Shortlist
Congratulations to all shortlisted firms, lawyers, and teams.
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Innovative firm of the year
Shoosmiths
CMS
Addleshaw Goddard
Ashurst
DWF
Pinsent Masons
Shepherd and Wedderburn
Boutique law firm of the year
Mac Media Law
Turcan Connell
MBM Commercial
SKO
Adams Whyte
BBM Solicitors
Levy & McRae
Family Law Matters Scotland
Deal of the year
DLA Piper
Brodies
Pinsent Masons
Burness Paull
Harper Macleod
In-house rising star of the year
Andrew Swift, Scotch Whisky Association
Fergus Kildare, Natwest
Kirsty Haxby, SSEN Transmission
Fiona Dickson, The Heineken Company
Michael Cooper, Trustpilot
ESG firm of the year
Harper Macleod
Womble Bond Dickinson
Burness Paull
TLT
Pinsent Masons
BTO Solicitors
Marketing team of the year
Brodies
Burness Paull
Harper Macleod
Addleshaw Goddard
Dentons
Shoosmiths
Diversity, inclusion and equality firm of the year
Harper Macleod
Morton Fraser
BTO Solicitors
Shepherd and Wedderburn
Brodies
Burness Paul
MacRoberts
Thorntons
Management Partner of the year
Laura Cameron, Pinsent Masons
Jenny Dickson, Morton Fraser
Martin Darroch, Harper Macleod
Neil Kennedy, MacRoberts
Alasdair Cummings, Lindsays
Andrew Chalmers, Davidson Chalmers Stewart
Elaine Motion, Balfour+Manson
Stuart Hendry, MBM Commercial
Fraser Gillies, Wright Johnston & Mackenzie
In-house counsel of the year
Pamela Smyth, Forth Ports
Andrew Todd, Springfield Properties
Andrew Buchan, Scottish Equity Partners
Marion Venman, Scottish Power
Rushad Abadan, abrdn
Julie Thomson, Alexander Dennis
Lawyer of the year
Christine O’Neill KC, Brodies
David Anderson, Addleshaw Goddard
Jenny Dickson, Morton Fraser
Fiona Buchanan, Shepherd and Wedderburn
Colin Hulme, Burness Paull
Norman Wisely, CMS
Rosalie Chadwick, Pinsent Masons
Rachael Kelsey, SKO
In-house team of the year
Skyscanner
Aggreko
Ventient Energy
Castle Water
Edinburgh Airport
Law Firm of the year
Addleshaw Goddard
Brodies
Burness Paull
BTO Solicitors
Thorntons
Digby Brown
Shepherd and Wedderburn
Morton Fraser
Clerk of the year
Emma Caskie-Potter, Terra Firma Chambers
Lesley Flynn, Axiom Advocates
Gavin Herd, Compass Chambers
Kiera Johnston, Themis Advocates
Alan Moffat, Ampersand Advocates
Andrew Sutherland, Arnot Manderson Advocates
Junior of the year
Kate Bennett, Compass Chambers
Ewen Brown, Terra Firma Chambers
David James, Themis Advocates
Nicholas McAndrew, Ampersand Advocates
Charles Oliver, Arnot Manderson Advocates
Sarah Trainer, Arnot Manderson Advocates
Fergus Whyte, Arnot Manderson Advocates
Silk of the year
Roddy Dunlop KC, Axiom Advocates
James Findlay KC, Terra Firma Chambers
Duncan Hamilton KC, Arnot Manderson Advocates
Kirsty Malcolm KC, Westwater Advocates
Aidan O’Neill KC, Ampersand Advocates
Kay Springham KC, Compass Chambers
Laura-Anne Van Der Westhuizen KC, Ampersand Advocates
Stable of the year
Ampersand Advocates
Arnot Manderson Advocates
Compass Chambers
Terra Firma Chambers
Themis Advocates
CATEGORY AWARDS
Corporate
Corporate rising star of the year
Graeme Stapleton, Pinsent Masons
Greg Costello, Brodies
Callum Swanson, DLA Piper
Kevin Beattie, Addleshaw Goddard
Craig Wilson, CMS
Scott Rodger, Shepherd and Wedderburn
Nicola Williams, Burness Paull
Corporate lawyer of the year
Rosalie Chadwick, Pinsent Masons
