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Employment remains a key concern for businesses as firms report improving business conditions across all other measures, according to the latest Addleshaw Goddard Scottish Business Monitor (SBM) report. Overall, while there is a mixed sentiment among responding businesses, there seems to be a modera

Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has been included in The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024. Published in partnership with Business in the Community, the annual list recognises organisations that demonstrate a commitment to gender equality and inclusivity in the workplace.

Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has opened applications for its business accelerator programme, AG Elevate, providing ambitious tech companies with the opportunity to secure a package of tailored legal advice to help them grow at scale. The ten-month programme will provide selected growth-stage businesses wi

An award-winning Chelsea Flower Show garden, visited by King Charles and Queen Camilla, is now inspiring homeless youths 400 miles away in Scotland.

Edinburgh-based Tim Cooper, partner at Addleshaw Goddard LLP, has been appointed as president of R3, the insolvency and restructuring trade body. He will work with R3’s CEO, senior management team and council to help shape and deliver R3’s strategy for the next 12 months and supporting i

Addleshaw Goddard has announced a new partner in Scotland, part of a record promotion round which see 26 lawyers globally step up to partner. Peter Clyde, a member of the firm's construction & engineering team, will join the firm's partnership from 1 May, 2024. Based in the Edinburgh office, Mr

Scottish businesses have delivered their top priorities for any future UK government, according to the latest Addleshaw Goddard Scottish Business Monitor (SBM) report. The survey of around 400 firms from across the economy found that “delivering long-term economic growth” was top of the

Addleshaw Goddard has announced that it is launching a Madrid office with the arrival in May 2024 of all 13 partners and their teams from KWM in Spain. The new office will be led by KWM Madrid managing partner Roberto Pomares.

Addleshaw Goddard remained the top legal adviser for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Scotland last year, according to the latest Experian United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland M&A Review. The firm advised on 21 deals, just ahead of Macdonald Henderson, which took second place with 20

Addleshaw Goddard has recruited Steven McAllister as a partner in its real estate team in Scotland. Mr McAllister, who joins the firm from Davidson Chalmers Stewart, specialises on real estate matters within the energy & utilities sector with wide experience in all renewable technologies, includ

Addleshaw Goddard has continued the growth of its infrastructure and energy team with the recruitment of an experienced new partner in Edinburgh. Euan Wilson, who joins from Dentons, will work closely with the firm's wider Infrastructure and Energy team with a particular focus on infrastructure asse

Nearly half of firms in Scotland have cancelled or delayed planned investments in the past 12 months, according to the latest Addleshaw Goddard Scottish Business Monitor (SBM) report. The gloomy findings come as firms reported deteriorating business conditions across every measure – with more

There is no better way to demonstrate a firm's dedication to 'understanding' their clients' business than to literally walk in their shoes. Here, Gemma Hills, a legal director in the corporate team at Addleshaw Goddard, shares her experience of going on secondment with a key client of the firm, and

Addleshaw Goddard has announced that Andrew Johnston has been elected managing partner in an uncontested election for a term of four years, taking effect from 1 May 2024. Mr Johnston joined Addleshaw Goddard in 2013, to lead the firm's M&A practice in the Middle East. He has been a board member

Addleshaw Goddard has launched a UK-wide pro bono programme dedicated to representing current and former members of the UK armed forces in War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation Tribunals, on behalf of the Royal British Legion. Over the past six months, 30 volunteer partners and lawyers from off