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