Damien Bechelli, TLT
Bruce Farquhar, Anderson Strathern
Simon Rae, DLA Piper
Alison Gilson, Shoosmiths
James MacGregor, Harper Macleod
Mark Ellis, Burness Paull
David Kirchin, Addleshaw Goddard
Corporate firm of the year
Brodies
Burness Paull
Pinsent Masons
CMS
Harper Macleod
Shepherd and Wedderburn
Addleshaw Goddard
Crime
Crime rising star of the year
Ramsay Hall, Brodies
Lindsay MacNeill, BTO Solicitors
Anna MacKay, Scullion Law
Andrew Seggie, Levy & McRae
Crime lawyer of the year
Neil Hay, Levy & McRae
Murray Macara KC, Beltrami & Co
Tom Stocker, Pinsent Masons
Jack Cummins, Miller Samuel Hill Brown Solicitors
Clare Bone, Brodies
Stephen McGowan, TLT
Crime firm of the year
Pinsent Masons
Levy & McRae
Beltrami & Co
BTO Solicitors
Scullion Law
Miller Samuel Hill Brown Solicitors
TLT
Dispute Resolution
Dispute resolution rising star of the year
Fiona Chute, Brodies
Scott Flannigan, Anderson Strathern
Lynsay Cargill, MacRoberts
Rory Thomson, CMS
Andrew McDonald, Burness Paull
Dispute resolution lawyer of the year
Naomi Pryde, DLA Piper
Jim Cormack KC, Pinsent Masons
Joanne Gillies, Pinsent Masons
Simon Catto, Addleshaw Goddard
Rosie Walker, Gilson Gray
Will Cole, BTO Solicitors
Myra Scott, Aberdein Considine
Ricky Cannon, DWF
Andrew Foyle, Shoosmiths
Dispute resolution firm of the year
Brodies
CMS
Pinsent Masons
Shepherd and Wedderburn
Harper Macleod
Aberdein Considine
Shoosmiths
Employment
Employment rising star of the year
Jack Boyle, Blackadders
Elouisa Crichton, Dentons
Amna Ashraf, Burness Paull
John Vassiliou, Shepherd and Wedderburn
Nadia Watson, Morton Fraser
Kirsty Headden, Shepherd and Wedderburn
Jennifer Crawford, Brodies
Andrew Maxwell, Harper Macleod
Employment lawyer of the year
Lynne Marr, Brodies
Claire Scott, Pinsent Masons
Jacqueline Moore, Thorntons
Stephen Miller, Clyde & Co
Alun Thomas, Anderson Strathern
Alison Weatherhead, Dentons
Finlay McKay, CMS
Employment firm of the year
Burness Paull
CMS
Anderson Strathern
Morton Fraser
Pinsent Masons
BTO Solicitors
Clyde & Co
Eversheds Sutherland
Finance
Finance rising star of the year
Peter Smartt, Addleshaw Goddard
Jamie Nellany, Brodies
William Reid, DLA Piper
Jennifer Mellor, Burges Salmon
Sophie Coffey, Burness Paull
Ainslie Benzie, TLT
Finance lawyer of the year
Fiona Buchanan, Shepherd and Wedderburn
Andrew Christie, Burness Paull
Karagh Gilliatt, CMS
David Young, Pinsent Masons
Claire Massie, Pinsent Masons
Andrew Akintewe, Brodies
Finance firm of the year
Brodies
Burness Paull
CMS
Pinsent Masons
Morton Fraser
Shepherd and Wedderburn
Dentons
Addleshaw Goddard
Dickson Minto
Insurance
Insurance rising star of the year
Jill Harris, BTO Solicitors
Claire Raftery, Clyde & Co
Sarah McWhirter, Slater and Gordon
Andrew McConnell, DWF
Elizabeth Rose, Levy & McRae
Rachel Holt, Lindsays
Matthew Raftery, DAC Beachcroft
Insurance lawyer of the year
Liesa Spiller, Drummond Miller
Ann Logan, Balfour+Manson
Ruth Kelliher, Digby Brown
Alan Calvert, Brodies
Ashley Jones, Burness Paull
Jill Sinclair, DWF
John Paul Sheridan, TLT
David Armstrong, Lindsays
Insurance firm of the year
Digby Brown
BTO Solicitors
DAC Beachcroft
Anderson Strathern
Drummond Miller
Balfour+Manson
Clyde & Co
Lindsays
Kennedys
Private Client
Private client rising star of the year
Hazel Anderson, Shepherd and Wedderburn
