Shepherd and Wedderburn is a leading Scottish-headquartered UK law firm and the only full-service, independent Scottish legal practice of scale with a London office.

Establishing long-standing relationships of trust, rooted in legal advice and client service of the highest quality, is our hallmark.

Founded in 1768, Shepherd and Wedderburn has been at the forefront of innovation in all the key sectors of the economy – from the expansion of Edinburgh’s financial services sector to, more recently, our work with Scotland’s first tech unicorn and on landmark clean energy projects. Our focus has always been firmly on the future, and on ensuring we maintain our proud tradition of supporting innovation, economic growth and international commerce.

Our lawyers are currently advising organisations active in more than 120 overseas jurisdictions and we are privileged to work with organisations and individuals in Scotland, the UK and abroad who are leaders in their industries and sectors.

Shepherd and Wedderburn is a people business that values and rewards the contribution of colleagues across the firm. We are proud of our inclusive and collaborative culture, both internally and when working with clients, and are committed to encouraging and supporting diversity and social mobility.

• Year this Office was Established: 1768
• Number of Offices Worldwide: 4
• Lawyers Worldwide: 310

Languages: Danish, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Urdu and Welsh

Notable

• Asset Based Finance
• Banking, Finance and Restructuring
• Charities
• Commercial Dispute Resolution
• Construction and Special Projects
• Corporate
• Corporate Tax
• Economic Regulation
• Employee Share Incentives
• Employment
• Equity Capital Markets
• EU and Competition
• Information Management and Data Protection
• Intellectual Property
• Investment Trusts
• Mining and Resources
• Oil and Gas
• Pensions
• Pharma and Lifesciences
• Planning and Environment
• PPP
• Private Client
• Privately Owned Business Solutions
• Professional Negligence
• Public Law
• Real Estate
• Regulation and Markets
• Renewables (on-shore and off-shore)
• Technology, Media and Telecoms
• Utilities

• The firm acts for corporate, commercial, public sector and private clients throughout the UK and abroad. Their impressive and expanding client base includes not only large, well-known organisations but also small and medium-sized enterprises, based both in the UK and increasingly further afield.Clients include:-
• Applus
• Gamesa
• Bord Gais Eireann
• Covanta
• Navitus Bay
• Kyowa etc
• Petroceltic International
• RREEF
• Aberdeen Asset Management
• Alliance Trust
• NAGE/Clydesdale Bank
• Ministry of Defence
• John Lewis
• Amber Infrastructure
• Baillie Gifford
• Bowleven
• British Land
• Byzak
• Chivas and Pernod Ricard
• Cairn Energy Group
• EEA/Leaf Clean Energy/Trading Emissions, Heineken
• J Sainsbury's plc
• London Development Agency
• Mainstream Renewable Power
• Numis Securities
• The Royal & Ancient
• Scottish Enterprise
• ScottishPower
• Sir Robert McAlpine
• Taylor Wimpey
• TEVA
• The Actuarial Profession
• The Miller Group