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With thanks to the efforts of the entire LMP team, the firm is once again included in the elite Ultra High Net Worth rankings table of the Chambers HNW Guide, which identifies the leading professional advisers to the Private Wealth market in the UK. Firms in the Ultra High Net Worth category regularly handle matrimonial finance matters where the assets in dispute exceed £50-100 million. They also work on matters of lower value but possess the capacity regularly to handle the highest value cases

LMP founding partners Jeremy Levison and Simon Pigott are joined by Benjamin Stowe this year in this top-ranking table with Jeremy ranked as a Senior Statesman,  Simon once again in Band 1.

The remaining three partners, Alison Hayes, Miranda Green and Lucy Hoare are recognised in the main rankings for the complementary Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth tables. Alison goes up a banding this year; Miranda, who joined the firm last October enters the HNW Guide for the first time; Lucy, who was promoted to partner in April celebrates her well-deserved move to the “Up and Coming” partners’ listing following four consecutive years in the  “Associates to watch” column.

All the firms ranked in both tables are able to advise on matters involving significant complexity, including cross-border divorce and separation matters and pre- and post-nuptial agreements for wealthy clients.

Simon also continues to appear in the Spotlight table for mediators; one of 43 specialists to be recognised.

The HNW Guide, now in its eleventh year, has always featured LMP, and the firm is pleased to be included again this year.

In ranking the leading lawyers and law firms specialising in advising HNW clients, the Guide also features feedback from clients and peers.

This year’s Guide includes the following testimonials:

 

Firm

“Levison Meltzer Pigott is distinguished by its exceptional depth of expertise in ultra high net worth matters, combined with a highly strategic and collaborative team approach. The lawyers are commercially astute, technically excellent, and consistently provide clear, pragmatic advice while remaining sensitive to the personal complexities of family proceedings.”

“Levison Meltzer Pigott’s highly experienced team provides consistent, top-class representation.”

“I think the experience of Levison Meltzer Pigott puts it in an excellent position to deal with complex matters. There’s a range of experience in the team, enabling the firm to manage matters of varying complexity.”

Jeremy Levison

“Jeremy Levison is a rockstar; he’s excellent and hugely experienced.”

Simon Pigott

“Simon Pigott steers the ship with expertise.”

“Simon Pigott is one of the best in the business. He’s immensely experienced and there’s nothing he hasn’t seen. He works hard, is really experienced and fantastic strategically but has a lovely manner.”

“Simon Pigott is an excellent mediator able to get to the heart of the issues and tries to enable parties to reach a solution that works to the benefit of both of them.”

“Simon made me feel very safe and well advised.”

Alison Hayes

“Alison Hayes is always so quick and efficient. She’s really hot on trust and enforcement.”

“Alison Hayes has been helpful and wise in understanding my situation. She has skilfully handled communication and provided excellent advice, helping me to understand the divorce process.”

Benjamin Stowe

“Benjamin Stowe gets a lot of international work and is very comfortable working at that top level of high net worth cases. He’s very clever, straight talking and good at managing the clients.”

Miranda Green

“Miranda Green brings clarity and precision even in emotionally complex matters. She is formidable and her reasoning is meticulous.”

“Miranda Green is an excellent family solicitor. She understands clients’ needs and is clear and fair in her approach. She is a pleasure to deal with on a case.”

“Miranda Green gets right to the heart of each case and focuses on what matters.”

“Miranda Green is incredibly financially astute and can read financial statements as well as any accountant.”

Lucy Hoare

“Lucy Hoare is very good. She doesn’t shy away from what she doesn’t know, is committed to learning, picks things up really quickly and is a safe pair of hands.”

“Lucy Hoare is an excellent member of the team.”

View the full listings on the Chambers website.

Levison Meltzer Pigott LLP (LMP) and all five partners Jeremy Levison, Simon Pigott, Alison Hayes, Benjamin Stowe and Miranda Green , together with the team’s most senior lawyer, Lucy Hoare, are ranked in the recently launched Chambers UK Guide 2026

With thanks to the efforts of the entire LMP team, the firm is included in the Ultra High Net Worth rankings table for Family/Matrimonial Finance. This elite table identifies the 17 leading London firms advising this very focussed private client sector. LMP’s founding partners Jeremy and Simon are also recognised as individual lawyers in this top-ranking table with Jeremy ranked as a Senior Statesman and Simon in Band 1.

