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Emma Willing

Emma Willing

UK 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Emma is a partner in the family team with over 15 years of experience. She offers a depth and breadth of expertise in all aspects of family law and has developed particular capabilities in the resolution of complex and high value financial issues on divorce, private children law matters, cohabitation disputes and the drafting of marital and cohabitation agreements. Her extensive international experience sees her draw regularly on her network of international contacts across her caseload. She works for clients from a wide range of backgrounds including entrepreneurs, family business owners, city professionals, celebrities and the independently wealthy.

Emma also has extensive expertise in advising in respect to modern family building whether through surrogacy, assisted reproduction, donor conception, co-parenting and adoption (both domestic and international). She has worked on numerous complex surrogacy cases involving overseas jurisdictions and for clients with international connections.

As a qualified mediator, she can also assist clients in seeking to resolve issues outside the context of court proceedings. Emma frequently contributes to the legal press and is a member of Resolution.

Career

Trained: Penningtons Manches Cooper 2005 – 2007, Camilla Baldwin 2007 – 2009, Mishcon de Reya 2009 – 2022, partner 2021, Penningtons Manches Cooper 2022 to date, partner

Professional Memberships

Resolution

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession

Family/Matrimonial - The South

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Emma Willing advises high net worth clients on a range of family law matters, including substantial financial remedy disputes and complex child arrangements.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Emma Willing has got a real eye for detail. She's extremely thorough, leaves no stone unturned, is very committed to her clients and is a pleasure to have on the other side.

    Family/MatrimonialChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Emma is excellent in every regard. She is cool under pressure, has a great strategic mind, is impressively thorough and offers excellent service to clients, including very vulnerable clients.

    Family/MatrimonialChambers Guide to the Legal Profession
  • Emma is a bright star. She is thorough, hard-working, very down to earth and collaborative with counsel.

    Family/MatrimonialChambers Guide to the Legal Profession

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