Shepherd and Wedderburn has appointed Alastair Frood as a partner in the Litigation Division. He starts work there today (Monday).

Frood was previously Head of Banking and Finance Litigation at DLA Piper Scotland, where he specialised in banking and finance litigation acting of behalf of banks and building societies in Scotland, as well as debt factors, asset financiers, insurance companies, financial advisers and brokers.

Frood will be joined by assistant Katie Martin and will be based in the firm's Glasgow office.

"I am delighted that Alastair has agreed to join us. He brings with him extensive experience in a wide variety of litigation that banks and other clients in the financial sector are involved in and is a key appointment for both the litigation practice and the firm as a whole," said Patrick Andrews, chief executive of Shepherd and Wedderburn.