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Stewarts Law LLP Offices
5 NEW STREET SQUARE
LONDON
EC4A 3BF
England
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Lewis Powers
Position
Lewis advises on all areas of family law. He has consistently been recognised as a “Rising Star” in The Legal 500 with the directory noting he is “wise beyond his years – a star of the future.”
Lewis has been involved in family law cases in both the High Court and the Court of Appeal. He specialises in all areas of family law with a particular emphasis on complex financial settlements.
Lewis’ financial cases often involve an international dimension, offshore trusts and assets, inherited/dynastic wealth, arguments concerning pre-marital and post-separation wealth and the valuation of family businesses.
Career
Lewis graduated from Queen Mary University of London in 2013 with an LLB (Hons) degree. He completed his LPC at the University of Law, Bloomsbury (Distinction) and trained at a Legal 500-ranked London family law firm. Lewis joined Stewarts in May 2020.
Memberships
Lewis is a member of Resolution
Personal
Lewis is actively involved in work within the LGBTQ+ community. He enjoys music festivals and long country walks.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Family
(Leading associates)Stewarts Law LLP ‘floats above the stratosphere of the family law world with the largest collection of the highest altitude talent in the sphere’. The group led by Stephen Foster, who is praised for his ‘stellar client management skills’ and for his ability ‘to think incisively’. The bulk of its cases concern large volumes of money, with a large percentage of them involving assets in excess of £500m. Its reported cases frequently have a widespread impact on family law. Debbie Chism has an excellent matrimonial finance practice, while Emma Hatley specialises in complex family cases for high-net-worth individuals, usually with an international dimension. Richard Hogwood is highly recommended for his work on cases involving intricate trust and tax issues, as well as post and pre-nuptial agreements. Helen Ward is highly recommended, and Toby Atkinson has advised on some of the firm’s most significant international cases, often relating to jurisdictional disputes. It has ‘outstanding talent at all levels’, and other recommended individuals include Matthew Humphries, Carly Kinch, and Lewis Powers. Recent team developments include Lisette Dupré joining the practice from Dawson Cornwell LLP and Voirrey Ward’s recent promotion to the partnership.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family
- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Dispute resolution > Public international law
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Transport > Travel
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Insurance > Professional negligence
- Employment > Senior executives
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Dispute resolution > Public international law