Law firm Freeths has strengthened its commercial dispute resolution practice in Scotland with the appointment of experienced litigation specialist Alastair Frood as a partner in its Glasgow office.
Mr Frood joins from Eversheds Sutherland, where he was head of litigation in Scotland and helped develop the firm's commercial litigation practice.
With more than 30 years of experience, he advises clients on complex commercial litigation, financial and regulatory disputes, insolvency-related litigation and professional negligence claims.
Throughout his career, he has also built and led litigation teams at Shepherd and Wedderburn and DLA Piper, developing strong relationships with financial institutions, insolvency practitioners and professional services firms.
Mr Frood has extensive experience handling high-value disputes through the Court of Session, as well as arbitration and mediation.
His appointment continues a period of expansion for Freeths' Glasgow office, following the recent arrivals of commercial dispute resolution partner Jane Dickers, corporate partner Louise Mahon and commercial partner Richard Lockhart.
Freeths is a top 50 commercial law firm representing major clients including Centrica, Aldi, Mercedes-Benz UK, Tarmac, Experian and Lloyds Bank.
The firm is also recognised for representing 555 sub-postmasters in the landmark High Court case against the Post Office and is a certified B Corporation.
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Nick Taylor, joint managing partner of Freeths Glasgow, said: "Alastair’s track record in building high-performing litigation teams and advising on significant, high-value disputes make him an excellent addition to our growing practice.
"His experience and client relationships will play an important role in strengthening our disputes capability in Scotland and enhancing the support we provide to clients operating across the UK."
Alastair Frood said: "The opportunity to join Freeths at this stage in its Scottish growth is a compelling one.
"There is clear alignment between my practice and the firm’s ambition to build a leading disputes capability here, supported by a strong national platform.
"I’m looking forward to working with colleagues across the business to develop the offering further, deepen client relationships and support increasingly complex mandates."
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