Company
Position
Consultant
Index
Family Lawyers
Location
London
Advice type
Children
Children law
Divorces
Financial remedies
International cases
Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
Client type
Business owners
Celebrities
City professionals
Entrepreneurs
Financial professionals
High-profile clients
International UHNWs
Sportspeople
Sector Focus
Legal Advisory Services
Julian Lipson
Spear’s Review
In a field that is dominated by women – especially the so-called ‘Queen Bees’ – Julian Lipson of Withers is considered by many to be the leading man.
In fact, when Spear’s asked the lawyers in the Family Law Index to say who, from outside their own firm, they would instruct for their own (hypothetical) divorce, Lipson was tied for second place with three other lawyers just behind Fiona Shackleton.
However, he doesn’t believe clients select representation on the basis of gender. ‘I don’t think people give two hoots these days about whether they’ve got a man or a woman,’ he says. ‘They want someone who’s really good, and with whom they have a chemistry.’
Rank: Senior Statesperson
Senior Statesperson 2025, Family Lawyers