Partner appointed head of family team
Farrer & Co has appointed partner Claire Gordon as head of its family team, following a period of sustained growth for the practice. Gordon trained at the firm and has been a partner since 2007, and is widely recognised for her strategic judgement and client care.
The eight-partner family team is one of the largest in the market, advising on high-value divorce, complex nuptial agreements, international enforcement, children matters and modern family structures. It works closely with the firm’s private wealth group to deliver holistic advice to clients.
Gordon has extensive experience in complex cross-border matters involving trusts, corporate structures and reputational issues. Her recent work includes acting for the wife in PN v SA [2025] EWFC 141, a landmark decision resulting in a £230.78 million award, the third-largest divorce award in English legal history.
Announcing the appointment, Simon Pring, head of the private wealth group, said: ‘Claire’s appointment marks an exciting new chapter for our family team,’ adding that she brings ‘sharp legal insight with exceptional empathy’. Gordon said she was ‘proud to lead such a talented and collegiate group of lawyers’ and described it as ‘a privilege to build on that legacy’.
