Gabriella Pomare is a leading Sydney family lawyer, Partner at Norton Law Group Family Lawyers, award-winning author, international speaker, and globally recognised co-parenting expert and thought leader. With over a decade of experience practising exclusively in Australian family law, Gabriella specialises in complex parenting disputes, property settlements, high-net-worth matters, international relocation cases, and matters involving family violence, delivering strategic, child-focused outcomes for her clients.

Gabriella has been consistently recognised as one of Australia’s top family lawyers. She was a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards (Family Law) and the Australian Law Awards – Rising Star of the Year, and from 2022 to 2025 was named a finalist in the Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards (Family Law). She was also a finalist in the Women in Law Awards – Partner of the Year (SME) and was named in the Australasian Lawyer Leading Female Lawyers List (2024).

In 2026, Gabriella’s impact extended beyond the legal profession, being awarded Thought Leader of the Year (Asia-Pacific) at the Stevie Awards for her platform The Collaborative Co-Parent, and named Most Influential Family Law Changemaker at the Influential Businesswoman Awards.

Admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia, Gabriella holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Her international academic experience includes studying Chinese Law in Beijing and Human Rights Law at Columbia University in New York, shaping her global perspective on modern families and cross-border legal issues.

Gabriella began her career in a leading Sydney family law team before working as a Legal Associate to the Honourable Justice Watts of the Family Court of Australia, where she developed deep expertise in complex litigation and judicial decision-making. She was appointed Partner – Family Law in 2020.

Areas of Practice

• Parenting arrangements and custody disputes
• Property settlements and asset division (including complex and high-value matters)
• Spousal maintenance and financial support
• Binding Financial Agreements (pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements)
• Child support and financial structuring
• International family law and cross-border disputes

Gabriella regularly appears in the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) and has extensive experience acting in matters with international elements, including clients connected to the United Kingdom, United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Known for her strategic, solutions-focused approach, Gabriella is highly skilled in negotiation, mediation, and dispute resolution, while also being a strong and effective litigator. She is formally trained in Collaborative Law and is a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, supporting clients to resolve disputes outside of court wherever possible.

Beyond her legal practice, Gabriella is an internationally sought-after media commentator and speaker, with appearances across major global networks including NBC, CBS, FOX, Good Day New York, Forbes, The Today Show, and The Morning Show. She is widely recognised for her expertise in modern relationships, co-parenting, parenting after separation, and high-conflict family dynamics.

Gabriella is the founder of The Collaborative Co-Parent—a global platform and movement dedicated to transforming the way families experience separation. Her mission is to reframe separation not as the breakdown of a family, but as the creation of a new family with new rules, ensuring that children remain at the centre—not the middle—of decision-making.

Her debut book, The Collaborative Co-Parent (Morgan James, 2025), has received international recognition, including being named a Distinguished Favorite in the Parenting category of the NYC Big Book Awards (2025) and a finalist in the ABLE Book Awards (2025). Blending professional expertise with her lived experience as a separated parent, Gabriella provides a practical, compassionate roadmap for navigating separation, reducing conflict, and building healthy, sustainable co-parenting relationships.

Gabriella is known for combining legal excellence with emotional intelligence, offering clear, commercially strategic advice while guiding clients through some of the most challenging periods of their lives. Through her legal work, media presence, and thought leadership, she continues to shape the future of family law, co-parenting, and modern family structures—both in Australia and globally.