Lisa Girdwood > Brodies LLP > Glasgow, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Brodies LLP Offices
110 QUEEN STREET
GLASGOW
G1 3BX
United Kingdom
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Lisa Girdwood
Work Department
Family Law
Position
Lisa is recognised as an expert family lawyer, based in our Glasgow and Edinburgh offices. Accredited as a specialist in child law, family law and in mediation she is passionate about achieving fair and equitable financial settlements for her clients as well as achieving positive outcomes for children.
Lisa advises in all aspects of financial provision on separation from the division of high net worth estates to cases involving complex business structures and cross border issues. She is regularly instructed in challenging child law cases including relocation, residence and contact disputes and international child abduction.
Career
Qualified 1990; Partner Bonar Mackenzie 2000-2011; joined Family Law Team at Simpson & Marwick as partner December 2011; joined Brodies LLP as Partner June 2015.
Memberships
Family Law Association; CONSENSUS Collaboration Scotland ; CALM (Comprehensive Accredited Lawyer Mediators); International Academy of Collaborative Practitioners (IACP)
Education
University of Edinburgh MA(Hons) 1985 LLB( Dist),1987 Dip LP 1988
Leisure
Interests include travel and running
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Private client > Family
(Leading partners)Wielding ‘unrivalled depth and breadth of skills and experience’, the team at Brodies LLP supports clients across Scotland from its offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Inverness. Its expertise spans international cases, including child abduction, an area in which Glasgow-based practice head Lisa Girdwood has particular experience. The team also offers strength in alternative dispute resolution; Edinburgh-based Jacqueline Stroud is an accredited mediator; as is Shaun George
, in Aberdeen, who also acts as an arbitrator. Aberdeen’s Susie Mountain is noted for her child relocation and cohabitation work. Sarah Lilley heads the Inverness team, and is certified in trauma-informed law and often acting in high conflict children matters. Victoria Varty, Donna McKay and Debbie Reekie are also recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in Scotland
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in Scotland
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: fraud
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Public sector > Education
- Employment > Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy (excluding oil and gas)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Health and safety
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- Finance > Investment funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Public sector > Parliamentary and public affairs
- Insurance > Personal injury: defender
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and executries
- Real estate > Planning
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport