Addleshaw Goddard

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has become the latest organisation to commit to supporting academically gifted Scottish students from less advantaged backgrounds access a career in law by signing up as a silver sponsor of the Lawscot Foundation. In a statement, the Foundation and Addleshaw

Addleshaw Goddard has boosted its transport team in Scotland with the addition of ports and terminals expert Ian Le Pelley. Mr Le Pelley was formerly group deputy general counsel for DP World in Dubai. As well as having experience in the ports sector, he will also be helping to drive the firm&r

Addleshaw Goddard has announced firm-wide revenues of £321 million for the year to 30 April 2021, which represents year-on-year growth of 12 per cent. Total distributable profit was £136m. In Scotland, where the firm has offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow, the business recor

Business activity has risen in Scotland as the wider economy continues to reopen, according to Addleshaw Goddard's latest Scottish Business Monitor report. The report, published in partnership with the University of Strathclyde’s Fraser of Allander Institute, confirms that business sentim

Addleshaw Goddard’s corporate team in Scotland has advised on the initial public offering and admission to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange for global healthcare firm GENinCode. Specialising in cardiovascular disease risk assessment, GENinCode's products combine genetic and cli

Addleshaw Goddard’s corporate team in Scotland has advised the majority shareholders of Livingston-based lighting innovators, designLED, on its sale to Faurecia – an automotive technology company. The acquisition of designLED will bolster Faurecia’s offering in display technol

A quarter of Scottish businesses plan to permanently reduce their office footprint, according to a new survey published by Addleshaw Goddard. The latest Addleshaw Goddard Business Monitor report – produced in partnership with the University of Strathclyde’s Fraser of Allander Instit

Jan Gruter has been promoted to partner at Addleshaw Goddard in Glasgow. Mr Gruter joined the firm in 2018 as legal director, and has acted on behalf of a range of asset and fund management clients, especially private equity, real estate and infrastructure fund managers.

Addleshaw Goddard has called on the Scottish government to provide "urgent clarity" to retail landlords and occupiers over what will happen after the end of the evictions moratorium in six months' time. MSPs have voted in favour of extending the legislation but ministers are yet to announce plans fo

Addleshaw Goddard has partnered with University of Strathclyde's Fraser of Allander Institute to explore digital and technology trends within the Scottish business community during the COVID-19 pandemic. An upcoming report, due to be published on 1 October, is a continuation of the report published

Addleshaw Goddard has advised GEN inCode UK Limited, an artificial intelligence cardiovascular disease specialist, on a £3 million fundraiser from Maven Capital Partners and Downing LLP. GEN inCode specialises in genetic risk assessment and prediction of cardiovascular disease through advanced

The majority of Scottish firms say they plan to make redundancies once the UK government's furlough scheme comes to an end, according to Addleshaw Goddard's latest survey of Scottish companies. The Addleshaw Goddard Scottish Business Monitor, produced in partnership with the Fraser of

Addleshaw Goddard has advised on the £2.33 million capital raising comprising a placing and offer for subscription by Frontier IP Group plc. Frontier IP, an AIM-listed specialist in spinning out and commercialising intellectual property, has raised approximately £2.33m by way of a placin

The data team at Addleshaw Goddard has been offering a series of free webinars over the last couple of months focusing on the data implications arising from COVID-19. All of the webinars are now available to view online. They cover topics including two years on from the GDPR coming into effect, moni

Addleshaw Goddard has announced a new leadership role for David Kirchin who has been appointed head of Scotland for the firm, combining that additional responsibility with his advisory role as a corporate partner. Mr Kirchin succeeds Malcolm McPherson who has retired from the partnership, but remain