Alan McMillan

Partner @Burness Paull LLP

Alan McMillan is regularly singled out by many legal directories - and his peers - as a leading individual in real estate litigation as well as in general commercial dispute resolution. Specialising in all aspects of real estate disputes, Alan has also been involved in commercial dispute resolution of all types, and has experience of resolving disputes through mediation. He is a CEDR-accredited mediator. His expertise further extends to advisory and dispute resolution work in the areas including construction, planning, contracts, and enforcement. He has signicant experience in arbitration, acting for clients and as adviser to arbitrators, as well as acting as an accredited lawyer arbitrator in all types of commercial disputes. He has a run an extended CIArb seminar series for arbitrators. He is a member of the Law Society of Scotland specialist accreditation panel for arbitration. He is also a member and former Chair of the Property Litigation Association in Scotland. Clients praise Alan for his straightforward approach to often complex and demanding cases.\"simply superb to work with.\" Chambers UK 2009 \"extremely impressive operator\" Chambers UK 2010 \"leader of the pack\" Chambers UK 2011 \"astute, hard-working litigator who knows his way around the market particularly well.\" Chambers UK 2016 \"major player in property litigation in Scotland.\" Chambers UK 2017 \"very approachable and good at explaining technical things in a simple way\" Chambers UK 2018 “exceptionally good” Chambers UK 2019 \"Very personable, knowledgeable, organised and commercially aware; and goes the extra mile to deliver a very professional service\" Legal 500, 2021 \".has a can-do attitude, is so clever, with an encyclopaedic knowledge and an absolute pleasure to work with. Nothing is too much trouble for him.\" Legal 500, 2022 \"Alan McMillan is most impressive. He responds promptly to calls. He renders good client service, and he is commercially aware and kind.\" Chambers UK, 2023