THORNTONS LAW - Key Persons
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- Partner
- Partner / Glasgow
Aimee is a Partner in the Commercial Real Estate team at Thorntons, having joined the firm as a Trainee Solicitor in 2013.
Aimee is involved in a wide range of commercial property & construction transactions. She has a particular interest in the Education and Healthcare sectors, acting for a number of higher and further education institutes as well as a range of healthcare providers in development projects. In addition, Aimee is a member of the firm's banking team and deals with a variety of secured lending transactions, acting for both borrowers and lenders particularly those involving development and construction.
Aimee provides an excellent service and is very efficient, dealing with all matters promptly. We receive valuable advice through clear and concise communication.
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- Senior Solicitor
- Solicitor
- Solicitor / Forfar
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- Legal Director
- Key Member of Our Private Client
- Legal Director / Edinburgh
With almost 20 years' experience, Alan is a key member of our Private Client team in Edinburgh. He advises individuals and families on a range of issues and planning matters including Wills, Powers of Attorney, Executries and Inheritance Tax Planning, and he has a particular interest in matters involving adults with incapacity.
Alan's pragmatic and sympathetic approach is welcomed by clients, at what can often be a very difficult time. He deals with matters quickly, efficiently and with the minimum of fuss to help clients conclude everything.
Alan is an Accredited member of The Association of Lifetime Lawyers.
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- Property
- Senior Solicitor / Dundee
- Senior Solicitor Dundee / Residential Property
A Senior Solicitor in our Residential conveyancing team, Alex advises individual and commercial clients on the legal process of buying and selling property in Scotland, including re-mortgages, title transfers and those interested in the buy to let market. She is also able to advise first time buyers through the First Home Fund and those using the Help to Buy scheme.
Working alongside Steven Drake, Alex is able to provide advice and support to assist individuals and companies who are seeking to buy or sell property in both Scotland and England.
Alex is acutely aware of the stresses that come with buying and selling property, so her clients appreciate her open and transparent approach.
Moving home can be one of life's most stressful events but, for those re-locating from England or Wales to Scotland, the separate…
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- Solicitor
- Solicitor / Dundee
Working alongside Sandra Sutherland, Lynne Sturrock and Elaine Sym, Alice is a Solicitor in our Family team.
Based in Dundee, Alice advises clients on a variety of family law matters including separation, divorce, cohabitation claims, and contact/residence issues in relation to children. She is experienced in representing clients in Sheriff Courts across Scotland.
Before joining Thorntons, Alice volunteered at a child contact centre in Dundee with Relationships Scotland where she also gained experience in advising on contact and residence claims.
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- Senior Solicitor
- Senior Solicitor / Dundee
Alison joined Thorntons in 2004 and works in our Dispute Resolution and Claims Department. She deals with a vast range of litigation matters on a daily basis with an expertise in property disputes.
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- Associate
- Associate / Dundee
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- Partner
- Formerly President of St Andrews Business Club
- Intellectual Property Partner
Alistair has over 15 years of experience as a specialist commercial legal adviser. He works across all areas of commercial law, advising clients on corporate structures and governance; growth and exit strategies; private equity; commercial negotiation strategies; and intellectual property (IP) protection and commercialisation strategies.
Whilst Alistair has a wide client base, he is extremely experienced in working with early stage technology businesses and companies targeting accelerated growth strategies. He also works with investors who provide funding to early stage companies and he co-founded EOS Technology Investment Syndicate.
Alistair also specialises in IP licensing and works with a number of companies which have worldwide IP portfolios with international licensing regimes. In terms of this area of work, Alistair is often involved in working with clients to protect and enforce their IP rights in international jurisdictions.
Alistair has repeatedly been described by clients as being someone who is an "integral member" of their team and whose advice goes "well beyond the purely legal because he is so well versed in [the client's] business". Also considered to be "experienced, pragmatic and articulate" and being an "excellent source of realistic advice showing an understanding of the client's context" Alistair adopts a consistent objective in every case: to help make our clients as successful as possible.
As well as being a member of EOS Technology Investment Syndicate, Alistair is formerly President of St Andrews Business Club and Chairman of BID St Andrews Limited (an elected and regulated Business Improvement District Company).
Alistair has a finely tuned commercial awareness that makes him ideally placed to advise a range of brand owners.
Alistair Lang is a Corporate, Commercial and Intellectual Property Partner at Thorntons Solicitors, represents some of Scotland's biggest…
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- Associate / Perth
- Associate Perth / Residential Property
- Member of Our Perth Property Team
A member of our Perth property team, Allison has over 21 years' experience with particular expertise in the area of residential property and conveyancing.
Her practical approach to buying, selling, mortgaging, remortgaging and property ownership in general has seen her reputation in the region grow.
