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By Scott Wright

LEGAL giant Dentons is relocating in Edinburgh to a flagship development in Haymarket, signalling a big vote of confidence in the city’s office…

TWENTY five years ago this morning (Friday) the Liberian registered tanker Braer was drifting helplessly towards Shetland's shores in horrendous weather conditions. Hundreds of islanders watched in horror as the vessel drifted past Sumburgh and Scatness and eventually grounded...

Claire Armstrong is Scotland managing partner at Dentons – which says it is the world’s largest law firm, present in about 80 countries.

Law at Work finds growing evidence that employers are looking to change their long-term approach to flexible working

Magnus Swanson Law At Work, the Scottish legal firm acquired by London-based Marlowe Group in 2019, has this morning unveiled a trio of acquisitions worth more than £5 million made through its parent company. The firms joining Law At Work, which specialises in employment law, human resources and health and safety, include Youmanage, a Dundee-based HR software provider, in a deal worth £1.25m. Youmanage has been acquired alongside two other firms, ESPHR, an employment law firm and employee...

Strong interest in P&J business breakfast event shining a light on M&A Updated: February 11, 2021, 6:20 pm © Supplied Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Simmons Energy, a division of Piper Sandler, is at the heart of a lot of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity around the world and one of its Aberdeen-based bosses is looking forward to taking part in an M&A-focused online event next week. Managing dire...

Shepherd and Wedderburn lands 20-strong Scottish private client team from Dentons 02 February 2021 Team is led by Glasgow-based partners Eleanor Kerr and Alexis Graham Christine Dodd; Shutterstock Scottish firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has snapped up Dentons’ 20-strong Glasgow private client team, a move that almost doubles the size of its private client practice. The departing Dentons team is led by partners Eleanor Kerr and Alexis Graham, who will continue to be based primarily in Glasgow....

The arrival of the 20-strong team, led by partners Eleanor Kerr and Alexis Graham, both of whom are regarded as leaders in their field, will increase the size of Shepherd and Wedderburn’s private client practice to 46. The team, which joins Shepherd and Wedderburn on 1 April, and will continue to be based primarily in Glasgow, has a strong client base and reputation in the market. It is ranked in the independent legal directory Chambers and Partners, with clients praising the team as “s...