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Sandra Davis

Sandra is a Partner of the Firm’s Family department. She has over 40 years' experience of family law practice with Mishcon de Reya. She specialises in complex high net worth and ultra high net worth cases, often with an international element and involving complex tax and trust issues, substantial business assets and partnerships, disputes concerning children - particularly leave to remove and abduction - and pre- and post-nuptial settlements. Her clients include celebrities, entrepreneurs and financiers. Sandra's career highlights have included representation of the Princess of Wales, Jerry Hall, Thierry Henry and Tamara Mellon as well as involvement in leading cases on third-party financing of financial settlements and jurisdiction. She is a member of Resolution, the International Bar Association and a Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Chambers & Partners call her a "phenomenal" lawyer and "the go-to solicitor for high net worth cases". She is described in the Legal 500 as "a giant in the family law world". Sandra won the Gold Award in the Woman of the Year: Leadership (Professional Services) category at the Citywealth Awards and is included in the Citywealth Leaders List 2020. She is also listed as a Family Law expert in the London Super Lawyers directory, which has named her one of the Top 100 Lawyers and one of the Top 50 women. Sandra is also recognised in The Legal 500's Hall of Fame. Sandra is a frequent broadcaster and chairperson, organiser and speaker at conferences on family law issues. · Mishcon de Reya LLP

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About

Partner in Mishcon de Reya’s Family department with over 40 years' experience, specialising in complex high net worth and ultra-high net worth family cases, often with international, tax and trust elements and involving substantial business assets, pre- and post-nuptial settlements and children disputes. Her clients include celebrities, entrepreneurs and financiers, and she has acted in leading cases on third-party financing of financial settlements and jurisdiction.

Practice areas

FamilyPrivate ClientTrustsInternationalHigh Net WorthChildren

Office

England

Mishcon de Reya LLP · Sandra is a Partner of the Firm’s Family department. She has over 40 years' experience of family law practice with Mishcon de Reya. She specialises in complex high net worth and ultra high net worth cases, often with an international element and involving complex tax and trust issues, substantial business assets and partnerships, disputes concerning children - particularly leave to remove and abduction - and pre- and post-nuptial settlements. Her clients include celebrities, entrepreneurs and financiers. Sandra's career highlights have included representation of the Princess of Wales, Jerry Hall, Thierry Henry and Tamara Mellon as well as involvement in leading cases on third-party financing of financial settlements and jurisdiction. She is a member of Resolution, the International Bar Association and a Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Chambers & Partners call her a "phenomenal" lawyer and "the go-to solicitor for high net worth cases". She is described in the Legal 500 as "a giant in the family law world". Sandra won the Gold Award in the Woman of the Year: Leadership (Professional Services) category at the Citywealth Awards and is included in the Citywealth Leaders List 2020. She is also listed as a Family Law expert in the London Super Lawyers directory, which has named her one of the Top 100 Lawyers and one of the Top 50 women. Sandra is also recognised in The Legal 500's Hall of Fame. Sandra is a frequent broadcaster and chairperson, organiser and speaker at conferences on family law issues.

England

Expertise

High net worth / UHNW family casesCross-border family lawTax and trust issues in family disputesSubstantial business assets and partnership disputesChildren disputes (leave to remove, abduction)Pre- and post-nuptial agreementsThird-party financing of financial settlements

Education

  • Nottingham Law School, LPC & GDL
  • University of Southampton, BA History

Admissions

  • Qualified, Victor Mishcon & Co (became Mishcon de Reya in 1988)
  • Articled, Victor Mishcon & Co

Languages

FrenchGerman