Ranking tables
Construction | UK
Scotland
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Burness Paull 18 Years Ranked
Dentons 18 Years Ranked- CMS
- Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
Band 4
Band 5
- Ledingham Chalmers LLP
Senior Statespeople
Band 1
Alistair McLean Brodies LLP27 Years Ranked- Colin Fraser Pinsent Masons LLP19 Years Ranked
- David Arnott Brodies LLP22 Years Ranked
Fenella Mason CMS23 Years Ranked- Kirsti Olson Dentons14 Years Ranked
- Michael Allan Pinsent Masons15 Years Ranked
- Christine WorthingtonCMS
- Neil KellyMorton Fraser MacRoberts
- Shona FrameCMS
Band 2
Gavin Paton Burness Paull17 Years Ranked
Jane McMonagle Brodies LLP8 Years Ranked- Jonathan Seddon Morton Fraser MacRoberts16 Years Ranked
- Louise Forster Pinsent Masons13 Years Ranked
Louise Shiels Brodies LLP14 Years Ranked
Manus Quigg Brodies LLP14 Years Ranked
Mark Kirke Burness Paull12 Years Ranked- Mark Macaulay Dentons20 Years Ranked
- Scott Johnston Pinsent Masons LLP10 Years Ranked
- Euan McLeodShepherd and Wedderburn LLP
- Iain DrummondShepherd and Wedderburn LLP
- Jennifer McKayMorton Fraser MacRoberts
Band 3
- Anne Struckmeier Addleshaw Goddard LLP12 Years Ranked
Caroline Maciver Burness Paull2 Years Ranked
Christopher Duff Brodies LLP5 Years Ranked
Euan Pirie Harper Macleod LLP13 Years Ranked
Michael Conroy Harper Macleod LLP14 Years Ranked- Alistair DeanDAC Beachcroft Scotland
- Jonathan GaskellDWF
- Lauren ThomsonShepherd and Wedderburn LLP
Band 4
James Forbes Burness Paull6 Years Ranked- Julia Maguire Pinsent Masons15 Years Ranked
Simone Young Davidson Chalmers Stewart7 Years Ranked- David AndersonShepherd and Wedderburn LLP
- Gavin ThomsonMorton Fraser MacRoberts
- Sarah StuartLedingham Chalmers LLP
Up and Coming
- Lisa DromgooleWomble Bond Dickinson UK LLP
- Nathaniel BuckinghamShepherd and Wedderburn LLP
- Stacey CassidyTLT LLP
Star Associates
Associates to watch
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Brodies LLPConstruction2024 | Band 1 | 17 Years RankedBrodies provides advice to contractors and developers on prestigious, high-profile matters. Its non-contentious team is active in the building and engineering sectors, advising on substantial office, public health and mixed-use developments. Its contentious team operates on a range of complex dispute work and is proactive in various methods of ADR as well as litigation. The firm is also involved in large-scale energy and cladding projects.1 Pinsent Masons LLPConstruction2024 | Band 1 | 25 Years RankedAmong the leading firms in the Scottish construction market, Pinsent Masons offers considerable depth of talent in both the contentious and non-contentious spaces. The team has particular proficiency in matters pertaining to the energy industry. It advises high-profile clients from the private and public sectors on major civil engineering projects. Further expertise lies in infrastructure and real estate developments.
Band 2
2 Burness PaullConstruction2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedBurness Paull has a strong contentious and non-contentious construction offering with a client base consisting of well-known contractors, local authorities, universities and other industry professionals. The firm advises on high-profile development projects and procurement matters as well as complex disputes. It assists with the construction aspects of healthcare, education, ports and harbours, as well as residential developments.2 DentonsConstruction2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years RankedDentons advises on complex development matters. It is active in the transport, industrial and real estate sectors, handling both contentious and non-contentious matters. The firm acts across an array of high-profile developments in the residential, retail and leisure spheres. It regularly assists clients with arbitrations and proceedings raised in the Court of Session. Dentons is also well placed to provide support on transactional matters.
Band 3
3 Addleshaw Goddard LLPConstruction2024 | Band 3 | 13 Years RankedAddleshaw Goddard is noted for its work on construction projects in the infrastructure and housing sector. It advises contractors in addition to representing investment funds on acquisitions and funding for major projects. It utilises considerable real estate capabilities to provide comprehensive advice to clients on both contentious and non-contentious mandates.
3 Morton Fraser MacRobertsConstruction2024 | Band 3 | 9 Years RankedIn November 2023 Morton Fraser and MacRoberts merged to form Morton Fraser MacRoberts. It represents developers and public sector clients. It advises on both contentious and non-contentious construction mandates. It has considerable experience in commercial and residential developments, as well as urban community regeneration projects.
Band 4
4 BTO Solicitors LLPConstruction2024 | Band 4 | 7 Years RankedBTO Solicitors' construction team represents contractors and developers in project development and contracting, as well as disputes concerning defects, damages and design flaws. The firm has substantial expertise in the insurance sector.
4 Davidson Chalmers StewartConstruction2024 | Band 4 | 8 Years RankedRecognised for its strong developer practice, Davidson Chalmers Stewart acts for clients on substantial construction projects. The department is experienced in advising on both residential and commercial developments, with a specific focus on the retail and leisure sectors. It also has experience representing clients in contentious construction mandates.
4 Harper Macleod LLPConstruction2024 | Band 4 | 9 Years RankedHarper Macleod has a respected team which advises on engineering and construction contracts. It represents public sector clients and private developers in a range of non-contentious matters. Additional areas of expertise include housing, healthcare and commercial development. The department is also well equipped to handle complex construction disputes, such as defect, damage and negligence claims.