William Massey

Partner

William Massey earns accolades for his ability to draw on expertise in tax, trusts and pensions when serving clients in family matters. Sources say: "He inspires great confidence, primarily because he applies a high degree of common sense, combined with a wealth of knowledge of the law."

Chambers & Partners, 2012

William is Head of our Family team.  He has specialised in family law since 1991 and has wide experience in money and children cases on relationship breakdown with particular emphasis on complex financial situations.  His cases often involve issues covering trusts, companies, tax, pensions and other jurisdictions.  His background in commercial law has helped him to build a reputation as a front runner in difficult financial cases.

William was listed in the Top 10 London divorce lawyers in the Financial Times Supplement in Summer 2008. He has been recommended as a leading family lawyer by both the Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 directories for many years. He has been described in Chambers as "widely admired and very accomplished", "yet another class act at the practice" and as "calm, measured and utterly dependable". He was praised for his "faultless knowledge and expertise" and described as "polished and accomplished" in Legal 500.

He was featured as "leader of the pack" of the next generation of family lawyers in Legal Business and rated as a Top 10 family lawyer in Citywealth 2011 Lawyers' Leaders List.

He is also recommended in Spears Wealth Management.

William Massey

Contact details

Tel:  +44 (0)20 3375 7000
Fax: +44 (0)20 3375 7555
Email:  
william.massey@farrer.co.uk
Secretary: 
ana.rudder-grainger@farrer.co.uk

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Accreditations

  • Chambers & Partners 2011
  • Spears Wealth Management Recommends

Career

Freshfields 1988-1991 (qualified as a corporate lawyer 1990); moved to specialise in family law, Penningtons 1991-1994; Manches 1994-2005; joined Farrer & Co in October 2005.

Education

Exeter University

Memberships

International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Secretary and Treasurer European Chapter); Resolution; Law Society; Grocers Company; collaborative lawyer and member of Central London Collaborative Forum and Collaborative Solutions. William regularly writes and lectures in family law issues including recent presentations on international trusts and divorce and pre-marital agreements.