Areas of Practice
Awards & Rankings
Legal 500, Leading Partner, 2025
Chambers HNW, Ranked Individual, 2018 – 2025
Tatler HNW Address Book 2024, Specialist in Family Law
Legal 500, Leading Individual, 2018 – 2024
Chambers UK, Top Ranked Individual, 2024
Business Today, Top 10 Ultra High Net Worth Family Lawyers in London, 2023
Women and Diversity in Law Awards, Highly Commended for ‘Disputes Lawyer of the Year’ – 2023
Chambers UK, Ranked Individual, 2018 – 2020, 2022 – 2024
Education & Qualification
St John’s College, Cambridge
Qualified as a solicitor in 1996
Memberships
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Resolution
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Back in June, we celebrated the launch of the STEP Business Families and Family Businesses Handbook with a distinguished panel of advisers and family business experts. The evening explored the evolving challenges of advising family businesses, from succession planning and governance to the human and interpersonal dynamics that shape long-term success.
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Read more 6 min read 14 Aug 2025 Legal insight: Tying the knot without unravelling the businessAs family businesses grow in value and complexity, the impact of a marital breakdown can be significant – emotionally, financially and operationally. In Professional Adviser, Family Partner and Mediator, Katie O’Callaghan explains why pre-nuptial agreements are increasingly viewed as essential tools for business continuity and governance. From protecting shareholdings and preserving privacy, to preventing forced sales and family disputes, Katie outlines why responsible succession and business planning now often includes the ‘pre-nup conversation’.
Read more 5 min read 14 Jul 2025 Wedding bells to alarm bells: how divorce risks family businessesDivorce can be one of the most underestimated risks facing a family business. From ownership disputes to frozen assets and destabilised succession plans, the financial and operational fallout can be severe. In IFA Magazine, Partner and Mediator, Katie O’Callaghan explores the legal blind spots many business owners overlook and outlines practical steps, such as Structural Legal Protections, to reduce the risks before issues arise.
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