Special Counsel

Susannah Quinn

Sector

Services

Family Law ,

Susannah brings deep understanding and extensive practical experience to her role in Family Law, covering all aspects of relationship issues and their legal implications. This includes financial separation; the best arrangements for children, cohabitation agreements and conflict resolution.
A key focus of Susannah’s practice is that of post-separation and the rearrangement of matters at the end of a marriage. She has worked with professional families that move around the world and is particularly interested in international arrangements for children and the resolution of relocation disputes in an increasingly mobile world.
Susannah’s approach in her client relationships is to help her clients find the best solutions for them following relationship breakdown or when entering a new, committed relationship so they can move forward and transition to the next stage of their lives.

Expertise

Susannah’s expertise includes:

Advocacy skills gained as former barrister practising in United Kingdom
Conflict resolution skills as a Mediator trained in dispute resolution and the identification of high conflict situations
Comprehensive understanding of financial structures such as companies and trusts having been a General Counsel of a corporate group for 5 years
Forensic skills developed over many years of financial litigation
Specialist interest in international families and relocation of children

Experience

Susannah has been in legal practice in UK and NSW for over 20 years.
Principal at Quinn Legal Advisory, Sydney, 2015-2022 – providing Family Law advice, mediation, and litigation, and specialising in international families, complex assets and high conflict strategies.
General Counsel at Crescendo Partners, Sydney, 2007-2011 – Acquisition, Investment and Consulting Practice.