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14 Forsters lawyers featured in Legal Week’s 2025 Private Client Global Elite Directory

  • 7 February 2025
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Lawyers in our Private Wealth team have been recognised once again in Legal Week’s Private Client Global Elite Directory 2025. This year includes three new additions to the Private Client Global Excellence listing: Alfred Liu, Ashleigh Carr and Charlotte Evans-Tipping.  

The Private Client Global Elite directory is a highly respected global listing that features the top private client lawyers and advisors. Those included are peer-nominated and selected based on their exemplary skills, experience, and contributions to the private wealth sector.

A total of 14 of our Private Wealth lawyers have been recognised:

Private Client Global Elite:

Private Client Global Excellence:

Their inclusion in the listing demonstrates our Private Wealth team’s dedication to excellence and our commitment to delivering the highest quality legal services to our clients. It marks the most number of our team listed to date.

Check out their profiles on the Private Client Global Elite platform to discover some interesting insights from each of those profiled, including what drew them to specialising in private client law as well as tips for best places around our office to take a peer for a coffee or cocktail!  

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Shaping the future of private client – Rosie Schumm co-chairing Private Client Global Strategy Forum 2025

  • 23 January 2025
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Partner in our Family team, Rosie, is co-chairing this year’s forum alongside Joshua Rubenstein, from Katten. Over 3 days from the 22-24 of January, Rosie and our Head of Private Client, Xavier Nicholas, will be amongst the industry leaders discussing the future of the private client sector.

The conference, taking place at Gleneagles in Scotland, includes expert-led sessions and strategic insights on some of the most topical issues facing the industry:

  • Global mobility- jurisdiction shopping
  • Intergenerational wealth transfer
  • Guarding against Predatory Marriages
  • Surrogacy: challenges, solutions and best practices for advisers

As co-chair Rosie will be leading the discussion on the challenges facing high-net-worth individuals and how advisors are best placed to guide them through the year to come.

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Rosie Schumm to speak at Private Client Forum Americas 2024

  • 26 February 2024
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Family Partner, Rosie Schumm, has been invited to speak at the Private Client Forum Americas 2024.

The Private Client Forum Americas is a prestigious forum that brings together the most elite advisors to ultra-high net worth individuals, to discuss issues across the Americas, with an outlook on the rest of the world.

The 2024 conference will take place in Mexico, from February 28 until March 1.

Rosie will be co-presenting a session on Wednesday 28 February entitled, ‘Private Affairs, Public Interest: Family and Divorce’, alongside Gretchen Schumann of Rabin, Schumann and Partners, Nancy Murphy, of Teitler and Teitler and Santiago Garcia Luque of Garcia Alocer.

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Forsters’ Private Wealth lawyers recognised in Legal Week’s Private Client Global Elite Directory 2024

  • 25 January 2024
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12 lawyers from our Private Wealth practice have been recognised in Legal Week’s Private Client Global Elite Directory 2024.

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Private Client Global Excellence:

The Private Client Global Elite Directory was created with the awareness that referrals and recommendations are the key to the private client sector. To know that someone is an excellent technical practitioner is essential, but it is also integral for the maintenance of client relationships that the advisors you refer to your clients are good personality fits and masters of communication. As such, Private Client Global Elite recognised excellent individuals as chosen by their own peers within the private wealth industry.

The full directory can be viewed here.

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Ten Forsters lawyers featured in Legal Week’s most recent Private Client Global Elite Directory

  • 22 December 2022
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Ten of Forsters’ Private Wealth team have been featured in Legal Week’s 2022 Private Client Global Elite directory, four of whom are recognised as Rising Leaders.

Launched in 2017, the esteemed Global Elite Directory lists the world’s most respected lawyers advising High Net Worth clients, as nominated by peers within the private wealth industry.

The list of over 6,000 nominations each year is whittled down to just 250 industry experts.

This continued recognition of lawyers from across our Private Wealth practice is ongoing testament to the strength and breadth of services we provide to private clients.

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Considerations for parents of children with additional needs who are separating: Rosie Schumm writes for Able Magazine

  • 17 October 2022
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Family Partner, Rosie Schumm, has authored an article in Able magazine entitled ‘Considerations for parents of children with additional needs who are separating’.

