Lindsays and Aitken Nairn announce merger

Legal firm Lindsays has announced that it is to merge with long established Edinburgh firm Aitken Nairn WS.

Scheduled to complete on 22 January 2018, the merged firm will be known as Lindsays. Aitken Nairn partners Kenneth Stanley and Morag Yellowlees, along with 15 members of staff, will move to Caledonian Exchange, the Edinburgh headquarters of Lindsays, which also has offices in Glasgow, Dundee and North Berwick.

Alasdair Cummings, managing partner of Lindsays, commented: “We are delighted with this merger. Aitken Nairn WS has an excellent reputation, in particular in residential property and the services it offers to individuals and families. We look forward to welcoming Morag, Kenneth and their colleagues to our full service team.”

Ms Yellowlees responded: “We look forward to bringing further benefits to our clients through access to additional areas of expertise such as family law as well as employment, corporate and commercial advice for our clients with business interests, but at the same time maintaining the personal service we have provided at Aitken Nairn.”