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- Accredited Specialist in Employment Law
- Employment Solicitor
- Law Solicitor
- Partner / Dundee
- Partner Dundee / Employment
Amy is an experienced employment law solicitor having specialised in this area since commencing her career with Thorntons. She advises clients in all areas of employment and discrimination law. Her pragmatic approach seeks to achieve the best outcome for clients when dealing with employment and HR issues.
She has wide experience dealing with all areas of employment law including disciplinary and grievance matters, discrimination, collective consultation/industrial relations, performance management, ill health and absence, drafting and reviewing employment documentation, reorganisations/redundancy situations, and termination of employment/exit packages. She also represents both employees and employers in the Employment Tribunal.
Amy has a particular interest in TUPE and is the lead employment advisor in our healthcare team, working closely with the team to advise clients on the legal and practical employment and TUPE aspects of acquisitions and sales in the healthcare sector as well as employment and HR advice post-purchase. Amy also works with our land and rural business, commercial property and wider corporate teams to advise on employment and TUPE issues arising from acquisitions and disposals.
Her client base includes senior employees, universities, colleges, manufacturing and high-tech companies, the healthcare sector and SMEs.
Amy regularly provides in-house training to clients, presents at external events and comments on employment issues for the press. In particular, she frequently speaks at dental industry events about employment law and HR issues.
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- Solicitor
- Solicitor / Edinburgh
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- Senior Solicitor
- Senior Solicitor / Edinburgh
A Senior Solicitor in our Commercial Real Estate team in Edinburgh, Andrew joined Thorntons after completing his traineeship in Glasgow.
He advises both private individual s and business clients on a range of Commercial Property matters including: commercial leasing, secured lending transactions, and commercial purchases and sales- including option agreements.
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- Associate
- Associate / Edinburgh
- Employment
With 15 years experience gained in major commercial practices in the Central Belt, Andrina joined Thorntons Commercial Real Estate team in 2015.
Working primarily in property acquisition and disposal, leasing, property portfolio management and security work, she has advised clients including major shopping centre owners and the main lending institutions.
Andrina has a particular interest in property investment and has expertise with a variety of investment vehicles ranging from niche commercial property investors and developers to institutional investors.
Outwith legal practice, Andrina has experience as non-executive director of organisations in the commercial and charity sectors.
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- Legal Director
- Legal Director / Perth
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- Estate Agency
- Property Manager / Cupar
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- Executry Manager / Inverness
- Paralegal
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- Property Manager / Anstruther
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- Paralegal
- Senior Executry Manager / Cupar
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- Paralegal
- Senior Executry Manager / Arbroath
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- Personal Injury Paralegal / Dundee
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- Trainee Solicitor / Dundee
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- Conveyancing Paralegal / Dundee
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- Trainee Solicitor / Dundee
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- Senior Solicitor
- Solicitor
Colin has been Chairman since December 2016, following over 30 years as one of Scotland's most respected property solicitors.
Elaine Sym - Chief Legal Officer
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- Senior Solicitor
- Solicitor
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- Trainee Solicitor
- Property
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Working closely with the firm's Directors and legal Department Heads, Gordon leads the firm's operations focusing on people and organisational performance.
Graeme has responsibility for our finance function, which includes ensuring Thorntons complies fully with the Law Society of Scotland's Account Rules
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- Senior Solicitor
- Solicitor
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- Associate
- Senior Associate
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- Senior Solicitor
- Solicitor
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- Senior Solicitor
- Solicitor
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- Senior Solicitor
- Solicitor
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- Senior Solicitor
- Solicitor
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- Director of Marketing & Client Experience
Jane is responsible for the marketing function across our legal, investment and estate agency services.
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- Associate
- Senior Associate
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- Director of Risk Management
Jenny is responsible for building our risk-aware culture and ensuring compliance with Law Society of Scotland requirements.
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- Senior Solicitor
- Solicitor
Supported by the leadership team and fellow Partners, Lesley leads the firm through growth and operational strategies as well as financial management and planning.
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- Associate
- Senior Associate
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- Associate
- Senior Associate
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- Professional Support Lawyer
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- Senior Solicitor
- Solicitor
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- Director of Office Services
Oonagh is responsible for the smooth operation of our offices and facilities, with overall management of our office services staff.
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- Associate
- Senior Associate
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- Senior Solicitor
- Solicitor
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- Senior Solicitor
- Solicitor
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- Senior Solicitor
- Solicitor
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- Director of Technology and Transformation
Sarah heads up our IT Department, responsible for the successful implementation of our effective practice management systems.
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- Senior Solicitor
- Solicitor
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- Senior Solicitor
- Solicitor
Susan leads the firm's People Strategy to further strengthen Thorntons' culture, engagement and employee value proposition.
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- Senior Solicitor
- Solicitor
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- Senior Solicitor
- Solicitor
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- Associate
- Senior Associate