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Alexiou Fisher Philipps LLP
106-108 WIGMORE STREET
LONDON
W1U 3LR
England

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Private client > Family Tier 2

Alexiou Fisher Philipps LLP is a boutique firm that ‘secures big cases, interesting clients and they are unmatched in their specialised field of financial remedy work’. Sara Hannell heads the group that tackles complex children work, high-value divorce cases, and prenuptial agreements, and she frequently handles pre and post-nuptial agreements. The practice is also notable for housing four partners who are Fellows of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. It is also recognised for its expertise in protecting the reputation of its clients who are in the public eye. Tom Amlot is highly regarded for his work on high-value and complex asset cases, while William Healing is well-known for his large European and international practice, with a particular focuses on cases with a French element. Katie Longmate handles a wide range of international and domestic cases and has expertise in child relocation work. Magnus Mill is another seasoned practitioner in the team.

Leading individuals

William Healing - Alexiou Fisher Philipps LLP

Tom Amlot - Alexiou Fisher Philipps LLP

Next Generation Partners

Katie Longmate - Alexiou Fisher Philipps LLP

Practice head(s):

Sara Hannell

Other key lawyers:

Tom Amlot; William Healing; Katie Longmate; Emma Harte; Magnus Mills; Lucy Brown

Testimonials

‘The team is one of the leading family law firms in London with a huge level of talent in the department and a dedication to client care that goes above and beyond. Lawyers combine realistic advice with the ability to fight their client’s corner hard.’

‘Tom Amlot is an excellent lawyer who offers his clients a combination of first-class legal and practical knowledge, realism and tenacity. Clients love him.’

‘Hugely experienced, professional and capable. Lots of top-drawer individuals. William Healing thinks deeply and critically about cases like nobody else. He is completely on top of what his clients want and what they need and is creative and tactical when approaching how to achieve that.’

‘Emma Harte gets the best out of people, and her kindness and empathy are appreciated by clients and colleagues. Tom Amlot is a first-rate legal mind with a justified reputation for getting the judgement right, and then standing his ground.’

‘Magnus Mills is top notch; intelligent and approachable, highly recommended, always calm, and able to help overly emotional clients focus on the important issues.’

‘Sara Hannell is one of the brightest solicitors in the field of family law. She deploys her outstanding knowledge of the law to devastating effect, consistently securing excellent results for her clients.’

‘Tom Amlott is an exceptional family lawyer. He is especially good at dealing with international cases.’

‘Aside from the leading partners, all of whom have a fantastic reputation, Lucy Brown is a standout senior associate. She is the full package; superb client care, a strategist wise beyond her years and always constructive in communications with the other side.’

Key clients

Walid Abu-Zalaf

Work highlights

Acted for Mr Walid Abu-Zalaf in the High Court in the successful defence of his wife’s claims that, despite a first divorce decree, he had an enduring marriage.

Alexiou Fisher Philipps is a specialist niche matrimonial and family law practice described as ‘a distillation of the finest family law talent’.

The firm: Alexiou Fisher Philipps is a specialist niche family law practice created in July 2001 by its founding partners Douglas Alexiou, Jeremy Fisher and Susan Philipps. Since then the partnership has increased to include Emma Harte, Sara Hannell, Tom Amlot, Magnus Mill, Katie Longmate and, most recently, William Healing.

The firm is particularly well known for its international work, and for its expertise in the financial consequences of the breakdown of relationships and the resolution of disputes relating to children. Many of the firm’s cases involve substantial assets and complex issues, and the firm has featured in several of the largest cases that have gone through the courts in the last few years.

Alexiou Fisher Philipps has a wide-ranging client base, from the professional, to the aristocracy, from entrepreneurs to entertainers, from the media to merchant bankers.

Douglas Alexiou is a past president of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and a past president of its European chapter.

Susan Philipps is a Resolution-trained mediator and a collaborative family lawyer. She is also a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, as is Emma Harte, who is also an accredited Resolution mediator and former chair of its ADR committee. Sara Hannell, Tom Amlot and William Healing are also all fellows of the International Academy of Family Lawyers.

Magnus Mill joined Alexiou Fisher Philipps in February 2015 and has particular expertise in offshore asset holding structures. Katie Longmate joined the partnership in 2016 having previously been a senior associate. She has particular expertise in relation to child relocation cases as well as the drafting and negotiation of pre-nuptial agreements.

William Healing is the latest addition to the partnership, having joined the firm in May 2017. William is particularly well known for his French practice.

Types of work undertaken: Alexiou Fisher Philipps provides comprehensive expertise in all areas of family law. These include every aspect of divorce and separation, cohabitation and paternity disputes, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, the resolution of complex financial claims and all issues relating to children, including those involving jurisdictional considerations. A wide range of emergency procedures are handled, including injunctions concerning child abduction and freezing of assets

Members of the firm are often consulted on a preliminary basis by people contemplating marriage who wish to consider the impact of marriage and the relevance of pre-nuptial contracts, particularly where there are competing jurisdictions in play.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Partners:	Susan Philipps
Partners:	Emma Harte
Partners:	Sara Hannell
Partners:	Tom Amlot
Partners:	Magnus Mill
Partners:	Katie Longmate
Partners:	William Healing

Name	Position	Profile
Tom Amlot	Partner dealing with all aspects of family law.	View Profile
Sara Hannell	Partner specialising in all aspects of family law, including financial matters and…	View Profile
Emma Harte	Partner specialising in all aspects of family law, including financial matters and…	View Profile
William Healing	International family law specialist with a particular emphasis on French cases and…	View Profile
Katie Longmate	Partner practising in all aspects of family law.	View Profile
Magnus Mill	Magnus handles all aspects of family law with a particular emphasis on…	View Profile
Susan Philipps	Partner specialising in all areas of family and matrimonial law.	View Profile