Ninety-five Burness Paull experts across a range of legal specialisms have been recognised in the 2024 edition of the Chambers and Partners guide, a widely respected directory of legal experts around the world.
Following months of in-depth research, including interviews with peers and clients, 39 of the firm’s practice areas were ranked, and 95 of our lawyers achieved individual rankings in their practice areas.
Burness Paull’s rankings also include a strong cohort of Up and Coming lawyers and Associates to Watch, who are recognised for their contributions behind the scenes of major deals and who will no doubt step into the spotlight as their careers develop. Peter Lawson, Burness Paull’s chair, has once-again been recognised as an Eminent Practitioner.
The Chambers guide describes itself as the “definitive mark of excellence across the legal industry” and undertakes a rigorous assessment of law firms and individual lawyers to compile the annual rankings. The qualities on which rankings are assessed include technical legal ability, client service, diligence and professional conduct.
This news follows on from the firm’s strong showing in the Legal 500 rankings earlier in October.
Band 1 Individuals 2024
Hazel Moffat, Administrative & Public Law
Jonathan Heaney, Banking & Finance
Colin Miller, Competition Law
Mark J Ellis, Corporate M&A
David Davidson, Corporate M&A
David Morgan, Employment
Bob Ruddiman, Energy – Oil & Gas
Richard Smith, Family/Matrimonial
Jamie Kerr, Immigration
Grace McGill, Immigration
Callum Sinclair, Information Technology
Andrew Forsyth, Insurance
Ashley Jones, Insurance
Colin Hulme, Intellectual Property and Media & Entertainment
Paula Kennedy, Partnerships
Sarah Phillips, Pensions
Margaret Meehan, Pensions
Joanna Fulton, Product Liability
Richard Rennie, Real Estate
Alan McMillan, Real Estate Litigation
Newly Ranked Individuals 2024
Jim Drysdale, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Linda Tinson, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
James Forbes, Construction
David Goodbrand, Data Protection & Information Law
Christine Yuill, Employee Share Schemes
Joanna Fulton, Litigation
Jody Crockett, Litigation
Colin Hulme, Media & Entertainment
Andrew Christie, Partnerships
Ruaridh Cole, Partnerships
John Strachan, Real Estate
Christine Yuill, Tax
Associate to Watch 2024
Lorna McKay, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
Emma Maxwell, Charities
Steven Stewart, Environment
Nikki Weir, Immigration
Amna Ashraf, Immigration
Megan Briggs, Intellectual Property AND Media & Entertainment
Rebecca Ablett, Intellectual Property
Liam Young, Pensions
Pauline McCulloch, Product Liability
Louise Chambers, Social Housing
Ruth McNaught, Social Housing
Up and Coming 2024
Sophia Harrison, Banking Litigation
Sophie Coffey, Energy - Renewables
Lynne Moss, Health & Safety
Stephen Farrell, Real Estate Litigation
Allana Sweeney, Restructuring & Insolvency
Catriona Macallan, Corporate M&A
Eminent Practitioner 2024
Peter Lawson, Corporate M&A
