Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth
UK-wide
2 years ranked
Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth
UK-wide
2 years ranked
Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth
United Arab Emirates
5 years ranked
Provided by Expatriate Law
Alexandra Tribe is the founding Managing Partner of Expatriate Law and a leading practitioner in international family law. She advises HNW and UHNW clients on complex cross-border financial remedy proceedings, multi-jurisdictional divorce disputes, and matters involving sophisticated asset structures spanning several legal systems simultaneously. Her practice has particular depth in prenuptial and postnuptial agreements with international elements, forum strategy, and the co-ordination of parallel proceedings.
Alexandra qualified as a solicitor in 2004 and founded Expatriate Law in 2010. She has built it into a globally recognised practice with offices in London, the UAE, and Singapore.
Alexandra serves as Co-Chair of Resolution’s International Family Law Committee — a role reflecting her standing and influence in shaping the development of cross-border family law practice.
• Ranked in Chambers & Partners UK Ultra High Net Worth guide
• Ranked in Chambers & Partners UAE High Net Worth guide: Expert
• Ranked in Spear’s 500 Family Law Index: Top Recommended
• Featured in Doyle's Guide
• Featured in Citywealth Top 100 International Powerwomen 2025
• Finalist, International Team of the Year – LexisNexis Legal Awards (2022, 2024, 2026)
• International Family Lawyer of the Year (Family Law Awards, 2023)
- Fellow of International Academy of Family Lawyers
- Resolution specialist in International Family Law and Advanced Financial Provision
- Co-Chair, Resolution’s international family law committee
- Contributor of the International Family Law Handbook (2025)
- International Family Law Journal, Safeguards required for the cross-border travel of children between England and the Middle East, Co-author (2024)
- UAE family law analysis, Lexis Nexis (2023)
- International Family Law, Policy and Practice, Guest Editor (2023)
- Family Law Week, Mirror orders in children proceedings – UK and Hong Kong compared, Co-author (2023)
International Family Lawyer of the Year
LexisNexis Family Law Awards
2023
Provided by Chambers
Alexandra Tribe advises high net worth clients in the UAE on family matters and has a strong reputation for this work.
Alexandra Tribe is the founder of Expatriate Law and a well-known expert in cross-border divorce matters. Tribe represents international families in the UK and British nationals based outside the UK in English law divorce matters. She is also a specialist in work involving the Middle East, including Shari'a law and its impact on international divorces.
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Alexandra is a super specialist with years of experience in handling critical cross-border private international law matters involving parties who are sometimes distressed and also usually based in multiple jurisdictions.
Alexandra is top-notch.
Alexandra is a delight to work with or against.
Alexandra is there for her clients and has a wealth of experience to advise them in a constructive way.
She has an astonishing grasp of the myriad intricacies that need to be considered for expats choosing to divorce through the UK courts.
Alexandra was a huge asset to me throughout a stressful time in an environment that was unfamiliar to me. She was always supportive, understanding and she explained each process clearly. Alexandra was organised and handled the complex financial matters with ease and confidence. She was kind and approachable whilst completely competent at each stage in the process.
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