Andrew Osborne

Practice Areas

I am the Head of our Immigration practice and joined the firm fifteen years ago.

I have practiced exclusively in the field of immigration law since 1997 and advise across the full range of business and personal immigration categories. I have been heavily involved in lobbying Government on behalf of clients for changes to the immigration system over recent years and have significant senior level contacts at the Home Office. I am named by both the Legal 500 and Chambers as a noted practitioner in my field.

I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and American Studies awarded by Keele University in 1988 and later studied for an LLB degree. I qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 1997 after completing the Legal Practice Course.

I am a member of the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association and IBA and am a lecturer on the De Monfort Law School's Post Graduate Certificate in Sports Law.

Career

Trained Magrath LLP; qualified 1997; Solicitor, Magrath LLP 1997-00; Solicitor, SJ Berwin 2000-01, Solicitor, PWC 2001-02; Solicitor, Hammonds 2003-06; Partner, Hammonds 2006-10; Partner and Head of Immigration, Lewis Silkin 2010.

Professional Memberships

Ius Laboris; British Association for Sport and Law; Immigration Law Practitioners Association; IBA.

Publications

Contributor to Butterworths Sports & Law Practice.