Lindsays completes Miller Hendry merger

30/05/2023
Miller Hendry Chairman John Thom (left) with Lindsays Managing Partner Alasdair Cummings.

SCOTTISH law firm Lindsays has completed its biggest merger to date, growing its team to almost 50 Partners and 300 staff.

The deal to make Miller Hendry part of the Edinburgh-headquartered firm takes effect today (Tuesday May 30th), marking another milestone in its strategic expansion.

It will see former Miller Hendry partners and staff in Dundee, Perth and Crieff transfer to Lindsays, as well as providing their clients with the wider range of legal services available as part of the enlarged firm.

In Dundee – where Lindsays entered the market through its merger with Shield & Kyd in 2012 – the move strengthens its status as one of the city’s major legal players. It takes its team from 60 people – including eight partners – to 82, 11 of them partners.

The move also gives the experienced firm of lawyers for people and businesses its first direct presence in Perthshire, through offices in Perth and Crieff, where former Miller Hendry staff remain.

Managing Partner Alasdair Cummings said: “We are incredibly proud that Lindsays is now a firm of four cities – Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Perth.

“We are delighted to have the former Miller Hendry team joining the Lindsays family, and excited about what the future may hold.

“Bringing the Lindsays brand to Perth is significant for us and we see huge potential in the area for the type of expert, accessible and reliable legal advice which our team provides to support people with their personal, family and business affairs.”

Completion of the Miller Hendry merger, first announced in March, makes a wider range of legal advice and expertise available to the former firm’s clients. Miller Hendry comprised seven partners and about 50 staff.

Lindsays dates back more than 200 years. Its journey of strategic expansion has included similar mergers with Shield & Kyd (2012), MacLachlan & MacKenzie (2012), RSB Macdonald (2015), Aitken Nairn (2018) and Hadden Rankin (2019).

The firm continues to look at opportunities for further growth – including in the Perth area.

Former Miller Hendry Chairman John Thom, who remains as a Perth-based Partner as part of the merger, said: “Becoming part of Lindsays marks the beginning of an exciting chapter.

“For our clients, this merger means they will benefit from a wider range of legal services, while still working with professionals they know and trust.

“Our staff, meanwhile, will now enjoy broader career options, while remaining part of a firm which retains a family feel.”

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