Dawson Cornwell

Managing Partner: Stephen Harker

Number of partners: 13 partners

Number of lawyers: 30 lawyers

Languages: Azerbaijani, Bengali, Catalan, Creole, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Krio, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Urdu

Firm Overview:

Based in London, Dawson Cornwell is a leading specialist family law firm, with a world renowned reputation. The firm acts for clients across the UK and internationally who are embarking on separation, divorce or dissolution of civil partnership. Established in 1972, the firm follows the principles of Resolution, the national organisation started by the firm’s founding partner, John Cornwell, to encourage a constructive approach to divorces and family law. Client confidentiality prevents the firm from listing the clients for whom it has acted, the cases it has litigated or the financial settlements it has negotiated.

Main Areas of Practice:

Divorce & Financial Settlements:

7 partners; 10 lawyers

Confidentiality and discretion are key to the conduct of the firm’s cases. The partners represent many clients in multi million pound financial cases both litigating these cases and negotiating settlements.

Contact: Russell Bywater

Tel: +44 20 7242 2556

Email: [email protected]

Collaborative Settlements:

The firm is committed to alternative dispute resolution including the collaborative process; adopting a multi-disciplinary model working with financial advisors, collaborative lawyers in other jurisdictions and family consultants.

Contact: Simon Bruce (collaborative lawyer)

Tel: +44 20 7242 2556

Email: [email protected]

Mediated Settlements:

2 partners

The firm has a long established reputation in mediation of which it has been at the forefront since 1988. Partner Jeremy Abraham is a former chair of the Family Mediators Association and continues to mediate selected couples.

Contact: Jeremy Abraham (mediator), Jessica Reid (mediator)

Tel: +44 20 7242 2556

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

International Children Disputes:

4 partners; 15 lawyers

The firm is widely recognised as the outstanding leader in this field of family law. In 2022, it had 26 reported cases (including 6 in the Court of Appeal and 15 in the High Court).

Contact: Carolina Marín Pedreño

Tel: +44 20 7242 2556

Emergency number: +44 (0) 79 5252 5699

Email: [email protected]

International Surrogacy:

3 partners, 1 lawyer

Dawson Cornwell is regarded as the firm of choice in the field of international surrogacy and fertility law by many high profile and ultra high net worth couples planning an alternative family.

Contact: Carolina Marín Pedreño, Amy Rowe, Hilka Hollmann

Tel: +44 20 7242 2556

Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

For the fifth year in succession Dawson Cornwell has been included in the prestigious Times Best Law Firms 2022 list in the Family Law category. Most recently Dawson Cornwell won the Silver Award for Family/Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year at the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2021.

Property Law:

1 partner

The firm advises on commercial and residential property matters.

Contact: Stephen Harker

Tel: +44 20 7242 2556

Email: [email protected]

Wills & Probate:

1 senior associate

The firm advises on inheritance tax planning, wealth preservation, drafting Wills and the drafting and administration of trusts.

Contact: Deena Iqbal

Tel: +44 20 7242 2556

Email: [email protected]

UK Office:

11 Staple Inn, London WC1V 7QH

Tel: +44 20 7242 2556

Fax: +44 20 7831 0478

Email: [email protected]

www.dawsoncornwell.com