Macdonald Henderson is delighted to be recognised by the Legal 500 as a Leading Firm for ‘Corporate and Commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow’ 2026 – for the twelfth consecutive year.
We are also proud to see individual recognition for our colleagues:
- David Beveridge, Laura McKnight, and Emily Glen-Hencher as Recommended Lawyers 2026
- Emily Glen-Hencher as a Leading Associate 2026
This recognition reflects the hard work and commitment of our team and we are grateful to our clients, contacts and friends in business for your support.
Here’s what some of our clients had to say (collated independently by the Legal 500 research team):
“Our firm have worked with Macdonald Henderson on many cross-border property transactions, and we favour their depth of commercial knowledge across Scotland creating a seamless multi-jurisdictional approach for co-advisers and clients alike.”
“An exceptional team. Highly supportive and with first-class attention to detail. Delivering on time and with excellent communication throughout the process. I have always felt very highly supported and in safe hands.”
“‘The Team at Macdonald Henderson were very knowledgeable of our sector which meant that they had a very good understanding of how any deal should be “shaped”, and in particular what potential pitfalls there might be, and importantly how to avoid these. The team were always on call and were happy to answer all questions no matter how trivial they seemed. They had a willingness to listen to all input.”
“Our firm value their commercial and pragmatic approach led by David Beveridge and echoed by Emily Glen-Hencher, offering a big law outlook with a dedicated and personal service offering.”
“Laura McKnight and David Beveridge. Two outstanding Directors that have been totally reliable and superb. Their dedication to and delivery of excellence, is exemplary, and very highly commendable. A wonderful example of legal professionalism at its best.”
“David Beveridge has the ability to put clients immediately at ease and is able to take a complicated legal problem and explain it to clients in easily understood layman’s terms. Nothing seems to phase him, and he is very good at advising which battles need fighting and which ones should be avoided.”