Our people
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English Real Estate
Nicky is Head of the firm’s dedicated English Commercial Real Estate team. Nicky is an experienced real estate lawyer with City of London experience having worked with Herbert Smith Freehills for several years.
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Restructuring & Insolvency
Michael is head of the firm's Restructuring and Insolvency practice. He has significant experience and breadth of expertise in this field.
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Dispute Resolution
Sophia is a partner and employed barrister in our Dispute Resolution team working in both our financial disputes practice and also our contentious insolvency practice.
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Planning
Emma is a partner at Burness Paull and is an experienced planning and environmental lawyer.
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Dispute Resolution
Steven is a partner in our Dispute Resolution team and is a talented litigator with extensive experience in resolving disputes through the sheriff courts across Scotland.
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Corporate and M&A
Alasdair is a corporate finance partner with expertise in domestic and international M&A transactions with a particular focus on oil and gas and IT sectors.