Senior Partner and Founder of Norton Law Group
Franco Pomare is the Senior Partner and co-founder of Norton Law Group and a Law Society Accredited Specialist in Family Law. With more than 35 years of legal experience and 30 years as an Accredited Specialist, Franco is one of Sydney’s most experienced family lawyers.
He advises and represents clients in complex parenting, property, child support and financial matters, including proceedings involving high-net-worth individuals, business owners, professionals, companies, trusts and international assets.
Franco combines extensive litigation experience with a practical and resolution-focused approach. He helps clients understand the strengths and risks of their position, identify what can realistically be achieved and develop a strategy suited to the particular legal, financial and family circumstances involved.
- 30 Years as a Law Society Accredited Specialist
- More Than 35 Years’ Legal Experience
- Complex Parenting and High Net Worth Property Matters
- Australian and International Family Law
Affiliates & Recognitions
Accredited Specialist Expertise in Family Law
Law Society Specialist Accreditation is a formal recognition of demonstrated expertise in a particular area of law. Accredited Specialists must satisfy rigorous professional requirements and maintain their knowledge through ongoing specialist practice and professional development.
Franco has held accreditation in family law for 30 years. His depth of experience allows him to identify the legal and evidentiary issues that matter, anticipate potential complications and provide clients with clear, realistic and strategically considered advice.
For clients searching for the best family lawyer for a complex matter, qualifications and demonstrated experience are more meaningful than promotional claims alone. Franco’s specialist accreditation, decades of practice and experience in difficult family law proceedings provide an objective basis for clients seeking senior family law expertise in Sydney.
Experience in Complex Family Law Matters
Franco advises on all aspects of relationship breakdown, with particular experience in:
- complex parenting and child custody disputes;
- urgent parenting applications;
- relocation and recovery matters;
- property and financial settlements;
- high-net-worth and high-profile matters;
- companies, trusts and business interests;
- child support disputes and private agreements;
- spousal maintenance;
- de facto relationship matters;
- binding financial agreements;
- international and cross-border family law matters; and
- complex family law litigation.
He has acted for clients with connections to the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, New Zealand, the United States and Italy, and has travelled interstate in connection with significant family law proceedings.
High-Net-Worth Property and Financial Matters
Complex property settlements require more than a broad understanding of family law. They may involve corporate structures, discretionary trusts, business valuations, investment portfolios, self-managed superannuation funds, inheritances, third-party interests and assets located in different jurisdictions.
Franco has extensive experience advising business owners, professionals and high-net-worth clients in substantial property proceedings. He works with valuers, forensic accountants, taxation advisers and other experts where necessary to understand the asset pool, test financial disclosure and develop an informed settlement or litigation strategy.
His approach is commercially focused but grounded in the individual circumstances of the client and their family.
Complex Parenting and High-Risk Proceedings
Franco has acted in complex parenting matters involving entrenched conflict, allegations of risk, family violence, relocation, recovery applications and disputes requiring expert evidence.
Parenting proceedings require careful preparation and a clear understanding of the evidence relevant to the child’s best interests. Franco provides strategic advice about parenting proposals, dispute resolution, court applications and the practical operation of parenting orders.
Where agreement can be reached safely and appropriately, he supports negotiated and mediated outcomes. Where court intervention is required, he brings decades of litigation experience to the preparation and conduct of the matter.
Litigation, Negotiation and Mediation
The best outcome for a family law client is not necessarily achieved through the most aggressive approach. It comes from selecting the right process, understanding the evidence and making informed strategic decisions.
Franco is experienced in negotiation, mediation and contested proceedings. He regularly provides senior strategic oversight to the Norton Law Group team, helping ensure that complex matters are prepared carefully, advanced efficiently and reviewed at the appropriate level.
His advice is direct, practical and focused on protecting the client’s position while avoiding unnecessary conflict and cost wherever possible.
Leadership of Norton Law Group
As Senior Partner, Franco supervises Norton Law Group’s family law practice and mentors its lawyers. His experience informs the firm’s approach to case strategy, client service, professional standards and complex legal work.
Under Franco’s leadership, Norton Law Group combines Accredited Specialist expertise with experienced litigation, collaborative-law training, international family law capability and the insight of former Family Court Justice the Hon. Louise Henderson.
Speak with an Accredited Specialist Family Lawyer
If your matter involves complex parenting issues, significant assets, business interests, international elements or likely court proceedings, obtaining specialist advice early can help you understand your position and avoid decisions that may be difficult to reverse.
Contact Norton Law Group to arrange a confidential consultation with Franco Pomare or an appropriate member of the family law team.
