Elli Graves

Elli joined Kingsley Napley in August 2018 and is an associate in the immigration team. Elli works in the private client immigration team where she advises a broad range of clients across both immigration and nationality matters.

Prior to joining Kingsley Napley, Elli worked as a Paralegal with Gherson Solicitors. She also worked as a judge’s assistant at the International Criminal Court and volunteered with both the Zanzibar Legal Services Centre and at the Stellenbosch University Legal Aid Clinic, where she undertook human rights based research and gained experience of post-apartheid restitution matters.

Particular areas of Elli’s expertise include:

Assisting international talent with applications under the Global Talent route;

Assisting HNW clients, including investors, established entrepreneurs and those looking to start a business in the UK as well as family members of those in the UK or relocating here;

Challenging Home Office decisions by way of administrative review, appeal and through successful judicial review; and

Advising on complex asylum claims, complex family migration, and human rights based applications and appeals.