John Meehan > Harper Macleod LLP > Glasgow, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Harper Macleod LLP Offices
THE CA'D'ORO
45 GORDON STREET
GLASGOW
G1 3PE
United Kingdom
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John Meehan
Position
Partner
Clients come to John for his strategic advice on how to shape and structure their deals for the best commercial solution. With his wide ranging experience in all aspects of commercial property law, commercial property finance, insolvency related property matters and tax, John ensures that all stakeholders’ interests are considered.
John has an excellent reputation for being efficient, firm and fair. John’s work includes:
- land and development deals (including clawback & overage)
- property joint venturing
- property finance/forward funding
- investment
- landlord/tenant
- risk analysis & strategy for realisation or restructuring of distressed property or insolvency
- coordinating due diligence on property related due diligence.
He has his own dedicated team of lawyers with whom he has worked for over 10 years. In larger deals, he is the principal contact for clients and manages the various specialisms and other external professional advisers to keep the deal on the commercial track.
As well as the advisory work, John also deals with the project management of lawyers on other deals at home & abroad.
Education
LLB (Hons) (Tax) Dip LP
Lawyer Rankings
Scotland > Real estate > Commercial property: Edinburgh and Glasgow
Harper Macleod LLP‘s ‘excellent’ team is jointly led Chris Noble, an expert in lease acquisitions and lease management, and Caroline Summers, who regularly acts for financial institutions, institutional landlords, and SMEs. John Meehan is experienced in dealing with the real estate aspects of restructuring, property finance, and residential developments. Alexis Condie joined the firm in March 2024 from Dentons, bringing experience in shopping centres and industrial estates asset management, while Leandro Franchi and Peter Jack came aboard in November 2023 from commercial property boutique Franchi Law.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Education
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Real estate > Social housing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: elsewhere in Scotland
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Public sector > Local government
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Insurance > Medical negligence: pursuer
- Public sector > Parliamentary and public affairs
- Insurance > Personal injury: defender
- Insurance > Personal injury: pursuer
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and executries
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Real estate > Commercial property: elsewhere in Scotland
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy (excluding oil and gas)
- Real estate > Environment
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Projects
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Transport
- Real estate > Commercial property: Edinburgh and Glasgow
- Employment > Employment
- Real estate > Planning
- Public sector > Education