Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland

‘Derek Stroud is very commercial – we work well together to run through complex and challenging issues’.

‘Brodies LLP always have the right person to advise on any issue that we need help with’.

‘David Gallagher was very insightful as well as pragmatic when advising on a key commercial contract with the UK Government’.

‘David Lightbody is the epitome of calm, cool and collected in all dealings and matters of legal advice’.

‘David Lightbody presents the risks, consequences and likelihood of positions in clear and articulate language’.

‘Technical expertise borne out of years of experience’.

‘Able to find solutions that take stress out of the deal environment’.

‘The team has a strong work ethic and polished client relationship skills’.

‘Paul Scullion is very commercial and deals with legal issues efficiently’. 

‘The team at Burness Paull are excellent to deal with and always provide sound and commercial advice across a range of issues’.

‘The team are easy to deal with and make themselves available quickly to help deal with issues as and when they arise’.

‘I have dealt with Grant Stevenson for a number of years and value his commercial advice highly’.

‘Grant Stevenson has a wide range of experience and so is able to provide an excellent overview of the wider developments within the PE market in the UK, which is very helpful. ’

‘The commercial team has strength in depth and is good at engaging you with the best lawyer to deal with your particular issue’.

‘Good at maintaining contact and communication’. 

‘Walter Clark brings a commercial efficiency to corporate matters and is pragmatic and effective in deal negotiations and completions’.

‘First-class knowledge and experience in corporate sales, especially in the renewables sector’.

‘Laura Falls provides attention to detail and an understanding of very complex subject matters’.

‘Each member of Addleshaw Goddard with whom we worked had a very joined-up view of our needs at each stage of the engagement’.

‘Strong team of partners and supporting solicitors’.

‘David Anderson continues to go above and beyond in every engagement I have with him’.

‘David Anderson is supported by a quality team who are able to work quickly and under pressure without dropping quality’.

‘At all times, they made themselves available for explanations and the discussion of options for moving forward and they took care to ensure that decisions were always taken from a position of client understanding’.

‘A very diverse skillset amongst the partners, with good coverage across most sectors’.

‘The firm has a good mix of older more experienced partners, as well as promoting young talent development, which is very good’.

‘Very experienced and proven professionals in their own field’.

‘They have always been highly competitive in nature and come across as a team that want to be the best’.

‘As a small international business we get the support of a UK-based firm. but with global reach’.

‘They combine a unique blend of being able to cover both mainstream corporate work and also restructuring work’.

‘Derek McCombe has developed a real niche in the retail sector and is highly regarded and trusted by his colleagues’.

‘Brian Moore is always very responsive and was a great support throughout our transaction’.

‘The team in Edinburgh has access to offices and support in the overseas countries where we have sites’.

‘The team we deal with are all very experienced and responsive’.

‘Very pragmatic, commercial advice’.

‘A pleasure to deal with’.                            

‘This practice offers the benefits of larger English law firms combined with good quality Scottish law experience’.                               

‘Danny Lee and his team provide an M&A service which removes the complexity of the legal process and documentation, in such a way that it is easy for non-legal clients to fully understand both the process and content’.

‘Danny Lee is able to quickly see the value proposition of a deal’.

‘Burges Salmon are dependable and reliable’.

‘Danny Lee can be a trusted to deliver to a high technical standard, while retaining the commercial nous to offer solutions to issues arising’.

‘When contacted to discuss pieces of work or seek counsel you are assured with an efficient and prompt delivery’.

‘The team provides exceptional client service and they respond very quickly and with sensible, practical advice that deals with the commercial issues’.

‘They are a very close-knit team and keep themselves fully informed of our situation’.

‘We place huge time pressures on the team, who always step up to our demands and never let us down’.

‘They are really nice people to deal with, exactly the sort of advisers you want on the team’.

‘Alan Stewart is a vastly experienced senior partner who gets his sleeves rolled up and works alongside us, providing wise counsel and advice in a very practical manner’.

‘Stephen Smith is the partner we deal with day to day and is very proactive in driving through deals to what are often very tight deadlines’.

‘Alan Stewart has advised us for many years and has an excellent understanding of both our business and our business sector’.

‘DCS are big enough to provide legal services across all aspects of corporate and commercial law, but are small enough that we always engage with partner-level staff’.

‘DWF have such a diverse capability that we were provided with every area of support needed from the moment of appointment’.

‘The team worked together and were mindful of the impact from other areas’.

‘The quality of advice was excellent and in these times of lockdown, the use of legal technology was invaluable’.

‘Paul Pignatelli is very responsive and manages the team extremely well’.

‘The whole team were very professional and capable’.

