M&A Partner Scores Second Term as Norton Rose Fulbright Global Chair

Deals lawyer Walied Soliman has been named global chair for 2024 at Norton Rose Fulbright, the firm announced.

Soliman, who is co-chair of Norton Rose’s special situations team, was first elected Canada chair in 2017 and served as the firm’s global chair in 2019. He succeeds a Sydney-based partner, Scott Atkins, who served as global chair in 2023 and will continue on as Australia chair. Soliman is based in Toronto.

The global chair position serves as an ambassador of the firm internally, and with clients. It rotates between regions every year.

Norton Rose shuffled its leadership after Gerry Pecht, its ...