Fulbright & Jaworski officially completed its union Sunday evening with London-based Norton Rose. The new law firm boasts 3,800 lawyers in more than 50 offices around the globe and about $2 billion in annual revenue. Ken Stewart, a Dallas corporate lawyer who is leading Norton Rose Fulbright’s operations in the U.S., says there have been very few bumps or obstacles in the combination process and that the new firm has no intention of reducing its lawyer ranks in the U.S. or Texas.
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