Ben and Alison appear in the lawyer rankings for the complementary Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth tables. Lucy, for the fourth year running, is listed as one of “Associates to watch”; one of only three recognised this year.

Managing Partner Simon also appears in the London Spotlight table for Family/Matrimonial: Mainly ADR, one of 33 specialists identified and which this year includes Miranda Green who joined the firm this month

The Chambers UK Guide, which has been going for over 30 years, has featured LMP since its inception. In ranking the leading lawyers and law firms specialising in family law, the Guide also features feedback from clients and peers.

This year’s Guide includes the following testimonials:

The Firm:
“Their senior team, who I’d classify as senior family lawyers, bring a huge amount of respect to what the firm has. It’s a personable firm, and good value due to its boutique feel.”

“Even the juniors and admin staff at Levison Meltzer Pigott were excellent. All responses were very timely and I felt put first in everything.”

Jeremy Levison:
“Jeremy’s clients love him. He’s got the right perspective and has been doing this long enough to know that we’re all presenting clients’ cases and not to get overly personal or engage in a fight.”

“Jeremy Levison is a lovely bloke and a brilliant practitioner. I really enjoy being against him in cases.”

Simon Pigott:
“Simon’s great, a pleasure to work with. I really like him: he’s a decent, normal human being who knows his stuff. He’s been around a while and people respect him. He’s an amazing mediator as well.”

“Simon Pigott is a much-respected statesman of family law. He exudes statesmanlike qualities. He has done this so long and is very good at anticipating things; nothing takes him by surprise.”

“I felt in safe hands with Simon as mediator. He was measured, fair and listened to both sides. That meant we had as few sessions as possible and all was done in good time rather than drawing it out.”

Alison Hayes:
“Alison Hayes is a very smart cookie.”

“Alison Hayes is completely dedicated to every case. She’s always completely on top of everything.”

“Alison is really firm, really kind and quick.”

Benjamin Stowe:
“Benjamin Stowe has a real fluency with cases and he is really comfortable dealing with complicated matters.”

Miranda Green:
“Miranda Green is very detail-oriented and is brilliant in keeping her client focused and feeling supported while giving good advice.”

“Miranda is the most kind, caring, smart, knowledgeable, fierce and compassionate family law specialist: you want her in your corner.”

Lucy Hoare:
“I was super impressed with Lucy’s ability. She has a lovely manner; she has this real humility about her, and she is a super quick learner.”

“Lucy Hoare is utterly charming and fantastic to deal with.”

“I was struck by how pragmatic she was. She was appropriately reassuring and ensured the client was on board. She was really good at keeping everyone calm.”

The LMP family extends thanks to all clients and referees who have taken time to acknowledge the firm’s ongoing contribution to the world of family law and we look forward to continuing to work together in the years to come.

15/10/2025

The Legal 500, the annual legal research directory, has published its 2026 guide and the boutique family law firm Levison Meltzer Pigott (LMP) is recognised for both Family:divorce and financial remedy and for Family:mediation

Under Family: divorce and financial remedy, Simon Pigott and Jeremy Levison continue to be listed in the elite ‘Hall of Fame’ , Benjamin Stowe is  recognised as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ and Alison Hayes is commended in the editorial for bringing “particular strength. Lucy Hoare and Cara Lahnstein are deservedly highlighted as “other key lawyers” with Lucy receiving positive testimonial commentary.

Under Family:mediation, Simon Pigott, recognised for his “safe pair of hands and huge experience,’ is one of seven “Hall of Fame” lawyers, a ranking denoting those at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.

Owing to the timing of her joining LMP, which coincided with the publication day for the Legal 500 2026, partner Miranda Green is ranked as a “Leading Partner” for Family: Kent, Surrey and Sussex.

The Legal 500 has been analysing the capabilities of law firms across the world for over 35 years. The comprehensive research programme is revised and updated every year to bring the most up-to-date vision of the global legal market.

In the Legal 500 2026, LMP is described as ‘an exceptionally well-regarded firm with some of the big hitters and future stars in family law.’

