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students in Glasgow 15 Supporting Scottish economy Brodies’ corporate and commercial advice is worth billions


Brodies’ corporate & commercial team has advised on deals with a value of more than £8.2 billion in 2015, including several of Scotland’s highest-profile M&A transactions across the transport, energy, property, life sciences, publishing, finance and telecoms sectors. Shuna Stirling, Brodies’ Head of Corporate, said: “We are pleased to


Trakke


Our success is in the bag


Ambitious lifestyle bag manufacturer Trakke has embarked on a broad fronted growth plan. The company has recently


moved into bigger premises in Eastvale Place’s fashionable SW3G, taken in its first external investment and launched an exciting new range. Trakke began as a project


when founder Alec Farmer began fashioning bags from recycled materials as a Glasgow School of Art design student. Within just a few years,


Trakke has now emerged as an international growth story, with popular products, overseas customers and major lifestyle brands seeking joint ventures and promotions.


have supported such a wide variety of clients active in almost every sector that is key to the future growth of the Scottish economy.” Also, one of Scotland’s largest


family law teams has joined Brodies LLP from Simpson & Marwick, bolstering the service to clients needing advice on complex and high- value family issues, as well as matters


Growing Together project


Cornerstone responds to the needs of parents and pupils


Over the summer, primary school pupils with additional support needs enjoyed a fun and varied activity programme organised by Cornerstone. Cornerstone responded to the needs of the families they support by organising a series of activities including go-karting, dancing workshops, music therapy and pizza making, as part of their Big Lottery funded project ‘Growing Together’. It was a huge success,


giving parents the opportunity to see their child participate in activities that most of us take for granted. The Growing Together project


is delivered across Broomlea, Croftcroighan, Hampden and Langlands primary schools and provides services for the


Shuna Stirling, Head of Corporate, Brodies


with an international dimension. Partners Shaun George, Richard Smith and Lisa Girdwood are all accredited family law specialists and they bring with them their 12-strong team, including Associates Donna McKay, Lydia McLachlan and Nicola Kerr, senior solicitor Susie Mountain and solicitors Zoe Wray, Rachael Latcham and Louise Borrowman.


Children with additional support needs enjoy a range of activities


families of 200 children with special educational needs. These services include parent


workshops, sibling support groups, crisis support and holiday clubs.


Scottish Government MacRoberts secures two places on framework panels Neil Amner


The law firm that worked on two of the most important Scottish Government contracts in recent times has been appointed to Scottish Government’s legal panel framework which offers multi- million pound opportunities. MacRoberts secured places on


two framework panels, covering corporate and commercial contracts and major projects, after a rigorous competitive tendering process which began over a year ago.


MacRoberts previously worked on the acquisition of Glasgow Prestwick Airport by the Scottish Government and the Forth Bridges maintenance project for Transport Scotland. They have further marked the announcement of their appointment with the addition of one of Scotland’s top transport, environmental and parliamentary expert lawyers as a new partner, in a continuation of their recent


growth strategy. Neil Amner, Deputy President of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, who has moved from DWF, is the seventh new partner to arrive at MacRoberts since October, adding to a near 10 per cent increase in staff in the last year. Further expansion is being


planned now that the firm’s appointment to the Scottish Government’s legal panel framework has been confirmed.


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