{"id":116302,"date":"2023-09-06T09:54:15","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T09:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legal500.com\/events\/?page_id=116302"},"modified":"2024-11-13T12:43:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T12:43:43","slug":"shortlist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/scotland-awards\/shortlist\/","title":{"rendered":"Shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Corporate<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Corporate Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Addleshaw Goddard
\nBTO
\nBurness Paull
\nCMS
\nHarper Macleod
\nMorton Fraser MacRoberts
\nShepherd and Wedderburn<\/p>\n

Corporate Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Neil Burgess, Brodies
\nHelen Gillies, CMS
\nPaul Pignatelli, DWF
\nTracey Ginn, MBM Commercial
\nBarry McCaig, Pinsent Masons
\nAlison Gilson, Shoosmiths<\/p>\n

Corporate Rising Star of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Danny Anderson, Aberdein Considine
\nGreg Costello, Brodies
\nCraig Wilson, CMS
\nCallum Swanson, DLA Piper
\nEmily Glen-Hencher, Macdonald Henderson
\nJen Paton, Shoosmiths
\nCallum Armstrong, Stronachs<\/p>\n

Crime<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Crime Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Brodies
\nBTO
\nLevy & McRae
\nLivingstone Brown
\nPinsent Masons
\nScullion LAW<\/p>\n

Crime Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Paul Marshall, Brodies
\nAlasdair Gillies, BTO
\nNeil Hay, Levy & McRae
\nStacy Keen, Pinsent Masons
\nUrfan Dar, Scullion LAW<\/p>\n

Crime Rising Star of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Ramsay Hall, Brodies
\nNeil McDonald, BTO
\nAndrew Seggie, Levy & McRae
\nAlistair Wood, Pinsent Masons
\nAnna MacKay, Scullion LAW<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Addleshaw Goddard
\nBrodies
\nBurness Paull
\nCMS
\nPinsent Masons
\nShepherd and Wedderburn<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Iain Rutherford, Brodies
\nJoanna Fulton, Burness Paull
\nColin Hutton, CMS
\nSheila Webster, Davidson Chalmers Stewart
\nRosie Walker, Gilson Gray
\nSandy Hastie, Harper Macleod
\nJim Cormack KC, Pinsent Masons<\/p>\n

Dispute Resolution Rising Star of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Scott Flannigan, Anderson Strathern
\nMonica Connolly, Brodies
\nRory Thomson, CMS
\nLynsay Cargill, Morton Fraser MacRoberts
\nCarly Duckett, Shepherd and Wedderburn<\/p>\n

Employment<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Employment Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Anderson Strathern
\nBrodies
\nBurness Paull
\nCMS
\nMorton Fraser MacRoberts
\nPinsent Masons
\nShepherd and Wedderburn<\/p>\n

Employment Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Tony Hadden, Brodies
\nGrace McGill, Burness Paull
\nAlison Woods, CMS
\nInnes Clark, Morton Fraser MacRoberts
\nIan Gordon, Pinsent Masons<\/p>\n

Employment Rising Star of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Jennifer Crawford, Brodies
\nRachel McKay, Burness Paull
\nClaire Miller, CMS
\nElouisa Crichton, Dentons
\nSarah Munro, Pinsent Masons<\/p>\n

Finance<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Finance Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Addleshaw Goddard
\nBrodies
\nBurness Paull
\nCMS
\nDentons
\nPinsent Masons
\nShepherd and Wedderburn<\/p>\n

Finance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Addi Spiers, Addleshaw Goddard
\nAndrew Akintewe, Brodies
\nPaula Kennedy, Burness Paull
\nKaragh Gilliatt, CMS
\nSusan Kelly, Dentons
\nJohn Maciver, Pinsent Masons
\nFiona Buchanan, Shepherd and Wedderburn<\/p>\n

Finance Rising Star of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Matt Goldbeck, Brodies
\nAmy McVey, Burges Salmon
\nSarah Wylie, Dentons
\nWilliam Reid, DLA Piper
\nPeter Smartt, TLT<\/p>\n

Insurance<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Insurance Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Anderson Strathern
\nBalfour+Mason
\nBrodies
\nBTO
\nClyde & Co
\nDAC Beachcroft
\nDigby Brown
\nHarper Macleod<\/p>\n

Insurance Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Ann Logan, Balfour+Mason
\nCatherine Curri, BTO
\nDuncan Batchelor, Clyde & Co
\nGordon Dalyell, Digby Brown
\nDavid Kerr, Harper Macleod<\/p>\n

Insurance Rising Star of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Jill Harris, BTO
\nClaire Raftery, Clyde & Co
\nRowena Williams, CMS
\nMatthew Raftery, DAC Beachcroft
\nAndrew McConnell, DWF
\nElizabeth Rose, Levy & McRae
\nRachel Holt, Lindsays
\nSarah McWhirter, Slater and Gordon<\/p>\n

