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Emily Exton
Managing Partner, Dispute ResolutionEmily is Managing Partner of Forsters, having been appointed in February 2020.
Working with Senior Partner Natasha Rees and the rest of the senior leadership team she is responsible for the strategic direction of the firm and its financial and operational performance.
Prior to becoming Managing Partner Emily specialised in contentious trusts and estates work. She joined Forsters on its creation in 1998, becoming a partner in 2010. Between 2015-2020 Emily was Head of the firm’s Dispute Resolution group.
Emily is recognised as a 'Leading Individual' in The Legal 500 2023 edition and an 'Eminent Practitioner' in the Chambers HNW Guide 2022.
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12 February 2024
Forsters’ lawyers recognised in the Spear’s 500 Directory 202417 August 2023
SRA Survey Results 20238 March 2023
International Women's Day 2023 - Emily Exton“The most emotionally intelligent lawyer I have ever met, and intellectually brilliant. She is so incredibly easy to work with.” The Legal 500, 2024
“She is a special kind of lawyer. Emily is so good with clients and fantastic at injecting enthusiasm into a team.” Chambers HNW Guide, 2023