UK Guide 2026 : Scotland
Ranked Individuals
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Burness Paull has a distinguished insolvency practice that regularly handles complex restructuring mandates for lenders, borrowers and insolvency practitioners, alongside broader roles advising purchasers on distressed asset transactional matters. It is held in high regard for the strength of its litigation team, which handles a wide variety of enforcement and wider insolvency-related claims.
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Burness Paull represented FRP in the Scottish aspects of the Bodyshop administration.
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Burness Paull has a standout practice. They have a professional, thoughtful team that embodies the mantle of trusted adviser. They often feel like an extension of our own team.
Burness Paul are brilliant. They are our top choice for Scottish counsel and they have depth and experience.
Burness Paull would be my go-to firm for restructuring and insolvency in Scotland. They're very easy to work with.
Burness Paull has the standout restructuring and insolvency team in the Scottish market.
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Michael Thomson leads the restructuring and insolvency team in Scotland. He provides high-quality advice across an array of contentious and non-contentious restructuring and distressed business scenarios.
Michael consistently provides a very high standard of service. He's very experienced in the larger, more complex assignments.
Michael is a strong, commercially aware lawyer with an easy personality.
Michael is my preferred counsel. He is very responsive, very thoughtful and on top of the market in Scotland.
Michael is a brilliant lawyer. He has great technical expertise.
Michael combines intelligence, exemplary client service and commercial nous.
Gary Moffat is a partner in Glasgow and leads the insolvency disputes team at Burness Paull. He is recommended for his able handling of contentious insolvency proceedings.
Gary is a very nice guy who knows what he's doing.
Allana Sweeney handles a range of insolvency work on behalf of financial institutions and insolvency practitioners, both domestically and internationally. She is active in the finance, energy and retail sectors.
Clients really like Allana. She is in the detail, responsive, user-friendly and provides concise and clear advice. She is a strong all-rounder and easy to work with.
Allana is fantastic.
I really enjoy working with Allana. She's very adept at simplifying the complex. She clearly identifies risks and suggests sensible, pragmatic approaches that balance risk with our objectives.
Restructuring/Insolvency
Restructuring/Insolvency
Restructuring/Insolvency
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