Commercial services.

Trained as Isle of Man Advocate with Messrs Cains 1988-93; Brodies LLP 1994 to date, qualified as Scottish solicitor and English solicitor (non-practising); partner 2000.

Law Society of Scotland, accredited intellectual property specialist; member of the accreditation panel for freedom of information and data protection law.

Grant is an experienced commercial lawyer of over 25 years' standing and is head of the commercial practice at Brodies. He is recognised as a specialist in outsourcing, technology and information law and combines his wealth of experience with strong communication skills and a proactive and pragmatic approach.

Grant has expertise in advisory and transactional work. He acts for clients in drafting and negotiating contracts for major outsourcing and technology deals (representing both customers and suppliers) and also advises on data protection projects, involving data sharing, data structuring and international transfers. Grant works with major clients in the facilities management, service, energy, oil and gas, transport, and public IT sectors, servicing their activities in the UK and abroad.

Carnoustie High School; University of Dundee, LLB (qualifying English Law with distinction); University of Edinburgh, diploma in legal practice.