The impact of divorce or separation on a family with a child with additional needs can be profound. Rosie discusses various factors involved including financial provisions, the educational needs of the child, social issues and living arrangements and emotional wellbeing.

The full article can be read here (p34-35).

For further information on this topic, please contact our Family Team.

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Forsters recognised in eprivateclient’s Top Family Law Firms ranking

  • 11 October 2022
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The Forsters’ Family team is delighted to have once again been listed as one of eprivateclient’s 2022 ‘Top Family Law Firms’, a comprehensive analysis of the leading law firms providing family law advice.

The team’s continued inclusion in this ranking reinforces their ongoing success as a leading Family Practice, and serves as continued testament to their commitment to delivering exceptional service for clients.

Click here to view the 2022 eprivateclient rankings (behind a paywall).

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Rosie Schumm to speak at the Private Client Forum Americas 2022

  • 6 July 2022
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Family partner, Rosie Schumm, will be speaking at the Private Client Forum Americas 2022.

The three day event, taking place in Mexico on 13 – 15 July, will bring together the most senior and elite advisors to high and ultra high net worth individuals to discuss the most timely and concerning issues across the Americas, with an outlook on the rest of the world.

Rosie will be co-presenting the session ‘Alternative Families, Where Are They Now?’ alongside Gretchen Schumann of Schumann and Partners, Gretel Ciniglio de Pérez of Fabrega Molino and Sergio Michelson of Brigard & Urrutia.

Further details about the conference can be found here.

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Forsters’ Private Wealth lawyers featured in Legal Week’s Private Client Global Elite Directory 2022

  • 31 January 2022
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Ten lawyers in Forsters’ Private Wealth team have been featured in Legal Week’s 2022 Private Client Global Elite directory.

Launched in 2017, the esteemed Global Elite Directory lists the world’s most respected lawyers advising High Net Worth clients, as nominated by peers within the private wealth industry. Each year the list is narrowed down to just 250 industry experts from over 6,000 nominations.

Private Client Global Elite

Rising Leaders

Elite Recommends

The full directory is available to view here.

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Forsters’ Family team named Family Law Firm of the Year (London)

  • 25 November 2021
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At a prestigious ceremony attended by hundreds of family lawyers and guests in Central London on Wednesday 24 November, Forsters’ market-leading Family team were crowned ‘Family Law Firm of the Year (London)’ for the second time in five years.

On the news, Head of Family, Jo Edwards, commented: “We are absolutely thrilled to have won this award again. This is the leading awards night in the industry calendar and to receive such recognition from our peers means the world to us. The last five years have seen significant growth in Forsters’ Family team, including the joining of three industry-acclaimed Partners, and the addition of talented Associates, through a combination of lateral hires and growth and nurturing within. To have won this award twice in five years is testament to the hard work of a wonderfully diverse but close-knit team of lawyers”.

The judges commented: “The winners of this award are considered to be heavyweights in fields of complex family law with high profile cases, as well as being experts in critical niche areas, such as surrogacy, adoption, Jewish faith, Islamic divorce, LGBTQ+ and modern families. Their vast list of pro bono work is also hugely impressive, as is their commitment to a partner-led, nurturing approach to career development”.

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The recognition follows an already successful year for the team, including a record number of listings in Spear’s Family Law Index 2021; an uplift to Tier 1 in ePrivateClient’s Top Family Law Firms ranking; Jo Edwards‘ inclusion in the ‘Spotlight Table’ of the Family/Matrimonial: Mediators list in the Chambers HNW Guide; Rosie Schumm‘s elevation by a band in the same guide; and market recognition of other partners, Simon Blain and Matthew Brunsdon Tully. Above all, it recognises the team’s unrivalled ability to deliver quality legal advice to clients and the support they have provided to families during what has been a particularly challenging time.

The Family Law Awards recognises the important work of family lawyers and celebrates their many successes and outstanding achievements over the previous 12 months.

A list of all of the winners on the night can be found here.

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Breaking Good – Rethinking Separation and Divorce

Introducing Breaking Good, the new Forsters’ podcast. Comedian Marcus Brigstocke teams up with leading family lawyer Jo Edwards and members of Forsters’ Family team to demystify the divorce and separation process. An informative and entertaining guide to modern family law.

