Brodies tops 100 partners with six promotions

Brodies LLP, the largest Scottish-headquartered law firm, has passed the 100 partner mark with the promotion of six new partners.

Aberdeen-based Leigh Gould, Rhona McFarlane and Fiona Herrell step up to partner in their respective areas of personal and family, corporate and commercial (oil & gas) and employment, while in the Edinburgh office Lucy McCann and Chris Duff become partners in litigation and Graeme Leith is assumed as partner in real estate.  

In addition, 23 senior solicitors have been promoted to associate and specialist oil & gas lawyer Laura Petrie, who will be based in Aberdeen, joins the firm as legal director.

The new associates are Caroline Sodersten and Chris McFarlane (both corporate & commercial, Aberdeen), Lesley McKenzie, Hamish Blair and Rachael Brown (all corporate & commercial), Edinburgh, Fiona Chute, Andy Groom, James Jerman and Andrew McWhirter (all litigation, Edinburgh), Sarah Polson and Jane Rattray (both litigation, Aberdeen), Ross Campbell (litigation, Glasgow), Chloe Fitzgerald (personal & family, Aberdeen), Caroline Purvis (personal & family, Edinburgh), Karen Barclay (real estate, Dingwall), Victoria Lane (real estate, Edinburgh), Catriona Heggie, Bruce Ewan and Giulia De Marco (all real estate), Glasgow, Heather Clinton and Kirsty Graham (both real estate, Edinburgh), and Graeme Imrie and Kirsten MacRae (both real estate, Aberdeen).

The firm has also retained 11 of its trainees as newly qualified lawyers and recruitment is on-going to appoint a further 22 to join the firm in the autumn.

These latest appointments come as Brodies records a 6% increase in people, up from 645 the previous year to 688, including 102 partners.

Brodies’ managing partner, Nick Scott, commented: "Our new partners have each demonstrated exemplary levels of commitment to our clients and colleagues, and that is recognised today. I look forward to supporting them in their new roles as they continue to develop their careers here at Brodies."

He added: "The ongoing growth of our firm is about making sure that we are in the best position to provide opportunities for all of our colleagues to grow in their careers. By investing in our team and recruiting excellent people, we seek to ensure that Brodies remains an outstanding place for our lawyers to give, and our clients to receive, top quality legal advice. I wish all of our new recruits and colleagues receiving promotion all the best in their new roles."