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This list showcases the top Edinburgh based Partner operating in the Legal space. If you think a Partner is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Helen Abrams
Partner of Brodies LLP
Helen recently joined Brodies as a strategic lateral hire from a top international and UK firm. Helen has over 14 years’ experience in commercial property work and has been involved in almost every aspect of commercial real estate. Helen now has particular emphasis on investment acquisition and disposals, hotel and leisure, real estate finance, property development and its funding and financing, from large mixed use commercial developments, student developers and operators to representing residential house builders and housing associations. The development work includes all aspects of site acquisition and assembly, financing site acquisition and subsequent development, as well as negotiating agreements for lease or forward sale agreements and the refinancing or sale of the completed and let development. Helen also works closely with Brodies’ planning, construction and banking teams.
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Andrew Akintewe
Partner of Brodies LLP
Andrew specialises in corporate finance and investment funds work. He has extensive experience advising a diverse client base of corporates, investment managers and banks on corporate transactions; the formation and operation of investment fund structures; financial regulation and other advisory work. His expertise covers limited partnerships and other private fund vehicles, as well as London Stock Exchange quoted investment companies. Andrew has worked in-house with a major financial institution and is an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (Corporate Finance).
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Alan Barr
Partner of Brodies LLP
Alan is one of Scotland’s best-known tax practitioners and his practice covers the full range of taxes. He has particular experience of property tax issues including VAT and stamp duty land tax. He advises clients on corporate tax and he has contributed widely to authoritative publications in relation to wills, tax planning and trusts. He is also a highly respected specialist in wills, trusts and estate planning matters and is a co-author of the leading book “Drafting Wills in Scotland”. Alan has written and researched about a great many tax matters. He brings a broad depth of legal knowledge and experience to transactions and planning for a wide range of clients from the largest corporates to individuals. Alan is recognised as a ranked individual in Chambers & Partners for both Private Client and Tax, and was recently identified by Citywire Wealth Manager as one of ‘The top ten lawyers every wealth manager needs to know’.
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Susanne Beveridge
Partner of Brodies LLP
Susanne was assumed as a partner in May 2009 having joined Brodies as an Associate in January 2008. Since qualifying as a solicitor in August 1999, Susanne has specialised in private client work, an area to which she is dedicated and thoroughly enjoys. Susanne advises on a variety of asset protection matters including wills, estate and succession planning, inheritance tax advice, formation, management and termination of trusts, charity law, powers of attorney, guardianship and intervention orders, planning for nursing home care costs and the administration of executries. Susanne is accredited by The Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in Trust Law (re-accredited June 2015). Susanne is also a recognised specialist throughout the UK in setting up Family Limited Partnerships (FLPs). FLPs are an alternative tax planning vehicle to trusts and Susanne has been responsible for completing a large number of these for our clients, ranging from £1m to £45m in value. She has also contributed a number of articles in various publications on FLPs, as well as regularly speaking on the subject. In addition to being a qualified lawyer, Susanne is also a member of the Association of Taxation Technicians and of the Securities Institute. Susanne also tutored on the Diploma in Legal Practice at Edinburgh University for a number of years. She is a regular speaker at Central Law Training Conferences and is a frequent contributor to articles published in journals and in the press. Susanne prides herself on delivering excellent client service. Working with the fantastic team at Brodies, Susanne ensures that clients are clear on all aspects of costs and timescales as well as ensuring updates on progress.
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Juliet Bayne
Partner of Brodies LLP
Juliet is a Partner specialising in pensions law. Her knowledge of pensions legal matters is wide-ranging and relates to both final salary and money purchase arrangements. Juliet’s experience includes: advising on the pensions aspects of corporate transactions/restructuring (including liaising with and submitting reports to the Pensions Regulator), advising on the Employer Debt legislation (“Section 75”), scheme wind ups and mergers, funding past service deficits on cessation of accrual, providing trustee training, compliance with the requirements of the Auto Enrolment regulations, advising on the legal aspects of pension scheme investment and on compliance with pensions-related legislation (e.g. in relation to part-time workers, sex and age discrimination, etc), and advising on Pension Protection Fund matters and litigation cases. As well as advising companies she acts for several pension scheme trustees (including trustees of schemes with plc employers). In terms of the public and third sectors, Juliet advises admission bodies and other scheme employers as well as some local authorities. Juliet is qualified as a solicitor in both Scotland and England & Wales, and is a full member of the Association of Pension Lawyers. She spent almost a decade working in the City of London, returning to Edinburgh in 2012.
