Joanna Grandfield
About
Provided by Joanna Grandfield
Practice Areas
Partner and specialist financial and children lawyer who heads up Mills & Reeve's London family team, Joanna is a trained barrister who is also a mediator and collaborative lawyer.
Joanna’s work involves advising clients both within and without the jurisdiction on the issues arising from family breakdown. Clients often have complex financial arrangements involving trusts, business interests and overseas pensions. She also works with clients on wealth protection - drafting and advising on pre and post marital agreements - and on children issues.
Career
Called to the Bar in 2000. Completed pupillage at 1 King’s Bench Walk in 2001 and 1 Garden Court. Moved to Addleshaw Goddard in 2002 and Mills & Reeve LLP in 2008 to date (now Partner)
Professional Memberships
Member of the Bar Council, Family Law Bar Association and Resolution.
Chambers Review
UK
Joanna Grandfield heads the firm's London family team. Her practice covers both financial cases and children matters which involve international and domestic elements. She has experience of Hague Convention proceedings and relocation matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She is very knowledgeable, approachable and easy to deal with. She's straight talking and no-nonsense, and she goes the extra mile for clients."
"She is very good to have on the other side of a case; she is very reasonable, very intelligent and client-friendly. She is very good on complex jurisdictional cases."
"I love dealing with Joanna; she is supremely bright, very client-friendly and very pragmatic in her approach. She is tough but fair."
"Joanna Grandfield is super clever, unflappable and a delight to deal with. She is completely engaged with her cases and not afraid of a fight."
"She is very knowledgeable, approachable and easy to deal with. She's straight talking and no-nonsense, and she goes the extra mile for clients."
"She is very good to have on the other side of a case; she is very reasonable, very intelligent and client-friendly. She is very good on complex jurisdictional cases."
"I love dealing with Joanna; she is supremely bright, very client-friendly and very pragmatic in her approach. She is tough but fair."
"Joanna Grandfield is super clever, unflappable and a delight to deal with. She is completely engaged with her cases and not afraid of a fight."