Legal firm Pinsent Masons has been named the Firm of the Year in the Real Estate category of the respected Legal 500 rankings.
Legal 500 decides it rankings based on thousands of interviews with law firms, their clients and in-house lawyers to pinpoint the most capable UK law firms operating at the top of their game.
Pinsent Masons’ Real Estate lawyers work across the commercial property sector advising clients on development issues, investment opportunities and risk, finance, dispute resolution, planning and consents and tax issues.
A team of around 100 Real Estate lawyers are based in Pinsent Masons three Scottish offices and in Aberdeen the team is led by partner Rodney Whyte.
The firm have been at the centre of a number of multi-million pound property transactions in the last year and in Aberdeen it has represented CALA Homes in acquiring various north-east sites, and property development company ABZ Development Ltd in the sale and letting of units at ABZ Business Park at Aberdeen Airport.
Rodney Whyte said: “Legal 500 sets the benchmark for legal firm and informs potential clients as to their professionalism and deliver of legal services across all sectors. It is encouraging that Pinsent Masons was found to be operating at the highest level in providing a first class service to real estate clients.”