Kimberley Smart and Gordon Wallace are both promoted to partner, and Stacey Grubb, Michael Leith and Grant Mills are promoted to associate solicitor.

Kimberley Smart is based at the firm’s Inverurie branch, where she helms the office as branch principal.

Gordon Wallace has considerable experience of purchase, sale and lease transactions in the renewable energy, office, hospitality, industrial and rural markets.

Stacey Grubb joined the firm’s Private Client department in 2022 after completing her traineeship at a well-respected local firm. A graduate of RGU, Stacey will continue to specialise in wills, trusts and executry practice.

Michael Leith works in RCCW’s corporate and employment departments where he assists clients in matters including acquisitions and disposals, shareholder relations, employment contracts, policies and wider employment law matters.

Grant Mills specialises in residential conveyancing and has extensive knowledge of the Aberdeen property market.

Managing partner Callum McDonald said: “We congratulate Kimberley and Gordon on their promotion to Partner as we continue to expand the firm in our core area of property work. Congratulations are also due to Stacey, Michael and Grant on their well-deserved promotions, which are testament to their hard work and abilities across the range of legal services which we provide.

“These promotions reflect the firm’s ongoing commitment to supporting and developing local talent, and are very fitting as the firm looks forward to celebrating 20 years as the merged RCCW. I am confident that they will continue to offer first class service to new and existing clients and help us to continue to support clients across the region.”