Ogilvy Renault and Deneys Reitz to Join Norton Rose Group

Creating a Top 10 Global Legal Practice

LONDON, November 15, 2010 - International legal practice Norton Rose Group today announced that
leading Canadian law firm Ogilvy Renault and leading South African law firm
Deneys Reitz will join Norton Rose Group on 1 June 2011.

Together the enlarged Group will be a top 10 global legal practice by
number of lawyers with more than 2500 lawyers in 38 offices worldwide.

Peter Martyr, Group Chief Executive, Norton Rose Group, commented:

"This is a very exciting move for the Group and constitutes a significant
step towards realising the Group's global ambition of becoming one of the
world's leading providers of legal services, with offices in the world's
principal business and financial centres."

"Canada and South Africa are increasingly influential economies for our
clients in the energy and natural resources, infrastructure, technology and
financial institutions sectors. Ogilvy Renault and Deneys Reitz give the
Group increased strength and depth of resource and expertise in these
sectors. We are seeing a considerable increase in the amount of business
flowing between Canada, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia; the enlarged
Group will be ideally positioned to target this business growth and to
provide our clients with the highest quality of legal services connecting
these regions."

John Coleman, Managing Partner of Ogilvy Renault, commented:

"As our Canadian clients become increasingly successful on the
international stage, we need to be able to support their international
growth. Norton Rose Group is a global leader, with a highly compatible
business focus and client service ethic. Equally importantly, our firms have
a similar culture and values. As soon as the initial discussions were
underway it became clear that we shared a common global vision particularly
as it relates to emerging markets such as Asia Pacific. We have strong
synergies with the Group, including practice areas, industry sectors and
geographic expansion. This is a tremendous development for the firm and our
clients."

Rob Otty, Deputy Chairman of Deneys Reitz, commented:

"The combination of our years of experience in Africa and Norton Rose
Group's increasing involvement in African business will provide the Group
with a springboard to become the premier legal practice in Africa. The global
markets are increasingly interested in Africa, which is one of the world's
most rapidly growing economic regions. As part of Norton Rose Group, we
expect to be at the forefront of developing Africa's business ties with the
rest of the world and in particular with Asia Pacific, Europe and the
Americas."

The Managing Partner of Ogilvy Renault, John Coleman, and the Deputy
Chairman of Deneys Reitz, Rob Otty, will join the Group's Executive
Committee.

The two new additions to the Group follow the inclusion of Norton Rose
Australia on 1 January 2010.

A full media pack for reporters is located at
www.nortonrose.com/groupmediapack

Notes for editors:

About Norton Rose Group

Norton Rose Group is a leading international legal practice. We offer a
full business law service from our offices across Europe, the Middle East and
Asia Pacific.

Knowing how our clients' businesses work and understanding what drives
their industries is fundamental to us. Our lawyers share industry knowledge
and sector expertise across borders, enabling us to support our clients
anywhere in the world. We are strong in financial institutions; energy;
infrastructure and commodities; transport; and technology.

We have over 1800 lawyers operating from 30 offices in Abu Dhabi,
Amsterdam, Athens, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beijing, Brisbane, Brussels, Canberra,
Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne, Milan, Moscow, Munich, Paris,
Perth, Piraeus, Prague, Rome, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Warsaw
and from associate offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta and Riyadh.

Norton Rose Group comprises Norton Rose LLP, Norton Rose Australia and
their respective affiliates.

About Ogilvy Renault

Ogilvy Renault LLP is a full-service law firm with close to 450 lawyers
and patent and trade-mark agents practising in the areas of business,
litigation, intellectual property, and employment and labour. We have offices
in Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, Toronto, Calgary and London (UK), and serve some
of the largest and most successful corporations in Canada and in more than
120 countries worldwide.

For more information visit www.ogilvyrenault.com

About Deneys Reitz

Established in the early 1920s, Deneys Reitz is one of the largest
independent commercial law firms in South Africa, providing specialist
services in the full spectrum of legal disciplines. The firm frequently
engages with the media on topical legal issues.

Deneys Reitz is a national organisation, with over 200 lawyers at its
offices in Johannesburg (Sandton), Durban and Cape Town. The firm's
Africa-specialised division, Africa Legal, provides an international
pan-African legal service, and in early 2010 the firm established an
associated office, CRB Africa Legal, in Tanzania.

Deneys Reitz clients include major industrial and commercial
corporations, mining houses, parastatals, government departments and
financial institutions.

Deneys Reitz is classified as a Black-influenced company and the firm is
well ahead of its employment equity goals.

For more information please visit www.deneysreitz.co.za.

    For further information please contact:

    Kerrin Roberts, Head of Public Relations, Norton Rose LLP
    Tel: +44(0)20-7444-2596
    kerrin.roberts@nortonrose.com

    Pete Zvanitajs, Senior advisor - media relations (English Press), Ogilvy
    Renault
    Tel: +1-416-216-1871
    pzvanitajs@ogilvyrenault.com

    Joanne Lajeunesse; Directrice - marketing & relations avec les medias
    (French press), Ogilvy Renault
    Tel: +1-514-847-4723
    jlajeunesse@ogilvyrenault.com

    Jacqui Hampton, Media and Advertising Manager - Marketing, Deneys Reitz
    Tel: +27-11-685-8721
    jacqui.hampton@deneysreitz.co.za

For further information please contact: Kerrin Roberts, Head of Public Relations, Norton Rose LLP, Tel: +44(0)20-7444-2596, kerrin.roberts at nortonrose.com; Pete Zvanitajs, Senior advisor - media relations (English Press), Ogilvy, Renault, Tel: +1-416-216-1871, pzvanitajs at ogilvyrenault.com; Joanne Lajeunesse; Directrice - marketing & relations avec les medias, (French press), Ogilvy Renault, Tel: +1-514-847-4723, jlajeunesse at ogilvyrenault.com; Jacqui Hampton, Media and Advertising Manager - Marketing, Deneys Reitz, Tel: +27-11-685-8721, jacqui.hampton at deneysreitz.co.za