Alan McMillan is partner in our Dispute Resolution team and is a formidable commercial litigator. He also heads up the real estate litigation team.

He represents clients from the whole spectrum of the property and commercial sectors and also has wide experience of acting in contentious planning and other commercial disputes. He is known for having significant arbitration experience, including cross-border enforcement.

Alan is a CEDR-accredited mediator and has co-authored the leading Scottish text on dilapidations as well as chairing the Property Litigation Association in Scotland.

He is ranked in Band 1 by Chambers UK for real estate litigation in Scotland.

Alan goes above and beyond to develop relations with people; he invests time and effort.

Chambers UK, 2025

Alan McMillan has a fantastic profile in the property litigation world and is very experienced.

Legal 500, 2024

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