Law firm profile

Pinsent Masons LLP

Pinsent Masons LLP is an international law firm with offices across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and elsewhere, including three Scottish offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Its Glasgow office is at 120 Bothwell Street in the city centre and is led by a corporate partner who also heads the firm's corporate group in Scotland. The firm acts for companies, investors, financial institutions and public bodies rather than private individuals. Its main practice groups cover corporate transactions, commercial contracts, dispute resolution and litigation, employment and incentives, finance, property, and regulatory work, with sector strengths in energy, infrastructure, financial services, real estate and technology. In Scotland it is listed in Legal 500 Tier 1 for commercial litigation. It does not offer family, criminal, personal injury or private client services for individuals.

Call 0141 567 8400 Visit pinsentmasons.com

Where this firm ranks: 6th for commercial; 5th for dispute resolution in Glasgow, on our editorial shortlists.

Legal services offered in Glasgow

Employment Law

Listed, not in ranked shortlist

The employment and reward team acts for employers on contracts, discipline and grievances, discrimination and equality, senior exits, restrictive covenants, team moves, industrial relations, pay and benefits, gender pay reporting, business transfers and tribunal and court claims. It also handles business immigration and runs subscription based employment law support. The service is aimed at employers and the pages contain no Scotland specific content.

Listed in Tier 3 of the Legal 500 Scotland employment ranking
Dedicated employment and reward service pages for employers
Glasgow office within the firm's Scottish network

Evidence assessed for employment law

Evidence assessed

Specialism focus: Strong
Credentials: Limited
Independent recognition: Good
Glasgow presence: Some evidence
Client feedback: Not assessed
Service clarity: Some evidence

Evidence score (how this works)51/100

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Commercial

Ranked 6th in Glasgow

The corporate group advises companies, investors, management teams and banks on mergers and acquisitions, takeovers, private equity, equity capital markets, reorganisations and governance, with separate commercial, company secretarial and tax teams. The head of the Glasgow office leads the corporate group in Scotland. The service is for businesses and investors only and fees are not published.

Listed in Tier 2 of the Legal 500 Scotland ranking for Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow
Head of Glasgow office Barry McCaig leads the corporate group in Scotland, per the firm site
Full corporate and commercial offering within an international firm

Evidence assessed for commercial

Evidence assessed

Specialism focus: Very strong
Credentials: Limited
Independent recognition: Strong
Glasgow presence: Good
Client feedback: Not assessed
Service clarity: Some evidence

Evidence score (how this works)64/100

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Dispute Resolution

Ranked 5th in Glasgow

The litigation practice handles commercial contract, shareholder, joint venture, earn-out and warranty disputes, negligence claims, securities litigation and arbitration for businesses, investors and public bodies, alongside wider regulatory and investigations work. The firm's service pages describe the practice at a UK and international level and do not set out Scottish court work in detail, though it is listed in Tier 1 of the Legal 500 Scotland commercial litigation table.

Listed in Tier 1 of the Legal 500 Scotland commercial litigation ranking
Dedicated commercial litigation and arbitration service pages
Glasgow city centre office

Evidence assessed for dispute resolution

Evidence assessed

Specialism focus: Very strong
Credentials: Limited
Independent recognition: Very strong
Glasgow presence: Good
Client feedback: Not assessed
Service clarity: Some evidence

Evidence score (how this works)69/100

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Solicitors and team

Named on the firm's own website at the time of verification. Check with the firm who will handle your matter.

Barry McCaig
Partner, Head of Glasgow Office and Head of Corporate (Scotland)
Profile on firm website (opens in a new tab)

Credentials and independent recognition

Independent directories and awards

Legal 500 UK, Scotland: Employment, Tier 3 (edition year not shown on the ranking page) (source)
Legal 500 UK, Scotland: Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow, Tier 2 (edition year not shown on the ranking page) (source)
Legal 500 UK, Scotland: Commercial litigation, Tier 1 (edition year not shown on the ranking page) (source)

Sources and verification

This profile was last verified on 23 October 2026 using the sources below. If anything is out of date, please submit a correction.

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Pinsent Masons Glasgow office: Glasgow address, phone, head of office (checked 23 October 2026)
What we do: service list (checked 23 October 2026)
Corporate: commercial service, Scottish offices (checked 23 October 2026)
Commercial litigation: dispute resolution service (checked 23 October 2026)
Employment and reward: employment service, employer focus (checked 23 October 2026)
Barry McCaig profile: team (checked 23 October 2026)
Legal 500 Scotland: Commercial litigation: Tier 1 (checked 23 October 2026)
Legal 500 Scotland: Corporate and commercial: Edinburgh and Glasgow: Tier 2 (checked 23 October 2026)
Legal 500 Scotland: Employment: Tier 3 (checked 23 October 2026)

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