Expatriate Law

Sophie Capo-Bianco

Sophie Capo-Bianco is a Partner at Expatriate Law in London, advising clients on complex international family law matters across multiple jurisdictions. Sophie has a strong track record in high-stakes private children proceedings - including wardship cases involving serious welfare concerns - contested financial remedy proceedings requiring urgent applications, complex disclosure strategies, and the use of Hemain injunctions and freezing orders. She also advises on Schedule 1 financial provision for children of unmarried HNW families and international prenuptial agreements.

Lauren Carmichael

Lauren Carmichael is a Partner at Expatriate Law with a distinctive specialism in matters involving England, South Africa and the UAE, having lived and practised in London, Johannesburg and Dubai. She advises HNW clients on multi-jurisdictional prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, jurisdiction strategy and forum disputes, complex financial remedy proceedings, Schedule 1 and Part III applications, and international children matters including relocation and abduction.

Eliza Hebditch

Eliza Hebditch is a Senior Partner at Expatriate Law's London office, and has been described by Legal 500 as 'a shining star'. Eliza's practice centres on complex cross-border financial disputes, jurisdiction battles, high-value prenuptial agreements, and contested private children matters for HNW and UHNW clients. She has particular experience in matters with Swiss or US connections. Her client portfolio spans aristocracy, royalty, international sports figures and prominent entrepreneurs. She is widely recognised for her ability to navigate intricate trust structures, asset tracing challenges, and the most demanding cross-border divorce and financial remedy disputes.

Byron James

Partner and Head of Middle East at Expatriate Law.

Sonny Patel

Sonny Patel is Partner and Head of Asia at Expatriate Law, leading the firm’s Singapore practice and advising clients on complex cross-border family disputes involving England, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. His practice focuses on international divorce, high-value financial remedy proceedings, jurisdiction disputes, international relocation and child abduction matters. Sonny is particularly recognised for his expertise in forum strategy and the co-ordination of proceedings across multiple jurisdictions. He regularly advises internationally mobile and high-net-worth individuals on matters involving competing legal systems, offshore assets and complex international family structures.

Oscar Smith

Oscar Smith is a Partner at Expatriate Law, advising on all issues arising from the breakdown of a relationship, whether between married or unmarried couples. He is a specialist international family lawyer regularly instructed on complex cross-border children and financial matters. His experience spans cases from across the globe, particularly involving Europe, the Middle East and Australia. He has developed a particular reputation for technically demanding cases involving jurisdiction battles, offshore trusts, international relocation, parental responsibility, and matters where the welfare of children intersects with novel jurisdictional questions. Oscar is a Resolution-accredited specialist in complex high-net-worth financial remedies and cohabitation cases. He is also a collaboratively trained lawyer.

Alexandra Tribe

Alexandra Tribe is the founding Managing Partner of Expatriate Law and a leading practitioner in international family law. She advises HNW and UHNW clients on complex cross-border financial remedy proceedings, multi-jurisdictional divorce disputes, and matters involving sophisticated asset structures spanning several legal systems simultaneously. Her practice has particular depth in prenuptial and postnuptial agreements with international elements, forum strategy, and the co-ordination of parallel proceedings.