Maclay Murray & Spens
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| Limited liability partnership | |
| Industry | Commercial law |
| Founded | Glasgow, 1871 |
| Founder | David Maclay, David Murray and John Spens |
| Headquarters | Glasgow (HQ), Edinburgh, Aberdeen, London |
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Area served
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Scotland and UK |
| Services | Legal advice |
| Revenue | £52.5m (2010)[1] |
| Website | www |
Maclay Murray & Spens LLP is one of the UK's leading commercial law firms and one of Scotland's 'Big Four', with offices in Edinburgh, London and Aberdeen and headquartered in Glasgow.[2]
The firm was founded in 1871 in Glasgow by David Maclay, David Murray and John Spens[3] as the first law firm in Scotland with a specifically commercial practice. Its practice areas now encompass:[4] Banking & Finance; Capital Projects; Commercial Dispute Resolution; Construction & Engineering; Corporate; Oil & Gas; Employment, Pensions & Benefits; EU, Competition & Regulatory; Housing & Care; Intellectual Property & Technology; Planning & Environmental; Private Client; Property; and Tax.
The firm is currently ranked as 'regional heavyweight' by independent directory legal 500 [1], and has Tier 1-ranked expertise within:
General Corporate and Commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow; Corporate Tax; EU and Competition; Banking and Finance; Unit Trusts; OEICS and Investment Trusts; Commercial Property: Edinburgh and Glasgow; Environment; and Property Litigation.[2]
As well as Tier 2-ranked expertise within:
Transport; Commercial Litigation; Insolvency and Corporate Recovery; Employment; Personal Tax, Trust and Executries; Energy (Excluding Oil and Gas); Projects; Education; and Intellectual Property. [3]
One of Scotland's 'Big Four', in 2010 it was listed by The Lawyer as the fifty-fourth largest firm in the UK, with a turnover of £52.5m.[1]
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