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David Arnott
Partner of Brodies LLP
David has 25 years’ experience resolving construction, infrastructure and engineering disputes. He is an accredited specialist in Construction Law and a band 1 ranked Construction Lawyer in Chambers & Partners in which he is described as “very level-headed, practical and he understands his clients”. In recent years he has been involved in some of Scotland’s largest construction disputes including issues arising from the Edinburgh Trams Project, the Edinburgh Schools PFI Project and the new Forth Crossing. He has been involved in excess of 200 adjudications and lectures regularly on construction issues to clients and the wider construction industry.
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Martin Sloan
Partner of Brodies LLP
A member of Brodies’ Technology, Information and Outsourcing Group, Martin specialises in advising clients on technology procurement and IT and business process outsourcing projects.Martin is recognised by The Legal 500 for his work on IT contracts, and he advises clients in both the public and private sector, in particular the financial services industry. Martin’s recent outsourcing and IT procurement experience includes advising on the outsourcing of ATM and debit card transaction processing, and ATM estate management, advising on the off-shoring of application development and maintenance, advising on a second generation end-to-end IT outsourcing, and advising on the outsourcing of fund and back office administration services. Martin also advises on data protection, intellectual property and general technology law matters, and has a particular interest in the laws applying to social media and new technology such as mobile apps, contactless/mobile payments, smart ticketing and smart metering. Martin’s experience includes advising on a number of projects utilising the ITSO standard for transport smart cards. Martin is also widely respected for his knowledge and expertise in relation to the interaction between technology and disability equality legislation, in particular the accessibility of websites, ICT and mobile apps. Martin is recommended by Chambers & Partners in relation to data protection law. Martin is a regular blogger on Brodies’ technology, data protection and IP law blog,TechBlog.
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David Arnott
Partner of Brodies LLP
David has 25 years’ experience resolving construction, infrastructure and engineering disputes. He is an accredited specialist in Construction Law and a band 1 ranked Construction Lawyer in Chambers & Partners in which he is described as “very level-headed, practical and he understands his clients”. In recent years he has been involved in some of Scotland’s largest construction disputes including issues arising from the Edinburgh Trams Project, the Edinburgh Schools PFI Project and the new Forth Crossing. He has been involved in excess of 200 adjudications and lectures regularly on construction issues to clients and the wider construction industry.
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Martin Sloan
Partner of Brodies LLP
A member of Brodies’ Technology, Information and Outsourcing Group, Martin specialises in advising clients on technology procurement and IT and business process outsourcing projects.Martin is recognised by The Legal 500 for his work on IT contracts, and he advises clients in both the public and private sector, in particular the financial services industry. Martin’s recent outsourcing and IT procurement experience includes advising on the outsourcing of ATM and debit card transaction processing, and ATM estate management, advising on the off-shoring of application development and maintenance, advising on a second generation end-to-end IT outsourcing, and advising on the outsourcing of fund and back office administration services. Martin also advises on data protection, intellectual property and general technology law matters, and has a particular interest in the laws applying to social media and new technology such as mobile apps, contactless/mobile payments, smart ticketing and smart metering. Martin’s experience includes advising on a number of projects utilising the ITSO standard for transport smart cards. Martin is also widely respected for his knowledge and expertise in relation to the interaction between technology and disability equality legislation, in particular the accessibility of websites, ICT and mobile apps. Martin is recommended by Chambers & Partners in relation to data protection law. Martin is a regular blogger on Brodies’ technology, data protection and IP law blog,TechBlog.
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Juliet Bayne
Partner of Brodies LLP
Juliet is a Partner specialising in pensions law. Her knowledge of pensions legal matters is wide-ranging and relates to both final salary and money purchase arrangements. Juliet’s experience includes: advising on the pensions aspects of corporate transactions/restructuring (including liaising with and submitting reports to the Pensions Regulator), advising on the Employer Debt legislation (“Section 75”), scheme wind ups and mergers, funding past service deficits on cessation of accrual, providing trustee training, compliance with the requirements of the Auto Enrolment regulations, advising on the legal aspects of pension scheme investment and on compliance with pensions-related legislation (e.g. in relation to part-time workers, sex and age discrimination, etc), and advising on Pension Protection Fund matters and litigation cases. As well as advising companies she acts for several pension scheme trustees (including trustees of schemes with plc employers). In terms of the public and third sectors, Juliet advises admission bodies and other scheme employers as well as some local authorities. Juliet is qualified as a solicitor in both Scotland and England & Wales, and is a full member of the Association of Pension Lawyers. She spent almost a decade working in the City of London, returning to Edinburgh in 2012.
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