‘Law Firm of
the Year’ for consecutive years
Airline Economics’ Sustainability Awards
Widely commended for ‘strongly encouraging sustainability in their transactions.’
50+
Offices worldwide
Ranked as a top five global project finance advisor
IJGlobal, Q1 2025
By volume for the full year 2024, with deals valued at more than US$50.4 billion in aggregate
Ranked as a top five global infrastructure projects advisor
IJGlobal, 2019 – 2025
By volume every year for the past five years
Advised on two (of just six) annual ‘Deals of the Year’
Infrastructure Investor, 2025
Relevant to the flow of private capital into global infrastructure
7000+
People worldwide
100+
Infrastructure partners
Dedicated exclusively, or extensively involved, in infrastructure sector work
Airports
Our global experience
Having advised in key roles on more than 60 airports globally, we offer a deep understanding of the regulatory, contractual and commercial issues of an airports opportunity. We are also at the heart of the transition to a low-carbon economy and at the forefront of advising on issues related to the commercial-scale production, supply and investment in sustainable aviation fuel advancement.
20
Offices
15
Airport mandates we have advised on
The Americas
We are among the largest US law firms, with 12 offices nationwide, including New York, Washington, DC, Houston, Chicago and San Francisco. In Canada, we advise businesses domestically and internationally from six offices, practicing in English and French. Our Latin America team, based in Mexico City and São Paulo, serves major markets such as Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru. Multilingual and admitted in both civil and common law jurisdictions, our lawyers understand the legal and business cultures across the Americas.
Our clients regularly rely on us for integrated advice on the planning, delivery and operation of capital improvement plans at major airports, as well as airport-adjacent financings in terminal development, transit systems, consolidated rent-a-car facilities and other passenger-facing services.
Having advised in key roles on more than 60 airports globally, we offer a deep understanding of the regulatory, contractual and commercial issues of an airports opportunity. We are also at the heart of the transition to a low-carbon economy and at the forefront of advising on issues related to the commercial-scale production, supply and investment in sustainable aviation fuel advancement.
Norton Rose Fulbright’s airports infrastructure group provides an end-to-end service across all phases of airport project development, representing infrastructure owners, public agencies, institutional investors, project sponsors, developers, financiers, contractors, operators, consultants and suppliers.
We are well-versed with decades of experience—from front-end procurement strategy advice (across the spectrum of alternative procurement models), project structuring and development strategies, contract negotiation and implementation, through to project delivery, claims management advice and strategy, legal risk management, alternative dispute resolution and litigation.
Airports
Key airports experience
Los Angeles International Airport, California
Monterey Regional Airport, California
Denver International Airport, Colorado
LaGuardia Airport, New York
JFK International Airport, New York
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, Puerto Rico
Westchester County Airport P3, New York
Norman Manley Airport, Jamaica
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Ontario
Iqaluit Airport P3, Nunavut
Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, Colombia
El Dorado International Airport , Colombia
Airport Privatization Program, México
2
Offices
10
Airport mandates we have advised on
Key airports experience
Queen Alia International Airport, Jordan
Qassim and Ha'il Airports, Saudi Arabia
Yanbu Airport, Saudi Arabia
Greenfield airport operation contract, Saudi Arabia
Beirut International Airport, Lebanon
Kuwait International Airport
Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia
Bahrain International Airport
Abu Dhabi International Airport
Saudi Arabian Airport Privatisation Programme
The Middle East
We have been present in the Middle East since 1979 and our offices in Dubai and Riyadh act as hubs for the entire Middle East region and into Africa and Asia. Through our offices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), we advise clients across the region covering the KSA, the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq. Our long-established working relationships with Middle East-based businesses and governments mean we are instructed on many of the region’s largest, most complex and award-winning transactions.
1
Office
8
Airport mandates we have advised on
Key airports experience
Luanda International Airport, Angola
Luau International Airport, Angola
Airport Upgrade Programme, Ghana
Air Navigation Service Centre, Ghana
Lekki-Epe International Airport, Nigeria
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Nigeria
Privatisation of four international Airports, Nigeria
Senegal Airport, Senegal
Africa
We offer a leading commercial legal practice throughout Africa, one of the fastest growing economic regions in the world. Our Africa group advises clients on their commercial operations throughout Africa and internationally and offers experience in more than 45 common law and civil law-based African jurisdictions. Our team has advised on ground-breaking projects and market-leading transactions. We work seamlessly across our international offices, our Morocco office, and alliance firms in Bujumbura, Harare, Kampala, and Nairobi.
6
Offices
20
Airport mandates we have worked on
Key airports experience
Moorabbin Airport, Australia
Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport, Sri Lanka
Dalanzadgad Airport, Mongolia
Changi Airport, Singapore
Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong
Macau International Airport, Special Administrative Region of the PRC
Allama Iqbal International Airport, Pakistan
Port Hedland International Airport, Australia
Essendon Airport, Australia
Brisbane Airport, Australia
Perth Airport, Australia
Kualanamu and Lombok International Airport, Indonesia
Malé-Velana International Airport, Maldives
U-Tapao Rayong Pattaya International
Airport, Thailand
Almaty International Airport, Kazakhstan
Tashkent International Airport, Uzbekistan
Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia
Don Mueang International Airport , Thailand
Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan Airport, Indonesia
Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Philippines
Asia Pacific
As one of the best-resourced law firms in the Asia Pacific, we have instructed on many of the region’s most prominent cross-border transactions involving jurisdictions such as China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Malaysia, Thailand, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Vietnam. In Australia, we have more than 575 lawyers in five offices representing one of the largest Australian law firms operating on an international level.
