Taylor Wessing has appointed corporate partner James Robertson as one of its three divisional directors, handing him a seat on both the UK and international management boards.

Robertson took up the new post at the beginning of this week (1 June), taking over Tim Eyles’ former responsibility for the division, which includes the corporate, commercial & projects practice, as well as practices such as private client, tax & incentives, employment & pensions, private equity and financial institutions.