Aberdeen partner hire for Shepherd & Wedderburn

Shepherd & Wedderburn private client solicitor Gillian Campbell as a partner in its Aberdeen office.

Ms Campbell joins from Burnett & Reid, where she headed the private client practice. She advises on a broad range of matters, ranging from complex executry work to trusts and inheritance tax planning. A member of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners (STEP), she holds the STEP advanced certificate for UK tax for international clients, and tutors on the Private Client course of the University of Aberdeen’s Diploma in Professional Legal Practice.

She will lead Shepherd & Wedderburn’s private client offering in Aberdeen and the north of Scotland.

Malcolm Rust, head of Shepherd & Wedderburn’s Private Client team, commented: “We are delighted that a specialist of Gillian’s calibre has joined our growing team. Gillian is a skilled and experienced lawyer, and this appointment further enhances our private client offering to private individuals and families, business owners and entrepreneurs in the north of Scotland. I wish her every success as she embarks on this next stage of her career at Shepherd & Wedderburn.”