The head of Withers’ family practice group, Lipson specialises in pre-nups and complicated financial cases that often overlap with French and American jurisdictions.

The Spear’s 2016 Family Lawyer ofthe Year and ‘highly capable mentor’ says that although she relishes the teaching she does across the profession, it’s the practice of law which gives her greatest satisfaction.

‘Amazing,’ Hast says about the year so far, crediting a surge in high-value divorces as more Russian, American, and French clients seek her skills.

‘When this is all over would you like to come and be my finance director?’ one client recently asked Gordon. It could well have been one of the number of billionaires she’s worked with over the past year, assisting them on pre-nups and children issues, as well as all the other issues that get sucked into divorce such as tax, employment, confidentiality and intellectual property.

‘Her attributes of diligence, intelligence, determination and innovation have made her the go-to solicitor for oligarchs and professional sportsmen,’ one leading QC told Spear’s. This year Fisher has expanded that practice to include the well-known case of a Russian wife and an American husband and ‘a fascinating and complicated issue’ concerning the ability of the English courts to make orders against an individual who is subject to EU sanctions.