Founder & President
“Britain's top divorce lawyer” Ayesha Vardag rose to fame for winning the landmark Supreme Court case of Radmacher v Granatino in 2010, changing the law to...
Chief Executive Officer
As Chief Executive Officer, Dr Stephen Bence is responsible for driving Vardags’ growth. In 2015, Vardags was the only law firm to feature on The Sunday Times Virgin...
Senior Partner - Divorce & Family
David is a Senior Partner at Vardags. With over 35 years of experience at the forefront of the profession, David’s practice comprises a wide ambit of family law...
Regional Managing Partner - Head of Manchester
“Quite simply the best matrimonial lawyer in the North” (Legal 500), Regional Managing Partner Emma Gill is one of the few family lawyers outside London to...
Senior Partner - Divorce & Family
A top international divorce lawyer, and one of the best in the country A senior partner at Vardags and a top international divorce lawyer, the “immensely...
Partner - Divorce & Family
Annemarie joined Vardags Manchester office when it opened its doors in 2016. She was appointed to the Partner in January 2021. She advises on cases with complex...
Partner - Head of Children
Caroline is Head of Children, advising on all aspects of children law. Caroline is sensitive but tenacious, with a refined and no-nonsense approach inside and outside...
Partner - Head of Reputation and Privacy
Alex McCready is a Partner at Vardags. As Head of Reputation & Privacy, she is widely respected for her leading expertise in this area. Regarded as “the...
Partner - Head of Financial Forensics
Katharine is a Partner and Head of the Financial Forensics team based in London. She works primarily in the tracing of assets.
Partner - Head of Property
James is a Partner and Head of Property at Vardags. He has an industry reputation for his astounding drive, rigour, and care for his clients; he specialises in complex,...
Partner - Divorce & Family
Lucy is a Partner at the Manchester office and Head of the Manchester Children team. She advises on all issues arising from the breakdown of marriage for high net worth...
Partner - Valuations
Ben is a Partner in our Financial Forensics team based in London. His work primarily involves valuations and providing specialist expertise on complex financial issues.
Partner - Divorce & Family
Gareth Curtis is a Partner at Vardags, advising on the full spectrum of family law issues, with particular experience in financial remedy cases as well as financial...
Associate
Jennifer, an accomplished Chartered Legal Executive, became a vital part of the Vardags team as an associate in September 2023. Bringing a wealth of knowledge and...
Senior Associate
Megan qualified as a solicitor in 2021, having joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Scheme. She is now an Associate.
Senior Associate
Nikki already has a wealth of experience as a Senior Associate, with ten years’ exclusive focus on family law. She is a well-respected family law practitioner,...
Senior Associate
Charlotte is a Senior Associate in the family team. She advises high-net worth individuals on all issues arising from the breakdown of a relationship, often dealing with...
Senior Associate
Gregory is a senior associate and solicitor advocate advising a wide range of clients on all aspects of litigation, private client, reputation and privacy. He has...
General Counsel
Amy is General Counsel for Vardags, advising management on a wide range of matters including legal, risk, compliance and reputational issues. She has over a decade of...
Senior Associate*
Alanah is a senior associate in our reputation and privacy department. She has extensive expertise advising on a range of reputational risk matters, including defamation,...
Associate - Dual Qualified (Italy)
Maria is an Italian Avvocato qualified to practise law in Italy and a solicitor qualified to practice law in England, and Wales, having successfully...
Associate
Prior to joining Vardags, Natalie trained at a national law firm. She moved to the Manchester office of a second leading national firm upon qualification, where she...
Associate
Reece is a highly regarded associate in the firm, specialising in family and children law matters, with a particular focus on high value financial and complex cases....
Associate
Kate is an Associate in the family department at the Manchester office and has developed a strong reputation as an active member of the team with a varied case load and...
Associate
Ellie is an Associate at Vardags, specialising across the full range of matters in family and divorce, including those with an international element. She advises, in...
Associate
Nicholas is a well-regarded member of the Property Team. Nicholas has already built up a solid reputation amongst his clients who respect his industry experience and...
Associate
Eva joined our Reputation and Privacy team in early 2021. Her approach is sensitive yet robust, enabling her to efficiently handle her clients’ complex and often...
Associate
Rebecca is an Associate in the family department in the Cambridge office and has a strong reputation in the local community as a highly competent, empathetic and personable...
Associate
Tatiana is an Associate within our divorce and family department, specialising across the full range of matters in this area, including those with an international...
Associate*
Tilley is an Associate* within our divorce and family department, specialising across the full range of matters in this area, including those with an international element....
Associate*
James is an Associate at Vardags, specialising across the full range of matters in family and divorce, advising in particular on complex financial matters involving...
Associate*
Amelia is an Associate at Vardags, specialising across the full range of matters in family and divorce, advising in particular on complex financial matters...
Assistant Solicitor
Tom is an Assistant Solicitor at Vardags.
Assistant Solicitor
Hannah is an Assistant Solicitor at Vardags.
Assistant Solicitor
Emily is a rising star in our Manchester Divorce and Family Team, having initially joined Vardags as part of the Graduate Training Programme. She specialises...
Assistant Solicitor
Michal is an Assistant Solicitor in our Family department with a focus on all aspects of private family law proceedings, including those relating to divorce and the...
Assistant Solicitor
Eleanor is an Assistant Solicitor at Vardags. Her practice is focused on all aspects of divorce and financial proceedings, including complex financial cases and...
Civil Litigation Consultant
Frank is a civil litigation consultant for Vardags. He is a highly regarded litigation lawyer with four decades of extensive experience and expertise,...
