Paul McLaughlin > Brodies LLP > Edinburgh, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Brodies LLP Offices
Capital Square
58 Morrison Street
EDINBURGH
EH3 8BP
United Kingdom
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Paul McLaughlin
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Paul has developed a specialism in the various uses of limited liability partnerships (for example in real estate joint venture and renewable energy project structuring), general partnerships (whether they are used as trading vehicles or as components in broader corporate structures) and Scottish limited partnerships (“SLPs”).
He regularly deals with SLPs, for example, when they are used:
- in private equity or real estate fund structuring;
- as components in structures aimed at indirect investment in high value real estate assets; or
- for insertion into the group structures of listed companies (whether aimed at facilitating viable acquisition structures for further expansion, creating a more efficient management and operational structure or otherwise).
Career
Trained Biggart Baillie (now DWF) (qualified 2004), Solicitor Biggart Baillie (2004-2005), Solicitor Brodies (2005-2006), Senior Solicitor Brodies (2006-2009), Associate Brodies (2009-2015), Managing Associate Brodies 2015, now partner.
Education
Currie High School, Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh (LLB Hons, Dip LP)
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Finance > Investment funds
(Next Generation Partners)As a ‘very knowledgeable team with a great understanding of key market sectors’, Brodies LLP‘s multidisciplinary offering has a vast geographical reach that attracts instructions from marquee clients, particularly handling fund formations for investment managers as well as fund finance work. A large proportion of the team’s work is linked to the infrastructure space, and its client list includes a range of large public sector pension funds and major financial institutions. Andrew Akintewe is a ‘phenomenal funds lawyer’ who ‘consistently delivers commercial advice backed with sound analysis on fund establishments across different asset classes’. Paul McLaughlin is highly reputed for his knowledge of SLPs, and Alan Knowles is a key port of call for financial institutions seeking fund finance advice, while Bob Langridge provides fund structuring, cross-border and international tax expertise. Matt Goldbeck has supported on a wealth of fund formation and fund closing mandates.
Lawyer Rankings
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
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- 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