Edward Cooke Family Law operates out of Chichester and Brighton, working broadly across London and the South East. It handles high-value financial disputes, complex children matters, and has an established surrogacy and fertility team. Firm founder Edward Cooke is experienced in hybrid and traditional mediation, and is particularly praised for his work as a child-inclusive mediator. Lauren Guy mediates alongside her leading fertility and surrogacy work, while Michelle Lewis is a go-to for children matters.
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- 'Edward Cooke is quite simply brilliant. He is really personable and clients trust him. He is also always available to me, as counsel, and is excellent in terms of thinking through the strategy on a case. He is, in addition, an extremely experienced mediator and will try to divert cases into a more amicable process if possible which is very valuable for clients.'
- 'Lauren Guy is excellent and has a specialism in assisted reproduction and surrogacy. I would not hesitate to recommend her to clients for this area of work as she is an expert.'
- 'Edward Cooke was a hybrid mediator on a case with me and he was fantastic. He dealt with the mediation in a sensitive and strategic way which resulted in an agreed outcome in a very acrimonious case. I do not hesitate in recommending him as a mediator. He is also an experienced and reasonable opponent.'
- 'Mediators with a focus and specialism on ADR. The team are excellent at providing a range of out of court solicitors including collaborative lawyer and hybrid mediation.'
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Edward Cooke