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Sandra Davis
Spear’s Review
Sandra Davis has stepped back from her long-running role heading up Mishcon de Reya’s family law department, but she remains a huge power in the industry.
‘My concern is to make sure there’s a sustainable brand and that those underneath me take the baton and carry on what I’ve built up over many years,’ she says. ‘I’m interested in bringing people along, sharing my knowledge and my contacts.
‘I’m doing more outward-facing work – I’m speaking more, I’m writing more, I’m running conferences. I’m doing more mentoring and enabling, but I’m not doing less client work.’
Her vast experience has only sharpened her appetite for complex, seemingly intractable situations. A ‘powerhouse of knowledge’, Davis is most at home untangling complex financial structures, often dealing with multiple jurisdictions and international portfolios.
She is a top choice for many notable HNWs (often international), and has acted for high-profile clients including Princess Diana, Jerry Hall and Thierry Henry. However, for many of her clients, the aim is to keep things low-key. Davis, who believes in providing a 360-degree service, is used to managing the media and dealing with any reputational fallout that may arise.
‘Divorce is a depth charge and it can create consequences that the parties involved do not anticipate at the outset, particularly for children,’ Davis says. ‘I like to help holistically, because I’ve got the experience to do that.’
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