Steven McKinlay

Background

About Steven McKinlay

Singled out by Legal 500 for my “fantastic knowledge base” and “no nonsense and commercial” approach. I have over 23 years’ experience of advising clients across the private, public and quasi-public sectors in a wide range of commercial real estate matters, including acquisitions and disposals, investment, property finance, leasing, development and asset management.An excellent project manager, I have specialist expertise in dealing with complex, large-scale and high-value real estate transactions, often involving large portfolios and with a particular emphasis on the office, retail & leisure, healthcare and student accommodation sectors.I regularly act alongside City and international law firms and for financial institutions in the Scottish aspects of high profile cross-border and international deals, and for public sector clients in connection with major projects involving the reorganisation and restructuring of public sector property portfolios.I am also a member of the firm’s cross-disciplinary restructuring & insolvency team, advising on the property aspects of distressed acquisitions, disposals and restructurings.