Tim Macdonald, Anderson Strathern
Debbie McIlwraith Cameron, Turcan Connell
Gillian Harkness-McKinlay, Anderson Strathern
Beverley Addison, BTO Solicitors
Jennifer Macdonald, Turcan Connell
Debbie Reekie, Brodies
Sarah-Jane Macdonald
Private client lawyer of the year
Hamish Lean, Shepherd and Wedderburn
Jon Robertson, Turcan Connell
Clive Phillips, Brodies
Petra Grunenberg, Shepherd and Wedderburn
Andrew Linehan, Murray Beith Murray
Rachael Kelsey, SKO
Richard Smith, Burness Paull
Noel Ferry, Weightmans
Lianne Lodge, Gillespie Macandrew
Hazel Moir, Ledingham Chalmers
Private client firm of the year
Anderson Strathern
Gillespie Macandrew
Shepherd and Wedderburn
Turcan Connell
Ledingham Chalmers
SKO
Lindsays
Murray Beith Murray
Projects and infrastructure
Projects and infrastructure rising star of the year
Chris Horsley, Burness Paull
Catriona Kemp, Harper Macleod
Charlene Mclaughlan, DLA Piper
Chris Owens, Pinsent Masons
Elizabeth Whitaker, Pinsent Masons
Projects and infrastructure lawyer of the year
Sarah Baillie, Addleshaw Goddard
James Downie, Stronachs
Sarah-Jane McArthur, Brodies
Norman Wisely, CMS
Shirley Allen, Pinsent Masons
Bob Ruddiman, Burness Paull
Karyn Watt, Anderson Strathern
Projects and infrastructure firm of the year
Brodies
CMS
Pinsent Masons
Burness Paull
Dentons
Anderson Strathern
Public Sector
Public sector rising star of the year
Louise McErlean, Burness Paull
Nina Sinclair, Thorntons
Lauren Smith, Balfour+Manson
Calum Gee, Harper Macleod
Public sector lawyer of the year
Jennifer Jack, Harper Macleod
Sindi Mules, Balfour+Manson
Alun Thomas, Anderson Strathern
Amanda Methven, CMS
Jackie McGuire, Brodies
Fiona Killen, Harper Macleod
Hazel Moffat, Burness Paull
Public sector firm of the year
Anderson Strathern
CMS
Brodies
Shepherd and Wedderburn
MacRoberts
Thorntons
Real Estate
Real estate rising star of the year
Karla Ritchie, CMS
Laura West, CMS
Chala McKenna
Cameron Greig, Morton Fraser
Patrick Munro, Burges Salmon
Lynsey Reid, Burges Salmon
David Ford, Brodies
Eileen Barr, TC Young
Real estate lawyer of the year
Richard Rennie, Burness Paull
Robert Forman, Burges Salmon
Darina Kerr, CMS
Kenny Irons, Gillespie Macandrew
Gemma Perfect, Aberdein Considine
Craig Whelton, Burges Salmon
Alison Brynes, TC Young
Janette Speed, Shoosmiths
Real estate firm of the year
Davidson Chalmers Stewart
TC Young
Brodies
CMS
BTO Solicitors
Burness Paull
Thorntons
Pinsent Masons
TMT
TMT rising star of the year
Megan Briggs, Burness Paull
Andrew Maxwell, Harper Macleod
Catriona Melton, DLA Piper
Erin Grieve, Addleshaw Goddard
Sarah McCormick, Brodies
Melissa Hall, MacRoberts
TMT lawyer of the year
Iain Rutherford, Brodies
Colin Hulme, Burness Paull
Jamie Watt, Harper Macleod
Neeraj Thomas, CMS
Keith Anderson, TLT
Jim Cormack KC, Pinsent Masons
Simon Brown, Anderson Strathern
Bruce Caldow, Harper Macleod
TMT firm of the year
Harper Macleod
Burness Paull
CMS
Pinsent Masons
MacRoberts
Thorntons
DLA Piper
Transport
Transport rising star of the year
Chloe Oakshett, Addleshaw Goddard
Fehmida Hanif, Brodies
Isla Burns, Pinsent Masons
Transport lawyer of the year
Eleanor Lane, CMS
Duncan MacLean, Brodies
Ed Watt, Addleshaw Goddard
Mark McMurray, CMS
Transport firm of the year
Brodies
CMS
Addleshaw Goddard
Pinsent Masons
Dentons