“Claire Gordon combines exceptional strategic judgement, discretion and sophisticated family law expertise in the most complex ultra high net worth and international matters. Her ability to navigate sensitive personal disputes with commercial intelligence and measured authority makes her a trusted adviser to families with significant wealth and global interests.”

Fantastic Lawyers® Editorial 2026

Claire Gordon is one of London’s leading family lawyers, specialising in ultra high net worth divorce, complex international family disputes, private children matters and wealth protection planning. As Head of the Family and Divorce team at Farrer & Co, Claire is trusted by entrepreneurs, private equity professionals, high-profile individuals and families with generational wealth to navigate highly sensitive and financially sophisticated family law matters with discretion, clarity and strategic precision.

What Claire Gordon does

Claire advises on a broad range of complex family law matters, with particular expertise in:

• Ultra high net worth and high net worth divorce
• Complex financial remedy proceedings
• International family law disputes
• Private children law matters
• Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements
• Civil partnership agreements
• Trust, asset tracing and complex business structure disputes
• Cross-border wealth protection strategy

Her cases frequently involve international assets, business interests, trusts, private equity considerations and multi-jurisdictional family law issues requiring coordinated advice across borders.

Why she stands out

Claire is particularly well known for helping clients resolve difficult personal and financial situations without unnecessary conflict, delay or public exposure. Her calm authority, commercial judgement and firm but fair negotiation style make her a trusted adviser during some of life’s most challenging transitions.

Discretion is central to her practice, which is why many of her most sophisticated matters remain private despite their complexity and scale. She combines emotional intelligence with strategic legal thinking, recognising that family disputes are rarely just financial or legal issues alone.

Her collaborative approach also allows clients to benefit from wider expertise across related disciplines including reputation management, succession planning, immigration and property, ensuring genuinely holistic advice.

Trust markers

• Head of Family and Divorce at Farrer & Co
• Band 1, Chambers UK 2026 for Family/Matrimonial Finance: Ultra High Net Worth
• Leading Partner, Legal 500 2026 for Family Divorce and Financial Remedy
• Leading Partner, Legal 500 2026 for Family Children
• Top Flight Family Lawyer, Spear’s 2025
• Over 20 years of specialist family law experience

Notable experience

Claire has advised in highly sophisticated matters ranging from disputes involving allegations of fraud, asset tracing and complex international business structures, through to advising a major international private equity business on the potential family law implications of a US$5 billion investment.

Approach

Claire helps clients who are often facing major life decisions, whether at the end of a relationship, in the midst of children disputes, or planning ahead to protect wealth and family interests before marriage or partnership.

Her focus is always on achieving intelligent, civilised and commercially sensible outcomes that protect both immediate priorities and long-term interests.