Commercial Lawyer specialising in Dispute Resolution, Restructuring and Insolvency. Particular interest in advising Boards, Insolvency Practitioners and non-Scottish Lawyers. Accredited as a specialist in Insolvency Law by the Law Society of Scotland."Eric has the ability to quickly grasp the fundamental issues and he invariably provides solutions, not purely advice."Chambers and Partners 2024‘The senior partner Eric Baijal stands out as one of the go to restructuring and insolvency specialists in Scotland. Client service and responsiveness are very high and in particular the ability to project manage complex legal projects one of the key attributes’Legal 500 2023"Eric Baijal is a tremendous operator: highly knowledgeable and committed to getting results"Legal 500 2022"Eric is a clear strategic thinker and is commercially aware." "He is very knowledgeable, diligent and good with his client base." "Eric is very strong in restructuring and insolvency work, and he is very responsive."Chambers and Partners 2021The rankings noted that ‘his commercial approach and ability to "drive things forward very efficiently" come to the fore in his insolvency practice, which sees him advise on international restructuring projects and handle litigation matters. Clients say: "He's very client and solution focused, with a strong desire to achieve a result." Chambers and Partners 2020‘rapidly becoming the go-to insolvency lawyer in Scotland' Legal 500 2019‘Head of practice Eric Baijal continues to act on a wide variety of cross-border assignments, with a particular focus on insolvency litigation."Chambers and Partners 2018

Partner, Head of Litigation