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Brodies LLP Offices
Capital Square
58 Morrison Street
EDINBURGH
EH3 8BP
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Nick Scott
Work Department
Real estate.
Position
Nick Scott is Managing Partner of Brodies LLP. He works with the firm’s Chair, Christine O’Neill KC, and its Strategic and Operational Boards to manage the overall strategic direction and operational performance of the firm. This includes responsibility for the financial performance of the firm and the implementation of the firm’s strategic plans.
As former leader of the firm’s real estate practice, Nick was known for the commerciality of approach which he brought to assisting clients with projects and deals. Having led that team for 8 years, Nick was elected to the role of Managing Partner in 2018, allowing him to apply that same commerciality to his management of the firm.
Career
Trained Clifford Chance; qualified 1995; trainee and commercial property Clifford Chance 1993-98; commercial property Brodies LLP 1999; associate 2000; partner 2001; also admitted in England and Wales. Brodies managing partner 2018;
Languages
Basic French.
Memberships
Law Society of Scotland; Law Society of England and Wales.
Education
Inverurie Academy, Aberdeenshire; Glasgow University (1993 LLB 1st class Hons); York Law College (1993 Law Society Finals).
Leisure
Golf, photography, parenthood.
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Real estate > Commercial property: Edinburgh and Glasgow
(Hall of Fame)Brodies LLP is geared to support on the full spectrum of commercial property matters, due not least to the group’s wider expertise in planning, tax, environment, construction, and property litigation. Seasoned development and investment deal expert Johane Murray heads the practice, which has enjoyed a recent uptick in the build-to-rent (BTR) and life sciences fields. Managing partner Nick Scott
is noted for his office, retail, leisure, student accommodation and industrial acumen. Clients seek Richard Whyte‘s investment knowhow, an area in which Allan Cairns is also an essential contact, particularly in respect of offshore acquisitions. James Roscoe‘s expertise extends to forward funding, property finance and corporate occupier matters, while Colin Morrison is a regular advisor to international investors, retailers, hotel and leisure operators.