Caroline East
Senior associate
Services
Family law
Sectors
Private wealth
Caroline is a senior associate in the family law team in London. With over 15 years’ post-qualified experience, her work is focused on all aspects of divorce and private family law, including complex financial matters, arrangements for children (including internal and international relocation), pre-nuptial agreements, and resolving disputes arising from the breakdown of relationships between unmarried people.
A member of the International Association of Young Lawyers and the International Bar Association, her cases often have an international dimension. Sitting on Resolution’s London Region Committee, Caroline is committed to resolving family law issues out of court in a constructive, family-centred way. Her committee work includes consulting with members about practice related issues, such as campaigning for legislative change and improving engagement with the courts. She is a trained collaborative lawyer and mental health first aider, recognised in The Legal 500 for her sensitivity towards clients. She has also written for the New Law Journal.
As a trained collaborative lawyer focused on all aspects of divorce and private family law, I am committed to resolving cases out of court in a constructive, family-centred way. When court proceedings are required, I seek to obtain the best possible outcome for my clients.
Caroline studied law at BPP Holborn, gaining a distinction in the LPC while working full time at a foreign exchange trading software solutions provider. She has spent time living and working in Geneva and Paris, and prior to studying law, she obtained a BSc (Hons) in international management and French from the University of Bath. She co-founded the firm’s neurodiversity committee and was shortlisted as outstanding for her diversity, equity and inclusion work at Law.com International’s Women, Influence and Power in Law UK Awards 2024. She also won the award for ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champion of the Year in a Legal Role’ at the Women and Diversity in Law Awards 2024.
Recent work highlights
Assets across different jurisdictions
Competing international proceedings
Financial remedy
English / Canadian proceedings
International pre-nup
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