‘We regularly work with the Brodies team on Scots Law aspects of securitisation and other transactions. They deliver excellent and commercial legal advice.’

‘Marion MacInnes delivers practical and commercial advice and oversees the projects very well. Her clear and concise explanations of Scots law formalities are extremely valued by our clients.’

‘Strong team who we have worked with for many years across a number of deals in the marine sector.’

‘Neal Richardson and the team have provided excellent service across a number of deals.’

‘We have worked with Brodies for a number of years and in that time have built a strong relationship, with Brodies having a good understanding of our business. This is most useful considering that Brodies are often dealing with complex and urgent issues on our behalf and delivering innovative solutions designed to meet our requirements.’

‘Bruce Stephen is very attentive to our requirements and works hard to deliver high-quality solutions.’

‘Depth of team, knowledge of the market.’

‘Jack Moir is a trusted advisor with a strong grasp of commercials.’

‘The practice at Burness Paull is high quality, offering City service at Scottish rates. This means they’re fantastic value, but they’re also top notch lawyers. We rely on Dawn Reoch to help us with financing deals often at short notice and with little background or briefing. The lawyers are highly responsive and always ready to help us with little advanced warning.’

‘Dawn Reoch is hugely impressive. She’s responsive, laser-focused on the commercial rationale for each deal she’s instructed on, and equally comfortable working with in-house lawyers or with other departments at the client. She’s a real asset to the firm.’

‘A knowledgeable and experienced team, who are always able to offer creative and commercial legal advice, thinking about the bigger picture and the client’s longer term plans, rather than get bogged down in the minutiae.’

‘I spend time working with Sophie Coffey and with Dawn Reoch; both are fiercely intelligent, driven and look after our best interest from a position of knowledge and experience. You can’t ask any more from your legal advisers.’

‘Dawn Reoch is one of the best banking lawyers I have ever worked with.’

‘We work regularly with the Burness Paull banking and finance team on renewable energy projects in Scotland. Their team has a wealth of experience acting on both sponsor and lender mandates. They understand the sector very well (particularly onshore wind and offshore wind), which helps in ensuring their advice is commercial and consistent with latest market practice. Whenever we have worked alongside them, they function effectively as our “Scottish office”, which ensures a seamless service for clients. They are very responsive and approachable.’

‘Sophie Coffey is technically excellent advising on Scots banking and finance law aspects of renewable energy project financings.’

‘John Kennedy – very experienced in all facets of finance-related matters; offers creative but practical solutions to complex problems.’

‘Approachable and knowledgeable around a number of banking matters and has a calm demeanor when faced with various challenges.’

‘The team is friendly, practical and proactive and assisted with putting together a bespoke transaction on a challenging timeline.’

‘I have worked on many transactions with Euan Cluness and the team for nearly a decade now and have always found their approach to be extremely professional in all aspects. Their knowedge, experience and practical nature deployed in negotiations makes them a great team to work with.’

‘The team are excellent partners during corporate refinance exercises and possess all the key traits one values- speed, pragmatism, commerciality, intellect and a clear can-do attitude.’

‘Euan Cluness is an excellent partner and is a real credit to both Addleshaws and himself personally. Extremely trustworthy, Euan is superb and possesses the all important ability to remain calm and focused during the maelstrom of complex corporate refinances.’

‘I find Addleshaw Goddard is able to ‘translate’ complex legal issues into language which bank and client can discuss easily. This, coupled with a very commercial approach to transactions, makes working with AG a pleasure. Partners and key associates are heavily involved in transactions so you always have comfort that transactions are properly resourced up to the highest level. Detailed fee quotes are always provided which makes it easy to track progress of a transaction versus costs incurred.’

‘I have worked closely with Euan Cluness  and Peter Smartt from Addleshaw Goddard. Both bring a highly commercial approach and detailed knowledge of the current banking/legal market, making them very easy to work with.’

‘In the banking team I work predominantly with Euan Cluness and his team. They are always very responsive, commercial and helpful. I would see Euan as a go-to lawyer if something unusual came across my desk – he and his team provide sound counsel and early advice sometimes on transactions that don’t necessarily progress immediately. Equally, I have found him extremely supportive on more demanding deals over the years.’

‘Very knowledgeable, friendly and helpful team, highly efficient.’

‘Stuart Fitzsimmons and his team are excellent.’

‘The Dentons team work efficiently, with good understanding of our business to reflect this in negotiations, offering practical solutions and middle-ground to resolve issues.’

‘The team are pragmatic, focus on the real issues and take a proportionate approach to resolve issues. Lorna Henderson stands out as being in control, with a thorough understanding of our complex arrangements.’

‘Harper Macleod have provided excellent service across a number of deals demonstrating strong experience and service at a competitive price.’

‘Tony Cameron and the team have provided excellent service across a number of deals demonstrating strong experience and service at a competitive price.’

‘I think they are a genuinely good full service offering in real estate and finance, providing the opportunity to deal with an independent Scots law firm that understands the market and can proficiently assist on each practice area which might become involved in the transaction.’

‘Tony Cameron is an excellent, no-nonsense lawyer who will go into bat to get the best result with minimum fuss.’

‘Partner-led service at appropriate cost levels.’

‘Commercial views/assistance where required i.e. not simply quoting legal positions but providing meaningful direction / assistance to resolve challenges.’

‘Fiona Cameron is an experienced lawyer with a very strong grasp of the commercial aspects of any request. She looks to assist with straightforward practical solutions acceptable to all parties which help greatly in a transaction. I would have no hesitation in recommending her.’

‘The team were able to bid very keenly for a bespoke piece of work and brought considerable expertise to the project. They were very easy to deal with, commercial and approachable and made the project a much easier task for me as in-house solicitor.’

‘Fiona Cameron and the team are excellent. They were much more approachable than others I have worked with at other similar firms but had similar levels of expertise.’

‘The team are quick and efficient. They manage the transaction and the client well. The fees are reasonable.’

‘Proactive, efficient and look to meet the expectations of both their client and the other party.’

‘The TLT team work exceptionally close to ourselves from initial quote through to deal completion and then post completion work. Communication is always excellent and once they have dealt with you on a few transactions, they know what general stance to take when negotiation with other professional firms working on the other side of the transaction.’

‘Douglas Gourlay is a stand-out professional who is completely hands-on with any transaction that he assists us with. Contactable at any time of the day and superb communication and efficiency are evident 100% of the time.’

‘Exceptional pricing competitiveness and partner-led service.’

‘The partner I primarily deal with, Douglas Gourlay, is perhaps the most highly visible partner and commercially focused lawyer I have worked with. Highly active on the important phases of transactions and provides strong assistance / alternative solutions on complex matters rather than simply stating legal positions and leaving for the bank to decide. Also extremely pragmatic on cost overruns and a strong ethos for deal doing rather than deal stalling as often otherwise appears to happen in the current market.’

‘Commercial team that worked seamlessly on a cross-border transaction.’

‘Went the extra mile to ensure tight timeframes were met.’