Shortlist

Corporate

Corporate Firm of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
BTO
Burness Paull
CMS
Harper Macleod
Morton Fraser MacRoberts
Shepherd and Wedderburn

Corporate Lawyer of the Year

Neil Burgess, Brodies
Helen Gillies, CMS
Paul Pignatelli, DWF
Tracey Ginn, MBM Commercial
Barry McCaig, Pinsent Masons
Alison Gilson, Shoosmiths

Corporate Rising Star of the Year

Danny Anderson, Aberdein Considine
Greg Costello, Brodies
Craig Wilson, CMS
Callum Swanson, DLA Piper
Emily Glen-Hencher, Macdonald Henderson
Jen Paton, Shoosmiths
Callum Armstrong, Stronachs

Crime

Crime Firm of the Year

Brodies
BTO
Levy & McRae
Livingstone Brown
Pinsent Masons
Scullion LAW

Crime Lawyer of the Year

Paul Marshall, Brodies
Alasdair Gillies, BTO
Neil Hay, Levy & McRae
Stacy Keen, Pinsent Masons
Urfan Dar, Scullion LAW

Crime Rising Star of the Year

Ramsay Hall, Brodies
Neil McDonald, BTO
Andrew Seggie, Levy & McRae
Alistair Wood, Pinsent Masons
Anna MacKay, Scullion LAW

Dispute Resolution

Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
Brodies
Burness Paull
CMS
Pinsent Masons
Shepherd and Wedderburn

Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year

Iain Rutherford, Brodies
Joanna Fulton, Burness Paull
Colin Hutton, CMS
Sheila Webster, Davidson Chalmers Stewart
Rosie Walker, Gilson Gray
Sandy Hastie, Harper Macleod
Jim Cormack KC, Pinsent Masons

Dispute Resolution Rising Star of the Year

Scott Flannigan, Anderson Strathern
Monica Connolly, Brodies
Rory Thomson, CMS
Lynsay Cargill, Morton Fraser MacRoberts
Carly Duckett, Shepherd and Wedderburn

Employment

Employment Firm of the Year

Anderson Strathern
Brodies
Burness Paull
CMS
Morton Fraser MacRoberts
Pinsent Masons
Shepherd and Wedderburn

Employment Lawyer of the Year

Tony Hadden, Brodies
Grace McGill, Burness Paull
Alison Woods, CMS
Innes Clark, Morton Fraser MacRoberts
Ian Gordon, Pinsent Masons

Employment Rising Star of the Year

Jennifer Crawford, Brodies
Rachel McKay, Burness Paull
Claire Miller, CMS
Elouisa Crichton, Dentons
Sarah Munro, Pinsent Masons

Finance

Finance Firm of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
Brodies
Burness Paull
CMS
Dentons
Pinsent Masons
Shepherd and Wedderburn

Finance Lawyer of the Year

Addi Spiers, Addleshaw Goddard
Andrew Akintewe, Brodies
Paula Kennedy, Burness Paull
Karagh Gilliatt, CMS
Susan Kelly, Dentons
John Maciver, Pinsent Masons
Fiona Buchanan, Shepherd and Wedderburn

Finance Rising Star of the Year

Matt Goldbeck, Brodies
Amy McVey, Burges Salmon
Sarah Wylie, Dentons
William Reid, DLA Piper
Peter Smartt, TLT

Insurance

Insurance Firm of the Year

Anderson Strathern
Balfour+Mason
Brodies
BTO
Clyde & Co
DAC Beachcroft
Digby Brown
Harper Macleod

Insurance Lawyer of the Year

Ann Logan, Balfour+Mason
Catherine Curri, BTO
Duncan Batchelor, Clyde & Co
Gordon Dalyell, Digby Brown
David Kerr, Harper Macleod

Insurance Rising Star of the Year

Jill Harris, BTO
Claire Raftery, Clyde & Co
Rowena Williams, CMS
Matthew Raftery, DAC Beachcroft
Andrew McConnell, DWF
Elizabeth Rose, Levy & McRae
Rachel Holt, Lindsays
Sarah McWhirter, Slater and Gordon

