A LAW firm has appointed two Edinburgh-based partners as global sector heads as it seeks to boost its international offering.
Pinsent Masons has appointed Julia Maguire, previously Head of Client Relationships in the energy sector as the global sector head role for energy.
This is alongside the appointment of John Maciver, former head of banking for Scotland and Northern Ireland, as the firm’s global sector head for financial services.
Maguire is a transactional construction specialist focused on energy projects in the UK and overseas, advising clients on procurement and contracting strategy implementation.
She leads teams delivering support for clients on energy infrastructure schemes globally.
This includes current advisory roles on multiple offshore windfarm projects in the ScotWind leasing round and the Crown Estate Round 4 leasing round.
Maciver has experience in transactional finance lawyer acting for lenders, borrowers and other loan market participants.
Projects he has advised on include acting for NatWest on their financing of Lone Star’s £111m acquisition of Union Square retail mall in Aberdeen.
Maciver also advised the Scottish National Investment Bank and UK Infrastructure Bank on a £100 million joint credit facility for Ardersier Port owners Haventus.
Katharine Hardie, chair of Pinsent Masons in Scotland, said: “The appointments of Julia and John to these globally significant leadership roles demonstrate the quality of legal expertise we have in Scotland.
“Both have made enormous contributions to our practice over many years and I have no doubt they will be a great success in helping drive our global offering in energy and financial services respectively.”
Pinsent Masons employs more than 3,300 lawyers and support staff in 26 international offices.
Approximately 550 staff are based at the firm’s offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow
