Harper Macleod
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| Headquarters | Glasgow |
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| No. of offices | 5 |
| Offices | Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness, Lerwick and Thurso |
| Key people | Lorne Crerar, Chairman |
| Date founded | 1988 |
| Founder | Lorne 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.
History
[edit]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]
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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Daring to be different". The Journal. The Law Society of Scotland. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Putting on the style at Harper MacLeod". The Scotsman. 2 March 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Legal firm that aims to be law unto itself". The Scotsman. 13 May 2003. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games sponsor announced". BBC News. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Law firm Harper Macleod expands after 'record' year". BBC News. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Law firm opens office in Thurso". John O'Groat Journal. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Law firm Harper Macleod to merge with Bird Semple". BBC News. 11 August 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ Reid, Scott (11 September 2015). "Harper Macleod pushes into Shetland legal market". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ Reid, Scott (26 September 2016). "Harper Macleod expands northern footprint". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2 May 2018.