Stuart McMillan
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Banking & Finance
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About
Provided by Stuart McMillan
Practice Areas
Stuart is a finance lawyer, based in the firm's Edinburgh office.
He is dual qualified in Scotland and in England and Wales and has extensive experience working for funders, sponsors and public authorities on project and development finance deals in the UK and overseas.
Stuart has acted on the introduction of some of the most innovative financing models in the UK market including the 'aggregator' and 'bank/bond hybrid' models.
Stuart also has extensive experience in real estate finance and asset-based lending matters.
Career
Trained Shepherd & Wedderburn WS; qualified 2001; DLA Piper 2006; Burges Salmon 2019 to date.
University of Edinburgh (1998 LLB (Hons); 1999 DipLP).
Professional Memberships
Law Society of Scotland
Law Society of England and Wales
Law Society of Northern Ireland
Law Society of Ireland (non-practising)
Chambers Review
UK
Stuart McMillan of Burges Salmon is respected for his expertise in advising clients on project finance issues. He often acts for banks and borrowers on financing involving the energy and infrastructure sectors.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Stuart is an experienced and highly able finance lawyer who is able to apply complex principles and ideas to new sectors in an innovative way to help his clients deliver their projects."
"Stuart McMillan is highly knowledgeable and communicates well throughout transactions. He keeps clients informed, gives solid, pragmatic advice and delivers great results."
"Stuart is extremely responsive and reliable."
"Stuart is an experienced and highly able finance lawyer who is able to apply complex principles and ideas to new sectors in an innovative way to help his clients deliver their projects."
"Stuart McMillan is highly knowledgeable and communicates well throughout transactions. He keeps clients informed, gives solid, pragmatic advice and delivers great results."
"Stuart is extremely responsive and reliable."