Richard Handel
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth
Band 2
About
Provided by Richard Handel
Practice Areas
Financial settlements on divorce, dealing with complex asset cases and international family law issues. Asset protection including pre and post marital agreements and cohabitation agreements, often involving multiple jurisdictions. Arrangements for children.
Career
Dawsons LLP, qualified 2009; Withers 2011 to 2019, Senior Associate; Burges Salmon 2019, Director; Burges Salmon 2022, Partner
Professional Memberships
Resolution: member of the Drafting Committee, former Co-Chair of YRes London; former committee member of National YRes Committee
Chambers Review
UK
Richard Handel has particular expertise in advising wealthy clients on divorce and nuptial agreements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Richard is fantastic and is well-liked and well-regarded. He is constructive without being unhelpfully litigious. He excels in prenuptial agreements and keeping the heat out of them."
"Richard is technically brilliant, strategic, commercial and has a superb legal mind."
"Richard is a lawyer you would recommend to friends. He has great technical ability, commercial realism and a focus on solutions, as well as being incredibly personable with a brilliant bedside manner."
"Richard is fantastic and is well-liked and well-regarded. He is constructive without being unhelpfully litigious. He excels in prenuptial agreements and keeping the heat out of them."
"Richard is technically brilliant, strategic, commercial and has a superb legal mind."
"Richard is a lawyer you would recommend to friends. He has great technical ability, commercial realism and a focus on solutions, as well as being incredibly personable with a brilliant bedside manner."