Norton Rose Fulbright has entered into an innovative corporate partnership with the McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 TM team and has been appointed as the global legal advisor to the McLaren Group.

In over 50 years at the pinnacle of global motorsport, McLaren has developed a world-beating culture of excellence and innovation. This has enabled the McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team to win 182 Grand Prix races, achieve 155 pole positions, claim 12 drivers' world championships and eight constructors' championships. Under its partnership with McLaren Mercedes, Norton Rose Fulbright will have unique access into the heart of one of the world's most successful sports teams and most innovative companies, which will provide invaluable insight into high performance teamwork and instilling a winning mentality.

As global legal advisor, Norton Rose Fulbright will work closely with McLaren Group's in-house legal team, providing a range of services including corporate and M&A, contractual and intellectual property, real estate and employment law.

Peter Martyr, global chief executive, Norton Rose Fulbright, said:

"This is an exciting partnership. McLaren Mercedes is a leading brand, as is Norton Rose Fulbright.

"By becoming a corporate partner and providing worldwide legal services to McLaren Group, we aim to reinforce the importance that we place on our people's commitment to teamwork and excellence. We have already committed to developing a joint CSR project."

Timothy Murnane, group legal director, McLaren Group, said:

"McLaren Mercedes consistently challenges itself, embraces change and maintains clear focus on the only goal that matters - to win. We see Norton Rose Fulbright as one of the leading global legal practices, combining a lengthy history with an appetite for change and a pursuit of excellence which resonates with our own corporate ideals. Our unique partnership will bring together two highly respected global businesses with the potential to achieve great things together."

Today's announcement comes as McLaren Mercedes gears up to be the first Formula 1 team to launch its 2014 car. McLaren Mercedes will hold a groundbreaking digital launch at 12 noon on Friday, January 24.

Linda Addison, US managing partner, Norton Rose Fulbright, said:

"Technology and Innovation are among our key industry strengths. Our partnership with McLaren, which is a leader in the technology sector, exemplifies our strength in this industry."

The Formula 1 championship encompasses 19 races, which are held every two weeks over a nine month period across the world, including in Canada, the United States, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and India. The championship has 105 million viewers in 140 countries.

Norton Rose Fulbright's appointment as global legal advisor to McLaren Group covers McLaren Racing and McLaren Applied Technologies and excludes McLaren Automotive.

Notes for editors:

Norton Rose Fulbright

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global legal practice. We provide the world's pre-eminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 3800 lawyers based in over 50 cities across Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.

Recognized for our industry focus, we are strong across all the key industry sectors: financial institutions; energy; infrastructure, mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation; and life sciences and healthcare.

Wherever we are, we operate in accordance with our global business principles of quality, unity and integrity. We aim to provide the highest possible standard of legal service in each of our offices and to maintain that level of quality at every point of contact.

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McLaren

McLaren Group is an organization with one goal: to win.

McLaren Group is a dynamic group of high technology companies, whose rapid growth is built on the shared principles of innovation, creativity and commitment to excellence. It comprises McLaren Racing, McLaren Automotive and McLaren Applied Technologies.

McLaren Racing entered its first Formula 1 race in 1966 and won its first Grand Prix at the famous Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium in 1968. More than 40 years and 182 Grand Prix victories later, McLaren is still renowned as one of the sport's most successful competitors and as one of the world's most illustrious high-technology brands.

McLaren Applied Technologies is one of McLaren Group's most diverse and fast-moving businesses and has a mission to achieve breakthroughs in performance using advanced technology and design. With expertise in modeling, simulation, design engineering and human high performance, their expertise covers markets including sport, energy, healthcare and pharmaceuticals.

McLaren Group is committed to sustainability. Continuous innovation and careful environmental management has enabled McLaren Mercedes to be the first Formula 1 team to retain the Carbon Trust Standard and to be declared 'carbon neutral'.

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