Taylor Wessing’s member firm in Singapore has appointed a new managing partner to lead its next phase of growth, which will heavily emphasise non-legal offerings at a time when the legal market in Asia is changing.

Partner Azman Jaafar succeeded Tan Chong Huat as managing partner of RHTLaw Taylor Wessing on July 1. Jaafar has been Tan’s deputy for four years, and co-founded RHTLaw with Tan in 2011 as part of a 13-partner group that broke away from Singaporean firm KhattarWong. The firm became RHTLaw Taylor Wessing in 2012.