This section ranks firms advising investment funds and professional services clients - such as architects, surveyors, accountants and lawyers - on both contentious and non-contentious work related to partnership structures. Representative non-contentious matters include M&A transactions, LLP conversions and the creation of partnership vehicles for corporate or investment purposes. It also includes advice on establishing overseas offices, the drafting of partnership agreements and regulatory matters. Contentious work includes disputes regarding partner exits and team moves, remuneration and retirement issues and investigations into discrimination and harassment. The table covers all of Scotland and contains the leading law firms and lawyers in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee, elsewhere.