About
Chairman: Professor Lorne D Crerar CBE
Chief Executive: Martin Darroch
Number of partners: 75
Number of other fee earners: 150
CONTACTS
Banking & Finance Tony Cameron
Banking Litigation Sandy Hastie
Construction Michael Conroy
Corporate/M&A Donald Munro
Debt & Asset Recovery Andrew Hunter
Dispute Resolution Sandy Hastie
Employment Bruce Caldow
Energy & Natural Resources David Bone
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 John Meehan
Real Estate Litigation Carolyn Morgan
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; 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 over 2,500 new transactions in the last 3 years with an aggregate deal value of in excess of £6 billion, a significant number of which are for FinTech alterative 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
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.
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
Advises clients from high street brands to online operators on everything from brand management to property advice. Harper Macleod has a particular specialism in franchising.
Rural Economy
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)
Advises in areas including road, haulage and rail. Experience ranges from major road infrastructure projects to the mergers and acquisitions of businesses operating in the transport sector. It also has extensive experience in shipping and marine transport.
Ranked Offices
Provided by Harper Macleod LLP
- GlasgowThe Ca'd'oro 45 Gordon Street , Glasgow, Glasgow City, UK, G1 3PE
- Web: www.harpermacleod.co.uk
- Tel: (0141) 221 8888
- Fax: (0141) 226 4198
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- EdinburghCitypoint, 65 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, UK, EH12 5HDView ranked office