Russell Bywater > Dawson Cornwell LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Dawson Cornwell LLP Offices
11 Staple Inn
LONDON
WC1V 7QH
England
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Russell Bywater
Work Department
Matrimonial.
Position
Partner specialising in divorce, high-value ancillary relief, cohabitants’ disputes and non-marital finance.
Career
Trained Dawson Cornwell; qualified 1985; partner Dawson Cornwell 1991; author ‘Atkins Court Forms: Matrimonial Costs Section’ (Butterworths).
Memberships
International Bar Association; Family Law Panel of The Law Society; Family Law Council of Australia.
Education
Broadway Grammar School; Brunel University (1982 LLB Law).
Leisure
Member Yorkshire CCC, Season Ticket holder Barnsley FC, Patron Llandovery RUFC, London club of the Royal Over Seas League.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Family
(Leading individuals)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.