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Burness Paull
Company typeLimited liability partnership
Founded2012
HeadquartersEdinburgh, Scotland, UK
Area served
United Kingdom
ServicesLegal advice
Revenue£53.8m (2017).[1]
Number of employees
504[2]
Websitewww.burnesspaull.com

Burness Paull LLP is a leading Scottish commercial firm of solicitors, with offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, acting for private and public sector clients.[3] It is notable for its strengths in corporate law and energy law. It was formed in December 2012 through a merger between the firms of Burness, headquartered in Edinburgh and with a second office in Glasgow, and Paull & Williamsons, based in Aberdeen.[4] The combined turnover of the two firms is more than £53 million, making it one of the largest firms in Scotland. The firm enjoys strong referrals from the City and a diverse portfolio of international clients through its oil and gas practice

The firm is ranked as a top tier practice by both Legal 500 and Chambers. Legal 500 in particular describes Burness Paull as "a major top-tier independent full-service commercial law firm." It goes on to outline that "In the last year it has represented clients and project managed over £100bn of deals." The Legal 500 review concludes by saying that "...the firm has highly resourced teams with extensive experience in corporate; commercial; intellectual property; property and planning; finance; employment and pensions; health, safety and environmental; construction; dispute resolution; and private capital." In September 2018, He was named as Legal Advisor of the Year at the 2018 Scottish Business Insider Deals & Dealmakers Awards.[5]

Services

Burness's business was grounded in corporate law, commercial property and dispute resolution. Legal directory Chambers & Partners identified it as a Band 1 firm for Local Government, Media & Entertainment, Partnership, Real Estate and Real Estate Litigation. In the significantly smaller marketplace of Aberdeen and the North, Paull & Williamsons was ranked Band 1 for Banking & Finance, Construction, Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, Employment, Health & Safety, Defendant Personal Injury, Planning, Real Estate, and Restructuring/Insolvency.

The new firm's seven identified sectors are Banking, Energy, Financial Services, Food and Drink, Private Equity, Property & Infrastructure, and Public Sector.

References

  1. ^ "Full accounts made up to 31 July 2017". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20170713062608/https://www.burnesspaull.com/about-us. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Company Overview of Burness Paull & Williamsons". Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Financial results 2013: Burness Paull (minus the Williamsons) outstrips Scottish rivals with post-merger results". Legal Business. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  5. ^ News, Scottish Legal. "Burness Paull clinches prestigious dealmaking award". Scottish Legal News. Retrieved 20 September 2018. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)