Other published testimonials about the firm include:

‘This is a highly professional and experienced firm. Everyone I dealt with treated me with the utmost respect and addressed my matters promptly and with discretion. I felt exceptionally well-supported during the process with clear and constant communication. I continue to recommend this firm to others,’’

and

‘LMP offers an amazing boutique service to HNW individuals, providing exceptional experience and service, whilst never losing the empathy required in such an emotive field of law. They are first class in every aspect of what they do, from settlement to the fight.’

Individual testimonials feature:

‘Simon Pigott has been at the top of the profession many, many years and continues to be a force with whom to reckon. He is experienced, wise, calm, charming and deadly. ‘

‘Ben Stowe is flying as a young partner. He has confidence and wisdom beyond his years, and he is a first-rate litigator.’

‘Lucy Hoare is a talented solicitor and a valuable member of any team.’

‘Simon Pigott is very simply a top lawyer. He is pragmatic, results orientated and understood a complex multi-year case very quickly in great detail. His wealth of experience and understanding of the family law and the court system was tremendously reassuring.’

‘Jeremy Levison and Simon Pigott exude experience and class. There is nothing that they have not seen or done before. In every situation, they have experience.’

‘Miranda Green has been an absolute star. Her compassionate, kind and heartfelt manner whilst dealing with a very sensitive and difficult matters was most appreciated and sincere. These are difficult times when families are struggling to cope with these circumstances and trying to resolve complex issues involving children and resolving finance matters and marital affairs. As soon as I met Miranda, I knew she was the one that will be able to help me.’ 

The LMP family extends thanks to all clients and referees who have taken time to acknowledge the firm’s ongoing contribution to the world of family law and we look forward to continuing to work together in the years to come.

LMP partners Simon Pigott, Jeremy Levison, Alison Hayes, Kate Stovold and Benjamin Stowe, together with most senior lawyer Lucy Hoare, are ranked once again in the recently launched Chambers High Net Worth 2025 for Family/Matrimonial Finance.

With thanks to the efforts of the entire LMP team, the firm is included in the elite Ultra High Net Worth rankings table which identifies the leading professional advisers to the Private Wealth market in the UK.

LMP founding partners Jeremy and Simon are also recognised in this top-ranking table with Jeremy ranked as a Senior Statesman and Simon in Band 1.

Alison, Kate and Ben appear in the main rankings for the complementary Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth tables. Lucy continues to be listed, for an impressive fourth year running, in the  “Associates to watch” column.

Simon also continues to appear in the Spotlight table for mediators; one of only thirty six specialists to be recognised.

The HNW Guide, now in its tenth year, has always featured LMP, and the firm is pleased to be included again this year.

In ranking the leading lawyers and law firms specialising in advising HNW clients, the Guide also features feedback from clients and peers.

This year’s Guide includes the following testimonials:

About the firm:
“Their senior team, who I’d classify as senior family lawyers, bring a huge amount of respect to what the firm has. It’s a personable firm, and good value due to its boutique feel.”

“Even the juniors and admin staff at Levison Meltzer Pigott were excellent. All responses were very timely and I felt put first in everything.”

Simon Pigott:
“Simon’s great, a pleasure to work with. I really like him: he’s a decent, normal human being who knows his stuff. He’s been around a while and people respect him. He’s an amazing mediator as well.”

“I felt in safe hands with Simon as mediator. He was measured, fair and listened to both sides. That meant we had as few sessions as possible and all was done in good time rather than drawing it out.”

“Simon Pigott is a much-respected statesman of family law. He exudes statesmanlike qualities. He has done this so long and is very good at anticipating things; nothing takes him by surprise.”

Jeremy Levison:
“Jeremy’s clients love him. He’s got the right perspective and has been doing this long enough to know that we’re all presenting clients’ cases and not to get overly personal or engage in a fight.”

“Jeremy Levison is a lovely bloke and a brilliant practitioner. I really enjoy being against him on cases.”

Alison Hayes:
“Alison Hayes is a very smart cookie.”

“Alison Hayes is completely dedicated to every case. She’s always completely on top of everything.”

“Alison is really firm, really kind and quick.”

