Shepherd and Wedderburn

Banking & Finance

In the Scottish market, Iain provides lenders and borrowers with the best possible levels of service. He has more than 14 years of experience as a banking & finance lawyer, gained during his time in a senior in-house position with a major bank and in private practice in the banking and capital markets division of a Magic Circle firm. In the UK space, Iain has a thriving referral practice and provides Scots law expertise and a seamless service to top tier English and international firms and their clients. Iain encourages his team to think differently and to constantly evaluate the way they work. He has developed bespoke procedural frameworks and service goals to make the lives of clients and referrers easier while delivering quality and controlling costs. Iain draws on the biggest dedicated banking and finance resource in Scotland to provide clients operating in the Scottish market with real estate finance, Islamic finance, wealth,  insolvency and banking advice. As part of the ‘Scots Counsel’ team at Shepherd and Wedderburn, Iain also works closely with Magic Circle and other elite City of London firms to deliver a broad range of transactions from large scale loan book diligence, real estate and acquisition finance to securitisation and restructurings, all to the highest possible levels of knowledge and service.

2005, solicitor, Tods Murray LLP, Edinburgh; 2007, associate, Clifford Chance, London; 2009, senior associate, Tods Murray LLP, Edinburgh; 2012, vice president, Barclays Bank, London/Glasgow; 2014, partner, Tods Murray LLP, Edinburgh; 2014, partner, Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP, Edinburgh

Law Society of Scotland.

Kirkintilloch High School; University of Strathclyde (2001 LLB (Hons); University of Dundee, (2003, PG Dip Legal Practice); University of Edinburgh (2013 MSc, International & European Politics).

Painting, Cycling, Kayaking, Photography.