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Forward-Thinking Approaches to Divorce and Separation

Coming to a decision to separate or divorce is difficult and often distressing. For many, the process that lies ahead is a mystery and it is assumed that it will be confrontational and drawn-out. However, there is in fact a wide range of forward-thinking, constructive approaches to resolving the issues flowing from your divorce or separation.

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Forsters’ Family team uplifted to Tier 1 in ePrivateClient Top Family Law Firms 2021

  • 20 September 2021
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We are delighted to share that Forsters’ Family team has been uplifted to Tier 1 in this year’s ePrivateclient Top Family Law Firms ranking.

The Tier 1 ranking is a testament to the team’s rapid growth, in terms of team size, clients and profile; whilst always upholding the highest levels of technical expertise, empathetic client care, innovation and discretion.

The recognition follows an already successful year for the team, which has included a shortlisting for ‘Family Law Firm of the Year (London)’ at the upcoming Family Law Awards 2021, a record number of listings in Spear’s Family Law Index 2021 and Jo Edwards’ inclusion in the ‘Spotlight Table’ of the Family/Matrimonial: Mediators list in the Chambers HNW Guide.

The ePrivateClient rankings are a result of a comprehensive analysis of the leading law firms providing family law advice in the UK. The full table can be viewed here, behind the paywall.

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Forsters’ Family team shortlisted for Family Law Firm of the Year (London) award

  • 6 September 2021
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We are delighted to announce that the Family team have been recognised at the upcoming 2021 Family Law Awards with a shortlisting in the Family Law Firm of the Year (London) category.

The Family Law Awards recognises the important work of family lawyers and celebrate their many successes and outstanding achievements. Our shortlisting recognises Forsters’ family team‘s achievements this year in delivering quality legal advice to our clients throughout the pandemic and supporting families during this particularly challenging time. The team have also maintained an ethos of giving back to the wider family law community and providing assistance to vulnerable individuals through a range of pro bono and CSR initiatives.

The shortlist and winners are chosen by a judging panel made up of the heads of the Family Law Bar Association, Resolution, the Association of Lawyers for Children and the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives, along with Family Law editors and publishing professionals.

The winner will be announced at the awards ceremony on 24 November 2021.

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Breaking Good – Rethinking Separation and Divorce

Introducing Breaking Good, the new Forsters’ podcast. Comedian Marcus Brigstocke teams up with leading family lawyer Jo Edwards and members of Forsters’ Family team to demystify the divorce and separation process. An informative and entertaining guide to modern family law.

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Forward-Thinking Approaches to Divorce and Separation

Coming to a decision to separate or divorce is difficult and often distressing. For many, the process that lies ahead is a mystery and it is assumed that it will be confrontational and drawn-out. However, there is in fact a wide range of forward-thinking, constructive approaches to resolving the issues flowing from your divorce or separation.

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Key challenges and the role of the family advisor in facilitating a successful succession plan: Kelly Noel-Smith, Rosie Schumm and Anna Ferster write for Family Law Journal

  • 27 August 2021
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Private Client Partner, Kelly Noel-Smith, Family Partner, Rosie Schumm, and Family Associate, Anna Ferster, have authored an article for the Family Law Journal entitled ‘Key challenges and the role of the family advisor in facilitating a successful succession plan‘.

How best to pass on wealth to the next generation is a challenge for many families, particularly when successive generations have different approaches to wealth management. The article uses Greek mythology to illustrate some of the challenges for the family advisor who has to adopt different perspectives on a client family: from the macro level, when trying to establish the ethos of the family unit; and from the micro level of each family member within each generation.

The challenges explored in the article range from advising families who are struggling with the relinquishment of control to younger generations to advising families who have opposing views as to how the family wealth should be managed. Kelly, Rosie and Anna also discuss their own experiences of these challenges and how they were overcome.

The article seeks to set out practical tips for the family advisor in navigating these scenarios, including providing advice on nuptial agreements and how to facilitate communication successfully between family members.

The full article can be read in the August issue of Family Law, the leading practitioner journal compiled by experts for family law professionals.

