From marking our first year in Perth to catching up with our long-term sponsored athlete, it’s been a busy summer.
Eilish feeds back on her 4th Olympics
Having sponsored Eilish since 2014, we were proud to be supporting her as she competed in Paris 2024, the first Scottish athlete (in the history of track and field) to reach four Olympics!
She tells us a little about her experience there given the challenge she faced recovering from injury:
Q. Did this fourth Olympics feel different?
It did feel a little different. Perhaps I was more appreciative of being there and realising what an achievement it is to make my fourth Games. It wasn't the Games performance I had dreamed of, but I'm incredibly proud to have stood on the start line after such a horrible year of injury.
Q. What was your advice to first-time Olympians?
To soak up the atmosphere and take it all in. I don't think I've ever really acknowledged how incredible it is to be an Olympian. It's not something that many people get to experience - so people should enjoy the moment.
Q. What are your best memories of Paris 2024?
Having spectators back in the stadium was pretty special. Because of COVID, Tokyo 2021, with its empty stands, didn't feel like an Olympics. There's a real buzz when you stand on the start line and hear 70,000 people cheering. To know my partner Michael, my mum and some of my family were in the stadium was also special.
ArTay marks our first year in our Perth office
In the summer of 2023, we opened our first office in Perth, following our merger with legal firm Miller Hendry. One year on, we sponsored the ArTay exhibition of contemporary Scottish art at the Perth Festival of the Arts, as part of our work with the Perthshire community.
ArTay is a highlight of the annual Arts Festival, taking place in a pop-up tented gallery in the outdoor plaza of Perth Concert Hall.
Andrew Diamond, Partner and Head of our Perth office said: “ArTay is a tremendous showcase which represents so much of the vibrancy that, as a local firm, we see in and around Perth.
"We were delighted to play our part in it this year for the first time, as we celebrated our first year of supporting individuals, families and businesses from our own Perth office.”
