Prior to joining Burges Salmon, Mr McIntyre has held a range of senior management roles including being a partner at Burness Paull for eight years and also head of litigation at Morton Fraser.

Described by clients as a “tactically astute negotiator” and “an exceptional litigator”, he has almost 30 years’ experience advising across a variety of sectors, combined with non-executive and executive board experience.

Mr McIntyre said: “I am delighted to be joining Burges Salmon at such an exciting time in its growth to help develop and shape the firm’s dispute resolution offering in Scotland.

“I’m also really proud to be joining a firm that has such a strong culture and focus on responsible business, with people that are clearly both collegiate and collaborative. There is a genuine commitment at the firm to these areas and this, mixed with its fantastic roster of global clients, makes for a very exciting time ahead.”

Ann Metherall, head of dispute resolution at Burges Salmon, added: “We are hugely excited to announce Ewan’s appointment at the firm, which will enable us to continue providing an excellent service to our clients in Scotland and also help strengthen our long-standing successful Scottish practice. He will be an excellent addition to our market-leading dispute resolution team.”