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Breaking Good – Episode Five: Splitigation – going to court to sort out finances on divorce

  • 22 January 2021
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Co-hosts Marcus Brigstocke and Head of Family, Jo Edwards are joined once again by Rosie Schumm to talk about going to court to sort out money issues on divorce. They explore when involving the court is the right thing to do, the process, what powers the court has and why it’s usually not as melodramatic as movies would have us believe…

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Known for the highest quality service and achieving the best results for our clients, our focus is always on the needs of each individual. Our top ranked Family team will take the time to understand each client’s unique personal situations – and we work with them to develop the course of action which best suits them.

We cover the full range of family law matters including pre and post nuptial agreements, separation arrangements, matters involving children, financial issues and divorce for clients both in the UK and overseas. In addition, we are experts in mediation and collaborative law.

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Forward-Thinking Approaches to Divorce and Separation

Coming to a decision to separate or divorce is difficult and often distressing. For many, the process that lies ahead is a mystery and it is assumed that it will be confrontational and drawn-out. However, there is in fact a wide range of forward-thinking, constructive approaches to resolving the issues flowing from your divorce or separation.

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Breaking Good: Love Nuptially – a definitive guide to pre-nups and post-nups

  • 18 December 2020
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Co-hosts Marcus Brigstocke and Head of Family, Jo Edwards are re-joined by family lawyer Rosie Schumm to talk all things nuptial agreement-related. From debunking some common myths, to sharing tips on how to broach the subject with your other half, and discussing why they aren’t as unromantic or as new a concept as you might think – it’s all here.

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Leading divorce and family law experts – How can we help?

Known for the highest quality service and achieving the best results for our clients, our focus is always on the needs of each individual. Our top ranked Family team will take the time to understand each client’s unique personal situations – and we work with them to develop the course of action which best suits them.

We cover the full range of family law matters including pre and post nuptial agreements, separation arrangements, matters involving children, financial issues and divorce for clients both in the UK and overseas. In addition, we are experts in mediation and collaborative law.

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Is a nuptial agreement right for you and your family? The Forsters Family team want to open up the conversation about nuptial agreements, to dispel myths and to inform people about the benefits of having one and the practical process.

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Breaking Good – Episode One: Demystifying separation and divorce, present and future

  • 27 November 2020
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Comedian Marcus Brigstocke teams up with leading family lawyer Jo Edwards and members of Forsters’ Family team to demystify the divorce and separation process. An informative and entertaining guide to modern family law.

In the first episode of our new podcast series, Marcus and Jo are joined by top family lawyer Rosie Schumm to talk about common misconceptions about family law, divorce during COVID and the lure of Ally McBeal…

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In this episode we were joined by:

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You can listen to more episodes of Breaking Good and the More Than Law podcast here on our website, as well as subscribe on your favourite podcast services, including:

To continue the conversation on social media, use #ForstersBreakingGood.

Leading divorce and family law experts – How can we help?

Known for the highest quality service and achieving the best results for our clients, our focus is always on the needs of each individual. Our top ranked Family team will take the time to understand each client’s unique personal situations – and we work with them to develop the course of action which best suits them.

We cover the full range of family law matters including pre and post nuptial agreements, separation arrangements, matters involving children, financial issues and divorce for clients both in the UK and overseas. In addition, we are experts in mediation and collaborative law.

Contact us

Forward-Thinking Approaches to Divorce and Separation

Coming to a decision to separate or divorce is difficult and often distressing. For many, the process that lies ahead is a mystery and it is assumed that it will be confrontational and drawn-out. However, there is in fact a wide range of forward-thinking, constructive approaches to resolving the issues flowing from your divorce or separation.

Forward Thinking Approaches to Divorce and Separation

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Private Client and Family partners recognised in Spear’s 500 2020

  • 13 January 2020
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We are delighted to announce that the following Private Wealth partners have been listed in Spear’s 500 2020 in their practice areas:

Family Lawyers

Tax & Trust Advisers

The Spear’s 500 guide is distinctive for ranking a wide range of leading advisers and is described as an “indispensable guide to the top private client advisers, wealth managers, lawyers and service providers for HNW individuals”.

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