Emilie is a dual French and English national who provides compassionate, clear and holistic advice to clients in English and French on all aspects of family law including divorce, jurisdiction disputes, financial claims, children issues and pre/post nuptial agreements. Many of Emilie’s cases have an international element.

Emilie is committed to finding the best result for her clients taking into account both the long and short term needs of the family as a whole. She is attentive to her clients’ needs and strives to disentangle the issues in a dignified, harmonious and practical fashion. She often settles cases out of court but has no fear in resolving matters in court if it is evident that litigation is the right way forward for the case.

Emilie has recently launched an Anglo-French family law podcast “Partons de zéro” in which she discusses the main legal differences between England and France.

Delphine Eskenazi has over 15 years of experience in renowned international and French law firms. She is the founding partner of the lawfirm “Libra Avocats”.

She is currently specialized in international family law, in order to advise private clients on their complex family issues. She is an active member of the International Academy of Family Lawyers, and she has written many articles published in law journals in the area of international family law

Gretchen Beall Schumann, a founding partner of the firm, has extensive experience in matters involving complex domestic and international aspects of family law in trial and appellate courts, with an excellent record of success in her litigated cases.

Adept at handling sophisticated financial and child-related matters, Ms. Schumann was recently listed in Metro Super Lawyers as one of the Top 100 Attorneys in New York and Top 50 Women Attorneys in New York. She is rated by Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide and featured in The Spear’s 500.

In addition to serving as a Neutral Evaluator for the New York Supreme Court Matrimonial Neutral Evaluation Program and as an expert on New York law for the London Family Court, Ms. Schumann is a frequent presenter for legal, academic and corporate institutions here and abroad, including on aspects of the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, electronic privacy and family law, cross-border enforcement of marital agreements, trust assets and divorce, jurisdictional disputes, equitable distribution of New York businesses, and trial advocacy. She has served as a commentator for print and other media and has authored chapters on New York family law practice for international publications.

Ms. Schumann is the current President of the New York Women’s Bar Association Foundation, Inc. and a past President of the New York Women’s Bar Association (2010-2011). Ms. Schumann is a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers and a member of the President’s Council of Cornell Women.

Ms. Schumann is admitted in both New York and New Jersey.