About Simons Muirhead Burton
Simons Muirhead Burton is a full-service London law firm established in 1971, based in Soho, with particular strengths in media, entertainment, crime, and family law. Its family department, led by Jane McDonagh, is ranked in the Legal 500 2026 in both Family: Children and Family: Divorce and Financial Remedy, and holds Band 1 in Chambers 2026 for Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth. The firm is a natural choice for clients from the media, entertainment, and sports industries facing complex, high-profile, and often internationally sensitive family matters.
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Meet the family law specialists at Simons Muirhead Burton.
Jane McDonagh
Head of Department, Partner
Jane McDonagh is a Partner and Head of the Family department at Simons Muirhead Burton, where she founded the family practice in 2010 and has grown it into an …
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Charlie is an associate in the family team at Simons Muirhead Burton. She advises on a broad range of private family law matters including nuptial agreements, …
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Elinor is an associate in the family team at Simons Muirhead Burton, having qualified in 2023. A fluent French and English speaker, she specialises in …
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Associate
Emma Reynolds is an Associate in the Family team at Simons Muirhead Burton, advising clients on a range of private family law matters including divorce and …
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Chartered Legal Executive
Florence Lancaster is a Chartered Legal Executive in the Family team at Simons Muirhead Burton, where she has been fee-earning since 2019. She assists …
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Freya is an associate in the family team at Simons Muirhead Burton, having joined in September 2025 as a newly qualified solicitor.
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Michael is a Senior Associate in the family team at Simons Muirhead Burton. He specialises in high-value financial disputes arising from divorce and civil …
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Rhiannon is a consultant in the family team at Simons Muirhead Burton. She advises on a wide range of family law matters including divorce, children …
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Samuel is an associate in the family team at Simons Muirhead Burton, having qualified in 2021. He holds a first-class master’s degree in Law from the …
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Sharon is a Senior Associate in the family team at Simons Muirhead Burton.
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Partner
Tessa is a partner at Simons Muirhead Burton and a leading specialist in high net worth family law.
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Trainee Solicitor
Tom Holliday is a Trainee Solicitor at Simons Muirhead Burton, currently undertaking his second seat in the Dispute Resolution department, where he assists on …
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Partner
Lara Wulwik is a Partner in the Family team at Simons Muirhead Burton, having qualified as a solicitor in 2007 and become a partner at the firm in 2014, where …
View profile →Sarah Harding
Partner
Sarah Harding is a Partner in the Family team at Simons Muirhead Burton, qualified since 2010 and with over 20 years’ experience in family law.
View profile →Tom Farley-Hills
Partner
Tom Farley-Hills is a Partner and specialist family lawyer at Simons Muirhead Burton, where he co-heads the Family department.
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