Mills & Reeve LLP’s ‘one-stop shop’ London family team handles financial remedy matters involving complex business or trust structures and assets spanning multiple jurisdictions. The team is adept at property disputes under TOLATA, advising trustees on wealth protection, and representing high-profile figures in sport, media, and entertainment with discretion. Regarded as a ’superb leader and exceptionally bright’, Joanna Grandfield is a qualified barrister, mediator, and collaborative lawyer, often acting for family offices and trustees on international pre- and post-nuptial agreements. Being trilingual, Melissa Lesson brings strong cross-border expertise, particularly with French and Italian clients.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Mills & Reeve has a truly market leading family law team. They have strength and depth and are a great firm to deal with.’
- ‘Melissa Lesson is an extraordinary lawyer. She fights tooth and nail for her clients with an elegance that few others in the field possess. She is loved by colleagues and barristers for her direct and hard working approach.’
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Brett Frankle
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Rachel Donald
Practice head
Joanna Grandfield
Other key lawyers
Melissa Lesson; David Hickmott; Ciara Moore; Rachel Donald