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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Lindsey Trigwell

Director of Finance | Board Member

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

Nicky Clemence

Partner

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.

Richard Smith

Partner

Family Law

Richard is head of the firm's Family and Divorce team. He acts for many professionals and members of the business community and their spouses.

Jennifer Wilkie

Partner

Family Law

Jennifer advises individuals on separation and divorce, pre-nuptial agreements, and cases with international elements.

Claire Scott

Partner

Employment

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

Peter Chambers

Partner

Real Estate

Peter is dual-qualified with a particular focus on housebuilding and residential development, commercial development, real estate finance and retail.

Andrew Forsyth

Partner

Marine & Shipping

Andrew specialises in maritime law, insurance coverage disputes and leads the team defending personal injury claims.

James Forbes

Partner

Construction

James is dual qualified and acts for both the public and private sector on a number of high value capital projects, across a range of sectors.

Tim Dale

Knowledge and Client Service Partner

Tim Dale is a Knowledge and Client Service Partner.

Joanna Fulton

Partner

Dispute Resolution

Joanna is divisional head of our Dispute Resolution team. She advises on a wide range of commercial disputes, often multi-party cross-border claims. She has unrivalled experience in group litigation.

Chris Gotts

Partner

Energy

Chris has particular expertise as a lawyer in the energy, renewables and technology sectors with a focus on capital markets, joint ventures.