James Freeman > Charles Russell Speechlys LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP Offices
5 FLEET PLACE
LONDON
EC4M 7RD
England
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James Freeman
Work Department
Family, private wealth.
Position
James is a leading family lawyer and advises on all issues arising from relationship breakdown, specialising in difficult or complex cases. These commonly involve international issues, offshore assets and trusts, business interests or hidden assets, and the construction of sophisticated financial settlements. He often advises trustees, intervenors and family offices in relation to divorce proceedings. James has considerable experience of cross-border work, in particular Anglo-French cases. He is also experienced in pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements both international and domestic. He is committed to resolving disputes in a constructive way wherever possible and to that end is trained as a Mediator and Collaborative Lawyer. He is a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and a member of the Franco-British Lawyers Society.
Memberships
Fellow International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; member Franco-British Lawyers Society.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Family
(Hall of Fame)Charles Russell Speechlys LLP ‘has a great family practice with real strength in depth and, in particular, some great younger partners coming through, which bodes well for a strong future’. Head of the department James Freeman combines a ‘formidable brain with huge pragmatism’. This powerhouse excels at handling highly complex cases involving significantly valued assets. With its international reach, it is also well placed to assist clients in cases involving private and family business structures, and has particular expertise in cases concerning onshore and offshore trusts. Miranda Fisher acts for many international clients and is skilled at handling cases with jurisdictional disputes. William Longrigg specialises in international divorces, financial relief, and private law children cases. Sarah Higgins has a particular focus on complex financial applications regarding family businesses, and Sarah Jane Boon continues to manage a very busy case load. Jamie Kennaugh is also recommended, and senior associate Joshua Green has a broad family law practice. Emily Borrowdale, also a senior associate, advises on all areas of family law and has a growing practice in complex financial remedy cases and cases concerning jurisdictional issues.
London > Private client > Family: mediation
At Charles Russell Speechlys LLP, Sarah Anticoni is a ‘mediator of stellar calibre’. She continues to receive a steady flow of referrals from major law firms and counsel. She has a particular emphasis on mediating on complex financial claims upon divorce and on future arrangements for children for HNW clients. Anticoni has considerable experience of drafting nuptial agreements and is also a Fellow of the IAFL. In addition, she is recognised for her specialist knowledge of the recognition and dissolution of religious as well as civil marriages. James Freeman heads the department.
Lawyer Rankings
- Family London > Private client
- Hall of Fame London > Private client > Family
- Family: mediation London > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Family: mediation
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Residential property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- Real estate > Planning
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Employment > Senior executives
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Fintech
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £250m)
- Real estate > Property finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Employment > Employee share schemes