In 1873, the oldest predecessor of the Wessing & Berenberg-Gossler law firm was founded in Hamburg by Hermann May and Alfons Mittelstrass.

The firm was focused on corporate legal services catering to the Hanseatic merchants, the elite class that ruled the city-republic of Hamburg.

Rüdiger Graf von der Goltz had established a law practice in Stettin in 1926, and in 1954, he accepted the young lawyer Kurt Wessing as a partner.

[5] In June 2014 two representative offices were opened in Palo Alto and New York City to provide on-the-ground support to US clients.

[6] An association with the Korean firm DR & AJU International Law Group was established in May 2014 extending Taylor Wessing's presence in Southeast Asia.

[8] In 2016, the firm extended its presence in Hong Kong with the creation of a new local office and association with local firm HM Chan & Co.[9] In 2018, Taylor Wessing expanded its presence in the UK with the opening of a new office in Liverpool.

Taylor Wessing's relationship with the Gallery began in 2005 with their sponsorship of The World's Most Photographed.

Research assistants who passed two honours examinations (Prädikatsexamen) received 1,100 euros per weekly working day.