Norton White is a commercial law firm located in Sydney Australia. Norton White is acknowledged as a leading firm in the practice of transport law with specialised teams devoted to shipping and aviation. The aviation practice has been described as the largest premier aviation law practice in Australia. Norton White has practitioners that are industry leaders in advising and acting on regulatory matters, corporate and commercial transactions, banking and finance, dispute resolution and liability, competition law, mergers and acquisitions and insurance. As a specialist practice Norton White offers a dynamic alternative to national and international law firms. The firm has a policy of seeking to employ highly talented lawyers and adopting a team approach that has senior professionals who are well known and respected for their knowledge and experience in transport law working with young talented lawyers to provide legal services of the highest quality in a cost effective manner. Norton White is a well established firm that traces its origins to the practice commenced in 1818 in Sydney by James Norton and later Norton Smith & Co.