Rosie Schumm

Rosie Schumm is a Partner in the Family team at Forsters LLP in London, described by Legal 500 as ’the ultimate family lawyer’, where she has practised since joining from Wedlake Bell in March 2017, having previously qualified at Penningtons Manches after graduating from Oxford University in 2000. She specialises in complex divorce and financial remedy proceedings, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, and children matters – frequently with a cross-border dimension involving offshore assets and trusts, family businesses, private equity, property portfolios, and super-prime assets, often with US connections. Rosie regularly acts for ultra-high-net-worth and high-profile individuals who require privacy and discretion, works closely with Forsters’ Private Client and Disputes teams on cross-border succession planning, and also has particular expertise in same-sex divorce, surrogacy, and children cases involving special needs. She is ranked in Band 2 in Chambers UK & HNW (Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth), recognised as a Legal 500 Leading Partner, and named in the Citywealth Top 75 Family Lawyers 2026.