James Muir > Stronachs LLP > Aberdeen, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Stronachs LLP Offices

28 ALBYN PLACE
ABERDEEN
AB10 1YL
United Kingdom
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James Muir

Work Department
Energy and Natural Resources-Oil & Gas; Corporate
Position
James is a Partner in the Energy team with more than 16 years’ experience in the sector. He has experience advising on projects in the UKCS and internationally, including in Romania, Egypt, Mexico and others. He advises on a wide range of matters from asset and corporate level acquisitions and disposals to field developments and renewables projects. James also has wide experience advising on supply chain and commercial contracts and has spent time in-house.
Career
Trained Stronachs LLP, Aberdeen; qualified 2007; assistant solicitor 2007-2015; partner 2015 to date
Languages
English
Memberships
Law Society of Scotland
Education
Aberdeen Grammar School; University of Aberdeen (2004 LLB Hons; 2005 Dip LP)
Leisure
Football, travel
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
Fielding a ‘knowledgeable team that can interface with other practice areas in the firm to provide a seamless and efficient service’, Stronachs LLP acts for a variety of clients in the oil and gas sector on a number of complex commercial and regulatory matters relating to supply chain issues, decommissioning security agreements, and consenting work; the firm also is active on disputes. Spearheading the practice is the ‘incredibly knowledgeable’ James Downie who is sought out by producers and developers for decommissioning advice. James Muir is hailed as a ‘top-quality’ oil and gas lawyer and handles extensive domestic and cross-border work.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in Scotland
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in Scotland
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and executries
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation