HCR Hewitsons joins the rankings this year having recruited ‘sensible and approachable’ partner Roopa Ahluwalia from BDB Pitmans in 2022. The firm is ‘well known for providing sound family law advice and representation at the highest levels'. Clients of Ahluwalia ’value her clear advice and the ability to be realistic about outcomes. She predominantly handles high-value divorce and financial remedy work, often for clients in the technology, agriculture, and higher education sectors.
Testimonials
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‘The firm is well known for providing sound family law advice and representation at the highest levels. A good quality firm.’
- 'Roopa Ahluwalia is very well known. She is sensible and approachable.’
‘HCR have a growing presence in Cambridge and have gone from a standing start of no permanent family lawyers to build a growing team.’
‘Roopa Ahluwalia is exceptional. She is pragmatic, takes time to listen to what her clients want to achieve and looks at all options available to resolve the issues. Clients value her clear advice and the ability to be realistic about outcomes.’
‘HCR Hewitsons is a multidisciplinary firm with very strong local foundations, as well as an important presence in London. Not every firm can offer the same breadth and reach that they can.'
‘Roopa Ahluwalia is a particular favourite of mine. Roopa is very hands on. Client's love her and appreciate her direct but empathic approach. In my experience, she is calm, thoughtful and kind. As a qualified mediator and collaborative lawyer, where possible she prefers to find a solution without resorting to contentious litigation.'
'Roopa Ahluwalia can turn her hand to anything, be it financial remedy, private law children, or the more esoteric. She is very experienced in cases involving interveners; many of them with an international element. When not leading from the front, Roopa is very involved in her local legal communities; she chairs the Cambridge & West Suffolk Resolution pod. She's absolutely first class.’