Hilka Hollmann > Dawson Cornwell LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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11 Staple Inn
LONDON
WC1V 7QH
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Hilka Hollmann
Work Department
Children
Position
Partner known for her expertise in international and domestic adoptions, surrogacy and alternative families, cases involving the relocation and international movement of children, abductions, jurisdictional disputes, and complex care proceedings, often involving cross-border issues, and the most serious allegations of sexual abuse, non-accidental injuries, factitious illness and radicalisation, with concurrent criminal investigations/proceedings.
Career
A former journalist, throughout her legal career, Hilka has practised children and family law, has been involved in many reported and high-profile cases in the High Court and Court of Appeal which have shaped English adoption and surrogacy law. She joined Dawson Cornwell as a partner in February 2023, having previously been a partner and head of department at other prominent firms specialising in children law.
Languages
Fluent in German, conversational French and some Russian.
Memberships
Resolution accredited adoption and child abduction specialist and on the Law Society’s Children Panel; trustee for Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB); member of the Association of Lawyers for Children; Coram BAAF – the British Adoption and Fostering Organisation; the International Bar Association (IBA); the Child Abduction Lawyers’ Association; and Resolution.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Family
(Next Generation Partners)Jointly headed by Russell Bywater and Carolina Marín Pedreño, the team at Dawson Cornwell LLP is ‘undoubtedly an exceptional, all-service family law firm. They have an unwavering reputation for providing high-quality advice on the most complex divorce and financial matters, including those cases with an international element’. The firm has an abundance of talent at all levels, including the ‘financial remedy heavyweight’ Simon Bruce. Amy Rowe is regarded as a specialist in complex cross-border children matters, while Sarah Jane Lenihan concentrates on financial remedies and private law children cases. Jessica Reid is a key figure who regularly handles complex cases involving financial claims and jurisdictional disputes. Charlotte Conner and Charlotte Image-Flower are other key members of this ‘outstanding’ team. In team news, Lisette Dupré joined Stewarts Law LLP and Amy Barrow joined Payne Hicks Beach LLP in October 2022 and April 2023 respectively. At the start of 2023, Hilka Hollmann joined the team from Freemans Solicitors, while the ‘exceptional’ Anna Shadbolt was promoted to the partnership.