Private Client<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Private Client Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Anderson Strathern
\nBrodies
\nBurness Paull
\nGillespie Macandrew
\nHarper Macleod
\nLindsays
\nShepherd and Wedderburn
\nSKO<\/p>\n

Private Client Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Shona Smith, Blackadders LLP<\/span>
\nShaun George, Brodies
\nRichard Smith, Burness Paull
\nRobert Scott-Dempster, Gillespie Macandrew
\nAlison McKee, Lindsays
\nRuth Croman, Macnabs
\nRachael Kelsey, SKO
\nCaroline Gillespie, Weightmans<\/p>\n

Private Client Rising Star of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Tim MacDonald, Anderson Strathern
\nDebbie Reekie, Brodies
\nEmma Maxwell, Burness Paull
\nLindsay MacEwen<\/span>, Harper Macleod
\nHazel Anderson, Shepherd and Wedderburn
\nDebbie McIlwraith Cameron, Turcan Connell<\/p>\n

Projects <\/strong><\/h4>\n

Projects Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Addleshaw Goddard
\nBrodies
\nBurness Paull
\nCMS
\nPinsent Masons
\nShepherd and Wedderburn<\/p>\n

Projects Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Sarah Baillie, Addleshaw Goddard
\nStuart Murray, Brodies
\nNorman Wisely, CMS
\nClare Foster, Shepherd and Wedderburn
\nStuart Barr, Pinsent Masons<\/p>\n

Projects Rising Star of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Chris Horsley, Burness Paull
\nCatriona Kemp, Harper Macleod
\nGail Watt, Morton Fraser MacRoberts
\nRachel Warner, Pinsent Masons<\/p>\n

Public Sector<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Public Sector Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Anderson Strathern
\nBrodies
\nBurness Paull
\nCMS
\nMorton Fraser MacRoberts<\/p>\n

Public Sector Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Christine O’Neill, Brodies
\nHazel Moffat, Burness Paull
\nAmanda Methven, CMS
\nRory Alexander, Morton Fraser MacRoberts<\/p>\n

Public Sector Rising Star of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Jamie Dunne, Brodies
\nLouise McErlean, Burness Paull
\nCalum Gee, Harper Macleod
\nNina Sinclair, Thorntons<\/p>\n

Real Estate<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Real Estate Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Addleshaw Goddard
\nBrodies
\nBurness Paull
\nCMS
\nDavidson Chalmers Stewart
\nPinsent Masons
\nShepherd and Wedderburn
\nTC Young<\/p>\n

Real Estate Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Gemma Perfect, Aberdein Considine
\nRichard Whyte, Brodies
\nRichard Rennie, Burness Paull
\nAllan Wernham, CMS
\nGordon McCreath, Pinsent Masons
\nAndrew Hall, Shepherd and Wedderburn
\nAndrew Cowan, TC Young<\/p>\n

Real Estate Rising Star of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Fiona Gordon, Addleshaw Goddard
\nKirsteen Milne, Brodies
\nFay Lamb, Burges Salmon
\nStuart Gardiner, Burness Paull
\nJoanna Waddell<\/span>, CMS
\nRachel Munro, Shoosmiths
\nEileen Barr, TC Young<\/span><\/p>\n

TMT<\/strong><\/h4>\n

TMT Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Anderson Strathern
\nBrodies
\nBurness Paull
\nCMS
\nDLA Piper
\nHarper Macleod
\nPinsent Masons<\/p>\n

TMT Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Helena Brown, Addleshaw Goddard
\nSimon Brown, Anderson Strathern
\nPaul Motion, BTO
\nColin Hulme, Burness Paull
\nAlan Nelson, CMS
\nBruce Caldow, Harper Macleod
\nYvonne Dunn, Pinsent Masons<\/p>\n

TMT Rising Star of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Erin Grieve, Addleshaw Goddard
\nMegan Briggs, Burness Paull
\nKimberley Cross, CMS
\nCatriona Melton, DLA Piper
\nAndrew Maxwell, Harper Macleod
\nCarolyn Lang, Pinsent Masons<\/p>\n

Transport<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Transport Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Addleshaw Goddard
\nBrodies
\nBurness Paull
\nCMS
\nPinsent Masons<\/p>\n

Transport Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Ed Watt, Addleshaw Goddard
\nDuncan MacLean, Brodies
\nEleanor Lane, CMS
\nGavin Farquhar, Pinsent Masons<\/p>\n

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Boutique Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

BBM Solicitors
\nFamily Law Matters
\nLevy & McRae
\nMBM Commercial
\nMTM Family Law
\nSKO
\nTurcan Connell<\/p>\n

Clerking Team of the Year<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Ampersand Advocates
\nArnot Manderson Advocates
\nCompass Chambers
\nTerra Firma Chambers
\nThemis Advocates<\/p>\n

