LAWYER PROFILE

John McKinlay

UK 2026

DLA Piper Scotland LLP

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Information Technology & Outsourcing

Scotland

4 years ranked

Intellectual Property

Scotland

16 years ranked

About

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Career

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Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Information Technology & Outsourcing - Scotland

Band 1

Individual Editorial

John McKinlay leads DLA Piper's UK IP and technology practice. He advises major corporates on outsourcing and the procurement and implementation of transformational IT projects.

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Intellectual Property - Scotland

Band 2

Individual Editorial

John McKinlay is retained by household-name clients for a variety of intellectual property management and protection mandates. He has additional expertise in online consumer and privacy law.

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Strengths

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His ability to distil complex contracts into language we can understand and act on is invaluable. He combines expertise with warmth and clarity.
Information Technology & OutsourcingChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
He is exceptional in terms of attitude, responsiveness and pragmatism. Really useful advice just when we need it.
Information Technology & OutsourcingChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
John always knows what's going on at the granular level and is very good at zooming out on the big picture and merging his advice accordingly.
Intellectual PropertyChambers Guide to the Legal Profession