The Legal 500

Withers LLP

16 OLD BAILEY, LONDON, EC4M 7EG, ENGLAND
Tel:
Work 020 7597 6000
Fax:
Fax 020 7597 6543
DX:
160 LONDON CHANCERY LANE WC2
Web:
www.withersworldwide.com
Email:

Julian Lipson

Tel:
Work +44 20 7597 6098
Email:
Withers LLP

Work Department

Family law department.

Position

Head of family law department. Partner specialising in all aspects of divorce and family law, with an emphasis on the resolution of complex financial disputes, including those with an international element, trust or tax implications or civil partnerships. Negotiation and preparation of UK and international pre-nuptial agreements. Also handles disputes relating to children. ‘Big money’ work running to cases where assets are in billions of pounds.

Career

Trained Macfarlanes; qualified 1996; joined Withers 1997; partner 2003; head of family law team since 2008. Articles published in The Times, Guardian, Financial Times, The Independent, Daily Telegraph and legal journals. Has appeared on BBC and ITV, Sky, Bloomberg, Radio 4, Channel 4, local and national radio and is regularly quoted in the press; lectures on family law topics.

Languages

French.

Member

International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers: Solicitors’ Family Law Association (Resolution).

Education

King David School, Liverpool; St Edmund Hall, Oxford University (1990 BA; 1991 MA Law 2(1)).

Leisure

Travel, theatre, arts, reading.

Practice Areas

Family - children; Family - matrimonial

Back to index

Legal Developments by:
Withers LLP

Legal Developments worldwide

Legal Developments and updates from the leading lawyers in each jurisdiction. To contribute, send an email request to