Stephanie Carr joins Thorntons as partner

Thorntons has appointed accredited insolvency law specialist Stephanie Carr as a partner in its Glasgow office.

Ms Carr joins from Blackadders where she was a partner and office head in Glasgow. She has more than 20 years’ experience in the field of dispute resolution, insolvency, commercial litigation and debt recovery, and deals with contentious personal and corporate insolvency cases.

Lesley Larg, managing partner at Thorntons, commented: "Stephanie is a very experienced and highly regarded specialist in dispute resolution.

"Attracting a senior figure of her calibre speaks volumes about our reach and ambition across Scotland and especially the west, where we are continuing to expand our offering in response to client demand."

Headquartered in Dundee, Thorntons now has 71 partners across 13 offices in Scotland.