New additions for fertility & parenting law team
Leading UK fertility and family law expert Louisa Ghevaert is to head up a specialist fertility and parenting law team at Michelmores LLP. Louisa joins the firm from Porter Dodson as a partner, bringing Michelmores’ partner headcount to 58.
Louisa’s practice includes international and UK surrogacy, donor conception, co-parenting, fertility treatment law, inter-country adoption and complex children, parenting and family law disputes. She has litigated some of the most important UK fertility law cases.
Louisa will be joined by Rachel Cook, a leading authority on adoption and children law, who is returning to Michelmores after a period of consultancy. Rachel’s specialist expertise will bring added depth to the fertility and parenting law team. She was previously an associate lecturer at the University of Plymouth in family law where she won an award in 2013 for her innovative teaching.
Simon Thomas, head of Michelmores' family team, says: “Louisa and Rachel are both considered to be leaders in their field by the leading legal directories. They bring unparalleled experience and expertise to the practice of fertility, parenting, surrogacy and adoption law creating a team that will be a legal powerhouse in this highly specialist area.”
