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

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Mills & Reeve is well known for advising high net worth clients on a wide array of complex finance and children matters.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Brett Frankle
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Brett Frankle
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Band 2
Brett Frankle often advises high net worth clients on cross-border matrimonial finance matters.

Brett Frankle brings a real intellect and knowledge of the law. He's super bright and good with clients.

Brett Frankle is extremely approachable and professional.

Clients love Brett Frankle. He's very commercially minded, astute in understanding clients' business affairs and very good at calming down difficult situations.

Caitlin Jenkins
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Caitlin Jenkins
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Band 3
Caitlin Jenkins focuses on matrimonial finance and private law children cases.

She's a brilliant lawyer and an incredibly seasoned operator with a great reputation.

Caitlin Jenkins is wise and wonderful. She is articulate and accurate in her presentation, and a huge asset to Mills & Reeve.

Joanna Grandfield
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Joanna Grandfield
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Band 3

Joanna Grandfield is a highly respected family lawyer with in-depth expertise in handling financial disputes in divorce. She is also well regarded for her mediation practice.

I think she's really bright, she's really articulate and she really fights for her clients. She really makes an effort on behalf of her clients. Her aim is to do the very best by her client.

Joanna Grandfield is really practical and she's not afraid of tackling the difficult cases.

Joanna Grandfield is absolutely fearless and happy to fight, but also quite pragmatic, and if the other side aren't negotiating properly she doesn't hesitate to take the matter to court.

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Rachel Donald
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Band 4

Rachel Donald is a partner at Russell-Cooke who regularly advises on financial remedy matters.

Rachel Donald is enthusiastic, hard-working, bright and sensible.

Rachel Donald is very personable with clients. She looks at the matter holistically and she's someone I trust.

Rachel Donald is a very courageous lawyer. She's not afraid to take the difficult points for her clients. She's personable, approachable, and clients love her.

Melissa Lesson
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Melissa Lesson
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Band 5

Melissa Lesson has recently joined Mills & Reeve and is known for her international matrimonial finance practice. Lesson's family law work is often cross-border in scope.

Melissa Lesson is a forward-looking, pragmatic solicitor. She is solution-focused in her approach. She looks after her clients impeccably.

Melissa has a strong reputation for her work in matrimonial finance work and particularly complex Anglo-French cases and the drafting of nuptial agreements.

Melissa's technical expertise is excellent and her client service is excellent.

Tim Whitney
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Tim Whitney
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Up and Coming
Tim Whitney is capable of advising high net worth clients on a broad array of matrimonial finance matters.

Tim Whitney is very pragmatic, very empathetic and really sensible.

Tim Whitney cares for the clients. He is solutions and resolutions focused, and he is a creative mind when it comes to trying to resolve things.

Alison Bull
Alison Bull
Spotlight

Alison Bull is a partner in the Manchester office of Mills & Reeve who is well regarded for her experience in mediating complex matrimonial and private children situations.

Alison Bull dealt with our matter extremely well.

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UK-wide

Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth

Caitlin Jenkins
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Caitlin Jenkins
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Band 3
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Rachel Donald
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Band 4
Tim Whitney
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Tim Whitney
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Up and Coming
Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth

Brett Frankle
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Brett Frankle
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Band 2
Joanna Grandfield
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Joanna Grandfield
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Band 3
Melissa Lesson
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Melissa Lesson
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Band 5
Family/Matrimonial: Mediators

Alison Bull
Alison Bull
Spotlight
Joanna Grandfield
Joanna Grandfield
Spotlight