We are proud to announce that four new Partners are among 15 lawyers who take up their new roles today (Tuesday 1 April 2025) following our latest round of promotions.
The promotions take the total number of Partners in the firm to 53, our highest-ever level.
In this record round of promotions, six lawyers have also taken the step up to Director and a further five lawyers are newly appointed as Associates and Senior Associates across our offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Perth.
Our Managing Partner Alasdair Cummings said: “Our commitment to attracting fine legal talent and offering opportunities for people to progress their careers with Lindsays is unwavering. These well-deserved promotions stand testament to that.
“While our firm continues to grow and evolve, our focus on providing quality, people-first advice remains steadfast.
“That requires good people who embrace the Lindsays way of supporting clients with their personal, family and business affairs. All of our colleagues beginning new roles today fly the flag for that way of working. Each will play their part in our future success.”
Photo [L-R]: Gregor MacEwan, Stephen O'Hare, Rachel Holt, Alastair Smith
New Partners include one who has climbed the ranks after joining Lindsays as a trainee and two who have earned their second promotion in 12 months.
Alastair Smith’s promotion to Partner in the Corporate and Commercial team in Edinburgh highlights the firm’s commitment to ongoing professional development. He joined as a trainee 20 years ago and has been a Director since 2021.
In our Personal Injury team, Glasgow-based Rachel Holt - who was made a Senior Associate just 12 months ago - takes the step up to Partner. She joined Lindsays as a Solicitor in 2018.
Gregor MacEwan becomes a Partner in the Dispute Resolution and Litigation department in Edinburgh. He had been a Senior Associate since 2022, having joined the firm as a Solicitor in 2013.
In Perth, Stephen O’Hare has been promoted to Partner in the Private Client team. He joined Lindsays as an Associate through its merger with Miller Hendry in May 2023 and was made a Senior Associate last year.
Photo [L-R]: Emma Allan, Vanessa Beattie, Lewis Crofts, Lyndsey White, Eilidh Robertson
The six lawyers promoted to Director include three in our Rural – Land & Business Team, two in our Commercial Property team and one lawyer in our Dispute Resolution and Litigation team:
• Eilidh Robertson, Rural - Land and Business, Edinburgh.
• Lewis Crofts, Rural - Land and Business, Edinburgh.
• Lyndsey White, Rural - Land and Business, Dundee.
• Emma Allan, Commercial Property, Perth.
• Vanessa Beattie, Commercial Property, Edinburgh.
• Brian Pollock, Dispute Resolution and Litigation, Glasgow.
In another first, we have three Director promotions in one team which reflects the expertise of lawyers in our Rural – Land & Business team.
Eilidh’s directorship marks her third promotion in four years. Having joined Lindsays as a trainee in 2016, she became a Senior Solicitor in 2021, an Associate in 2023 and a Senior Associate 12 months ago. Lewis, also based in Edinburgh, has been with Lindsays for nine years and was appointed a Senior Associate last year. Dundee-based Lyndsey, meanwhile, joined Lindsays as a Senior Associate through our merger with Miller Hendry in 2023.
Michael Yellowlees, Partner and Head of Rural at Lindsays, said: “As a team and as a firm, we are proud to be able to recognise and reward talent and hard work. I am delighted to see Lewis, Eilidh and Lyndsey taking their next steps as part of the Lindsays family.”
Both our new Commercial Property Directors joined the firm through mergers: Emma Allan (Perth) and Vanessa Beattie (Edinburgh) joined Lindsays via our mergers with Miller Hendry (2023) and MacLachlan & MacKenzie (2012) respectively.
Brian Pollock has been with Lindsays since 2014 when he joined our Dispute Resolution and Litigation team in Glasgow as a Solicitor and he now steps up to Director in that team.
Elsewhere, Kathleen Willis (Personal Injury, Glasgow) and Lindsay Carr (Residential Property, Dundee) have been promoted from Associate to Senior Associate.
Three Solicitors have made the step up to Associate: Paige Burton (Family, Edinburgh), Sean McEntee (Employment, Edinburgh) and Erin Peoples (Residential Property, Dundee).
Our Chair Nina Taylor said: “As a firm, we are proud to be able to recognise and reward talent and hard work. I am delighted to see so many colleagues taking their next steps as part of the Lindsays family.”
Main photo [L-R]: Sean McEntee, Paige Burton, Lindsay Carr, Emma Allan, Lyndsey White, Stephen O'Hare, Gregor MacEwan, Alasdair Cummings, Rachel Holt, Alastair Smith, Eilidh Robertson, Vanessa Beattie, Lewis Crofts, Kathleen Willis, Erin Peoples.
Published 1 April 2025
