DUNDEE law firm Blackadders has taken a partner from Harper Macleod as it looks to build its fledgling Glasgow office.
Stephanie Carr, who has been at Harper Macleod for the past 15 years, will lead Blackadders’ Glasgow base, which launched in April this year after the firm took over two-partner practice Boyle Shaughnessy.
Ms Carr specialises in litigating personal and corporate insolvency cases and regularly advises on the recovery of secured and unsecured debt.
While she will continue to focus on this practice area, Ms Carr has also been tasked with growing the firm’s Glasgow base, which is now home to three partners.
“It’s an exciting time of growth for the firm,” she said.
“My new role will be focused on building on the diverse client base already established here and using my 15 years’ experience of practising law in Glasgow to ensure their dispute resolution needs can now be met in-house.
“I believe the market is receptive to a respected Scottish firm such as Blackadders expanding in the west coast and fully expect that within a reasonably short period of time we can strengthen the brand in the business community by delivering exceptional service and expertise to individuals.”
The firm’s managing partner Johnston Clark said the hire of Stephanie is “a further statement of intent about our intention to strengthen our presence in Scotland’s major cities”.
Prior to the Glasgow launch, all Blackadders offices were based on the east coast of Scotland.
Having started out as a Dundee firm, it also has bases in Aberdeen, Arbroath, Edinburgh, Forfar and Perth.
The firm entered Edinburgh in 2013 via a tie-up with McKay Norwell and opened in Aberdeen the following year through the acquisition of local firm Adam Cochran.
It followed those deals with the addition of Perth-based Condies and Edinburgh sole practitioner Colin Blaikie later in 2014.
Blackadders turned over £10.2m in the year to March 2015, the most recent year for which figures are available.
At the end of the same year the firm had bank loans totaling £2.1m with terms varying from six months to 20 years and interest rates ranging from 1.31 per cent to 5.58 per cent.
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