Ranking tables
Partnership | UK
Scotland
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 2
Andrew Akintewe Brodies LLP3 Years Ranked
Andrew Christie Burness Paull4 Years Ranked- Hamish Patrick Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP27 Years Ranked
Paul McLaughlin Brodies LLP8 Years Ranked
Ruaridh Cole Burness Paull5 Years Ranked
Scott Kerr Harper Macleod LLP9 Years Ranked
Stephen Chan Harper Macleod LLP2 Years Ranked
Stuart Duncan Davidson Chalmers Stewart11 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Brodies LLPPartnership2025 | Band 1 | 10 Years RankedBrodies handles a wide variety of non-contentious partnership matters, including the setting up of Scottish limited partnerships, group restructurings, joint ventures and SPVs. Continuing to partner with global law firms on cross-border structuring matters, the firm has the additional ability to advise clients on related regulatory and tax matters.
1 Burness PaullPartnership2025 | Band 1 | 19 Years RankedBurness Paull's highly reputed team regularly advises clients on a wide range of partnership work, often acting alongside City and international firms. It works with fund clients on their use of the Scottish limited partnership model, as well as advising investors. The team assists an enviable list of clients, including leading private equity funds and international law firms.
Band 2
2 CMSPartnership2025 | Band 2 | 19 Years RankedCMS advises on complex partnership matters throughout the UK, with notable areas of expertise including work in the financial services, banking and energy sectors. The team offers clients the benefit of its considerable national and international network to advise on cross-border issues. It acts for an enviable client roster that includes sovereign wealth funds, blue-chip corporates and large pension funds.
2 Davidson Chalmers StewartPartnership2025 | Band 2 | 3 Years RankedDavidson Chalmers Stewart advises clients on a broad range of partnership matters including the formation of LLPs, merger advice and disputes. In addition to the firm's strong reputation for medical partnership work, the team also handles matters concerning professional, family and agricultural partnerships.
2 Harper Macleod LLPPartnership2025 | Band 2 | 8 Years RankedHarper Macleod regularly advises international law firms and fund managers on SLPs and LPs, while also assisting City law firms with the use of Scottish partnerships as carried interest vehicles. The team is particularly strong in the real estate sector, where it aids clients with a variety of matters, including partnership structuring.