New Commercial Partner at B+M
17 February 10
Leading Scottish litigation firm Balfour + Manson LLP is pleased to announce the appointment of Ken Ross as a Partner in its Commercial Team.
Ken joins the firm on 1 March 2010, having previously been a Partner and Managing Partner at Burness LLP. Ken has wide ranging experience in commercial development deals, inward investment transactions, PFI/PPP, and infrastructure projects. He has advised clients on major developments such as the Royal Bank of Scotland World Headquarters at Gogarburn, Edinburgh, and has acted for the contractors on the only waste management PFIs to have been completed in Scotland. He has acted for significant inward investors to Scotland within the industrial, electronics, media and services sectors. He has dealt with the Scottish aspects of privatisation work in the transport, defence and energy sectors. He has been ranked in Commercial Property, Environmental, Education, and Health sectors by Chambers, Legal 500 and Legal Experts.
Balfour and Manson Chairman Fred Tyler said “I am pleased to welcome Ken to the firm as part of our continued growth and development. His experience significantly strengthens our commercial capability and will allow us to grow this practice in response to increasing demand from our clients.”
Head of Property Robin Hill said "We are delighted that Ken has joined our Edinburgh office to further strengthen our offering to commercial clients. His experience and reputation as an expert in his field complement our existing service, and he will play a major part in building our business.”
Balfour + Manson LLP has 124 staff based in Edinburgh and Aberdeen. The firm is recognised for its excellence in the litigation, family, private client and charity/’not for profit’ sectors. Clients include The Law Society of Scotland, Fife Council, Kingdom Housing Association, the Educational Institute of Scotland and NUS Scotland.
