Michael Drake > Collyer Bristow LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

Collyer Bristow LLP
St Martin’s Court
10 Paternoster Row
London
EC4M 7EJ
England

Work Department

Divorce and family

Position

Partner and Senior family & divorce lawyer. He handles all areas of matrimonial and family law, particularly where there is a commercial, complex financial or international element.

Career

Qualified in 1971. Joined Collyer Bristow as a Partner in 1984.

Memberships

Resolution; (National Committee 1987-94); Chief Assessor to the Law Society Family Law Accreditation Panel 2005-07; Fellow of International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Education

Educated at Haberdashers’ Askes Elstree and Selwyn College, Cambridge (MA: Law).

Lawyer Rankings

London > Private client > Family

Collyer Bristow LLP fields a ‘fabulous team of dynamic, bright and engaged individuals’, and the ‘strengths in the team run from partner level all the way down to associate level’. Under the leadership of Toby Yerburgh, it acts primarily for high-net-worth clients, frequently advising on substantial matrimonial finance matters. Many of its cases have an international dimension. Michael Drake and Philippa Dolan are among the other key figures in the practice, and consultant Mark Harrop rejoined the team from Family Law Partners in early 2023. Through Tanya Roberts in particular, it also regularly handles international relocation and complicated children disputes.