Hall of Fame

The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Leading individuals

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Miles Ede

Addleshaw Goddard

Miles is head of Real Estate in Scotland and specialises in portfolio acquisition and asset management for both occupiers and investors. Miles works with some of the best-known names in the telecoms sector, leading European investment trusts, FTSE 100 companies and private property companies among many others. Miles is also a member of the firm’s Real Estate Division Executive board board.

Johane Murray

Johane Murray

Brodies LLP

Johane heads the real estate practice at Brodies LLP. With over 25 years' experience in commercial property, she is the lead partner on many high profile, market leading investment and development deals. With significant experience in the build to rent and living sectors, she also leads the Brodies team in the delivery of more than 2000 BTR beds across Scotland. Jo's client base includes various UK and US private equity firms and European real estate investment firms, in addition to many prominent UK based developers and investors. She also collaborates frequently with English and international firms on cross border transactions with a Scottish real estate element. Jo is solution focused, with the hallmark of her practice being an ability to combine commercial pragmatism with astute legal advice.

Robert Forman

Burges Salmon LLP

Robert is a partner with the firm, heading up the delivery of Scottish Real Estate legal services to a variety of developers, funders, retailers, investors and private individuals on commercial property acquisitions, disposals, leasing, development and secured lending (including cross border/international deals with a Scottish element).

Kenneth Irons

Gillespie Macandrew LLP

Commercial property and property finance advice, acting for multinationals and large corporate clients, SMEs and family businesses in the finance, investment, retail, development, energy and waste management sectors. Advising clients in the development of an anaerobic digestion facility; acting for clients in a complex sale of land for a supermarket redevelopment and advising a fund management business on its lease of prestigious Edinburgh offices; acting for a multinational manufacturer in the Scottish aspects of a £125m refinance transaction; providing advice to a major multinational retailer in connection with its Scottish operations; advising a FTSE 250 company on its lease of new Aberdeen offices.