Contact Details
Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP
125 Wood Street
London
EC2V 7AW
England
- + 44 20 7872 8561
- + 44 20 7457 3240
- elizabeth.carson@penningtonslaw.com
- www.penningtonslaw.com
Profile
Elizabeth is an American who practises in London. Educated at Williams College and Harvard Law School, she was admitted as an attorney in New York in 2003 and as a solicitor in England & Wales in 2006. She is also a qualified collaborative lawyer. Elizabeth is a family law specialist who represents clients from all backgrounds. She has acted in reported financial cases before the High Court and Court of Appeal and has a dynamic international practice, handling cases involving complex remuneration structures, private businesses, and inherited wealth. Elizabeth also advises on pre- and post-nuptial agreements. She has a particular interest in Anglo-US cases, and frequently acts in cases concerning the international relocation of children. Elizabeth authors the Grandparents chapter of Finance and Law for the Older Client, published by Lexis Nexis.
Languages Spoken: English and French. (Portuguese and Spanish working knowledge)
Practice Areas: Appeals, Arbitration, Child Custody/Residence/Visitation/Contact, Child Support, Cohabitation, Collaborative Law, Divorce, Domestic Abuse/Violence/Protection Orders, Emergency Procedures/Injunctions, Enforcement: Child Custody, Enforcement: Child Support, Enforcement: Property Division, Enforcement: Spousal Support, Finance: Capital Provision, Finance: Insolvency, Finance: Pensions/Superannuation/Retirement and Employment Benefits, Finance: Property Issues, Finance: Taxation, Finance: Trusts, Hague Convention/Child Abduction, Mediation, Modification/Variation: Child Custody, Modification/Variation: Child Support, Modification/Variation: Property Division, Modification/Variation: Spousal Support, Parentage/Paternity, Pre-nuptial/Post-nuptial Agreements, Relocation/Removal from Jurisdiction, Same Sex Partnerships, Spousal Support/Maintenance/Alimony, Surrogacy
