Glasgow Chamber president joins Anderson Strathern in firm-wide role

Anderson Strathern has hired Neil Amner as part of its growth strategy across a range of commercial areas including transport, the environment and infrastructure.

Mr Amner, a former partner at MacRoberts and currently president of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, will be a director at the firm and has a legal practice which encompasses the contractual and regulatory aspects of rail (passenger and freight), tram, roads, logistics, bus / coach, aviation, ferry and short sea shipping and harbours operational and infrastructure.

He has acted for a wide range of public and commercial bodies including Transport Scotland, Scottish Power, Port Babcock Rosyth Limited and SEPA on a range of projects.

The appointment sees Mr Amner having a firm-wide role rather than being based in a specific legal team. He will be based in Glasgow, reporting to managing partner Murray McCall, and developing business across several of the firm’s sectors and departments. His role as president of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce means Amner is hugely well-connected in Scotland, the rest of the UK and internationally. He is about to undertake a trade mission trip to China.

Managing partner Murray McCall, said: “The appointment of Neil is fantastic for Anderson Strathern. We have taken the opportunity to bring a hugely experienced and well-known commercial lawyer into our business. The expertise, profile and connections that Neil brings is second to none and the new approach of having a firm-wide role is part of developing business across the firm and not in one specific area.”

Mr Amner said: “I am excited at the prospect of joining a firm like Anderson Strathern which is focused on the ambitions of its clients and its people and provides a fantastic opportunity to develop my key areas of interest. I believe I can make a real contribution to the growth of the firm through the client base and expertise that I have and am looking forward to working with a great range of colleagues.”