Julian Lipson

Julian Lipson is a Consultant at Withers and one of the leading family lawyers of his generation, specialising in the financial consequences of relationship breakdown for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, often in cases with an international dimension involving tax implications, trust structures, and substantial assets across multiple jurisdictions. He has a market-leading practice in negotiating pre-nuptial agreements — both domestic and cross-border, with particular expertise in Anglo-French and Anglo-American matters — alongside considerable experience in children disputes both within and outside the court forum, acting for household names, City professionals, entrepreneurs, and those in the arts and media. Ranked Band 1 for Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth in Chambers UK 2026, he is a fluent French speaker who headed the firm’s family law practice for nine years.