Investment pays off as MacRoberts tops Scottish Business Insider’s SME300

The firm’s turnover grew from £17.96 million to £19.8m, with profits rising from £6.18m to £6.9m.

In other areas of growth for the firm, MacRoberts established Scotland’s first ever corporate defence team headed up by “Lawyer of the Year” (Scottish Legal Awards 2016) John McGovern. The team specialises in the defence of high profile corporate criminal prosecutions raised in Scotland by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.

MacRoberts also continued to attract new clients through competitive tendering, which included retaining their place on the Scottish government legal framework panel and being appointed to act for the government on all contract and commercial matters. Other client wins or re-appointments included Breedon Group plc, City of Edinburgh Council, Fife College, C S Wind, Perth & Kinross Council and the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service.

Managing partner John Macmillan (pictured) said: “Against a backdrop of continuing market uncertainty and political volatility, we have grown our turnover and profit, and generated new business from both new and existing clients.”

He continued: “We are delighted to have come top of the SME300 listing. It has been a really interesting time for the firm, with signs of increased activity in a number of sectors, particularly investments, energy and public sector, and we are looking forward to seeing that continue.”