Harper Macleod

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Harper Macleod LLP
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Headquarters Glasgow
No. of offices5
OfficesGlasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness, Lerwick and Thurso
Key people Lorne Crerar, Chairman
Date founded1988
FounderLorne Crerar, Rod McKenzie
Company type Limited liability partnership
Website https://www.harpermacleod.co.uk/

Harper Macleod LLP is a Scottish law firm, headquartered in Glasgow.

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History

In 1988, Lorne Crerar and Rod McKenzie co-founded a new law firm called Harpers, which later took over another corporate law firm to become Harper Macleod. [1] [2] In 1990 the firm moved to a headquarters building in Gordon Street, Glasgow. In 2003 moved their Edinburgh office to Melville Street. [3] By 2008 the firm had 45 partners and 115 staff. [2]

Lorne Donald Crerar is a Scottish lawyer who is co-founder & chairman of Harper Macleod and chairman of Highlands and Islands Enterprise. He was Professor of Banking Law at the University of Glasgow's School of Law 1997–2015. He was convener of the Standards Commission for Scotland 2003–2005 and chaired an independent review into the handling of complaints about public services.

In September 2011 the firm were announced as the first to sponsor of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, as a tier two partner deal, thought to be worth around £1million. [4] The firm acted as legal adviser for the 2014 games. [5]

The firm opened offices in Thurso in 2012. [6] In August 2014, the firm announced that it was taking over private client firm Bird Semple. [7] In September the firm announced that it had acquired a practice in Shetland, taking the number of people in the company to almost 400. [8] In 2016 they took over the Inverness practice Allan & Shaw. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Daring to be different". The Journal. The Law Society of Scotland. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Putting on the style at Harper MacLeod". The Scotsman . 2 March 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Legal firm that aims to be law unto itself". The Scotsman. 13 May 2003. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games sponsor announced". BBC News . 8 September 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Law firm Harper Macleod expands after 'record' year". BBC News. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Law firm opens office in Thurso". John O'Groat Journal. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Law firm Harper Macleod to merge with Bird Semple". BBC News. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Reid, Scott (11 September 2015). "Harper Macleod pushes into Shetland legal market". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Reid, Scott (26 September 2016). "Harper Macleod expands northern footprint". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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