Michael Stoneham > Brodies LLP > Edinburgh, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

Advising numerous public and private sector clients on projects across the Scottish, English, Irish and Welsh markets, Brodies LLP is active on landmark infrastructure builds, including water and waste, social housing, freeport, school, and hospital projects. The firm advises on the entire project lifecycle and is particularly well geared to act in disputes arising from PFI/PPP handbacks. Practice head Stuart Murray is ‘excellent at cutting through complex issues’ and has strong connections to UK-wide governmental bodies, developers, and financial institutions, whereas co-head Michael Stoneham is chiefly recognised for his project finance expertise, working with leading debt providers. Sarah-Jane McArthur is a go-to name for energy transition and decarbonisation projects. Drysdale Graham retired in 2023.

Excelling across a host of financing mandates including debt financing, fund financing, refinancing, acquisitional financing, and capital markets and securitisation mandates, the extensive team at Brodies LLP is revered for its work across a multitude of sectors with an extensive lender and borrower practice. Bruce Stephen has a growing body of funds finance work that sees him receive instructions from multinational financial institutions, while practice head Marion MacInnes is chiefly recognised for her adept skill in capital markets and structured finance transactions. Peter Kelly has recently been active in the healthcare and real estate sectors, whereas Michael Stoneham is highly experienced in the energy and infrastructure space. Chris Dun provides trusted counsel to many of the firm’s clearing banks, and Alan Knowles provides further expertise in fund finance. Neal Richardson drives transactions from Aberdeen and also sits as the head of the marine finance team.