‘The team handles work efficiently and has supported us on a number of small M&A deals over the years’.

‘This is a full service law firm and has the capability to provide European support where required’.

‘They are incredibly responsive and take a pragmatic and commercial approach to deals’.

‘I have a main senior point of contact through which all my business requests are directed’.

‘I explain my challenge and I get a very quick response and am connected to a relevant expert’.

‘Paula Skinner a partner in the business is very pragmatic with her advice and ensures she understands my objective clearly’.

‘I get the best advice relative to the outcome I am looking for’.

‘I can go and get advice and guidance without the fear of getting a price first’.

‘The partners were clearly experts in their field, their supporting teams were responsive and well-informed, and our engagement with them went without a hitch’.

‘The team at Harper MacLeod are so supportive and also work really well together to offer me the advice I need when completing transactions’.

‘They always offer ways of collaborating to make things better but also put me in touch with colleagues if there’s a particular area I need support on’.

‘Alison Gilson and her associates are excellent – they are focused on outcomes, in contrast to other firms who can seem more focused on billing.’

‘Alison Gilson is a consummate professional who is at the very top of her game – her ability to understand what the client wants and the drive towards executing this is to the highest level is excellent.’

‘The team are friendly and very approachable while also being extremely professional’.

‘They are not fazed by any difficult issues that come up’.

‘Alison Gilson’s negotiating and professional skills were key to getting the deal over the line’.

‘Shoosmiths created that perfect balance between legal needs and business needs’.

‘Shoosmiths was very focused on the quality of work, getting to the right business decisions and not creating unnecessary billing hours’.

‘I would highly recommend Alison Gilson, who always remains calm’.

‘Our business takes a little bit of inside knowledge to understand – Damien Bechelli very quickly got to grips with what we wished to achieve and helped us reach our goal within a short time scale. ’

‘Damien Bechelli was exceptional in that he understood and responded very quickly to any issues we wished to discuss’.

‘Advice was sound and reasonable and very helpful in progressing matters’.

‘Damien Bechelli made something which could have been complicated very straightforward’.

‘Damien Bechelli and his team make a real effort to understand our ultimate aims and objectives and then frame their advice in the commercial context that helps us to achieve those’.

‘Damien Bechelli and his team provide a very personal service, delivered in an easy to understand way’.

‘We see Damien Bechelli and his team as an extension of our team and we know that they have our best interests at heart’.

‘They know our business well and the team continually go that extra mile’.

‘Bellwether Green were a breath of fresh air, from the initial discussion to getting April involved, everything was easy’.

‘April Bingham understood what I was trying to achieve from the start and the process was simple and what I expected’.

‘The fee structure was fixed and appropriate’.

‘April Bingham is an absolute joy to work with and clearly a master of her craft’.

‘April Bingham understands and offers suitable advice or action for moving forward’.

‘The entire engagement and piece of work was executed brilliantly and by comparison to my previous experience had me feeling in control and comfortable at all stages’. 

‘My case was handled seamlessly between three talented and passionate people that made me feel as though they were collaborating at a very high level to deliver me the outcome I needed’.

‘April Bingham was excellent at communicating and keeping on top of everything at the highest level’.

‘The team have always represented me well, they are always available and respond quickly.

‘Peter Duff delegates responsibility appropriately and with continued success’.

‘The team at Blackadders know their clients well and represent them appropriately’.

‘Vast knowledge in the veterinary sales area’.

‘Lindsays always provide a very professional experience’.

‘They have a good cross-section of specialisms that work well together’.

‘Douglas Roberts deals with all of our employee ownership-related matters and he is a consummate professional that can be called on for specific legal assistance or just friendly advice’.

‘Douglas Roberts has an excellent mix of legal expertise and commercial pragmatism and is very good at communicating his advice’.

‘The practice is unique in that there is a broad level of sector specialisation available’.

‘The individuals are very approachable and prompt when it comes to dealing with matters’.

‘David Wood has been extremely proactive in all of our dealings with him’.

‘Douglas Roberts was excellent and went out of his way to keep things moving smoothly in what was a very complex piece of work’.

‘In Scotland the team is niche, led by partners with excellent knowledge of the Scottish commercial market’.

‘They have the added benefit of having a large UK national firm and its resources behind them’.

‘I have always found them very personable and easy to deal with’.

‘Advice has been reliable, pragmatic and commercially astute’.

‘Claire McCracken understands what we are trying to do commercially’.

‘Claire McCracken is very adept at being able to communicate complex legal points across to non -egal minded members of my team’.

‘Claire McCracken is a valued extension to our in-house team, she is the go-to for all legal points and has never let us down’.