People on the move

ABERDEINS, the professional services group founded by Rob Aberdein, is changing its name to MORAY GROUP. At the same time its legal services operations will be brought under the name SIMPSON & MARWICK, following its acquisition of the residential property and estate agency business from CLYDE & CO in October 2020. 

BALFOUR+MANSON, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, has promoted Michaela Guthrie, in the Clinical Negligence team in Edinburgh, to senior associate, and James Hyams, in the Private Client team in Edinburgh, to associate.

BLACKADDERS, Dundee and elsewhere, has appointed Lynn Melville as a partner in its Private Client team, based in the Dundee and Perth offices. She was formerly a partner at BTO SOLICITORS.

BRODIES LLP, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen and Dingwall, has re-elected managing partner Nick Scott to serve a second three-year term in the role, commencing 1 May 2021.

BURNESS PAULL, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, has announced the promotion of five new partners: Catriona Macallan and Paul Scullion in the Corporate Finance team, Caroline Maciver in the Construction & Projects practice and Claire MacPherson and Fiona Clarke in Private Client.

DWF, Glasgow, Edinburgh and globally, has announced five promotions across its Insurance and Corporate teams in Scotland: Andrew McConnell to director (Insurance, Glasgow), Justine Reilly and Michael Higgins to senior associate (both Insurance, Glasgow), Graham Tait to associate (Corporate, Glasgow) and Siobhan Cameron to associate (Corporate, Edinburgh).

GILSON GRAY, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and North Berwick, has appointed oil and gas specialist Calum Crighton, co-founder of LEX ENERGY and dual qualified in Scots and English law, as a partner in its corporate practice, based in Aberdeen.

Gilson Gray has also made three recent hires for its Dundee team: associate Karin Bousie, solicitor Kasia Thomson and senior paralegal Nyona Nicol.

Katie McKenna, solicitor, has joined legal technology company CASEDO as Marketing and Engagement Director.

MACROBERTS, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee, has appointed Kenny Scott as a senior associate in its Employment team. He joins from SHOOSMITHS and will be based in Edinburgh.

MILLER HENDRY, Dundee, Perth and Crieff, has made three new year promotions: Lindsay Kirkwood to associate in the Private Client department in Dundee, Samera Ali to senior solicitor in Private Client in Perth, and Michael Johnston to senior solicitor in Residential Property in Perth. Sharon Somerville, previously with WRIGHT, JOHNSTON & MACKENZIE in Dunfermline, has joined the Commercial team as a senior solicitor based in Dundee.

MORTON FRASER, Edinburgh and Glasgow, has appointed Hayley Johnson as an associate in its Employment Law team, based in Edinburgh. She joins from SLATER & GORDON.

MOV8 REAL ESTATE, Edinburgh, Glasgow and elsewhere, announces that Gerald Segal has joined its Conveyancing department as an associate solicitor.

SIMPSON & MARWICK, Edinburgh and North Berwick, has appointed Malcolm Cannon as managing director, Property Services. He joins from the INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS in Scotland.

AC WHITE, Ayr, announce the retirement of their senior partner Lesley McMath on 31 December 2020, and the appointment of Gemma Waddell, previously an associate within the firm, as a partner from 1 January 2021. 

WRIGHT, JOHNSTON & MACKENZIE, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness, Dunblane and Dunfermline, have appointed Roddy Harrison, a private client specialist, as a partner, principally based in Edinburgh. He previously headed BTO SOLICITORS’ Private Client team for 16 years before becoming partner at DENTONS in 2018.