Supporting the international ambitions of our clients around the globe.


Internationally, Burness Paull is very much known as the global go-to Scottish law firm.

But the ambitions of many of our clients go far beyond our home jurisdictions of Scotland and England and we support them wherever they do business around the globe.

Many of our practice areas regularly help our clients on cross-border transactions and projects, and our specialist lawyers are well versed in the specific challenges this brings.

Our international strategy is based on close relationships with law firms in other jurisdictions, firms which share our values and standards.  We form bespoke teams for each client or transaction, selecting the best partners for a particular mandate, and ensuring these firms have the most appropriate skills and strengths for the job in hand.

Many of those firms are ones we work with regularly, meaning that our teams act together as one. Wherever possible, we ensure that our clients have the option of having one point of contact, with us, no matter how many jurisdictions are involved.

We are members of two international alliances of independent law firms, which connects us directly to their members around the world, many of whom are the leading firm in their home jurisdiction.  The two alliances are:

  • Lex Mundi – the world’s leading network of independent law firms;
  • TAG Law – part of TAG Alliances, one of the largest multidisciplinary alliances in the world.

Our International Committee sets our international strategy and is ultimately responsible for managing our relationships with firms in other jurisdictions. For certain countries where we have close ties or do business most often, we have a team dedicated to developing relationships with that jurisdiction’s leading legal advisors.

If you would like to discuss how we can help your international ambitions please get in touch with your usual Burness Paull contact, or with any member of the International Committee.