Norton Rose wins EMMAs Global Mobility award
14 November 2011
And highly commended in Most Effective Reward Strategy category
International legal practice Norton Rose Group has been awarded the Global Mobility Team (under 250 assignees) award at the Expatriate Management and Mobility Awards (EMMAs) ceremony, held at the Park Plaza Riverbank, London on 4 November 2011.
The award has been presented in recognition of innovations introduced by Norton Rose Group to provide employees with the opportunity to work more globally in its expanding international business. Initiatives include a Global Mobility Register and ‘integration assignments’ which enable employees to move throughout the Group and promote a shared culture internationally. The practice was also recognised for raising awareness internally of the international career opportunities within the Group.
Sara Coleman, International HR Manager, Norton Rose LLP, commented:
“In the last two years alone we’ve added three new regions to our footprint - Australia, Canada and South Africa. Global mobility has been an important factor in supporting our growth and so we’re delighted that our efforts to facilitate exchanges and assist integration throughout the group have been recognised with this award.”
Norton Rose Group was also highly commended in the Most Effective Reward Strategy category.
For further information please contact:
Sarah Webster, head of PR, Norton Rose LLP
Tel: +44 (0)20 7444 2596; Mob: +44 (0)7595 886 216
sarah.webster@nortonrose.com
Jane Lougher, PR manager, Norton Rose LLP
Tel: +44 (0)20 7444 2063; Mob: +44 (0) 7595 886 200
jane.lougher@nortonrose.com
Editors note
Norton Rose Group is a leading international legal practice offering a full business law service to many of the world’s pre-eminent financial institutions and corporations from offices in Europe, Asia Pacific, Canada, Africa and the Middle East.
The Group’s lawyers share industry knowledge and sector expertise across borders to support clients anywhere in the world. The Group is strong in financial institutions; energy; infrastructure, mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation; and pharmaceuticals and life sciences.
Norton Rose Group has more than 2600 lawyers operating from 39 offices in Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Athens, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Brussels, Calgary, Canberra, Cape Town, Dubai, Durban, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Melbourne, Milan, Montréal, Moscow, Munich, Ottawa, Paris, Perth, Piraeus, Prague, Québec, Rome, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto and Warsaw; and from associate offices in Dar es Salaam, Ho Chi Minh City and Jakarta.
Norton Rose Group comprises Norton Rose LLP, Norton Rose Australia, Norton Rose OR LLP, Norton Rose South Africa (incorporated as Deneys Reitz Inc), and their respective affiliates.