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Boodle Hatfield's leading family team advises wealthy individuals on all stages of their relationship, guiding them through the complexities of their unique circumstances and seamlessly combining their family law experience with advice on property, tax, private finances, and businesses, both in the UK and internationally. The team is renowned for their 'exceptional legal finesse combined with an ability to vigorously defend [their] client’s best interests in a calm and measured way'. Their specialities lie in cases involving complex assets and structures including family businesses, offshore trusts, private equity and hedge funds and are adept in guiding clients though living together agreements, marriage, financial disputes, pre and post-nuptial agreements, divorce, separation and child custody.

Chambers Review

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Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth - UK-wide

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Boodle Hatfield's family law team receives strong recommendations from clients and peers for its ability to handle high-value, complex cross-border matters.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Emily Brand
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Emily Brand
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Band 2

Emily Brand leads the department and is well regarded for her matrimonial practice. She is often instructed by affluent clients to deal with nuptial agreements, divorce proceedings and financial remedy disputes.

Emily Brand is an outspoken and innovative voice and very solutions-focused. She is particularly expert on cases with an international element.

Emily Brand is simply superb. She is one of the finest brains in the industry.

Emily Brand is very experienced, very astute, exceptional on the law and very good on the detail.

James Ferguson
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James Ferguson
3
Band 3

James Ferguson regularly handles high-end matrimonial finance matters that are often cross-border in scope.

James Ferguson is a brilliant rainmaker who gives exemplary service to clients.

Katie O'Callaghan
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Katie O'Callaghan
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Band 3

Katie O'Callaghan often acts for affluent clients on cross-border matrimonial instructions.

Katie O'Callaghan is a great mediator and an expert in prenuptial agreements.

Feedback from clients about Katie O'Callaghan is beyond exceptional. Her breadth of understanding is enormous.

Katie O'Callaghan is a pleasure to deal with, responsive and proactive. She is commercially aware and takes a sensible and pragmatic approach.

Alexandra Hirst
Alexandra Hirst
Associates to watch
Alexandra Hirst is a senior associate on the Boodle Hatfield family law team.

Alexandra Hirst knows the case inside out.

Katie Male
Katie Male
Associates to watch

Katie Male is a senior associate in the Boodle Hatfield family department who advises on nuptial agreements, divorce and financial remedy proceedings, and asset protection.

Katie Male knows every detail about the case. She's highly intelligent, totally on top of all the facts and has really good judgement.

Katie Male is exceptionally good - very pleasant to deal with and very reasonable. I have always found her to be very responsive. She's very constructive and all over the detail.

Ranked Individuals at
Boodle Hatfield LLP

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Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth

Emily Brand
2
Emily Brand
2
Band 2
James Ferguson
3
James Ferguson
3
Band 3
Katie O'Callaghan
3
Katie O'Callaghan
3
Band 3
Alexandra Hirst
Alexandra Hirst
Associates to watch
Katie Male
Katie Male
Associates to watch