Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth

The matrimonial team is led by 7 widely recognised partners and supported by extremely experienced associates and assistants, who all handle active domestic, cross-border and HNW caseloads and are well respected in this area of law. With Resolution accredited specialists and many professional memberships, Dawson Cornwell has the necessary expertise to deal with cases of whatever complexion and ensure their clients receive exceptionally high service at all levels.

They advise on all areas of family law, especially HNW financial cases arising out of marital and non-marital breakdown; jurisdictional disputes; pre and post nuptial agreements; financial settlements and enforcement; complex, high value financial cases involving non-disclosure, off-shore assets and a variety of financial, business and trust structures; and international trust cases.

The firm’s extensive contacts in international family law mean they have access to comparative overseas advice and equally they are regularly asked to reciprocate from an English perspective for cases with an English dimension being conducted in varied jurisdictions. They are astute at determining jurisdictional issues to give best advice to preserve their clients’ wealth and give strategic advice regarding domicile and tax residency.

They offer advice in a broad spectrum of languages, with twenty languages spoken and have developed websites in eight further languages as a result.