News

13 March 2020

Managing partner Andrew Blain provides an update on the firm's response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus).

13 March 2020

Shepherd and Wedderburn sponsors Glad Rags & Cartridge Bags

Shepherd and Wedderburn, the largest Scottish-headquartered UK law firm, has entered into a sponsorship agreement with women’s clay shooting club Glad Rags & Cartridge Bags.

10 March 2020

Shepherd and Wedderburn advises on Bella & Duke’s successful £3.5 million Series A fundraising

Shepherd and Wedderburn's corporate team has acted for Bella & Duke Limited, a Pet Wellness brand and a vendor of raw, unprocessed pet food, to secure a £3.5 million investment.

27 February 2020

Shepherd and Wedderburn corporate finance team advised on deals with an aggregate value of £6.03 billion in 2019

The team, which was named Corporate and Commercial Team of the Year at the 2019 Scottish Legal Awards, advised on 85 deals globally in the year to December 2019, including a number of notable clean energy and technology-led transactions.

21 February 2020

Shepherd and Wedderburn is top Scottish-headquartered law firm in new legal sector diversity ranking

Shepherd and Wedderburn is the top-ranked Scottish-headquartered law firm in a new list of the UK’s top 25 legal employers for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender staff.

20 February 2020

Head of Technology Steve Dalgleish awarded Legal Technologist status by the Law Society of Scotland

Shepherd and Wedderburn's Co-head of Shepherd and Wedderburn's Smarter Working innovation unit, becomes the first non-solicitor to be awarded Accredited Legal Technologist status by the Law Society of Scotland.

10 January 2020

Shepherd and Wedderburn appoints renewables project specialist

Real estate and renewables specialist Richard Turnbull has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a partner, bringing 14 years’ expertise to the firm’s market-leading clean energy and real estate teams.

29 November 2019

Shepherd and Wedderburn scoops two awards at the Law Awards of Scotland

Shepherd and Wedderburn wins Innovation Award and Transaction Team of the Year.

23 October 2019

Black History Month: celebrating our differences

Corporate finance trainee Jamila Archibald shares her experience of entering the legal profession, and why its better to work somewhere that celebrates diversity.

22 October 2019

The Launch Academy: Shepherd and Wedderburn supports innovation in offshore wind

The Launch Academy is the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s latest programme aimed at supporting the launch of new offshore wind technologies into the market.

11 October 2019

Shepherd and Wedderburn launches Smarter Working innovation unit

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP has launched a Smarter Working innovation unit to further enhance its service to clients.

10 October 2019

Shepherd and Wedderburn named Diversity Star Performer in prestigious diversity awards

Shepherd and Wedderburn was last night named Diversity Star Performer in the 250-1,000 employees category at The Herald & GenAnalytics Diversity Awards 2019.

1 October 2019

Aberdeen private client specialist brings 40 years’ experience to Shepherd and Wedderburn

Private client specialist George Stevenson has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn as a consultant in the firm's Aberdeen practice.

1 October 2019

Black History Month: starting the conversation

Trainee Jamila Archibald looks at the background to Black History Month, some prominent role models in the legal space, and what you can do this BHM.

30 September 2019

Shepherd and Wedderburn announces six Associate promotions

Shepherd and Wedderburn has promoted six solicitors to Associate in its latest round of internal promotions, four of whom joined the firm as trainees.

26 September 2019

Shepherd and Wedderburn partner Joanna Boag-Thomson appointed to SCDI Board

The Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) has appointed Shepherd and Wedderburn partner Joanna Boag-Thomson to its Board.

23 September 2019

Shepherd and Wedderburn acts for deltaDNA in sale to Unity Technologies

Tim Christian, Chairman of deltaDNA, said the Shepherd and Wedderburn team "worked tirelessly to deliver what is a transformational tie-up, both for deltaDNA and for Unity" in the fast-evolving global gaming platform sector.

17 September 2019

Shepherd and Wedderburn advises JPMorgan Chase on new Glasgow tech hub

A multidisciplinary team – spanning property, construction, planning, tax, banking and litigation – advised the US-based financial services group on its planned 270,000 sq ft development in Argyle Street in the heart of Glasgow's International Financial Services District.

9 September 2019

Shepherd and Wedderburn banking and finance team reports £13.4bn year-on-year deal value growth

The team completed 167 deals in the 2019 financla year to 30 April with a combined value of £145.4 billion, up from 162 deals valued at £132 billion in 2017/18.

30 August 2019

Shepherd and Wedderburn supports launch of Strathclyde Centre for Antitrust Law and Empirical Study (SCALES)

Shepherd and Wedderburn is delighted to support the launch of the Strathclyde Centre for Antitrust Law and Empirical Study (SCALES).

29 August 2019

Yvonne Brady named Best Professional in Business at the Scottish Women’s Awards

Yvonne Brady, Head of Restructuring and Business Advisory at Shepherd and Wedderburn, was last night named Best Professional in Business at the Scottish Women’s Awards 2019.

5 August 2019

Corporate team advises BigBlu Broadband on growth acceleration deals

Team advised BigBlu on demerging its Fixed Wireless broadband subsidiary to a new company, QCL Holdings, and on renewed loan facilities with HSBC Bank plc.

31 July 2019

Shepherd and Wedderburn appointed to all six lots of new Scottish Government Legal Services Framework

The four-year framework will be open to Scottish Central Government public sector organisation, and is effective from 1 August 2019.