About Withers
Withersworldwide is a global law firm regarded as the pre-eminent adviser for the world’s most successful and wealthy individuals and families. The London family team is consistently ranked among the very best in England and Wales for high-value and ultra-high-value financial remedy work, with particular strength in cross-border divorces requiring the integration of international tax planning, trust structures and wealth management advice. The firm is widely recognised for its expertise in forum disputes, enforcement of foreign orders, and complex asset tracing, and acts in many of the most significant reported financial remedy cases. Its international network, spanning offices in Europe, the US, Asia and elsewhere, gives the team a unique ability to advise on multi-jurisdictional family matters in a fully integrated way.
Areas of expertise
Awards & recognition
Our team
Meet the family law specialists at Withers.
Suzanne Todd
Head of Department
Suzanne Todd is a Partner at Withers, heading the firm’s family law and trust, estate and inheritance dispute teams in the UK.
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Diana Parker
Partner, Divorce and Family
Partner at Withers. One of family law’s ‘Queen Bees’.
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Michael Gouriet
Partner, Divorce and Family
Partner at Withers for nearly 30 years. Elected member of Withers Partnership Board.
View profile →Adele Pledger
Partner
Adele Pledger is a Partner at Withers, specialising in complex financial remedy proceedings and high-value, multi-jurisdictional divorce cases for …
View profile →Claire Blakemore
Partner
Claire Blakemore is a Partner at Withers in the divorce and family team, based in London. She deals with complex financial claims, children issues, pre and …
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Julian Lipson
Divorce and family consultant
Julian Lipson is a Consultant at Withers and one of the leading family lawyers of his generation, specialising in the financial consequences of relationship …
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Katharine Landells
Partner
Katharine Landells is a Partner and Head of the London divorce and family team at Withers, specialising in complex, high-conflict financial remedy proceedings …
View profile →Alexander Breedon
Partner
Alexander Breedon is a Partner at Withers, advising high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients on complex financial remedy proceedings and divorce, with …
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Jennifer Dickson
Partner, Head of Children
Jennifer Dickson is a Partner and Head of Children in the divorce and family team at Withers, where she qualified in October 2010 before joining the firm in …
View profile →Sarfraz Ali
Senior Associate
Sarfraz Ali is a Senior Associate at Withers, specialising in family law with a particular focus on complex financial disputes arising from divorce, civil …
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