National law firm Weightmans LLP has appointed Bryan Finlayson to Partner in the Glasgow office. Bryan spent the vast majority of his career to date at Semple Fraser in Glasgow where he was a senior Director in the real estate department and joins Weightmans from Maclay Murray and Spens . He is dual qualified in Scottish and English Law and has extensive experience of acquisition and management of high value investments, shopping centres and other asset portfolios throughout the UK as well as a strong track record with Development projects.

Weightmans launched in Scotland for the first time in 2013 after the acquisition of a portion of Semple Fraser’s Glasgow operation. Bryan has joined the team which offers support to a wide range of clients ranging from household names to start-up businesses.

Karl Jackson, national head of real estate at Weightmans said:

“We are delighted to welcome Bryan to the team. He is a highly regarded legal adviser with a real commercial outlook – a great addition. The real estate department across the UK made giant strides in 2013, with a number of high profile appointments and key client wins. We look forward to continuing this momentum throughout 2014.”

Bryan added:

“The real estate team is going from strength to strength and I am thrilled to have joined Weightmans at such an exciting time for the firm. I will be continuing to use my skills and experience to offer top quality advice to our clients and am looking forward to further raising awareness of Weightmans in the Scottish market.”