Gilson Gray Appoint Craig Darling as Head of Business Restructuring & Recovery

Gilson Gray launched in May 2014 as the largest new launch full service law firm in Scottish history.

With offices in Edinburgh (29 Rutland Square) and Glasgow (160 West George Street), the firm offers specialist legal, property and financial services.  Since launch Gilson Gray have developed a significant market presence with numerous appointments across both office locations.  In addition, Gilson Gray recently acquired two financial advisory businesses in the East and West of Scotland, taking assets under management to a little short of £100M.

Continuing this development, effective 1^st September 2014, Craig Darling has been appointed as Head of Business Restructuring & Recovery.  Formerly of HBJ Gateley and Maclays, Craig was previously at Dundas and Wilson where he was responsible for developing the Restructuring and Insolvency team in the City.  Craig is a specialist with an unquestionable track record in his sector. Craig has regularly acted for the UK’s largest banking institutions and insolvency practitioners both North and South of the border.  He specialises in corporate restructurings, refinancings and turnaround, administrations, receiverships and fixed charge receiverships. He is also an experienced corporate lawyer having represented a wide breadth of corporates over his two decades in practice in leading UK firms.

Based in Gilson Gray’s Glasgow office, Craig will work closely with the firm’s Corporate and Insolvency teams (headed respectively by Derek Hamill, formerly of Young and Partners, and Steven Jansch, formerly Head of Insolvency at Gillespie Macandrew) to offer a significant Corporate Insolvency capability to the Scottish market.

Commenting on the appointment Glen Gilson, Managing Partner, said:

“We are delighted to be able to attract such talent to our business.  Craig has an incredible level of experience in his field and having worked with him previously I have no doubt that Craig is a great fit for Gilson Gray.  His appointment further underlines our commitment to offering the Scottish market a credible and specialist full service alternative to the traditional legal landscape.”

Steven Jansch, Head of Insolvency at Gilson Gray added:

“Craig’s appointment provides an exciting opportunity to capitalise upon our existing strengths in the restructuring and recoveries market.  By adding specific non-contentious corporate restructuring expertise, we feel that our combined capability is as strong as any of the leading teams in the country and we are very excited about the opportunity before us.”

Craig Darling commented:

“To be able to join such a dynamic, entrepreneurial and vibrant firm as Gilson Gray is hugely exciting. I am looking forward to contributing to and being part of the firm’s continued rapid development and success.  As the economy improves the options available to stakeholders in the corporate restructuring market increase which means there shall be exciting opportunities for our rapidly increasing business restructuring team to work with and support our clients.”