Shepherd And Wedderburn

Shepherd and Wedderburn has reported a 4.1% turnover growth to £59.3 million in the year to 30 April 2021, with profits before partner distributions rising 13% to £25.3m. In recognition of the exemplary resilience, adaptability and commitment shown by colleagues to clients during th

Fiona McKerrell, partner in Shepherd and Wedderburn’s restructuring and business advisory team and a mental health first aider, discusses the importance of mental health. As we enter Mental Health Awareness Week, Shepherd and Wedderburn is launching a collaboration with leading wellbeing servi

Shepherd and Wedderburn’s corporate finance team advised on deals with an aggregate value of £7.1 billion in 2020. The team advised on 75 corporate finance transactions globally (excluding deals for the banking sector) – an increase of 18 per cent on its £6 billion aggregate

Dentons’ Scottish private client team is joining Shepherd and Wedderburn, creating one of Scotland’s largest private client practices and expanding the specialist asset protection, personal tax planning, trusts, executries and succession planning support available to clients. The arrival

Shepherd and Wedderburn’s banking and finance team has reported a busy 12 months, supporting clients with a mix of strong deal volumes and advisory work, despite the ongoing challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the year to 31 October 2020, the team advised clients, including banks

Dundee-based restructuring and insolvency specialists Dunedin Advisory has become an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). Since making the decision to become an EOT, the firm's staff have fully engaged in the goal of strengthening and developing not only the business but their future personal develo

Shepherd and Wedderburn’s corporate finance team has reported strong deal activity with a combined value exceeding £2 billion in the six months fo 31 October 2020. The team has reported a busy first half of the 2020/21 financial year, supporting clients with strong and sustained deal act

Insolvency expert Gillian Carty has been elected chair of law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn. She will chair the firm's board, working closely with her fellow partners and Andrew Blain, Shepherd and Wedderburn’s managing partner, to chart the firm’s strategic direction over the next three

Law firm Shepherd and Wedderburn has reported two per cent turnover growth to £56.9 million in the year to April 30, 2020, with profits before partner distributions down 1.7 per cent to £22.4 million. Shepherd and Wedderburn’s clean energy group reported record revenues during

Peter Alderdice, senior associate in Shepherd and Wedderburn’s banking and finance team and Daniel Boynton, a solicitor in the firm's pensions team, detail how ethical finance can kickstart the green recovery of Scotland's economy after COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic has made one thing a

Shepherd and Wedderburn has promoted corporate finance specialist John Morrison as a partner at the firm.  Mr Morrisons' appointment is part of a tranche of appointments which has seen has construction law specialist Lauren Thomson appointed as a partner and four of the firms' lawyers

Allana Sweeney, senior associate in Shepherd and Wedderburn’s restructuring and business advisory team, discusses how the measures of support implemented to help businesses during the coronavirus pandemic are a spark of hope for firms. Each day brings fresh challenges as a consequence of the C

Shepherd and Wedderburn’s private client team has been accredited as a Gold Employer Partner by Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) in recognition of the firm’s supportive organisational learning culture. The team, which supports clients across the firm’s four UK offic

Shepherd and Wedderburn has established a COVID-19 advisory group, which draws relevant, specialist expertise from across the firm to support clients with informed, pragmatic legal advice on the unprecedented challenges posed by the global pandemic. The group comprises specialists who are leaders in

Shepherd and Wedderburn’s corporate finance team advised on deals with an aggregate value of £6.03 billion in 2019. The team, which was named Corporate and Commercial Team of the Year at the 2019 Scottish Legal Awards, advised on 85 deals globally in the year to December 2019, including