Ranking tables
Construction | UK
Scotland
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Band 4
Band 5
- DWF
- Ledingham Chalmers LLP
- TLT LLP
Band 1
Alistair McLean Brodies LLP28 Years Ranked
Christine Worthington CMS9 Years Ranked- Colin Fraser Pinsent Masons LLP20 Years Ranked
- David Arnott Brodies LLP23 Years Ranked
Fenella Mason CMS24 Years Ranked- Kirsti Olson Dentons15 Years Ranked
- Michael Allan Pinsent Masons16 Years Ranked
Neil Kelly Morton Fraser MacRoberts28 Years Ranked
Shona Frame CMS18 Years Ranked
Band 2
- Euan McLeod Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP14 Years Ranked
Gavin Paton Burness Paull18 Years Ranked- Iain Drummond Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP14 Years Ranked
Jane McMonagle Brodies LLP9 Years Ranked
Jennifer McKay Morton Fraser MacRoberts8 Years Ranked
Jonathan Seddon Morton Fraser MacRoberts17 Years Ranked- Louise Forster Pinsent Masons14 Years Ranked
Louise Shiels Brodies LLP15 Years Ranked
Manus Quigg Brodies LLP15 Years Ranked
Mark Kirke Burness Paull13 Years Ranked- Mark Macaulay Dentons21 Years Ranked
- Scott Johnston Pinsent Masons LLP11 Years Ranked
Band 3
- Alistair Dean DAC Beachcroft Scotland7 Years Ranked
- Anne Struckmeier Addleshaw Goddard LLP13 Years Ranked
Caroline Maciver Burness Paull3 Years Ranked
Christopher Duff Brodies LLP6 Years Ranked
Euan Pirie Harper Macleod LLP14 Years Ranked
Gavin Thomson Morton Fraser MacRoberts2 Years Ranked- Lauren Thomson Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP7 Years Ranked
- Jonathan GaskellDWF
Band 4
- David Anderson Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP22 Years Ranked
- Fraser Hopkins BTO Solicitors LLP1 Years Ranked
James Forbes Burness Paull7 Years Ranked- Julia Maguire Pinsent Masons16 Years Ranked
Michael Conroy Harper Macleod LLP15 Years Ranked- Mike Barlow Morton Fraser MacRoberts1 Years Ranked
Simone Young Davidson Chalmers Stewart8 Years Ranked- Patrick LoftusAnderson Strathern
- Sarah StuartLedingham Chalmers LLP
Up and Coming
Catriona Kemp Harper Macleod LLP3 Years Ranked
Christopher Dickson CMS1 Years Ranked- Gordon Anderson Addleshaw Goddard LLP1 Years Ranked
- Julie Scott-Gilroy Morton Fraser MacRoberts1 Years Ranked
- Lisa Dromgoole Womble Bond Dickinson UK LLP7 Years Ranked
- Nathaniel Buckingham Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP2 Years Ranked
- Katherine DoranDWF
- Stacey CassidyTLT LLP
Associates to watch
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Brodies LLPConstruction2025 | Band 1 | 18 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 tackles 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 CMSConstruction2025 | Band 1 | 18 Years RankedCMS is well regarded for representing clients across the construction sector. It is adept at providing developers and contractors with advice on commercial development and redevelopment projects. The team is also well placed to assist local authorities with development projects, and has particular strength handling disputes arising from construction and engineering projects, including those in the energy sector. It has additional expertise in infrastructure and private development, both in the domestic market and abroad.
1 Pinsent Masons LLPConstruction2025 | Band 1 | 26 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. It has further expertise in infrastructure and real estate developments.
Band 2
2 Burness PaullConstruction2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years RankedBurness Paull has a strong contentious and non-contentious construction practice with a client base consisting of well-known contractors, local authorities, universities and industry professionals. The firm advises on high-profile development projects and procurement matters as well as complex disputes. It assists with the legal aspects of healthcare, education, port and harbour developments, as well as residential developments.
2 DentonsConstruction2025 | Band 2 | 19 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.2 Shepherd and Wedderburn LLPConstruction2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years RankedShepherd and Wedderburn has a respected practice that offers advice on both contentious and non-contentious matters to developers, contractors and public institutions. The team has noted strength across the energy sector and demonstrates expertise in construction disputes relating to the education and healthcare sectors. It also advises on significant commercial and leisure development projects.
Band 3
3 Addleshaw Goddard LLPConstruction2025 | Band 3 | 14 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 MacRobertsConstruction2025 | Band 3 | 10 Years RankedMorton Fraser MacRoberts 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 LLPConstruction2025 | Band 4 | 8 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 also has substantial expertise in the insurance sector.
4 Davidson Chalmers StewartConstruction2025 | Band 4 | 9 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 LLPConstruction2025 | Band 4 | 10 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.