‘One of the go to firms for children work’, Freemans Solicitors combines expertise in public and private children law with a specialist matrimonial finance team. Team head Nina Hansen is ‘second to none’ in her work for vulnerable children engaged with local authorities and high-profile, often aristocratic, clients alike. For international matters Laura Coyle is a go-to: ‘her technical expertise is second to none and she is a tactical genius’. Mark Kosmin heads up the matrimonial team, supported by Georgina Stavrou, specialising in matters involving complex asset structures. Marianna Michaelides joined the team from Bindmans LLP in November 2023, with particular expertise in international parental child abduction work. Andriana Syrimis is also recommended.
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‘Freemans is one of the go to firms for children work. They are well known for their public law work, but they are also incredibly experienced in complex private law matters, particularly in difficult cases where their expertise in international and public law matters gives a real advantage over other firms.'
‘Samantha Harris works extremely hard for her clients and leaves no stone unturned in trying to secure the best outcome for them.'
'Sophie Lambert is a superb solicitor who works tirelessly for her clients. She is pragmatic, sensible and has great judgement.'
'Nina Hansen is very well known and respected in the world of children law. She is extremely bright, knowledgeable and knows the law on children matters inside out.’
- 'Gulizar Candemir is outstanding in her representation of parents and children in care cases. She is very calm, even when under immense pressure and is utterly committed to fairness and to presenting her client's cases in the most beneficial light possible.'
- 'Laura Coyle is frankly the best solicitor out there in the market and, in her own advocacy, is better than most Silks. She is on top of everything and takes no prisoners in fighting for her clients. Her technical expertise is second to none and she is a tactical genius!'
‘Excellent all-round advice and representation in children law matters, including public, private and international issues. This is very rare.’
‘Nina Hansen's expertise surely well exceeds most of her competitors. She can handle anything: she can ably represent a severely disadvantaged parent in complex care proceedings, an UHNW parent in challenging private law proceedings and run complex legal arguments in the Supreme Court. Second to none.’
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