Mills & Reeve LLP’s ‘one-stop shop’ London family team handles financial remedy matters involving complex business or trust structures and assets spanning multiple jurisdictions. The team is adept at property disputes under TOLATA, advising trustees on wealth protection, and representing high-profile figures in sport, media, and entertainment with discretion. Regarded as a 'superb leader and exceptionally bright’, Joanna Grandfield is a qualified barrister, mediator, and collaborative lawyer, often acting for family offices and trustees on international pre- and post-nuptial agreements. Being trilingual, Melissa Lesson brings strong cross-border expertise, particularly with French and Italian clients.
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Testimonials
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- 'Joanna Grandfield is the best family solicitor practising in London today. She gets to the nub of any complex case quickly and expertly.'
‘Mills & Reeve are a class act. They are extremely good lawyers, give stellar advice, and build terrific relationships with their clients. They are a nationwide firm and all of their offices work to the same high standards.’
‘The only truly national family law practice with some of the best talent in the business.’
‘Joanne Grandfield is utterly brilliant. She is clever and will do everything she can to get the best for her clients.'
‘A stand out firm. They are innovative, calm under pressure and capable of running both big and small cases with the same high standards.’
‘Melissa Lesson is an extraordinary lawyer. She fights tooth and nail for her clients with an elegance that few others in the field possess. She is loved by colleagues and barristers for her direct and hard working approach.’
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Leading partners
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Practice head
Joanna Grandfield
Other key lawyers
Melissa Lesson; David Hickmott; Ciara Moore