Julian is a respected specialist family lawyer with a strong track record of dealing with complicated financial and children related disputes arising on relationship breakdown/divorce gathered over 20 years.

He’s highly rated by every legal directory (Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, Spears, and Citywealth); listed as one of the top 20 family lawyers in the UK (CityWealth) and ranked as a leading individual in Chambers UK Guide and Chambers HNW Guide.

Julian acts for domestic and international clients and is regularly instructed by high net worth individuals. His cases often involve tracing assets and unravelling complicated financial issues including dealing with inherited wealth, sophisticated offshore trusts, substantial business assets, family companies, tax and pensions. 

Julian works with clients who are in the media spotlight including city professionals, entrepreneurs, owners of landed estates, those working in the sports and entertainment industries, politicians, and their spouses/partners, and also with international families directly, with their General Counsel or through their Family Office.

Julian is a member of Resolution. He is a Resolution Accredited Specialist Family Lawyer with particular expertise in complicated financial cases and freezing injunctions and is a Resolution trained "all issues" Mediator.

He is a qualified Family Arbitrator and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

  • "Julian Ribet is a force of nature. He is hugely committed to his clients, is unafraid of fighting the good fight where necessary, but is also commercial and pragmatic and willing to find an accommodation or settlement."

    Legal 500 2024

  • "Julian Ribet is a creative and clever lawyer, always looking for the optimum solution.’"

    Legal 500 2024

  • "Julian should be phenomenally proud of what he has achieved. He has an excellent quality of work and cases."

    Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2023

  • "If you want someone robust but fair, you'd go to Julian."

    Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2023

  • "Julian Ribet – a real fighter in the ring. Not afraid of anyone."

    Legal 500 2023

  • "Julian Ribet's a partner who is driving the firm forward. He is savvy at using counsel and gives sensible advice. Knows when to litigate and when to settle."

    Legal 500 2023

  • "Julian is a formidable litigator in the financial remedies sphere. He has the instinct of knowing what buttons to push and when in order to secure the best result for his client."

    Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2022

  • "He can explain to clients in a clear way the tricky aspects of cases. Clients absolutely trust him and respect him. They have confidence in the way he explains things."

    Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2022

  • "Julian is a great lawyer to have on your side. He is very easy to deal with and excellent at negotiations. He is also very efficient."

    Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2022

  • “Julian is an absolutely fantastic lawyer. He is extremely bright, very tactical and clients adore him.”

    Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2022

  • “Julian puts clients at ease at all times; he is very understanding, empathetic and reassuring. He really knows his stuff.”

    Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2022

  • “He is able to demonstrate to clients that they will be very, very secure with him. He provides an excellent service.”

    Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2022

  • "He is really passionate about fighting for his clients' best interests and has a lot of experience."

    Chambers UK Guide 2022

  • "His cases are always well thought through and his experience gives him a really good tactical overview."

    Chambers UK Guide 2022

  • "An excellent lawyer, highly professional, specialist in his field and dedicated to his clients. I have enjoyed working with him immensely, he has been a great supporter of my practice. I have no hesitation in recommending Julian as a top-tier adviser."

    Justin Mason via LinkedIn

  • "If you find yourself in a position to need these services you'll find Julian to be calm, experienced and highly focussed on getting the best outcome for his clients."

    Toby Nicol via LinkedIn

  • "Ribet is astoundingly sharp in taking tactical decisions. His experience of big-money litigation shows itself with each decision in steering a case."

    Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2021

  • "He is very decisive and gets good results."

    Chambers UK Guide 2021

  • "Julian offers impressive expertise in international matters involving assets across multiple jurisdictions. He has strength in acting on behalf of clients during both arbitration and litigation."

    Chambers UK Guide 2021

  • "Julian Ribet is prepared to fight his client's corner. He is renowed in high-value cases and totally passionate about his area of work."

    Legal 500 2021

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A bit more about Julian…

  • 1999 Trained Ambrose Appelbe, qualified

    2000 Assistant, Levison Meltzer Pigott

    2007 Partner, Levison Meltzer Pigott

    2021 Founding Partner, Ribet Myles

  • Resolution

    Association for Lawyers for Children

    Stonyhurst Association

  • Full list here