Land and energy legal director hire for Gillespie Macandrew

Legal firm Gillespie Macandrew has added to its 10-strong energy, natural resources and strategic land team with the recruitment of legal director Simon Williams.

Dual-qualified in Scotland and in England & Wales, Mr Williams specialises in renewable energy and strategic land development projects. He is also experienced in a wide variety of complex property work including minerals, investment, commercial development and security transactions. He joins from an associate position with TLT.

Team head Derek McCulloch commented: “Simon joins a team handling major energy, land and engineering projects and brings not only his experience under English law but also in solar, hydro, minerals and commercial projects generally. As we continue to build strength in depth Simon’s expertise and drive will also assist us in our continuing development and attraction of talented lawyers."