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Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

Immigration: Business

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Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP

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Immigration: Business - UK-wide

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
Penningtons Manches Cooper continues to be known for its stellar work in the education sector, advising a range of clients including universities, schools and other educational institutions on Brexit planning and sponsor licence issues. It also provides visa and immigration services to multinational corporations. The team is able to utilise the firm's education, corporate and employment teams to provide a complete service to clients. The firm has notable expertise in relation to India, including advising large Indian companies on the transfer of sponsored employees to the UK.
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Work Highlights

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  • Penningtons Manches Cooper advised Meta's Oversight Board on sponsorship licensing, Right to Work checks, and the move of a new CEO.

Strengths

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  • The team is great at understanding what the clients are trying to achieve, road mapping and strategising legal options, and supporting the client through the entire immigration process.

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  • Their response velocity and quality are always first-rate, from which I infer strong breadth and depth.

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  • Penningtons demonstrate their value best on the gnarliest of projects. We trust them to get to solutions and to get the right outcome.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Hazar El-Chamaa
    Hazar El-Chamaa

    Hazar El-Chamaa

    Hazar El-Chamaa is recognised for her expertise in the education sector, with clients including universities, independent schools and private education providers. She offers particular strength in matters relating to sponsorships, including licensing and compliance issues.

    • I admire and respect her professional abilities and strategic management.

      Immigration: Business respondentUK

    • Hazar's support, knowledge and guidance during the process was incredible. She went the extra mile to help us get over the line ahead of the immigration changes.

      Immigration: Business respondentUK

    • She is an incredible thought leader, with amazing work and campaigning.

      Immigration: Business respondentUK
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  • Pat Saini
    Pat Saini

    Pat Saini

    Pat Saini leads the immigration team at Penningtons Manches Cooper and is adept at offering strategic immigration advice to education sector clients. Her advice to these clients is comprehensive, covering a broad range of issues including Brexit preparation, sponsor licence applications and audits.

    • She is a great lawyer, super knowledgeable and very responsive.

      Immigration: Business respondentUK

    • Pat is just incredibly knowledgeable about the sector; her sophistication and pragmatic and commercial approach is second to none.

      Immigration: Business respondentUK

    • Pat is an expert in her field, always supporting clients with the correct guidance.

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