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Legal firm McGrigors has strengthened its Aberdeen office with the appointment of a new partner and three directors.

Real estate expert Rodney Whyte has been made partner and along with Aberdeen-based Tracey Menzies is one of the firm’s 20 partners specialising in commercial property development and construction law.

Rodney Whyte counts CALA amongst his clients and recently played a leading role in advising Ribnort, the developers of the750,000 sq ft international business park ABZ to be built at Aberdeen Airport.

Shirley Allen has been appointed a director in the energy & infrastructure team and with an extensive oil and gas background has advised clients in the upstream and services sectors of the UKCS, US, Europe and the Middle East.

Banking and finance lawyer Richard Scott has been appointed director and specialises in financing in the oil services, maritime, project finance and infrastructure sectors.

The fourth senior promotion sees Jonathan Kirkwood appointed director in the corporate team. Dual qualified in Scotland and England and Wales, Jonathan has worked on a variety of mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint venture and corporate real estate transactions

McGrigors is the largest Scottish headquarters law firm by turnover and with 60 Aberdeen based staff is recognised as the Granite City’s top ranked legal firm in terms of completed transactional value.

John Rutherford, head of McGrigors’ UK corporate team, said: “These appointments recognise the hard work and commitment put in by each individual and underlines our core values of supporting young talent to reach their full potential.

“Most of our Aberdeen partners can trace their legal heritage in the city back more than 20 years and this blend of experience and market knowledge, working alongside this new generation coming up the ranks, offers up one the strongest legal teams of any Aberdeen law firm.”

McGrigors also has offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Belfast, Manchester and London. It is the only UK legal firm with a permanent presence in the Falkland Islands and recently opened an office in Qatar to support UK firms operating in the Middle East.

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