Private client specialist Gillian Campbell has joined Shepherd and Wedderburn's Aberdeen office as a partner.
She moves from Burnett & Reid to lead the firm's private client offering in the north-east to individuals and families, business owners and entrepreneurs.
Campbell advises on a range of matters from complex executry work to trusts and inheritance tax planning.
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She is a qualified member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), the global professional association for practitioners specialising in family inheritance and succession planning. She also holds the STEP advanced certificate for UK Tax for international clients, and tutors on the Private Client course of the University of Aberdeen’s Diploma in Professional Legal Practice.
In her new role she will work with specialists in the firm’s rural, corporate and property teams to provide comprehensive support to clients.
Edinburgh-headquartered Shepherd & Wedderburn also has offices in Glasgow and London.
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Malcolm Rust, head of Shepherd and Wedderburn’s private client team, said: “We are delighted that a specialist of Gillian’s calibre has joined our growing team.
"Gillian is a skilled and experienced lawyer, and this appointment further enhances our private client offering to private individuals and families, business owners and entrepreneurs in the north of Scotland. I wish her every success as she embarks on this next stage of her career at Shepherd and Wedderburn.”
