Shepherd And Wedderburn

Shepherd and Wedderburn is the top-ranked Scottish-headquartered law firm in a new list of the UK’s top 25 legal employers for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff. The firm is ranked 16th in the top 25 in the Legal Sector listing, published by Stonewall and the InterLaw Diversity Foru

Legal technology expert Steve Dalgleish has been awarded Accredited Legal Technologist status by the Law Society of Scotland. Mr Dalgleish, head of technology at Shepherd and Wedderburn and co-head of the firm’s smarter working unit, is the first non-solicitor to receive the accreditation in r

Real estate and renewables specialist Richard Turnbull has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a partner, bringing 14 years’ expertise to the firm’s clean energy and real estate teams. Mr Turnbull, who specialises in the property aspects of energy transactions, has extensive experience wor

Shepherd and Wedderburn was last night named Diversity Star Performer in the 250-1,000 employees category at The Herald & GenAnalytics Diversity Awards 2019. Now in their fourth year, the awards recognise companies, organisations and individuals, “demonstrating a strong commitment and trac

Private client specialist George Stevenson has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a consultant, bringing more than 40 years’ expertise across the spectrum of personal legal and tax matters to the firm and its clients. Mr Stevenson, who specialises in all aspects of estate and inheritance tax pl

Shepherd and Wedderburn has promoted six solicitors to associate in its latest round of internal promotions, four of whom joined the firm as trainees.

Shepherd and Wedderburn’s banking and finance team has reported another strong year for deals, with the value of transactions rising by 10 per cent (£13.4 billion) in the 2019 financial year to 30 April. The team completed 167 deals with a combined value of £145.4bn, up from 162 de

Yvonne Brady, head of restructuring and business advisory at Shepherd and Wedderburn, has been named best professional in business at the Scottish Women’s Awards 2019. Ms Brady, who earlier this year was also appointed as the firm’s head of diversity, development and inclusion, was recog

Shepherd and Wedderburn has been appointed to all six lots of the new Scottish Government Legal Services Framework following a competitive tender process. The four-year framework will be open to Scottish government public sector organisations, and is effective from 1 August 2019.

Shepherd and Wedderburn has expanded its private client service in Aberdeen with the appointment of solicitor Kirsten McKinnon. Ms McKinnon has joined the firm from Burnett & Reid to work alongside former colleague Gillian Campbell, who joined Shepherd and Wedderburn in April as partner and head

Shepherd and Wedderburn has opened an office in Ireland to ensure continuity of service to clients across the EU post-Brexit. The office, in the heart of Dublin’s business district, will allow the firm’s lawyers to continue to support clients with their European legal requirements - incl

Shepherd and Wedderburn has achieved record financial results in its 250th year, with revenue and profits rising four per cent and 3.6 per cent respectively in the year to 30 April 2019. Revenues for the year totalled £55.7 million, up from £53.5 million in 2017/18, and profits before pa

Shepherd and Wedderburn has appointed Yvonne Brady to the new role of head of diversity, development and inclusion. Ms Brady, a senior partner, is responsible for all of Shepherd and Wedderburn’s diversity and inclusion initiatives, and maximising their impact for the benefit of colleagues and

Shepherd and Wedderburn has announced the promotion of Judith Stephenson and Douglas Sinclair to partner, as well as the promotion of four senior lawyers to legal director. Ms Stephenson is a property and infrastructure specialist who joined the firm's Glasgow office as an associate in 2014, while M

Shepherd and Wedderburn has elected Andrew Blain as its new managing partner with effect from 1 May 2019. Mr Blain succeeds Stephen Gibb, who was first elected in 2012 and led the firm through the aftermath of the global financial crisis.