Jersey law firm BakerPlatt has appointed litigator David Wilson as partner. Mr Wilson joins from Mourant, where he was a partner in the disputes resolution team. A specialist commercial litigator, his expertise includes banking, trust and funds disputes, regulatory investigations, asset recovery, insolvency, professional negligence and partnership and shareholder disputes. In his new role at BakerPlatt, he will be responsible for developing the commercial side of the business. Mr Wilson started at Cameron Markby Hewitt (now CMS Cameron McKenna) in the City of London, practising banking, corporate, commercial property and litigation. During this time, he was also seconded to Brussels to advise on the competition law aspects of a hostile takeover. In 1993, he moved to Jersey to join Mourant, being promoted to senior associate in 1998 and to partner in 2000.