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Levison Meltzer Pigott Offices
St Paul’s House
10 Warwick Lane
EC4M 7BP
England
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Simon Pigott
Position
Founding partner specialising in all aspects of divorce and family law, including complex financial issues and children. Accredited and practising family mediator, a qualified and practising collaborative lawyer and has a special interest in resolving disputes concerning children. Contributor ‘Rayden and Jackson on Divorce and Family Matters’, 17th ed. Has lectured for the College of Law and was one of the first family law mediators trained by the Family Mediators Association. Chair of the Association 1995 and 1997, and vice-chair of the United Kingdom College of Family Mediators 1996 and 1998. Simon was shortlisted for the prestigious Family Law Awards 2014 in ‘Family Law ADR Practitioner of the Year’ category. In 2015 he was nominated as one of the best family lawyers in London for the Family Law Index, published by Spear’s, a magazine for high-net-worth individuals and their advisors.
Career
Articled Wright Webb Syrett, qualified 1982; founding partner Levison Meltzer Pigott 1998 to date.
Memberships
Resolution; American Bar Association (Family Section); Family Mediators Association; fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Central London Collaborative Forum.
Education
Mill Hill School; University of Southampton (1977 BSc Hons).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Family: mediation
(Hall of Fame)The team at Levison Meltzer Pigott, which offers ‘the full range of process options from mediation to some truly exceptional litigation‘, is spearheaded by Simon Pigott
. ‘Clear headed and vastly knowledgeable‘, Pigott is ‘top of his field for complex financial mediation’. Kate Stovold is another notable name with a developing mediation practice.
London > Private client > Family
(Hall of Fame)Levison Meltzer Pigott is ‘a small but perfectly formed boutique firm in central London’, which is ‘known for the quality of its partners and associates and punching above its weight‘. The group’s work includes complex financial matters, including international assets, trust structures, and jurisdictional disputes. Co-founder and team head Simon Pigott has a notable mediation practice; along with Jeremy Levison , the pair are praised as ‘titans of family law’. Kate Stovold specialises in financial claims, including those with international elements, and is experienced in nuptial agreements. International work is also an area of expertise for Benjamin Stowe, who is ‘tenacious, hungry and unafraid to give the right advice’.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Private client > Family
- Hall of Fame London > Private client > Family: mediation
- Family London > Private client
- Family: mediation London > Private client