David Lightbody > Brodies LLP > Edinburgh, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Brodies LLP Offices
Capital Square
58 Morrison Street
EDINBURGH
EH3 8BP
United Kingdom
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David Lightbody
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial
Position
David advises on all corporate matters, with a focus on business sales and purchases, investments, joint ventures and restructurings – often with an international element.
His clients range from individual business owners to AIM and main market listed plcs. He has spent time working in-house, on secondment to the M&A function of a major global bank, overseeing the legal aspects of strategic corporate transactions.
Education
LLB (Hons), DipLP, NP
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
(Next Generation Partners)With offices in key business hubs including Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, the corporate and commercial team at Brodies LLP offers expertise across the full range of corporate matters, advising the most prominent private and public companies and high-net-worth individuals in the market. Noted for a particular strength in cross-border M&A, the team is led by the highly experienced Neil Burgess, who has a phenomenal track record across multiple sectors including manufacturing and engineering, food and drink and renewable energy. Shuna Stirling brings specialist expertise in corporate real estate matters, while William Mcintosh‘s practice focuses heavily on the US and complex M&A mandates in particular. David Lightbody, is highly sought after for his knowledge of investments, restructurings and company law, senior associate Paul Breen is adept at handling bespoke commercial contracts and company regulatory matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow Scotland > Corporate and commercial
- Next Generation Partners Scotland > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in Scotland
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in Scotland
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: fraud
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Public sector > Education
- Employment > Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy (excluding oil and gas)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Health and safety
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Finance > Investment funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Public sector > Parliamentary and public affairs
- Insurance > Personal injury: defender
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and executries
- Real estate > Planning
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Environment
- Public sector > Health
- Employment > Immigration
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance > Medical negligence: defender
- Employment > Pensions
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Projects
- Real estate > Social housing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport