Housing a team of ‘driven and extremely knowledgeable’ practitioners, Brodies LLP acts for high-net-worth individuals on estate planning matters, in addition to succession plans and deeds. Based in Inverness and Aberdeen, accredited private client specialist Mark Stewart leads the team, and Alan Barr advises on tax and trust mandates. Praised as ’commercially astute, bright and personable’, Angela McCulloch acts for high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as winding up estates, while Leigh Gould advises on succession planning and the passing on and protection of assets. Other key contacts include ‘enormously experienced’ Susanne Batchelor and ’energetic, engaging and hugely pragmatic’ Hayley Robertson.
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‘Hayley Robertson is energetic, engaging and hugely pragmatic.'
'Alan Barr is a behemoth on technical legal matters. What he doesn’t know isn’t worth knowing.'
'Neil Ritchie is a rock solid planning support who is able to advise on the most complex of financial matters and is an incredible support to the legal advice given.'
'Susanne Batchelor is enormously experienced, warm and able to guide to guide on complex positioning.'
‘They are amazing, extremely proactive, client and solution focused. They are very driven and extremely knowledgeable.’
‘Susanne Batchelor is one of a kind. She will go the extra mile for her clients. Her team is extremely knowledgeable, friendly and professional.'
‘Angela McCulloch is commercially astute, bright and personable.’
‘The team at Brodies are all professional, knowledgeable, friendly and approachable at all levels. They are quick to answer all queries, will always listen to your point of view, and give legal and practical advice as appropriate.’
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Mark Stewart