Two Scotland partner hires for CMS

International law firm CMS has announced the appointment of new partners, Barry Edgar and Fenella Mason, who, respectively, join the firm’s offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Mr Edgar is a commercial real estate lawyer with extensive experience in advising institutional and private equity clients on investment and development transactions. He joins the firm’s Real Estate Transactional practice after spending the last five years at Dentons, where he also served as a partner. 

Ms Mason becomes a partner in the Infrastructure, Construction & Energy Disputes practice. Previously at Burness Paull, where she led the firm’s Construction & Projects team for 13 years, she has over 30 years’ experience advising clients on construction and engineering dispute resolution, both internationally and domestically. 

Allan Wernham, managing director of CMS Scotland, commented: “I’m delighted to welcome Barry and Fenella, two highly experienced and extremely well regarded lawyers, to the firm.”