Gary Grigor
Partner
Areas of Expertise
Gary is a Partner in our Banking team and co-heads the wider Leeds office alongside Chris Drabble.
He acts for borrowers, lenders and trustees on real-estate finance related arrangements, with a renowned specialism in social housing finance.
He has extensive experience of advising on a range of financial instruments and arrangements, including syndicated and bilateral loan facilities; facility restructurings; mergers; group collapses; intra-group funding; interest rate derivatives; private shelf facilities, and high-value private bond issues.
Directories
Named as Leading Individual in Legal 500 – 2025
Ranked as Band 2 in The Chambers UK Legal Guide – 2025
Education
Gary graduated from Durham University with BA (Hons) in Economics and Politics, before completing his CPE at the College of Law in York and the LPC at BPP in Leeds.
Testimonials
Legal 500‘Gary Grigor is the standout partner for me. His industry knowledge and insight is second to none and gives robust advice with a friendly demeanour. He takes the time to know our entire loan portfolio so that when negotiating something new, he knows immediately whether it is a good fit and can highlight any variations from the ‘norm’ so that our time as the client can be spent focused on the points we need to understand and commercially negotiate.’
Legal 500Gary Grigor is extremely knowledgeable and always readily available to discuss matters, whether it be the commercial big picture or an intricate point of detail. He is a strong negotiator, achieving excellent results in negotiations with minimal client input required.’
Chambers and Partners‘Gary is noted for his great stakeholder management when negotiating deals for clients, as well as his very personable and easy-going manner.’
Chambers and Partners‘Gary is acknowledged for his excellent sector knowledge.’
Get in touch
| 0113 733 7027 |
| 07590444844 |
| gary.grigor@devonshires.co.uk |
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Leeds Office
Devonshires Solicitors LLP First Floor, No 1 Whitehall Riverside, Whitehall Road Leeds LS1 4BN |