Harper Macleod LLP

Chairman: Professor Lorne D Crerar CBE FRSE

Chief Executive: Martin Darroch

Number of partners: 79

Number of other fee earners: 197

CONTACTS

Banking & Finance Tony Cameron

Banking Litigation Sandy Hastie

Construction Michael Conroy

Corporate/M&A Donnie Munro

Debt & Asset Recovery Andrew Hunter

Dispute Resolution Sandy Hastie

Employment Bruce Caldow

Energy & Natural Resources Omar Ali

Family/Matrimonial Amanda Masson

Franchising Scott Kerr

Infrastructure & Projects Euan Pirie

Insolvency James Lloyd

Intellectual Property Jamie Watt

Information Technology Tom Thomas

Licensing Andrew Hunter

Medical Negligence Heather E Calderwood

Personal Injury Heather E Calderwood

Planning & Environmental Peter Ferguson

Private Client - Asset Protection and Tax Pamela Niven

Professional Negligence Sandy Hastie

Public Sector & Housing Derek Hogg

Real Estate Ross Thomson

Real Estate Litigation Andrew Upton

Residential Property David McIndoe

Restructuring & Corporate Recovery Gordon Hollerin

Rural (inc. Agriculture & Estates) Graeme Nisbet

Sport Bruce Caldow

Wills, Trusts & Executries Pamela Niven

Transport (inc. shipping & Marine) Chris Kerr

THE FIRM

Harper Macleod LLP is a leading independent full-service Scottish law firm with offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness, Elgin, Lerwick and Thurso. The firm provides services to businesses, organisations in the public & private sectors, and families and individuals. As Scotland’s firm of the year eight times, it is one of the country's largest professional partnerships and is a recognised market leader in relation to High Net Worth matters and clients.

PRINCIPAL AREAS OF WORK

Harper Macleod acts for clients in the following industry sectors: banking & financial services; energy & natural resources; food & drink; healthcare; insurance; manufacturing; marine; real estate & construction; retail; rural economy; public and third sector; sport; technology; and transport.

Banking & Finance

Our Banking & Finance team is one of the most active in Scotland, having acted on more than 2,000 new transactions in the last three years with an aggregate deal value of in excess of £7 billion, a significant number of which are for FinTech companies or alternative lenders. Advising banks and borrowers, the team acts for most of the country's main funders, including mezzanine funders and alternative finance providers. It also advises non-funder clients on banking and finance issues.

Corporate and M&A

The Corporate, Commercial and Regulatory team at Harper Macleod is recognised as one of the most prominent deal-making teams in Scotland. The firm advises clients from entrepreneurs to multi-nationals and acts for many of Scotland’s leading family-owned, employee-owned and owner-managed businesses.

Dispute Resolution

One of Scotland’s largest dispute resolution practices, including one of the most prominent teams in the Commercial Court in Edinburgh. It has been involved in some of the most complex litigations in Scottish courts and notable Supreme Court cases.

Employment Law

The team acts for clients across all sectors - from government, its agencies, public and third sector organisations, to multinational corporations, family-owned businesses and individuals.

Family Law

The family team advises individuals on all aspects of family law across Scotland, including a focus on modern family units and family creation. The team includes eight Law Society of Scotland accredited specialists, one of whom holds all three family law specialisms.

Food & Drink

The team's clients range from start-ups and microbreweries to some of Scotland's biggest producers and brands. Harper Macleod's specialist licensing team is one of the country's leading practices.

Healthcare

Harper Macleod provides a full service to the sector, particularly treatment and care providers, the sale and acquisition of healthcare businesses involving major trade consolidators, and regulatory matters.

Major Projects

The firm advises a wide range of stakeholders on major projects and project finance - from government and public sector bodies to multinational companies and lenders. The specialist Infrastructure & Projects team leads on capital projects and advises on high-value and public sector procurements.

Personal Injury & Reparation

The firm's significant insurance practice both pursues and defends all aspects of claims for leading insurers and individual clients. The team advises on complex insurance, litigation and risk matters for corporate clients.

Private Client - Asset Protection and Tax

The team provides advice on the full spectrum of private client issues including estate planning and high net worth clients, domestic and foreign taxation, complex executries, trusts and adults with Incapacity.

Public Sector

The firm advises Scottish and UK public authorities as well as clients in the private sector who interact with the public sector. Clients include: central government departments; government agencies; NDPBs; local authorities; regulatory bodies; charities and community organisations; further and higher education institutions; and regeneration agencies. Harper Macleod also has one of Scotland's leading housing practices, acting for many large registered social landlords.

Commercial Real Estate & Construction

One of Scotland's largest property practices, the team advises clients across the private, public and third sectors working with leading operators in the industry, including Scottish Government, investors, developers and their funders, main contractors, specialist subcontractors, purchasers and tenants.

Renewable Energy

The team specialises in renewable energy projects advising developers, landowners, community groups, planning authorities and funders on all aspects of the energy supply chain from planning permission and property advice for wind and minerals projects, to advice on securing funding, negotiating community benefits and taking advantage of incentives. The team has advised on projects generating half of Scotland’s renewable electricity capacity.

Retail

Harper Macleod advises clients from high street brands to online operators on everything from brand management to property advice. The firm has a particular specialism in franchising.

Rural Economy

Harper Macleod advises rural businesses and organisations of all types and sizes, including some of the country's leading rural sector bodies. Advice covers: crofting; renewable energy; rural business; marine economy; agriculture, fishing & forestry; natural capital projects, individuals and families.

Sport

The team is recognised as Scotland’s leading sports law practice, representing governing bodies, clubs, organisations and individuals. Harper Macleod was Official Legal Advisers to both the Glasgow 2018 European Championships and Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Transport (including Shipping & Marine)

Harper Macleod advises in areas including road, haulage and rail. Experience ranges from major road infrastructure projects to the funding or mergers and acquisitions of businesses operating in the transport sector. It also has extensive experience in shipping and marine transport.