LAWYER PROFILE

Colin Lawrie

UK 2026

CMS

Ranked in 1 practice area

Partnership

Scotland

18 years ranked

About

Provided by CMS

Practice Areas

Corporate, FundsColin Lawrie advises on the establishment, investment in and debt finance of unregulated funds, primarily in private equity and real estate asset classes, helping clients harness the benefits of collective investment. His work has earned him the recognition of a Chambers Band 1 ranking.

Colin also advises on the use of alternative vehicles, both onshore and offshore, such as Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs), Limited Partnerships (LPs), General Partnerships, Unauthorised Unit Trusts (JPUTs etc.) and ‘stacked’ combinations of such structures to provide hybridised results, both for transactional and project purposes (e.g. Joint Ventures). His work focuses primarily on the renewable energy, property and financial services sectors.

Professional Memberships

Member, The Law Society of Scotland

Publications

CMS Focusing on Funds - GDPR May 2018

CMS Focusing on Funds - Double trouble: Luxembourg and French double tax treaty June 2018

CMS Focusing on Funds – Tougher tax rules for German real estate July 2018

CMS Focusing on Funds – Responsibility and sustainability matters (ESG) September 2018

CMS Focusing on Funds – Changes for overseas owners of UK real estate October 2018

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Partnership - Scotland

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Colin Lawrie advises banking, financial services and real estate clients on a range of partnership and fund matters, including SLP structuring and dissolution.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Colin's detailed knowledge of funds law and structures and how it impacted us was really helpful in helping us achieve our aim.
PartnershipChambers Guide to the Legal Profession