Kate Stovold:
“Kate Stovold is a ‘no stone left unturned’ lawyer. She also manages clients’ expectations well and she is very measured in her advice.”

“Kate Stovold is one of those people who has a fist of iron in a velvet glove. She is very easy to get on with and personable, but she does not hold back for the client. She is a real fighter.”

“Kate Stovold is always responsive, compassionate, judicious and has a keen eye for understanding my point of view.”

Benjamin Stowe:
“Benjamin Stowe has a real fluency with cases and he is really comfortable dealing with complicated matters.”

Lucy Hoare:
“I was super impressed with Lucy’s ability. She has a lovely manner; she has this real humility about her, and she is a super quick learner.”

“Lucy Hoare is utterly charming and fantastic to deal with.”

“I was struck by how pragmatic she was. She was appropriately reassuring and ensured the client was on board. She was really good at keeping everyone calm.”

Levison Meltzer Pigott LLP (LMP) and all five  partners Jeremy Levison, Simon Pigott, Alison Hayes, Kate Stovold and Benjamin Stowe, together with most senior lawyer Lucy Hoare, are ranked in the recently launched Chambers UK Guide 2025 for Family/Matrimonial Finance.

With thanks to the efforts of the entire LMP team, the firm is included in the elite Ultra High Net Worth rankings table which identifies the leading professional advisers to the Private Wealth market in the UK.

LMP’s founding partners Jeremy and Simon are also recognised in this top-ranking table with Jeremy ranked as a Senior Statesman and Simon in Band 1.

Kate and Ben have emerged from the “Up and Coming” tables and now appear alongside Alison in the main rankings for the complementary Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth tables. Lucy, for the third year running, is listed as one of “Associates to watch”; one of only three recognised this year.

Managing Partner Simon also appears in the Spotlight table for Family/Matrimonial: Mainly ADR, this recognising his expertise in Mediation.

The Chambers UK Guide, which has been going for over 30 years, has featured LMP since its inception. In ranking the leading lawyers and law firms specialising in advising HNW clients, the Guide also features feedback from clients and peers.

This year’s Guide includes the following testimonials:

Firm
“Levison Meltzer Pigott are very able and experienced in matrimonial finance work as well as being empathetic to their clients.”
“Levison Meltzer Pigott have a well-deserved reputation in handling complex and sophisticated matters.”
“Levison Meltzer Pigott is a boutique firm of solicitors who are highly specialised in resolving and litigating complex financial remedy claims.”

Individual Lawyer commentary includes:

Simon Pigott:
“Simon is extremely personable and able to get unreasonable clients to change course.”
“Simon has a real command of the room, and his clients really value and trust him.”
“Simon is a go-to mediator for difficult cases. He’s calm, measured, authoritative and clients like him. He’s the go-to mediator for complex financial matters.”

 Jeremy Levison:
“Jeremy’s talent is superlative. He has enormous charm and magnetism with his clients.”
“Jeremy is quality, fabulous, a real gentleman and really knowledgeable.”

Alison Hayes:
“Alison Hayes is excellent.”

Kate Stovold:
“Kate is a future superstar partner. She is client-focused and exceedingly diligent.”
“Kate is extremely efficient, conscientious and 100% reliable.”
“Kate is a strong and personable lawyer who has her client’s best interests at the forefront of her mind.”

Benjamin Stowe:
“Ben is a younger partner who is making a name for himself.”

Lucy Hoare:
“Lucy is an astute, quick thinker who is invaluable to the team.”
“Lucy is excellent and all over the detail.”
“Lucy is a sound lawyer who has got a lot of experience.”

Levison Meltzer Pigott (LMP) has once again been recognised within eprivateclient’s ‘Top Family Law Firms’, the detailed annual guide to the leading law firms providing family law advice in the UK.

Now in its ninth year, the 2024 eprivateclient Top Family Law Firms features 74 firms in total. Since 2021, the analysis has been divided between two tables: those firms considered “full service” and those which are “boutique” with an almost 100% focus on family law.

Twenty-seven firms feature in the Boutique listings (up from 25 last year), with seven in Tier I, nine in Tier II and eleven in Tier III. Although now a much smaller table than in previous years, LMP has maintained its Tier I recognition in 2024, a leading position the firm held even before the table was split between full service and boutique four years ago.

