Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth - UK-wide
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What the Team is Known For
Birketts LLP is highly regarded for advising high net worth clients on divorce and financial remedy proceedings, often on behalf of international families.
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Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth
High Net Worth Guide 2025 : UK-wide
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Strengths
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Birketts offers excellent customer service and knowledge of divorce proceedings. The response time was excellent.
Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net WorthBirketts as a firm has a supportive working environment with strong lawyers at every level. It's a large team which I know is supportive and agile.
Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net WorthBirketts has a broad range of expertise and an ability to apply it practically in an easily understandable manner. The team dealt with the matter quickly, calmly and confidently at all times.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 4 Will MacFarlane
Will MacFarlane advises high net worth clients on a range of family matters including those with complex financial elements. Will MacFarlane is excellent overall. He blends technical knowledge with an understanding of his clients.
Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net WorthWill MacFarlane is a fierce opponent and has great skill, talent and legal knowledge.
Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net WorthWill MacFarlane is an exceptional lawyer. I've had some very high-conflict, tough cases with him, and he's a tough litigator but doesn't let his client run bad points.
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Band 5 Vanda James
Vanda James is a partner at Birketts who acts on high-value divorce, financial remedy proceedings and prenups.
Vanda James is able to get to the heart of an issue quickly, work out a problem and put forward a sensible proposal. She will fight for her client and is incredibly knowledgeable.
Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net WorthVanda James exemplifies outstanding legal expertise, combining a deep understanding of complex family law with strategic foresight to achieve practical and equitable outcomes.
Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth respondentHigh Net WorthVanda James is one of the most sophisticated solicitors I have worked with.
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Ranked Individuals at Birketts LLP (2)
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Vanda James
Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth
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Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth
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