Private Client

Private Client Firm of the Year

Anderson Strathern
Brodies
Burness Paull
Gillespie Macandrew
Harper Macleod
Lindsays
Shepherd and Wedderburn
SKO

Private Client Lawyer of the Year

Shona Smith, Blackadders LLP
Shaun George, Brodies
Richard Smith, Burness Paull
Robert Scott-Dempster, Gillespie Macandrew
Alison McKee, Lindsays
Ruth Croman, Macnabs
Rachael Kelsey, SKO
Caroline Gillespie, Weightmans

Private Client Rising Star of the Year

Tim MacDonald, Anderson Strathern
Debbie Reekie, Brodies
Emma Maxwell, Burness Paull
Lindsay MacEwen, Harper Macleod
Hazel Anderson, Shepherd and Wedderburn
Debbie McIlwraith Cameron, Turcan Connell

Projects

Projects Firm of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
Brodies
Burness Paull
CMS
Pinsent Masons
Shepherd and Wedderburn

Projects Lawyer of the Year

Sarah Baillie, Addleshaw Goddard
Stuart Murray, Brodies
Norman Wisely, CMS
Clare Foster, Shepherd and Wedderburn
Stuart Barr, Pinsent Masons

Projects Rising Star of the Year

Chris Horsley, Burness Paull
Catriona Kemp, Harper Macleod
Gail Watt, Morton Fraser MacRoberts
Rachel Warner, Pinsent Masons

Public Sector

Public Sector Firm of the Year

Anderson Strathern
Brodies
Burness Paull
CMS
Morton Fraser MacRoberts

Public Sector Lawyer of the Year

Christine O’Neill, Brodies
Hazel Moffat, Burness Paull
Amanda Methven, CMS
Rory Alexander, Morton Fraser MacRoberts

Public Sector Rising Star of the Year

Jamie Dunne, Brodies
Louise McErlean, Burness Paull
Calum Gee, Harper Macleod
Nina Sinclair, Thorntons

Real Estate

Real Estate Firm of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
Brodies
Burness Paull
CMS
Davidson Chalmers Stewart
Pinsent Masons
Shepherd and Wedderburn
TC Young

Real Estate Lawyer of the Year

Gemma Perfect, Aberdein Considine
Richard Whyte, Brodies
Richard Rennie, Burness Paull
Allan Wernham, CMS
Gordon McCreath, Pinsent Masons
Andrew Hall, Shepherd and Wedderburn
Andrew Cowan, TC Young

Real Estate Rising Star of the Year

Fiona Gordon, Addleshaw Goddard
Kirsteen Milne, Brodies
Fay Lamb, Burges Salmon
Stuart Gardiner, Burness Paull
Joanna Waddell, CMS
Rachel Munro, Shoosmiths
Eileen Barr, TC Young

TMT

TMT Firm of the Year

Anderson Strathern
Brodies
Burness Paull
CMS
DLA Piper
Harper Macleod
Pinsent Masons

TMT Lawyer of the Year

Helena Brown, Addleshaw Goddard
Simon Brown, Anderson Strathern
Paul Motion, BTO
Colin Hulme, Burness Paull
Alan Nelson, CMS
Bruce Caldow, Harper Macleod
Yvonne Dunn, Pinsent Masons

TMT Rising Star of the Year

Erin Grieve, Addleshaw Goddard
Megan Briggs, Burness Paull
Kimberley Cross, CMS
Catriona Melton, DLA Piper
Andrew Maxwell, Harper Macleod
Carolyn Lang, Pinsent Masons

Transport

Transport Firm of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
Brodies
Burness Paull
CMS
Pinsent Masons

Transport Lawyer of the Year

Ed Watt, Addleshaw Goddard
Duncan MacLean, Brodies
Eleanor Lane, CMS
Gavin Farquhar, Pinsent Masons

