Independent Scottish law firm Anderson Strathern has strengthened its senior team with the appointment of one new partner and a new director in the Commercial Real Estate team.

The new hires bring a wealth of expertise across commercial, public sector and rural property, as well as the legal aspects of financial risk, to the firm’s award-winning Commercial Real Estate team which includes 13 specialist partners and four directors.

Edward Gratwick is ranked in the Legal 500 as a ‘rising star’ in property litigation and by Chambers and Partners as ‘up and coming’ in real estate litigation. He returns to Anderson Strathern joining the Dispute Resolution team as a partner. Edward has more than 17 years of experience litigating in property disputes involving commercial landlords, rural estates, public sector and private clients – including high profile public procurement cases and regular appearances in the Court of Session.

Edward is joined by Fallon Spencer, a newly appointed director at Anderson Strathern specialising in commercial property. Since qualifying ten years ago, Fallon has honed her skills across financial risk and property – and has particular expertise in investment portfolios, having advised on a range of investments from student accommodation to the private rented sector.

The appointments serve to strengthen the full-service firm’s Commercial Real Estate department, which supports clients locally and internationally to deliver Scottish-specific aspects of transactions, and to fully manage cross-border transactions.

Over the past 12 months, the team has been involved in several high-profile projects across the hospitality, retail and commercial property sectors in Scotland, both in the UK and internationally, representing a variety of clients.

Murray McCall, Managing Partner at Anderson Strathern, said: “We are building on the success and significant growth achieved during the past 12 months so having the right people in place is key. Fallon and Edward are exceptionally experienced, and I have no doubt they’ll deliver further strength and depth to our commercial real estate team.”