| 1919 | R.C. Fulbright and John H. Crooker forms Fulbright & Crooker |
| 1927 | Fulbright opens Washington, D.C., office |
| 1931 | Leon Jaworski joins Fulbright |
| 1935 | Jaworski becomes a partner |
| 1939 | M.D. Anderson dies, leaving two Fulbright partners in charge of his $19 million foundation |
| 1940 | R.C. Fulbright dies at 58 |
| 1953 | Fulbright opens Mexico City office in an operating agreement with Morineau & Perez |
| 1954 | Jaworski’s name is added to the firm’s name |
| 1956 | Fulbright hires Lois Watson as its first woman lawyer |
| 1972 | Fulbright opens London office |
| 1974 | Firm changes name to Fulbright & Jaworski |
| 1974 | Firm hires Martin Wickliff as its first African-American lawyer |
| 1975 | Fulbright hires Frank Garcia as its first Latino lawyer |
| 1978 | Fulbright opens Austin office |
| 1980 | Firm opens San Antonio office |
| 1981 | Fulbright opens Dallas by acquiring Dumas, Huguenin, Boothman & Morrow |
| 1982 | Jaworski dies on his ranch at age 77 |
| 1986 | Fulbright opens offices in Zurich |
| 1986 | Fulbright moves into Chevron Tower, now known as Fulbright Tower |
| 1989 | Fulbright acquires Reavis & McGrath, which had offices in New York and Los Angeles |
| 1990 | Fulbright opens Hong Kong office |
| 2012 | Fulbright & Jaworski announces deal with Norton Rose, becoming Norton Rose Fulbright |
| 2014 | Firm names Austin partner Linda Addison as its first woman managing partner in U.S. |
| 2017 | Norton Rose Fulbright merges with Chadbourne & Parke |