Law firm Blackadders LLP said Neil Robb, Partner and Head of Commercial Real Estate, has been appointed chairman.

Blackadders LLP is a national law firm with offices in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

“Neil will take up his role and join the board in August,” said Blackadders. “At the same time, Simon Allison,
the Head of the Employment Team, is stepping down from the board after serving a three-year term.”

Robb will join Joint Managing Partners Emma Gray and Ryan McKay, Head of Business Services Kirk Dailly and Head of Private Client Laura McDowall on the Blackadders board.

Robb said: “This is a great honour and I’m delighted to be joining the board and working with the team to continue to grow the firm and achieve our ambitions.

“This role will enable me to help connect the firm across Scotland and work with clients and partners to showcase the full range of services we offer.

“We are determined that Blackadders will always be a great place to work and a lawyer of choice and I’m looking
forward to playing my part in ensuring we continue to deliver on our goals.”

Gray said: “We are delighted that Neil has been appointed as Chairman — he will be a fantastic addition to the board.

“He brings a clear understanding of our strategic vision, a strong commitment to driving it forward and is well-known and respected both within the firm and in the wider profession.”

Robb graduated from Aberdeen University in 1990 and trained and worked in Aberdeen before being a founding partner in the late 1990s of Plenderleath Runcie LLP, a boutique firm focusing on property, business and private client law.

After 20 successful years, Plenderleath Runcie merged with Blackadders in 2019 and Robb became a partner in the Commercial Real Estate department, latterly becoming the department head.