Burgess Mee Llp

What Burgess Mee Llp does

Burgess Mee LLP is a boutique London-based family and private wealth law firm co-founded by Senior Partners Antonia Mee and Peter Burgess. The firm operates from three London meeting locations (Clapham Common headquarters, Liverpool Street, and Hammersmith) and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA No. 665174). Its practice spans the full range of family law work — divorce, financial remedies, children matters, nuptial and cohabitation agreements, surrogacy and modern family law, protective injunctions, and alternative dispute resolution through mediation, arbitration, and collaborative law. The firm explicitly targets high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals with complex financial structures, international assets, and reputation-sensitive matters, including cross-border mandates and international child relocation cases.

The firm earns revenue through professional services fees billed on a pay-as-you-go basis for individual client matters, with no Legal Aid offering and no publicly disclosed fee schedule; court fees are stated transparently (£593 divorce application, £58 financial remedy submission) while hourly/fixed fees are quote-based. Go-to-market relies on professional referrals, elite private-client directory presence (Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Spear's 500, Tatler, The Times Best Law Firms, E Private Client), media commentary in the Financial Times and Daily Mail, and content marketing through blogs and legal guides. Operationally, the firm uses Microsoft 365 with secure AI-enabled tooling for drafting, research, document management, and meeting-note generation, and has built proprietary trauma-informed client resources ('Within the Window', 'The Happy Co-Parent') that anchor its differentiated client experience.

Name

Burgess Mee Llp

Legal name

Burgess Mee LLP

Website

https://burgessmee.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Burgess Mee LLP is a boutique London-based family and private wealth law firm serving high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals with complex divorce, financial remedy, children, nuptial agreement, surrogacy, and cross-border matters from three London offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Family Law Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Discretionary Portfolio Management (DPM) (FSAAABAC), Estate Administration & Probate Services (FSAAANAE), Personal & Family Trust Services (FSAAANAA)

Keywords

• Family law services
• Divorce representation
• Private wealth law
• Surrogacy law
• Nuptial agreements

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Professional legal services billed to clients for family law matters including divorce, financial disputes, children matters, nuptial agreements, surrogacy, and mediation. The firm manages costs transparently with clear fee structures.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Burgess Mee LLP is a boutique London-based family and private wealth law firm providing specialist legal services in divorce and separation, financial disputes, children matters, nuptial agreements, surrogacy and fertility law, mediation, and collaborative law. The firm serves individuals and families navigating relationship breakdown and family-related legal matters, with a particular emphasis on high-net-worth and complex cases.

Product overview

Burgess Mee is a boutique London-based family and private wealth law firm offering a comprehensive suite of legal services. The firm provides a full range of family law matters (divorce, financial disputes, children arrangements, cohabitation) as well as specialized services including surrogacy and modern family law, nuptial agreements, mediation, collaborative law, and protective injunctions. The firm serves medium, high, and ultra-high-net-worth clients, often with international elements. The approach is trauma-informed, with a focus on resolving disputes constructively through mediation and collaborative law where possible, while providing robust litigation support when required.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Divorce and Separation Legal representation for individuals going through divorce and separation, including advice on process, strategy, and financial and children-related outcomes.
• Financial Disputes
• Children Matters Legal advice and representation on children-related family law matters, including arrangements and international child relocation.
• Nuptial Agreements
• Surrogacy and Fertility Law
• Mediation
• Collaborative Law

