James Wilson > Dentons > Edinburgh, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

Dentons has experience working with financiers and borrowers, demonstrating a ‘very wide range of expertise’ and a ‘commercially aware and pragmatic’ approach towards transactions. Cross-border deals continue to be a major aspect of the group’s work, as well as real-estate centred mandates; the team attract instructions from notable corporates and global investors. Stuart Fitzsimmons heads up the practice and excels at asset-based lending and investment trust work. Susan Kelly is a seasoned adviser across a wealth of sectors and acts for a host of clearing banks and notable industry players. James Wilson is a key contact for real estate finance work, active on leveraged finance, fund finance, and restructuring mandates, as well as Shariah-compliant structures. Lorna Henderson has recently focused on borrower and lender instructions in the food and drink and real estate sectors, while Kirsty McBirnie works alongside real estate investors and investment trusts. Pamela Gilmour joined from Pinsent Masons LLP in November 2023.