Specialist Family Law firm Rayden Solicitors is delighted that its London offices, based in Hampstead and London Bridge, have both been recognised once again in The Legal 500 annual rankings guide. The firm has moved up from Tier 6 to Tier 4 in the specialist London Children Guide and has also been ranked Tier 6 in the inaugural Divorce & Financial Remedy Guide.
The most recent edition of The Legal 500’s UK legal sector research provides an industry standard, featuring an annual list of the best firms nationwide, based on recommendations from both fellow professionals and clients.
The firm has been described as ‘an exceptional Family Law firm offering the highest quality services, at the level of ‘Magic Circle’ firms’ with ‘work of the highest quality’. This is a huge achievement for our Hampstead and London Bridge based teams – to be compared to huge law firms that have been operating for many years is a significant endorsement in both areas.
The team is noted by one industry peer as ‘a growing team with committed and excellent lawyers at all levels. A real gem of a firm in family law’.
The Legal 500 researchers have noted the Rayden London teams’ expertise across all areas of family law, focusing in particular on their expertise in complex children and financial matters, including international work. The team is ‘well-regarded for its cross-border work’ and ‘highly respected across the family law community for their work within financial remedies cases, which is highlighted by the sheer volume of high-net-worth complex cases that they are involved with’.
Executive Partner and Financial Arbitrator Julian Bremner leads both the Hampstead and London Bridge offices and is supported by Partner Anna-Laura Lock in the London Bridge office and Partners Jennifer Moore and Marc Etherington in Hampstead.
Julian Bremner is featured in the Divorce & Financial Remedy guide as ‘a highly experienced partner, very knowledgeable, wise and pragmatic’ with ‘an ability to distinguish between good points and weaker ones, which brings a much-needed pragmatism to his clients’ cases’.
Anna-Laura Lock is commended in both guides for her ‘excellent client care skills’ as well as being ‘thoughtful and innovative in seeking solutions to her client’s problems’.
Jennifer Moore receives praise as ‘an excellent lawyer’ with ‘an outstanding practice in all areas of family law, with a particular specialism in modern families, including surrogacy and step-parent adoption. Jenny’s cases have shown her ground-breaking work and ability to see novel legal angles’.
Marc Etherington receives glowing praise for his finances work from one client who describes him as ‘a good mix of empathetic but firm, guiding me to avoid capitulating and got me a good settlement’.
Senior Partner and Founder of Rayden Solicitors, Katherine Rayden, says, “We are over the moon for our London teams. Since we first had a presence in the capital in 2019, the team has been working incredibly hard to develop their reputation alongside city and ‘Magic Circle’ firms. The glowing praise from industry peers and recognition in The Legal 500 for both children and finances is testament to the team’s dedication and we are very proud of them’. The firm is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, with its first office opening in Hertfordshire in 2005 before expanding across the South East and into London and Birmingham in the 2020s. The firm has grown to be the second largest family law team in England & Wales.
