A boutique legal studio built on decades of corporate and commercial expertise has launched in Dundee.
Attuned is founded by Campbell Clark and Kirk Dailly, who bring an extensive track record of supporting innovative and ambitious businesses through mergers and acquisitions, investment transactions and commercial contracts. Their experience is complemented by significant board-level strategic expertise and among the broadest employee-ownership experience in the UK.
The niche practice, the only one of its kind in the region, will support ambitious growth companies operating in sectors including technology and innovation, video games and interactive media, life sciences, and investment. The company aims to support clients ranging from scale-ups to established multinational businesses operating at the cutting edge of technology, as well as the investors who back them.
Campbell said, “We want to work with companies that have a passion for innovation and ambitions for growth. Whether large or small, we will support them throughout their journey, providing strategic guidance that helps them build, deal and scale.
“Scotland is home to a wealth of outward-looking businesses operating nationally and internationally. Drawing on our experience of building global connections, we can provide the legal and commercial expertise they need to succeed on the world stage.
“I’ve always believed that, for Dundee to grow and develop successful businesses within global markets, it needs a strong professional services community. We exist to give clients what they deserve: lawyers who think like founders, business owners and investors.”
Kirk added, “By focusing on our specialist areas of expertise and interest, we wanted to create something different – collaborative outside counsel that functions like in-house counsel and a genuine extension of our clients’ teams.
“We go beyond legal advice. Our board-level experience across a range of organisations allows us to bring a strategic perspective that helps clients make better decisions as their businesses evolve.
“We know that our clients often need to move quickly. By working as an embedded part of their team, we remove legal friction, and our deliberate use of legal technology and AI allows us to focus on delivering the commercial and sector insights that make the real difference.”
Born and bred in Dundee, Campbell and Kirk have chosen to base Attuned at the city’s Water’s Edge development, a hub for high-growth businesses and creative enterprises.
Kirk added, “Water’s Edge, and Dundee more broadly, embodies the entrepreneurial ecosystem we want to support and is home to a vibrant community of dynamic, ambitious businesses.
“For a city of its size, Dundee consistently punches above its weight. Yet there remains enormous potential for further growth, supported by significant efforts across both the public and private sectors.
“As that ambition grows, there is a corresponding need for professional services to match – services that understand the realities of building and scaling a business and are genuinely aligned with clients’ goals.”
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With 30 years’ experience in corporate and commercial law, Campbell has advised on hundreds of transactions – M&A, investments, joint ventures, MBOs and employee ownership transitions – across the UK and internationally. Through executive and non-executive board roles and advisory positions, Campbell has navigated the same governance, succession and stakeholder challenges his clients face, allowing him to forge a perspective from both sides of the table. With extensive international experience, he has built lasting relationships with innovative businesses at every stage, from founding teams to multinationals, driven by a love of business and seeing his clients succeed.
Kirk is a leading corporate and commercial lawyer with over 20 years’ experience advising ambitious businesses and entrepreneurs across tech, video games, life sciences and beyond. He immerses himself in his clients’ industries, forming a genuine part of their teams as they build and scale. Whether advising on a sale to an international buyer, negotiating a complex licensing deal or advising a board on its next stage of growth, Kirk brings the same practical, forward-looking perspective – always built around what clients are actually trying to achieve.
For more information, visit www.attuned.law