Clerk of the Year<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Alan Moffat, Ampersand Advocates
\nAndrew Sutherland, Arnot Manderson Advocates
\nGavin Herd, Compass Chambers
\nEmma Caskie-Potter, Terra Firma Chambers
\nKiera Johnston, Themis Advocates<\/p>\n

Deal of the Year<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Handled Scottish law aspects of Apollo’s \u00a3506m acquisition of The Restaurant Group<\/em><\/strong>
\nBurness Paull<\/p>\n

Advised Aberdeen’s Trojan Energy on a \u00a326m investment from BGF and The Scottish National Investment Bank for electric vehicle charging points<\/em><\/strong>
\nCMS<\/p>\n

Advised Thomson Reuters on its acquisition of World Business Media Limited<\/strong><\/em>
\nDentons<\/p>\n

Acted for Capital & Regional on its \u00a340m acquisition of Edinburgh shopping centre, The Gyle<\/strong><\/em>
\nEversheds Sutherland<\/p>\n

Advised the Dallas Family on the investment into Scotland’s Ross-shire Engineering Limited by private equity firm MML<\/strong><\/em>
\nHarper Macleod<\/p>\n

Advised Jersey Oil & Gas in relation to its disposal of a 50% interest in the Greater Buchan Area to NEO Energy and the subsequent disposal of a 30% interest to Serica Energy<\/em><\/strong>
\nPinsent Masons<\/p>\n

Diversity, Inclusion and Equality Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Brodies
\nBTO
\nBurness Paull
\nHarper Macleod
\nLevy & McRae
\nMorton Fraser MacRoberts
\nShepherd and Wedderburn<\/p>\n

ESG Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

BTO
\nHarper Macleod
\nPinsent Masons
\nTLT
\nWomble Bond Dickinson<\/p>\n

In-house Counsel of the Year<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

James MacKenzie, AEGON UK
\nPamela Abbott, Menzies Distribution
\nStuart Clarke, Scottish Enterprise
\nNicola MacLeod, Spirit Energy
\nMartin Nolan, Skyscanner<\/p>\n

In-house Rising Star of the Year<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Rebecca Young, EnQuest
\nEve Clarke, Repsol
\nNatasha Brownlee, TSB Bank
\nCaroline Bone, William Grant & Sons
\nJamie Hunter, Wood<\/p>\n

In-house Team of the Year<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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\nBayWa r.e.
\nDana Petroleum
\nEdrington
\nKCA Deutag<\/p>\n

Innovative Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Addleshaw Goddard
\nBurness Paull
\nDentons
\nPinsent Masons
\nThorntons
\nTLT<\/p>\n

Junior of the Year<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Ayla Iridag, Ampersand Advocates
\nCharles Oliver, Arnot Manderson Advocates
\nEmma Toner, Compass Chambers
\nKenneth Young, Terra Firma Chambers
\nTimothy Young, Ampersand Advocates
\nSarah Trainer, Arnot Manderson Advocates<\/p>\n

Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Addleshaw Goddard
\nBrodies
\nBurness Paull
\nHarper Macleod
\nMorton Fraser MacRoberts
\nPinsent Masons
\nShepherd and Wedderburn<\/p>\n

Lawyer of the Year<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Iain Rutherford, Brodies
\nChristine O’Neill KC, Brodies
\nNorman Wisely, CMS
\nJennifer Jack, Harper Macleod
\nNeil Hay, Levy & McRae
\nJim Cormack KC, Pinsent Masons
\nClare Foster, Shepherd and Wedderburn<\/p>\n

Management Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Alan Shanks, Addleshaw Goddard
\nTamar Tammes, Burness Paull
\nRobert Graham-Campbell, Gillespie Macandrew
\nMartin Darroch, Harper Macleod
\nChris Harte, Morton Fraser MacRoberts
\nLesley Larg, Thorntons<\/p>\n

Silk of the Year<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Una Doherty KC, Ampersand Advocates
\nDuncan Hamilton KC, Arnot Manderson Advocates
\nLesley Shand KC, Compass Chambers
\nMurdo MacLeod KC, Compass Chambers
\nAndrew Webster KC, Themis Advocates<\/p>\n

Stable of the Year<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Ampersand Advocates
\nArnot Manderson Advocates
\nCompass Chambers
\nTerra Firma Chambers
\nThemis Advocates<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Corporate Corporate Firm of the Year Addleshaw Goddard BTO Burness Paull CMS Harper Macleod Morton Fraser MacRoberts Shepherd and Wedderburn Corporate Lawyer of the Year Neil Burgess, Brodies Helen Gillies, CMS Paul Pignatelli, DWF Tracey Ginn, MBM Commercial Barry McCaig, Pinsent Masons Alison Gilson, Shoosmiths Corporate Rising Star of the Year Danny Anderson, Aberdein Considine … <\/p>\n

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