 


Boutique Firm of the Year

BBM Solicitors
Family Law Matters
Levy & McRae
MBM Commercial
MTM Family Law
SKO
Turcan Connell

Clerking Team of the Year

Ampersand Advocates
Arnot Manderson Advocates
Compass Chambers
Terra Firma Chambers
Themis Advocates

Clerk of the Year

Alan Moffat, Ampersand Advocates
Andrew Sutherland, Arnot Manderson Advocates
Gavin Herd, Compass Chambers
Emma Caskie-Potter, Terra Firma Chambers
Kiera Johnston, Themis Advocates

Deal of the Year

Handled Scottish law aspects of Apollo’s £506m acquisition of The Restaurant Group
Burness Paull

Advised Aberdeen’s Trojan Energy on a £26m investment from BGF and The Scottish National Investment Bank for electric vehicle charging points
CMS

Advised Thomson Reuters on its acquisition of World Business Media Limited
Dentons

Acted for Capital & Regional on its £40m acquisition of Edinburgh shopping centre, The Gyle
Eversheds Sutherland

Advised the Dallas Family on the investment into Scotland’s Ross-shire Engineering Limited by private equity firm MML
Harper Macleod

Advised Jersey Oil & Gas in relation to its disposal of a 50% interest in the Greater Buchan Area to NEO Energy and the subsequent disposal of a 30% interest to Serica Energy
Pinsent Masons

Diversity, Inclusion and Equality Firm of the Year

Brodies
BTO
Burness Paull
Harper Macleod
Levy & McRae
Morton Fraser MacRoberts
Shepherd and Wedderburn

ESG Firm of the Year

BTO
Harper Macleod
Pinsent Masons
TLT
Womble Bond Dickinson

In-house Counsel of the Year

James MacKenzie, AEGON UK
Pamela Abbott, Menzies Distribution
Stuart Clarke, Scottish Enterprise
Nicola MacLeod, Spirit Energy
Martin Nolan, Skyscanner

In-house Rising Star of the Year

Rebecca Young, EnQuest
Eve Clarke, Repsol
Natasha Brownlee, TSB Bank
Caroline Bone, William Grant & Sons
Jamie Hunter, Wood

In-house Team of the Year

abrdn
BayWa r.e.
Dana Petroleum
Edrington
KCA Deutag

Innovative Firm of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
Burness Paull
Dentons
Pinsent Masons
Thorntons
TLT

Junior of the Year

Ayla Iridag, Ampersand Advocates
Charles Oliver, Arnot Manderson Advocates
Emma Toner, Compass Chambers
Kenneth Young, Terra Firma Chambers
Timothy Young, Ampersand Advocates
Sarah Trainer, Arnot Manderson Advocates

Firm of the Year

Addleshaw Goddard
Brodies
Burness Paull
Harper Macleod
Morton Fraser MacRoberts
Pinsent Masons
Shepherd and Wedderburn

Lawyer of the Year

Iain Rutherford, Brodies
Christine O’Neill KC, Brodies
Norman Wisely, CMS
Jennifer Jack, Harper Macleod
Neil Hay, Levy & McRae
Jim Cormack KC, Pinsent Masons
Clare Foster, Shepherd and Wedderburn

Management Partner of the Year

Alan Shanks, Addleshaw Goddard
Tamar Tammes, Burness Paull
Robert Graham-Campbell, Gillespie Macandrew
Martin Darroch, Harper Macleod
Chris Harte, Morton Fraser MacRoberts
Lesley Larg, Thorntons

Silk of the Year

Una Doherty KC, Ampersand Advocates
Duncan Hamilton KC, Arnot Manderson Advocates
Lesley Shand KC, Compass Chambers
Murdo MacLeod KC, Compass Chambers
Andrew Webster KC, Themis Advocates

Stable of the Year

Ampersand Advocates
Arnot Manderson Advocates
Compass Chambers
Terra Firma Chambers
Themis Advocates