MacRoberts has significantly enhanced its regulatory expertise by recruiting acclaimed legal figure and Solicitor Advocate John McGovern as a partner.

He heads a new team of 8 lawyers who have been appointed by MacRoberts to further strengthen the already highly-respected Intellectual Property, Technology & Commercial (IPTC) practice group at the firm.

The new team, which operates Scotland-wide from MacRoberts’ Glasgow office, has expert knowledge in commercial regulatory work, including health and safety, environmental breaches, fatal accident inquiries, corporate homicide and financial irregularities.

This adds significantly to MacRoberts’ wide range of current specialisms, particularly those in regulation and compliance.

The new team marks the first group of criminal law specialists to join the firm in its 160+ year history and it is already working on a large number of major cases.