O'Neill elected for second term as Brodies' chairman

Brodies' chairman Christine O’Neill has been unanimously re-elected for a second term.

First elected to the position in 2013, Ms O'Neill, a litigation and public lawyer, will chair Brodies’ board and partnership, working with managing partner Bill Drummond, who was elected to a seventh three year term just last month.

She will also continue to play a leading role in the firm’s public law and regulatory team, which she founded and led until she was first elected chairman. She acts for and against a range of public bodies and regulators and is the only solicitor advocate in Scotland to be appointed to act as standing junior to the Scottish Government.

Mr Drummond commented: “During her 16 years at Brodies, Christine has shown herself to be an outstanding lawyer, great colleague and terrific role model for the modern legal marketplace. Her unanimous re-election by the partnership demonstrates just how highly we value her contribution as chairman."