Simon Pigott, LMP’s Managing Partner, says of this latest accolade: “We founded LMP in 1998 to be “boutique”; to offer a more personal and bespoke family law service than that usually allowed by the policies and processes of the larger full-service firms. For over 26 years now we have adhered to our founding principles and our “partner-led”, “client -focused” ethos. This continued recognition by eprivateclient recognition of LMP as a top tier family law firm is a credit to the LMP team as a whole and we are grateful to each individual member for playing their part in this ongoing success.”

The 2024 eprivateclient Top Family Law Firm rankings are based on a survey of over 100 firms in the UK. Where data was not provided, publisher’s estimates were made, which are clearly labelled on the rankings.

Eprivateclient is a leading website and news service for private client practitioners. Click here to read the boutique firms’ table. If a subscriber to eprivateclient, you can access the full article here.

The Legal 500, the annual legal research directory, has just published its 2025 guide and the boutique family law firm Levison Meltzer Pigott (LMP) is ranked once again in the second highest banding for Family. Simon Pigott is also one of only seven lawyers recognised as “Hall of Fame” for Family Mediation; the firm is also ranked.

Under ‘Family’, Simon Pigott and Jeremy Levison continue to be listed in the elite ‘Hall of Fame’ whilst partners Kate Stovold and Benjamin Stowe are once again recognised as ‘Next Generation Partners’. Managing Partner, Simon, is also delighted that lawyers Lucy Hoare and Natasha Methven are deservedly highlighted with positive testimonial commentary.

LMP is described as a ‘a small but perfectly formed boutique firm in central London’, which is ’known for the quality of its partners and associates and punching above its weight‘. 

Other published testimonials include:

• ‘They have a team of extremely experienced, empathetic and punchy solicitors, who drive a hard bargain in negotiations with a keen eye to the likely outcome at a final hearing.’
• ‘Levison Meltzer Pigott is the epitome of a brilliant boutique firm. Under the guidance of Jeremy Levison and Simon Pigott, the firm has a wonderful stable of brilliant partners and juniors, all of whom work hard to achieve brilliant results.’

• ‘LMP are a small but talented team. They have some great cases and are able to offer the full range of process options from mediation to some truly exceptional litigation.’
• ‘The team are responsive and personable.’

Individual testimonials feature:

• ‘Jeremy Levison and Simon Pigott are two titans of family law. Their experience is almost unmatched in the industry and they are so good at what they do.’
• ‘Simon Pigott is an exceptional individual. He has been around long enough to know all of the tricks of the game. He is a first-rate litigator but has the rare talent of being able to move effortlessly into the role of mediator and peacemaker. He has some of the best cases in both.’
• ‘Kate Stovold is a partner who punches well above her weight in terms of the quality of work she does and the way she deals with her cases. She is shrewd, has great tactical instincts but is compassionate and always striving for the best for her clients.’
• ‘Benjamin Stowe is tenacious, hungry and unafraid to give the right advice. He handles tricky clients, counsel and opponents well and is wonderfully fair minded.’

• ‘Lucy Hoare is a committed and talented solicitor. Goes above and beyond.’
• ‘Natasha Methven is everything you want in a solicitor. She really cares and has a complete handle on a case. Her star will rise.’

• ‘Simon Pigott is very clear headed and vastly knowledgeable. Excellent skills as mediator in establishing trust and innovative solutions.’

• ‘Simon Pigott is top of his field for complex financial mediation. He is our first port of call for clients for whom mediation is suitable.’
• ‘Simon Pigott has a deserved legendary reputation in the field of mediation. He is a superb mediator, ensuring he has an ability to resolve even the most intractable disagreements between the most challenging individuals. He is the ‘go-to’ person for mediation.’
• ‘Simon Pigott is the go-to mediator for complex financial remedy work. He is a class act. He is insightful, highly skilled and a leader in the field of family law mediation.’

The Legal 500 has been analysing the capabilities of law firms across the world for 35 years. The comprehensive research programme is revised and updated every year to bring the most up-to-date vision of the global legal market.  To read LMP’s testimonial in full, please click here.

