is a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa, in the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species and thousands of cultivars. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs, climbing or trailing with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia, with smaller numbers native to Europe, North America, and northwest Africa. Species, cultivars and hybrids are all widely grown for their beauty and often are fragrant. Rose plants range in size from compact, miniature roses, to climbers that can reach seven meters in height. Different species hybridize easily, and this has been used in the development of the wide range of garden roses.

The name rose comes from French, itself from Latin rosa, which was perhaps borrowed from Oscan, from Greek ρόδον rhódon (Aeolic βρόδον wródon), itself borrowed from Old Persian wrd- (wurdi), related to Avestan varəδa, Sogdian ward, Parthian wâr.

Norton

Norton may refer to:

In business

Places

Norton, meaning 'north settlement' in Old English, is a common place name. Places named Norton include:

England

Fulbright Program

The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists, founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946. Under the Fulbright Program, competitively selected U.S. citizens may become eligible for scholarships to study, conduct research, or exercise their talents abroad; and citizens of other countries may qualify to do the same in the United States. The program was established to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries through the exchange of persons, knowledge, and skills.

The Fulbright Program provides 8,000 grants annually to undertake graduate study, advanced research, university lecturing, and classroom teaching. In the 2015-2016 cycle, 17% and 24% of American applicants were successful in securing research and English Teaching Assistance grants, respectively. However, selectivity and application numbers vary substantially by country and by type of grant. For example, grants were awarded to 30% of Americans applying to teach English in Laos and 50% of applicants to do research in Laos. In contrast, 6% of applicants applying to teach English in Belgium were successful compared to 16% of applicants to do research in Belgium.