Peter Lawson

Chair

Corporate and M&A

Peter is a great corporate lawyer both in his technical skills and by being commercially astute.

Mark Ellis

Managing Partner

Corporate and M&A

Mark is Burness Paull's managing partner, with a particular focus on private equity and mergers and acquisitions.

Hazel Moffat

Partner | Board Member

Public Law

Hazel is a partner Public Law and Regulatory division, and has represented clients including the Scottish, UK and EU Governments.

Dawn Reoch

Partner | Board Member

Banking & Finance

Dawn has over 20 years experience acting for lenders, corporate borrowers and private equity sponsors with a diverse client base of large multinational groups.

Sarah Phillips

Partner | Board Member

Pensions

Sarah heads our Corporate department and has extensive experience in Pensions and is ranked as a leading practitioner by Chambers.

Nicky Clemence

Partner | Board Member

English Real Estate

Nicky is the head of our English Commercial Real Estate division, with a range of expertise in commercial real estate work and investment transactions.

John Strachan

Partner | Board Member

Real Estate

John has particular expertise in advising on consortium and joint venture arrangements among developers and on compulsory purchase matters.

Colin Hulme

Partner | Board Member

Intellectual Property

Colin is head of IP, he is the only IP litigator in Scotland with a Band 1 ranking in Chambers UK and in the Legal 500 Hall of Fame.

Lindsey Trigwell

Director of Finance | Board Member

Lindsey is responsible for all aspects of the firm's financial management.

Caroline Stevenson

Head of Financial Services Regulatory

Financial Services Regulatory

Caroline is head of our Financial Services Regulatory team, with dual qualification and relevant experience in retail banking.

Claire Scott

Partner

Employment

Claire helps resolve sensitive and high-profile disputes for employers including conducting high profile tribunal litigation.

Fiona Clarke

Partner

Private Client

Fiona has extensive experience in dealing with wide ranging issues in the field of trusts and estates, including complex and high value matters.

Emma Paton

Partner

Planning

Emma advises on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious planning law, including: consenting advisory, environmental impact assessment.

Alan McMillan

Partner

Real Estate Litigation

Alan heads up the Real Estate Litigation team, he represents clients from the whole spectrum of the property and commercial sectors.

Karen Manning

Partner

Construction

Karen specialises in construction law and has significant experience in the drafting and negotiation of relevant construction documentation.

Stephen Farrell

Partner

Real Estate Litigation

Stephen is dual qualified and has experience in high-value commercial, property, sports and telecommunication disputes.

Rachel MacArthur

Partner

Corporate and M&A

Rachel is a partner in our Corporate Finance team.

Helen Dickson

Partner

Corporate and M&A

Helen has a wide range of experience with a particular focus on private equity transactions and mergers and acquisitions.