Paul Hally re-elected chairman of Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Paul Hally has been re-elected by his partners to serve a second consecutive term as chairman of Shepherd and Wedderburn.

Mr Hally, who was first elected to the position in 2014, chairs the Shepherd and Wedderburn board and will continue to work closely with his fellow partners and chief executive Stephen Gibb to chart the firm’s strategic direction over the next three years.

In addition to his role as chairman, Mr Hally, who joined Shepherd and Wedderburn in 1984 and served as the firm’s chief executive from 1999-2004, continues to build on his reputation as one of Scotland’s foremost corporate lawyers. He has over 30 years’ commercial experience as a partner, advising clients strategically and legally in the funds, financial services, banking and energy sectors. These include Cairn Energy, most notably advising on the company’s UK stock market listing and the listing of its Indian business, and Lloyds Banking Group.

Mr Hally also acts as a reporter to the Court of Session on significant corporate transactions, including the demutualisation of Standard Life and the merger of Lloyds Banking Group and Bank of Scotland. In addition, he is the convenor of the business policy panel of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

He said: “Stewardship of Shepherd and Wedderburn is a great privilege and honour. Ensuring that our clients and staff realise their plans and achieve their ambitions is fundamental to what we do.

“Our success has been achieved through the quality of the legal services provided by our people and the relationships of trust that we have built with our clients over many years.”

Mr Gibb added: “Paul has made an immense contribution to the firm’s progress and to helping clients achieve their objectives by ensuring that we continue to provide relevant legal services of the very highest quality. He is someone that clients trust implicitly and that has set the bar for the level of service the firm delivers.”