Antonia is a solicitor based in our London Office. She qualified as a solicitor in February 2025 after completing her training contract with Expatriate Law.
Antonia has worked with all senior members of the team during the course of her training contract, but predominantly assists Hero Lomas on a wide range of matters including:
- Pre- and post-nuptial agreements
- Complex and high-net-worth financial remedy proceedings (often involving an international element)
- Divorce jurisdiction / forum disputes
- Urgent injunctions, and interim applications
- Schedule 1 claims
- Enforcement proceedings
- Children proceedings (abduction, relocation, child arrangement orders)
- Part III MFPA 1984 proceedings (financial relief following a foreign divorce)
Antonia has extensive experience working for international and high-net-worth individuals, having trained exclusively in family law. She is particularly experienced in multi-jurisdictional divorce disputes and cases involving complex international financial structures. Antonia provides clear, strategic advice while supporting clients through challenging emotional times efficiently and with empathy.
Education
- Admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales (2025)
- BPP University (Legal Practice Course, Distinction, 2024)
- BPP University (Graduate Diploma in Law, Commendation, 2022)
- Edinburgh University (MA Philosophy and Theology, 1st class honours, 2021)
- Dartmouth College, New Hampshire USA (scholarship to study abroad, 3.67 GPA, 2020)
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Would HIGHLY recommend to anyone! I honestly couldn’t recommend Antonia highly enough. Not only was the legal knowledge and advice…
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