Foreword – James Stewart, Manches LLP
Preface - Cheryl Hepfer, Offit Kurman
Argentina Diego Horton, Perez Maraviglia & Horton Abogados
Australia Max Meyer, Meyer Partners Family Lawyers
Austria Dr Alfred Kriegler, Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Dr. Alfred Kriegler
Belgium Dr Jehanne Sosson, Silvia Pfeiff & Sohelia Goossens Wouters Sosson & Associés
Bermuda Rachael Barritt & Adam Richards, Marshall Diel & Myers Limited
Canada Esther Lenkinski & Lisa Eisen, Lenkinski Family Law & Mediation
Chile Daniela Horvitz Lennon, Horvitz & Horvitz Abogados
Denmark Maryla Rytter Wróblewski, Nyborg & Rørdam
Dominican Republic Dr Juan Manuel Suero & Elisabetta Pedersini, J.D., Aaron Suero & Pedersini
England & Wales James Stewart & Louise Spitz, Manches LLP
Finland Hilkka Salmenkylä, Asianajotoimisto Juhani Salmenkylä Ky
France Véronique Chauveau, Charlotte Butruille-Cardew & Alexandre Boiché, Cabinet CBBC
Germany Dr Daniela Kreidler-Pleus, Kanzlei Dr Kreidler-Pleus & Kollegen
Gibraltar Charles Simpson, Triay & Triay
Guernsey Advocate Felicity Haskins, F. Haskins & Co
Hong Kong Catherine Por, Stevenson, Wong & Co.
India Pinky Anand, Chambers of Ms Pinky Anand
Israel Edwin Freedman, Law Offices of Edwin Freedman
Italy Andrea Russo & Benedetta Rossi, Pirola Pennuto Zei & Associati
Japan Mikiko Otani, Tokyo Public Law Office
Jersey Advocate Barbara Corbett, Hanson Renouf
Malaysia Foo Yet Ngo & Kiran Dhaliwal, Y N Foo & Partners
Mexico Alfonso Sepúlveda García & Habib Díaz Noriega; Müggenburg, Gorches, Peñalosa y Sepúlveda SC
Monaco Christine Pasquier-Ciulla & Alison Isabella Torti, PCM Avocats
The Netherlands Carla L. M. Smeets & Caroliene Mellema, Smeets Gijbels BV
New Zealand Anita Chan, Princes Chambers
Poland Dr Joanna Kosinska-Wiercinska & Dr Hab Jacek Wiercinski, Wiercinski Kancelaria Adwokacka
Republic of Ireland Jennifer O’Brien, Mason Hayes & Curran
Russia Dr Catherine Kalaschnikova, Divorce in Russia
Scotland Alasdair Loudon, Turcan Connell
Singapore Randolph Khoo & Shu Mei Hoon, Drew & Napier LLC
South Africa Amanda Catto, Catto Neethling Wiid Inc
Spain Alberto Perez Cedillo & Paula Piquer Ruz, Alberto Perez Cedillo Spanish Lawyers & Solicitors
Sweden Mia Reich Sjögren, Advokaterna Sverker och Mia Reich Sjögren AB; Johan Sarvik, Advokaterna Nyblom & Sarvik AB; Fredric Renström,Lindskog Malmström Advokatbyrå KB
Switzerland Dr iur Daniel Trachsel, Langner Stieger Trachsel & Partner
Ukraine Aminat Suleymanova, Ivan Kasynyuk & Irina Moroz, AGA Partners
United Arab Emirates Alexandra Tribe, Expatriate Law
USA - California Suzanne Harris, Larry A. Ginsberg, Andrea Fugate Balian & Fahi Takesh Hallin, Harris Ginsberg LLP
USA - Connecticut Edward Nusbaum & Thomas P. Parrino, Nusbaum & Parrino, P.C
USA - Maryland & Washington DC Cheryl Lynn Hepfer, Offit Kurman
USA - Minnesota Nancy Zalusky Berg, Lilo D. Kaiser, Tara L. Smith Ruesga & Laura Sahr Schmit, Walling, Berg & Debele, P.A.
USA - New York John M. Teitler, Nicholas W. Lobenthal & Paul D. Getzels, Teitler & Teitler, LLP
USA - Texas Donn C. Fullenweider, Fullenweider Wilhite
USA - Virginia Katharine W. Maddox & Julie C. Gerock, The Maddox Law Firm, P.C.
USA - Washington State Marguerite C. Smith, Flexx Law
James Stewart is an international family partner with Manches’ family department. He has specific expertise in complex, financial and child cases which often have an international dimension.
James is a Governor of the International Academy of International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (IAML) and a member of the International Section of the American Bar Association (ABA).
In 2003 James was one of the first solicitors in England to train in collaborative family law. He is a founder member of the Collaborative Family Law (CFL) which promotes the use of collaborative law, arbitration, mediation and private judging as practical and confidential methods of avoiding litigation in complex and often high-profile cases.
James writes extensively on international family law issues. He has a particular interest in the development of family law in the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). His articles on Anglo-Russian divorce have appeared in The Times and The Russian Investment Review. He also chairs Manches’ International Wealth Protection Group which focuses on the needs of family offices and relocating clients.
He has acted in a number of ground breaking cases, including the reported case of El Gamal v Al Maktoum [2011] which concerned the recognition of an Islamic marriage. More recently, he has been named “Lawyer of the Week” in the St Valentine’s Day edition of The Times following the widely publicised decision in AI v MT [2013] which concerned the interaction of Jewish religious courts with the English High Court in family matters.
James is a member of The Times Law Panel, an advisory body of 100 of UK’s most prominent lawyers. In April 2013 Spears Magazine included James’s name in a list of England’s top 25 family lawyers.
In a Sunday Observer profile, James was described as “confident and successful, with 20 years on his rivals, his fresh approach to family law is turning heads”.
