Madonna meets with Paul McCartney's Divorce Lawyer
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Madonna : She did it for Macca - now she can do it for
Madonna. Fiona Shackleton, the
divorce lawyer who ensured that Sir Paul McCartney retained all but 24.3 million of his 825 million fortune, has been lined up by the 49-year-old pop star.
Madonna, whose fortune is estimated at 300 million, is understood to be seeking legal advice on a possible divorce from her husband of seven years, the film director
Guy Ritchie.
Ms Shackleton, 52, is the lawyer of choice for the rich and famous after what was regarded as the spectacularly well-handled split of Sir
Paul from
Heather Mills, who was pushing at one point for as much as 80 million.
Dubbed the "steel magnolia" for her tough but pragmatic negotiation tactics, Ms Shackleton instructed the top divorce silk, Nicholas Mostyn, QC. This so-called legal dream team secured such a successful result that Ms
Mills, in fury and frustration, emptied a jug of water over Ms Shackleton's head after hearing the judge's ruling.
Madonna's spokesman refused to comment today on claims that the singer has instructed the lawyer who came to prominence when she acted for the Prince of Wales in his divorce with the late Diana, Princess of Wales.
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