Craig Scott Bio

Craig Scott is the firm's chief executive officer, with responsibility for setting the vision and strategy of the firm and running the operations of the business. As CEO, Craig’s focus is on our clients, our strategy and our people. He is a qualified corporate and private equity lawyer and former leader of the firm's Business Services Group. Craig graduated in law from Sheffield University (LLB Hons) and attended Chester College of Law. Craig joined the firm in 2010 having previously worked at two other large international law firms. He has practised as a lawyer for more than 26 years, specialising in corporate transactional work for corporates, management teams and private equity houses before becoming chief executive officer in May 2024. Craig was formerly national head of Hill Dickinson’s Corporate team and, from 2021 to April 2024, head of Hill Dickinson’s largest division, the Business Services Group, incorporating teams such as Corporate and Banking, Real Estate and Construction, Commercial Litigation and related contentious law services and Employment and Pensions. Craig was one of the first solicitors in the North West to hold the corporate finance qualification from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.