Michael Drake > Collyer Bristow LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Collyer Bristow LLP Offices
St Martin’s Court
10 Paternoster Row
London
EC4M 7EJ
England
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Michael Drake
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.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Private client > Family
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Employment > Immigration