Three legal directors among Gillespie Macandrew hires

Gillespie Macandrew has announced a number of recent hires to some of its key teams.

Three are at legal director level: rural lawyer Fiona Scott, who joined from Brodies, bringing particular expertise in complex conveyancing and title matters, as well as the private rented sector; private client specialist Stewart Dunbar, an experienced adviser on a broad range of estate-planning matters and a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, who joined from Blackadders; and property expert Garry Gibson, who brings over 30 years' experience specialising in retail, industrial, investment and property finance transactions from his previous role at Lindsays, to the Commercial Property team in Glasgow.

The firm has also welcomed Cheryl Gallagher, senior solicitor – housebuilder; Elliot Johnston, solicitor – land and rural; and Rachel Dixon, paralegal – corporate, along with Mariola Seeruthun-Kowalczyk, tax associate and Euan Scott, trainee paralegal, both in private client.

The arrivals bring the total number of solicitors in the firm to 75, with 25 partners. 

Gillespie Macandrew’s chief executive officer Robert Graham-Campbell commented: “I am pleased to welcome these talented new team members to our firm. These appointments bring further depth to our core areas of our practice in line with our medium-term growth strategy.”