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
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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