Mr Kirk Dailly > Blackadders LLP > Dundee, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

Blackadders LLP
30&34 Reform Street
DD1 1RJ
United Kingdom

Work Department

Corporate and Commercial

Position

Kirk is a Partner, Head of Corporate and Commercial along with Head of Blackadders Business Group . With a number of clients in the technology, retail, healthcare and creative sectors, Kirk regularly advises in connection with acquisitions and disposals, investment rounds, share buybacks, commercial contracts and matters of brand protection. He is one of only two lawyers in Scotland to have attained the coveted Signet Accreditation in the field of corporate law. Kirk is a regular public speaker and in recent years he has delivered seminars for organisations including the ACCA and BioDundee. He is also a part-time tutor on the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice at the University of Dundee.

Career

Trained Blackadders LLP, qualified 2007, partner 2013. Blackadders LLP: Trainee Solicitor (2005-07); solicitor (2007-10); senior solicitor (2010-11); associate solicitor (2011-13); partner (2013 to date).

Memberships

Law Society of Scotland.

Education

Harris Academy, Dundee; University of Dundee (2004 LLB Hons First Class) (2005 Dip LP).

Lawyer Rankings

Scotland > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow

The corporate and commercial practice at Blackadders LLP continues to improve its reputation in the Scottish market across a number of key sectors including technology, life sciences, video games, healthcare, and energy. Kirk Dailly leads the corporate offering from Dundee, regularly advising clients in relation to business sales and purchases, share buybacks, and commercial contracts. Healthcare specialist Peter Duff leads the Glasgow offering and handles a number of high-value M&A transactions with the support of associate Dario Demarco.

Scotland > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in Scotland

Blackadders LLP maintains an influential presence in the Scottish corporate and commercial space, offering solid experience of the M&A and investment deals market and a burgeoning reputation across key sectors including technology, life sciences, healthcare and energy. Kirk Dailly took over as head of the firm’s corporate and commercial team in August 2022, spearheading the firm’s drive to become Scotland’s leader in the video games industry. Campbell Clark is also a key presence in Dundee, bringing over 20 years of high-value transactional experience.