“Camilla Baldwin is recognised as a leading figure in family law, combining exceptional expertise in high-value financial disputes, international family matters and wealth protection with a thoughtful and client-centred approach. Trusted by entrepreneurs, international families and ultra high net worth individuals, she is admired for her strategic judgement, global perspective and commitment to helping clients navigate complex personal and financial challenges with confidence and clarity.”

Fantastic Lawyers® Editorial 2026

Camilla Baldwin is the Founding Partner of one of London’s leading specialist family law practices. With more than three decades of experience, she advises clients on the full spectrum of family law matters, from divorce and financial settlements to international child disputes and wealth protection strategies.

Her practice is particularly focused on complex, high-value cases involving substantial assets, family businesses, trusts, inherited wealth and international elements. Her clients include entrepreneurs, professionals, royalty, trustees, beneficiaries of family wealth structures and ultra-high net worth individuals.

What Camilla Baldwin does

Camilla advises on a wide range of family law matters, including:

• High net worth and ultra-high net worth divorce
• Complex financial settlements
• Trust and inherited wealth disputes
• International family law matters
• Cross-border divorce and financial claims
• Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
• Cohabitation disputes
• Civil partnership matters
• Children law disputes
• International child abduction cases
• Leave to remove and relocation applications
• Asset protection and wealth preservation planning

She is particularly known for advising families with sophisticated asset structures, significant inherited wealth and international interests.

Why she stands out

Camilla is recognised for combining technical excellence with genuine compassion and client care. Clients and fellow professionals regularly highlight her ability to balance robust representation with practical, solution-focused advice.

Unlike many family lawyers who focus solely on legal strategy, Camilla takes a holistic approach, helping clients navigate both the legal and personal challenges that arise during family breakdown.

Legal 500 describes her as:

“Camilla Baldwin has an exceptional legal mind and is great with clients.”

Other independent directory feedback includes:

“Camilla Baldwin is very bright, flexible and committed to her clients. Her tactical skills are outstanding.”

“High net worth and ultra-high net worth clients can trust that she will handle their case with skill and care.”

“She is very pragmatic and solution-driven. She has extremely good judgement, which is absolutely key in this work.”

Her reputation has been built on achieving excellent outcomes while maintaining a practical and realistic approach to resolving disputes.

International expertise

Camilla is regularly instructed in family law cases with international dimensions, including cross-border financial disputes, international wealth structures and child-related proceedings involving multiple jurisdictions.

Her work frequently involves collaboration with international lawyers, trustees, private client advisers and wealth management professionals to protect clients’ interests across different legal systems.

Career and leadership

Camilla studied at the University of Cambridge before qualifying as a solicitor in 1992. She began her career at Withers, one of the world’s leading private client law firms.

In 2002 she became one of the youngest judges in England and Wales, demonstrating the high regard in which she was already held within the profession.

She founded her own specialist family law practice in 2005 and has since established a reputation as one of the leading family lawyers acting for high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals.

Thought leadership and professional standing

Camilla is widely recognised internationally for her expertise in family law and wealth disputes.

She regularly lectures around the world, including appearances in:

• Zurich
• Versailles
• Bermuda
• Iceland

She was elected to the steering committee of the prestigious Annual Forum on International Wealth Disputes and was selected to co-chair the inaugural Cambridge Forum on International High Net Worth Family Law.

Her professional memberships include:

• International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL)
• International Bar Association (IBA)
• Cambridge Forum Steering Committee

Giving back

Beyond her legal practice, Camilla is the founder and trustee of Not Beyond Redemption, a charity established in 2018 that provides pro bono legal support to mothers in prison.

The charity helps vulnerable women maintain and rebuild relationships with their children, often supporting families for many years after release. This work reflects Camilla’s belief that family law should not only resolve disputes but also improve lives.

Recognition and trust signals

• Founding Partner of a leading specialist family law firm
• Qualified solicitor since 1992
• One of the youngest judges appointed in England and Wales
• Ranked Top Flight in Spear’s 500 Family Lawyers for multiple consecutive years
• Recognised as a Leading Partner by Legal 500
• Winner of the Citywealth Powerwomen Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year Gold Award
• Member of the International Academy of Family Lawyers
• International speaker on family law and wealth disputes
• Founder of the Not Beyond Redemption charity