BURNESS Paull has announced the promotion of four lawyers to partner.
The newly appointed partners are Louise Chambers (real estate), Stephen Farrell (dispute resolution), Karen Manning (construction and projects) and Liam Young (pensions).
Louise Chambers advises clients in the real estate sector and is said to have a particular focus on residential and commercial development, including regeneration and finance projects, and the telecommunications sector.
Stephen Farrell is an experienced commercial litigator who acts for both public and private sector clients on a range of contentious property issues, as well as providing dispute and regulatory advice to clients in the sports sector.
A construction law specialist, Karen Manning is regularly involved in advisory work, particularly for the education, housing, office, retail, and leisure sectors. She has recently been advising clients on building safety considerations and provides support to the wider firm on construction issues in commercial transactions.
Liam Young acts for employers, trustees, and providers on pensions issues. Burness Paull explained that he has particular expertise advising on corporate transactions, complex documentation and benefit issues, de-risking and scheme wind ups, contentious matters, and scheme rescues.
The four new partners take the total number of partners at the firm to 89 and are among 71 promotions effective from the start of August – including nine directors, 13 senior associates, 18 associates, and 17 senior solicitors – across Burness Paull’s practice areas and business functions in its offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
Peter Lawson, chair at Burness Paull, said, “The promotion of Louise, Stephen, Karen and Liam to partner recognises the specialist expertise they have honed in their respective areas over a number of years, and the valuable contribution they are making to clients, their teams and the wider firm.
“We are committed to investing in our people at all levels, blending the growth of homegrown talent with our lateral hiring programme that has brought in exceptional individuals to strengthen and diversify key practice areas. This is key to ensuring our clients receive the best possible advice and delivering on our ambitious growth strategy.”
