Jeetesh Patel—Hodge Jones & Allen

London law firm Hodge Jones & Allen has appointed family law partner, Jeetesh Patel, from Rollingsons Solicitors, where he was head of family law and a senior associate.

Jeetesh has over 15 years’ experience advising on matrimonial and related family law matters and has developed a practice representing those earning high incomes and international clients. He specialises in privately funded financial provision matters, the international aspects of divorce, complex private proceedings involving children, cohabitation and same sex cases, as well as inter-country adoption and international surrogacy. Jeetesh is also an accredited member of Resolution and a trained collaborative lawyer.

Managing partner, Vidisha Joshi says: “We are delighted to welcome Jeetesh to the firm—he has a wealth of experience advising on family matters having specialised in family law since qualifying in 2001. 

“His appointment is part of our ongoing business strategy to continue to develop our successful private client family law team. He will be a significant asset to our growing family practice and his knowledge of overseas surrogacy and adoption matters will build on our capability in this area.”

Jeetesh says: “I am excited about my position at the firm and believe that the firms’ values will be of benefit to clients who are going through difficult stages in their lives.”