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Corporate and Commercial
Our corporate clients know that they can rely on us to help them achieve their business objectives efficiently and effectively. Whether raising finance, undertaking M&A activity, exploiting or protecting intellectual property or going to market with a new product or service, our teams have the necessary experience and expertise.


We listen very carefully to what our corporate clients want to achieve and work closely with them to help accomplish their goals. Our clients trust us to execute on their most complex and demanding transactions and to help them with their core business challenges.

We bring together teams of lawyers with the necessary sectoral experience and technical expertise to ensure that each deal or assignment goes as smoothly as possible. Whether advising on renewable energy transactions, VC funding of technology companies, private equity-backed M&A in the life sciences sector, “company-making” commercial contracts or international brand protection, our lawyers understand the commercial drivers and have the experience to foresee potential issues before they arise – because we succeed when our clients do.

We have expertise in all areas of corporate and commercial law, including:


Joanna Boag-Thomson

Partner

Paul Carlyle

Partner

Gavin Charlton

Partner

Stephen Miller

Partner

John Morrison

Partner

Alison Rochester

Partner

Stephen Trombala

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Alasdair Anderson

Associate

Sophie Bailey

Senior Associate

Melanie Belford

Director

Andrew Blain

Managing Partner

Walter Blake

Partner

Joanna Boag-Thomson

Partner

Daniel Boynton

Senior Associate

Hannah Bruce

Senior Associate

Andrew Buchan

Solicitor

Rodger Cairns

Partner

Paul Carlyle

Partner

Gavin Charlton

Partner

Aine Coll

Solicitor

Joseph Fitzgibbon

Senior Associate

Nikki Forde

Solicitor

Roddy Forgie

Director

George Frier

Partner

Madeleine Gill

Solicitor

Joanne Griffin

Consultant Solicitor

Cameron Kane

Senior Solicitor

Philip Knowles

Partner

Kirstin Mackay

Solicitor

Cath Macrae

Senior Associate

Murron Marr

Solicitor

Ashley McLean

Director

Jamie McRorie

Partner

Stephen Miller

Partner

John Morrison

Partner

Matt Phillip

Partner

Alison Rochester

Partner

Erin Ryan

Solicitor

Philip Sewell

Partner

Georgia Shirreffs

Solicitor

Douglas Sinclair

Partner

Christina Sinclair

Senior Professional Support Lawyer

Euan Small

Senior Solicitor

Donald Smith

Partner

Tom Swan

Partner

Susan Swan

Partner

Stephen Trombala

Partner

Alison White

Consultant

Keir Willox

Partner

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Related articles and insights: Corporate and Commercial

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Vodafone / Three Merger: The competition law implications of starting a joint venture

Contributor: Jonathan Carey

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has decided to approve the creation of a joint venture combining Vodafone Group plc and Three UK, after both companies made legally binding pledges to carry out certain ‘behavioural remedies’. We explain the thinking behind the decision, and explore the implications for future joint venture partners.

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Private equity investment into the Scottish legal sector: Where are we now, and what next?

Contributors:
Stephen Trombala, Christina Sinclair

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Joint Ventures in the clean energy sector: UK and EU Merger Control

Contributor: Jonathan Carey

In this fifth instalment in our clean energy joint ventures series, we look at the topic of merger control in the UK and the EU.

19 August 2025

Understanding growth shares

Contributor: Gavin Charlton

Using equity is a tried and tested method to help recruit, retain and incentivise key employees and align their interests with shareholders. One commonly used structure involves 'growth shares'.

30 July 2025

Understanding vesting schedules: what employees need to know

Contributor: Gavin Charlton

Share Schemes are a great way to retain, incentivise, motivate, and reward key employees within your business. However, they cannot reach their greatest potential unless the employees themselves understand how the scheme operates and how vesting schedules work. Partner Gavin Charlton and Trainee Taylor Foster break down the vesting process and different alternatives commonly seen in practice.

15 July 2025

Court of Appeal finds contract enforceable despite lack of agreement on price

Contributor: Andrew Buchan

The Court of Appeal recently overturned a decision of the High Court that found part of a contract was unenforceable as the parties had failed to agree a price. This article explores what this decision means for suppliers.

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