Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew announces the promotion of Lorna Balfour to partner in its industry-leading Land & Rural Business team.  Lorna qualified into this team in 2015 and her appointment brings the number of partners in this 25-strong team to six, including Lizzie McFadzean who joined the firm in January.  Lorna has experience in a broad range of rural property matters, in particular the purchase and sale of estates, farms and forestry, carbon sequestration and all aspects of estate management.

Furthermore, the firm has made a round of internal promotions in its Land & Rural Business, Private Client, Energy & Strategic Land, Dispute Resolution, Residential and Commercial Property teams. Tessa Petrides, Caitlin Keegan and Arlene Taylor have been promoted to Legal Director, Melissa Strachan, Conner McConnell and Kevin Sturgeon to Associate, as well as, Laura Fairgrieve, Kirsten Holmes and Sam Conington to Senior Solicitor.  In addition, Gillespie Macandrew has appointed two to Manager positions, in its Finance and HR business support teams.

The announcement of these promotions immediately follows the completion of the firm’s financial year in February, preliminary figures for which indicate another year of strong financial growth.

Chief Executive Officer, Robert Graham-Campbell commented:

“I am delighted to announce these well-deserved promotions within Gillespie Macandrew which further consolidate the extensive depth and breadth of our talented teams in our chosen areas of practice.  They demonstrate the continued success of our investment in developing our people throughout their careers and we thank them for their dedication to the firm and our clients.”

The firm advises clients across Scotland with offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Perth on all areas of land and rural business, private client, commercial real estate, energy, tax and disputes, combining a personal approach with industry-leading expertise.