Andrew Moore

Principal Associate

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What can I do for you

Andrew is an experienced family law solicitor, collaborative lawyer and mediator, acting predominantly for business owners. Andrew leads the Family & Children team’s business sector nationally.  

Andrew regularly advises upon financial settlements following divorce and provides pragmatic but robust support to clients litigating through the courts and private arbitration proceedings. Andrew is also adept at delivering family-focused outcomes and collaborating with other family justice professionals, through all non-court dispute resolution processes. 

Andrew is an expert in the use of cohabitation and pre/postnuptial agreements to protect family wealth. 

What do others say

Andrew is ranked as a leading individual in both Chambers UK and Legal 500 legal directories. In recent years commentators have noted that he is “an exceptional advocate", "an extraordinarily able lawyer; extremely bright and cuts to the chase on every case", a "highly skilled negotiator with a successful track record", "an extremely capable solicitor with excellent interpersonal skills and commercialism", and "solution orientated and practical... a refreshing approach in a sector which can often unnecessarily prolong conflict".

Supporting your ambitions

Andrew recognises that a 'one size fits all' approach to family justice does not exist, and that clients benefit from a bespoke approach which he and the team at Mills & Reeve delivers.

Andrew works closely with the firm’s Private Client and Corporate teams to provide a holistic service to businesses and their shareholders, whether at the point of company formation, during restructuring, sale, or upon any relationship breakdown. 

What else should you know?

Andrew is a past chair of the Manchester Dispute Resolution (DR) Group and past secretary of Greater Manchester Resolution. Andrew regularly presents on family law topics and writes for national publications.

His sense of adventure has in the past, taken him to Ghana where he was involved in family law legal aid projects. Andrew spends his free time woodworking, with his family and walking his whippet!

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What our clients say about us

“I think Mills & Reeve are a wonderful firm. The support they have provided to us in a really difficult area has been brilliant, collaborative and commercially minded. The team were absolutely wonderful and a joy to work with. Amazing advice and support and a real collaborative effort with us. I can't thank them enough for getting us through some really tough times and doing so with an amazing can-do attitude.”

“They are friendly, fast, always available and always on top of the game. I tend to judge my legal team against the other side's legal team and never doubt Mills & Reeve is the better of the two.”

“All interactions have been very clear. Responses to questions have always been very swift and unambiguous. Our company, and my family, have used various services in Mills & Reeve with the same level of satisfaction.”

“I value the fact that Mills & Reeve are recognised as a good place to work in the UK Best Companies survey. This aligns with the values of our business and means that Mills & Reeve can share what is required to achieve this status with our business.”