14
Offices in Europe
17
Airport mandates we have advised on
Key airports experience
Greek Regional Airports Privatisation
Budapest Airport, Hungary
Montenegro Airports, Montenegro
Zagreb Airport , Croatia
Larnaca and Paphos International Airports, Republic of Cyprus
Pulkovo Airport, Russia
Athens International Airport, Greece
Kastelli International Airport, Greece
Berlin Brandenburg Airport, Germany
Venice Marco Polo Airport, Italy
Pisa International Airport, Italy
Florence International Airport, Italy
Letisko M.R. Stefanika a.s. and Letisko Košice, Slovakia
Dalaman Airport, Turkey
London City Airport, United Kingdom
Manchester Airport / Stansted Airport, United Kingdom
London Luton Airport, United Kingdom
Europe
We offer comprehensive legal advice across the major financial and commercial centers in Europe, including a full EU regulatory and antitrust service from our office in Brussels. We are one of the largest and most prolific energy and infrastructure teams of any law firm in continental Europe. We advise clients – including multinational corporates, commercial banks, funds, developers, investors, governmental bodies and multilaterals – on every aspect of their business. Throughout the lifecycle of a project, an M&A transaction, a financing or a dispute, we navigate complex circumstances while ensuring adherence to government and regulatory standards, domestically in Europe and internationally.
The Americas
The Americas
The Americas
The Americas
The Americas
The Americas
We are among the largest US law firms, with 12 offices nationwide, including New York, Washington, DC, Houston, Chicago and San Francisco. In Canada, we advise businesses domestically and internationally from six offices, practicing in English and French. Our Latin America team, based in Mexico City and São Paulo, serves major markets such as Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru. Multilingual and admitted in both civil and common law jurisdictions, our lawyers understand the legal and business cultures across the Americas.
Key airports experience
Los Angeles International Airport, California
Monterey Regional Airport, California
Denver International Airport, Colorado
LaGuardia Airport, New York
JFK International Airport, New York
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, Puerto Rico
Westchester County Airport P3, New York
Norman Manley Airport, Jamaica
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Ontario
Iqaluit Airport P3, Nunavut
Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport, Colombia
El Dorado International Airport , Colombia
Airport Privatization Program, México
The Middle East
We have been present in the Middle East since 1979 and our offices in Dubai and Riyadh act as hubs for the entire Middle East region and into Africa and Asia. Through our offices in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), we advise clients across the region covering the KSA, the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq. Our long-established working relationships with Middle East-based businesses and governments mean we are instructed on many of the region’s largest, most complex and award-winning transactions.
Key airports experience
Queen Alia International Airport, Jordan
Qassim and Ha'il Airports, Saudi Arabia
Yanbu Airport, Saudi Arabia
Greenfield airport operation contract, Saudi Arabia
Beirut International Airport, Lebanon
Kuwait International Airport
Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia
Bahrain International Airport
Abu Dhabi International Airport
Saudi Arabian Airport Privatisation Programme
Africa
We offer a leading commercial legal practice throughout Africa, one of the fastest growing economic regions in the world. Our Africa group advises clients on their commercial operations throughout Africa and internationally and offers experience in more than 45 common law and civil law-based African jurisdictions. Our team has advised on ground-breaking projects and market-leading transactions. We work seamlessly across our international offices, our Morocco office, and alliance firms in Bujumbura, Harare, Kampala, and Nairobi.
Key airports experience
Luanda International Airport, Angola
Luau International Airport, Angola
Airport Upgrade Programme, Ghana
Air Navigation Service Centre, Ghana
Lekki-Epe International Airport, Nigeria
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Nigeria
Privatisation of four international Airports, Nigeria
Senegal Airport, Senegal
Europe
We offer comprehensive legal advice across the major financial and commercial centers in Europe, including a full EU regulatory and antitrust service from our office in Brussels. We are one of the largest and most prolific energy and infrastructure teams of any law firm in continental Europe. We advise clients – including multinational corporates, commercial banks, funds, developers, investors, governmental bodies and multilaterals – on every aspect of their business. Throughout the lifecycle of a project, an M&A transaction, a financing or a dispute, we navigate complex circumstances while ensuring adherence to government and regulatory standards, domestically in Europe and internationally.
Key airports experience
Greek Regional Airports Privatisation
Budapest Airport, Hungary
Montenegro Airports, Montenegro
Zagreb Airport , Croatia
Larnaca and Paphos International Airports, Republic of Cyprus
Pulkovo Airport, Russia
Athens International Airport, Greece
Kastelli International Airport, Greece
Berlin Brandenburg Airport, Germany
Venice Marco Polo Airport, Italy
Pisa International Airport, Italy
Florence International Airport, Italy
Letisko M.R. Stefanika a.s. and Letisko Košice, Slovakia
Dalaman Airport, Turkey
London City Airport, United Kingdom
Manchester Airport / Stansted Airport, United Kingdom
London Luton Airport, United Kingdom