Appointments

Dr Daria Shapovalova has been appointed the director of the Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law (AUCEL), following a successful three-year term as co-director with Dr Thomas Muinzer. AUCEL comprises large number of academics, doctoral researchers, and associate members. Over decades, AUCEL mem

Sam Clarke has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a partner in the real estate finance group. He brings over 16 years’ experience advising financial institutions, developers, investors and listed corporates on real estate finance transactions in the UK and Europe.

Lindsays has strengthened its corporate law team with the appointment of Nicholas Howie. Mr Howie’s legal work is underpinned by a practical corporate background, having worked for the commercial arm of a construction firm and in management roles for an international supermarket retailer befor

Thorntons has welcomed its single largest intake of trainees, as 17 graduates start with the firm this month.

Blackadders LLP has welcomed a new group of 10 trainees to the firm. The latest cohort of eager legal minds have set out on their careers with inductions across the full-service firm’s units including four seats in each of separate departments within the private client and business service gro

Raeburn Christie Clark and Wallace LLP is continuing to support the development of local legal talent with the recruitment of three trainee solicitors.

Blackadders LLP has boosted its rural team by appointing Ian Angus as an associate. He is also a part-time farmer, running his own livestock farm near Huntly, Aberdeenshire.

DAC Beachcroft is pleased to welcome commercial and construction disputes specialist Alistair Dean as a partner in its national professional & commercial risks team in Scotland.  He joins DACB from Anderson Strathern.

Gilson Gray has promoted Vanessa Kennedy to the newly established position of director of marketing and business development. The newly created post, which merges leadership of the two functions, will see Ms Kennedy take responsibility for all of Gilson Gray’s marketing and business devel

Holmes Mackillop have announced recent promotions within the firm. Kathleen Macleod in the property team and Finlay Swan in the corporate team have both been promoted to the role of senior solicitor in their respective teams.

TLT has appointed Keith Anderson as a partner in its Edinburgh office. Joining TLT from Gilson Gray, he brings over a decade of experience to the firm's commercial dispute resolution team in Scotland.

Osprey Housing has appointed two new ‘apprentice’ board members. Joining as Osprey’s first non-voting boardroom apprentices are Lauren Allan, an assistant technical co-ordinator with Barratt Developments, and University of Aberdeen law graduate Niamh Johnston, a member of Brodies&r

MacRoberts has announced a number of promotions across key areas of the business, including banking & finance, corporate finance, commercial dispute resolution, employment and real estate.

Pictured (L-R): Sheila Tulloch, Dawn Dickson, Musab Hemsi, Danielle Edgar, Gillian Murray, Chris Devlin, Caroline Pringle, Sarah Phillips and Neil Fraser Anderson Strathern has promoted seven lawyers to partner and appointed a further two.

TC Young has announced that Karen Fulton has joined the firm as a partner in its residential property team. She was previously a partner at Bird Semple and most recently was head of residential for Scotland at Blackadders. She is now looking to focus on her core areas of Glasgow and the central belt