The LMP family extends thanks to all clients and referees who have taken time to acknowledge the firm’s ongoing contribution to the world of family law and we look forward to continuing to work together in the years to come.

Jeremy Levison, Simon Pigott, Alison Hayes, Kate Stovold and Benjamin Stowe, together with most senior lawyer Lucy Hoare are ranked in the recently launched Chambers High Net Worth 2024 for Family/Matrimonial Finance.

With thanks to the efforts of the entire LMP team, the firm is included in the elite Ultra High Net Worth rankings table which identifies the leading professional advisers to the Private Wealth market in the UK.

LMP founding partners Jeremy and Simon are also recognised in this top-ranking table with Jeremy ranked as a Senior Statesman and Simon in Band 1.

Kate and Ben have been promoted from the “Up and Coming” tables to appear alongside Alison in the main rankings for the complementary Family/Matrimonial Finance: High Net Worth tables. Lucy continues to be listed as an “Associate to watch”

Simon also continues to appear in the Spotlight table for mediators; one of only twenty seven specialists to be recognised.

The HNW Guide, now in its ninth year, has always featured LMP, and the firm, which celebrated its 25th anniversary last June, is pleased to be included again this year.

In ranking the leading lawyers and law firms specialising in advising HNW clients, the Guide also features feedback from clients and peers.

This year’s Guide includes the following testimonials:

“Levison Meltzer Pigott are very able and experienced in matrimonial finance work as well as being empathetic to their clients.”

“Levison Meltzer Pigott have a well-deserved reputation in handling complex and sophisticated matters.”
“Levison Meltzer Pigott is a boutique firm of solicitors who are highly specialised in resolving and litigating complex financial remedy claims.”

Individual Lawyer commentary include:

Simon Pigott:

“Simon is extremely personable and able to get unreasonable clients to change course.”
“Simon has a real command of the room, and his clients really value and trust him.”

“Simon is a go-to mediator for difficult cases. He’s calm, measured, authoritative and clients like him. He’s the go-to mediator for complex financial matters.”

Jeremy Levison:

“Jeremy’s talent is superlative. He has enormous charm and magnetism with his clients.”

“Jeremy is quality, fabulous, a real gentleman and really knowledgeable.”

Alison Hayes

“Alison Hayes is excellent.”

Kate Stovold:

“Kate is a future superstar partner. She is client-focused and exceedingly diligent.”
“Kate is extremely efficient, conscientious and 100% reliable.”

“Kate is a strong and personable lawyer who has her client’s best interests at the forefront of her mind.”

Benjamin Stowe:

“Ben is a younger partner who is making a name for himself.”

Lucy Hoare:

“Lucy is an astute, quick thinker who is invaluable to the team.”

“Lucy is excellent and all over the detail.”

“Lucy is a sound lawyer who’s got a lot of experience.

Congratulations to Levison Meltzer Pigott (LMP) partners Jeremy Levison, Simon Pigott and Alison Hayes on being featured once again in The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom™

Recognition by Best Lawyers is based on peer review, opinions sought from leading lawyers specialising in the same practice area and operating within the same geographical area.

The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom™ 2025 is its 13th UK edition, although Best Lawyers has a track record originating in the USA going back more than four decades. This year’s UK edition features 6,746 lawyers.

The three LMP partners have been listed in the UK edition of Best Lawyers for Family Law for sixteen years, appearing for the first time in 2009.

To access full rankings, click here.

Levison Meltzer Pigott has been named as one of only twenty family law practices recognised as “leading” in the recently published 2024 Edition of Doyle’s Guide. A further 20 firms are listed as “recommended”. See full list here.

In addition, individual partners received the following rankings:

• Simon Pigott – “Leading” High Net Worth Family Lawyer and “Recommended” Family & Divorce Lawyer, both for London.
• Kate Stovold – “Recommended” High Net Worth Family Lawyers – London, 2024.
• Benjamin Stowe – “Recommended” Family & Divorce Lawyers – London, 2024.

Doyle’s 2024 listing of leading London Family & Divorce Law Firms details firms practising within the areas of family, divorce and matrimonial law matters in the London legal market who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas. Doyle’s is based in Brisbane, Australia and ranks Lawyers, Law Firms and Barristers across Asia-Pacific, the UK and the UAE.