At Womble Bond Dickinson, our Scottish lawyers act for a broad range of organisations, from financial institutions, lenders and investors to leading Scottish businesses and public sector bodies.
Combining strong local knowledge with the capabilities of an international law firm, our Edinburgh team supports clients across the financial services sector, helping them manage risk, navigate regulation, unlock opportunities, and achieve their commercial objectives. We provide practical legal advice on banking and finance, financial regulation, investment structures, lending transactions and complex financial services matters, delivering solutions in a commercial context.
Our Edinburgh office clients
We advise banks, lenders, financial institutions, investors, fund managers, borrowers and public sector organisations on a broad range of banking and financial services matters. Our Edinburgh financial services lawyers support clients on lending transactions, acquisition and real estate finance, structured finance, financial regulation, debt restructuring and cross-border transactions. We work with clients across the financial services sector to deliver commercially focused advice on complex and high-value matters throughout Scotland, the UK and internationally.
Need legal advice in Scotland?
If you are looking for experienced financial services lawyers in Edinburgh or would like to find out more about our Scottish law firm office and how we can support your banking, finance or regulatory requirements, please get in touch or explore our people profiles.
Community work
All our offices across the UK are committed to making a positive difference in the communities we serve. In Edinburgh, we focus our efforts on supporting The House of Hope, Scotland's first dedicated breast cancer wellbeing and support centre. Solicitors in our Edinburgh office also volunteer as supervisors at the Free Legal Advice Centre in conjunction with Edinburgh University Law School.
Directions
A transport hub with options ranging from plane to tram to car, our Edinburgh office is easy to reach no matter where you are. For detailed directions on how to reach us, please read below.
- By plane: Edinburgh Airport is approximately 30 minutes from the office, and is well served by bus, taxi and tram links to the city centre. The quickest and easiest way to travel into the city centre is by Tram. These run every seven minutes from outside the airport, simply leave the tram at the Haymarket stop. The office is around a 10 minute walk heading east along Morrison Street, past the Edinburgh International Conference Centre and then right into Semple Street.
- By bus: The Airlink 100 bus is a regular express shuttle which runs between the airport and the city. This service runs every 10 minutes during peak hours and every half an hour off-peak. Get off at the stop at Haymarket.
- By train: Haymarket Station is the closest rail station to the Edinburgh Womble Bond Dickinson office. Trains from London and other points south may not extend to Haymarket bus stop at Waverley Station. The office is approximately a twenty five minute walk from Waverley Station.
- By car: From the South - take the A68 to A1 and then turn onto the A720 Edinburgh City Bypass. Take the Lothianburn exit from The City of Edinburgh Bypass/A720. Continue north to Edinburgh city centre till at Tollcross. Turn left into Ponton Street then follow right then left into Semple Street.
- Parking: Congestion within the city centre can be heavy and the use of public transport is advisable. Car parking is also expensive. The closest car park is below Lloyds Bank, opposite the office. Alternatively, Edinburgh also has a number of Park & Ride locations where you can park your car and take one of the regular shuttle buses into the city centre.
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Accessibility
We make every effort to ensure that all of our offices throughout the UK and across the Atlantic are fully accessible for all our clients.
You can find all the accessibility information for our Edinburgh office below.
If you have any queries or concerns regarding accessibility to the building, please do not hesitate to contact us on +44 (0)345 415 0000.
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Directions upon arrival at building: The main entrance door leads into a ground floor lobby. The concierge desk is straight in front of you. The concierge are able to assist, however, individuals can make their way to WBD reception on the first floor.
Lifts: Two lifts.
Wheelchair access: Front door opens automatically during opening hours.
Accessible toilets: One on each floor.
Assistance (reception/security and location): Concierge is located on the ground floor. WBD reception is on the first floor.
Hearing assistance: Yes - Hearing loop.
Guide dogs: Permitted.
Parking: In the basement car park, we have one disabled/badge holder space that we share. Booking is available via the Edinburgh reception.
Disabled/badge holder parking: There is one disabled/badge holder parking space at our Edinburgh office.
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