Quantifiable outcome

• Clients receive recognition in Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, and Spear\'s 500 directories
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Revival Financial PlanningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFfion Greenfield of Burgess Mee and Liz & Jenni of Revival Financial Planning regularly work together to help clients achieve fair outcomes through joint legal and financial advice. They collaborate using a one solicitor, two clients model where both legal and financial advisers are present in the same conversation.
• ResolutioncoreOthersBurgess Mee is a longstanding member of Resolution, the organisation of family practitioners focused on constructive approaches to family disputes. Peter Burgess serves as Secretary and director on the National Committee. Multiple team members are members including Kirsty Morris who sits on the Cohabitation Committee and David Lillywhite who sits on the Innovation Committee.
• International Academy of Family LawyerscoreOthersPeter Burgess is a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, a global network of elite international practitioners.
• Drive Forward FoundationminorOthersBurgess Mee is closely associated with Drive Forward Foundation, a charity for care leavers. Antonia Mee sits on the corporate partners' steering committee. The firm offers work experience and mentoring to care leavers through the charity.
• Peckham Citizens Advice BureauminorOthersBurgess Mee offers a Tuesday night Family Law Clinic at Peckham CAB. Antonia Mee co-founded this clinic and continues to recruit solicitors from within the firm and city solicitors to advise clients there. Catherine Campbell also volunteers at Peckham Citizens' Advice.
• London Irish Lawyers AssociationminorOthersVictoria Sterritt sits on the committee of the London Irish Lawyers Association.
• Within the WindowcoreOthersWithin the Window is a suite of trauma-informed tools developed by co-founders Peter Burgess and Antonia Mee for clients navigating trauma during family law proceedings. It is described as a sister website to Burgess Mee.
• The Happy Co-ParentcoreOthersThe Happy Co-Parent is a practical resource for separating parents who want to shield their children from conflict. Co-created by Peter Burgess and Antonia Mee as a sister website to Burgess Mee.
• Asian Single Parents NetworkminorOthersShaili Gohil-Desai has been appointed to the board of trustees for Asian Single Parents Network.
• Courtney LegalminorOthersShaili Gohil-Desai is the modern family law contributor for Courtney Legal, a platform sharing expertise and insight of UK lawyers with those facing legal issues.
• My Surrogacy JourneyminorOthersShaili Gohil-Desai is listed on the My Surrogacy Journey directory of legal advisors.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Payne Hicks Beach: Long-standing London private client and family law firm serving HNW individuals, charities, and families. Comparable client base, comparable premium positioning, and overlapping practice areas across family, children, and private client work.
• Hughes Fowler Carruthers: Boutique Mayfair family law firm focused on HNW divorce and financial remedy work. Henrietta Thomas of Burgess Mee previously practised at Hughes Fowler Carruthers; both compete for the same HNW family law mandates.
• Boodle Hatfield: London private client firm with a recognised family law practice serving high net worth individuals. Compares closely in boutique scale, HNW focus, and emphasis on wealth structuring alongside family law.
• Vardags: London boutique family law firm with a similarly HNW-led positioning and aggressive premium-brand profile. Vardags is one of the most direct boutique competitors for high-value divorce and financial remedy matters in London.
• Forsters LLP: London private client firm with a notable family law practice serving HNW individuals across divorce, children, and nuptial agreements. Comparable in scale, client segment, and emphasis on premium private client work.

Broad incumbents

• Charles Russell Speechlys: UK full-service private wealth and family law firm. Competes for HNW/UHNW family and private wealth matters and offers a wider range of legal services than Burgess Mee, including a strong international private client capability.
• Stewarts Law: Leading UK disputes-only firm with a flagship family law practice handling ultra-high-value financial disputes. Directly comparable in client segment (HNW/UHNW) and in emphasis on complex financial remedy work.
• Mishcon de Reya: London full-service firm with a top-tier divorce and family law department serving HNW and UHNW clients. Several Burgess Mee partners previously practised at Mishcon (Kirsty Morris) and compete for similar complex financial remedy work.
• Withersworldwide: Global private client and family law firm with deep HNW/UHNW pedigree. Burgess Mee's co-founder Peter Burgess trained at Withers, and the firm competes for the same high-value divorce and private client matters in London.
• Kingsley Napley LLP: London full-service firm with a leading family and divorce team. Rachel Freeman joined Burgess Mee from Kingsley Napley, and both firms target City professionals and UHNW clients on complex financial and children matters.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/burgess-mee

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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