Dickson Minto

Dickson Minto is a leading Scottish law firm.

According to The Lawyer, Dickson Minto is the 76th largest firm in the United Kingdom.

Dickson Minto established a formal alliance with New York-based international law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher which is well known for its investment fund, bankruptcy, corporate and securities work. The two firms plan to cooperate on servicing clients under UK and US law, as well as utilizing Willkie's network of European offices.

Dickson Minto has been growing in prominence over the last few years. While it was indubitably affected by the economic downturn, it has nonetheless seen profits in the region of £36 million since 2010 as a result of its private equity client base regaining confidence.^[1]

In a survey from 'The Lawyer' online, Dickson Minto was voted as the sixth biggest firm by turnover in Scotland and the highest paying firm in Scotland per revenue per partner.^[2]

Origins

The firm was founded in 1985 by Alastair Dickson and Bruce Minto, two former partners from rivals, Dundas & Wilson.

Offices

Dickson Minto's head office is in Edinburgh, and it also has a smaller office in London.

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Legal firms of Scotland

*English firms with significant Scottish presence

Firms	Anderson Strathern Brodies Burness Paull Burnett and Reid CMS Cameron McKenna* (Dundas & Wilson) Dickson Minto DLA Piper* DWF* Harper Macleod HBJ Gateley* Irwin Mitchell* Ledingham Chalmers Lindsays Maclay Murray & Spens MacRoberts McClure Naismith Mitchells Roberton Morton Fraser Pinsent Masons* (McGrigors) Shepherd and Wedderburn (Tods Murray) Turcan Connell

Professional Bodies	Law Society of Scotland Society of Advocates in Aberdeen Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow Solicitors in the Supreme Courts Writers to the Signet

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Current	Addleshaw Goddard Allen & Overy Anderson Strathern Ashurst Asons BLM Berwin Leighton Paisner Bird & Bird Blake Morgan Bristows Brodies Browne Jacobson Burges Salmon Burness Paull Clifford Chance Clyde & Co CMS Cameron McKenna Co-operative DAC Beachcroft Dentons¹ Dickson Minto DLA Piper² DWF Eversheds Farrer & Co Fieldfisher Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Gowling WLG³ Herbert Smith Freehills Hill Dickinson Hogan Lovells² Holman Fenwick Willan Ince & Co Irwin Mitchell King & Wood Mallesons Lewis Silkin Linklaters Macfarlanes Maclay Murray & Spens Mishcon de Reya Mills & Reeve Nabarro Norton Rose Fulbright Olswang Osborne Clarke Pinsent Masons QualitySolicitors Reynolds Porter Chamberlain Shepherd and Wedderburn Simmons & Simmons Slaughter and May Squire Patton Boggs² Stephenson Harwood Taylor Wessing TLT Travers Smith Trowers & Hamlins Turcan Connell Watson, Farley & Williams Withers

Defunct	Addleshaw Booth Barlow Lyde & Gilbert Cobbetts Denton Wilde Sapte Dickinson Dees Dundas & Wilson Halliwells Hammonds Herbert Smith Lawrence Graham McGrigors Salans¹ Semple Fraser SJ Berwin SNR Denton² Theodore Goddard Wragge & Co Wragge Lawrence Graham

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