Shepherd & Wedderburn re-elects chairman for second term
Paul Hally has been re-elected to serve a second term as chairman of legal heavyweight Shepherd and Wedderburn.
Hally, who was first elected to the position in 2014, will continue to work closely with the Edinburgh-headquartered firm’s other partners and chief executive Stephen Gibb to chart its “strategic direction” over the next three years.
Having joined the firm 33 years ago, Hally served as its chief executive from 1999 to 2004. He has more than three decades’ worth of commercial experience as a partner, advising clients strategically and legally in the funds, financial services, banking and energy sectors.
Hally also acts as a reporter to the Court of Session in Edinburgh on significant corporate transactions, including the demutualisation of Standard Life and the merger of Lloyds Banking Group and Halifax Bank of Scotland.
In addition, he is the convenor of the business policy panel of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
Commenting on the chair- man’s re-election, Gibb said: “Paul has made an immense contribution to the firm’s progress.
“During his 33 years at the firm, Paul has led by example and has been a mentor to many young lawyers who have gone on to become partners at Shepherd and Wedderburn or to lead very successful careers in-house with many of our clients.”