Corporate Consultant
Caroline is a highly regarded corporate lawyer with over 25 years' experience in her field. She is known as a pragmatic adviser who cuts through complexity to find...
Property Specialist
Krystyna has over 10 years' experience as a Chartered Surveyor and has developed significant expertise in both commercial and residential property. Working across all...
Property Specialist
Nistha is a qualified solicitor in the firm’s Property department dealing with acquisitions and disposals of residential freehold and leasehold properties, equity...
Corporate Consultant
Jaan is an experienced commercial lawyer specialising in the full range of private corporate work including mergers, acquisitions, MBOs and joint ventures. With over two...
Private Client Consultant
Claire Trotel is an experienced solicitor advising HNW and UHNW individuals in a full ambit of private client matters, including those with cross-border...
Paralegal
Shannon is a paralegal, closely assisting the Manchester team on matters regarding high-net-worth divorces, financial disputes, as well as disputes over separation and...
Graduate Trainee (Trainee Solicitor)
Phoebe joined the Graduate Training Programme as a paralegal, alongside studying for her Graduate Diploma in Law.
Graduate Trainee (Trainee Solicitor)
Alice joined Vardags as a Graduate Trainee.
Graduate Trainee (Trainee Solicitor)
Jasper has acted across all departments in the business including time as a Client Relations Associate and a Strategy Analyst. He was awarded a commendation for...
Graduate Trainee (Trainee Solicitor)
Charlotte joined Vardags and began the Graduate Training Programme.
Graduate Trainee (Trainee Solicitor)
Jemima joined the Graduate Training Programme at Vardags.
Graduate Trainee (Trainee Solicitor)
Olivia joined the Graduate Training Programme at Vardags. Olivia’s current seat is within the property team.
Graduate Trainee (Trainee Solicitor)
Ben joined the Graduate Training Programme at Vardags.
Graduate Trainee (Trainee Solicitor)
Imogen joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Graduate Trainee (Trainee Solicitor)
Claire joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Graduate Trainee (Trainee Solicitor)
Isabella joined the Graduate Training Programme at Vardags in 2021. A year later, she began working in the Reputation and Privacy department, where she has gained...
Graduate Trainee (Trainee Solicitor)
Ciara joined the Graduate Training Programme at Vardags.
Graduate Trainee (Paralegal Phase)
Poppy joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Graduate Trainee (Paralegal Phase)
Jade joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Graduate Trainee (Paralegal Phase)
Nathalie joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Graduate Trainee (Paralegal Phase)
Sophie joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Graduate Trainee (Paralegal Phase)
Ruth joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Graduate Trainee (Paralegal Phase)
Miriam joined the Graduate Training Programme at Vardags. Miriam’s first seat is with the family team, where she assists on all areas of family law, including...
Graduate Trainee
Emmanuelle joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Graduate Trainee
Ella joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Graduate Trainee
Leah joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Graduate Trainee
Josie became a graduate trainee in Spetember 2023 having previously joined Vardags in June 2020 as a Journalist and Content Creation Specialist.
Graduate Trainee
Alex joined the graduate trainee programme in September 2023 having previously worked in as a finance and office assistant.
Graduate trainee
Mia became a graduate trainee in September 2023 having previously joined Vardags as a Client Relations Specialist. She has garnered 10 years of experience providing...
Graduate Trainee
Alexandra joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Graduate Trainee
Rosie joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Graduate Trainee
Annabel joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Graduate Trainee
Helena joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Graduate Trainee
Alicia joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Graduate Trainee
Ellena joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Graduate Trainee
Nadia joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme.
Practice Support Manager
Linda is Practice Support Manager at Vardags having previously worked as a solicitor in a well-regarded London law firm.
Debt recovery associate
Before joining Vardags, Maggie trained at a Top 20 Law Firm within the commercial dispute resolution team. Maggie will be working alongside several business groups and...
Head of Client Engagement
As Head of Client Engagement, Naomi works closely with both our clients and the legal team. The work of Naomi and her team allows for a vital initial insight in...
Client Relations Manager
Genevieve is Client Relations Manager at Vardags.
Client Relations Manager
Jessica is Client Relations Manager at Vardags.
Client Relations Specialist
Grace joined Vardags as a Client Relations Specialist.
Client Relations Specialist
Guillaume joined Vardags as a Client Relations Specialist.
Client Relations Specialist
Helena joined Vardags as a Client Relations Specialist.
Client Relations Specialist
Molly joined Vardags as a Client Relations Specialist.
Head of IT
Dean joined Vardags after 20 years of working in the legal sector. As Head of IT, he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of IT.
Office Manager
Shannon is Office Manager for the Vardag Manchester Office.
HR Manager
Sara is Vardags’ HR Manager, based in our London office. As a qualified HR professional with experience managing all operational aspects of HR, Sara is...
HR Coordinator
Sachelle is a HR Coordinator at Vardags. She is CIPD level 5 qualified with vast HR experience across a number of legal and financial firms.
HR Coordinator
Freya is a HR Coordinator at Vardags.
Front of House
Steven is Front of House at Vardags, with a rich history in hospitality, hotel management, and looking after high net worth clients.
Office Manager
Nicola is Office Manager at Vardags London Office, having previously managed a number of corporate clients in banking, property and professional services.
Front of House
Teresa is Front of House at Vardags, with extensive experience as a receptionist and PA. Teresa is also a hugely passionate volunteer, and widely commended for her efforts...
