Ranking tables
Immigration: Business | UK
UK-wide
Rankings overview for Departments
Band 1
Band 2
Band 3
Charles Russell Speechlys 5 Years Ranked- Newfields 3 Years Ranked
Osborne Clarke LLP 4 Years Ranked
Squire Patton Boggs 5 Years Ranked
Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law 2 Years Ranked- Carter Thomas Solicitors
- Gya Williams Immigration
Senior Statespeople
Eminent Practitioners
Star Individuals
Band 1
Nicolas Rollason Kingsley Napley LLP25 Years Ranked- Nichola CarterCarter Thomas Solicitors
Band 2
Andrew Osborne Lewis Silkin16 Years Ranked
Anita de Atouguia Doyle Clayton5 Years Ranked
Ben Sheldrick Magrath Sheldrick LLP17 Years Ranked
Chetal Patel Bates Wells6 Years Ranked
Ilda de Sousa Kingsley Napley LLP10 Years Ranked
James Perrott Mayer Brown International LLP6 Years Ranked
Rose Carey Charles Russell Speechlys13 Years Ranked
Vanessa Ganguin Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law14 Years Ranked- Natasha Gya WilliamsGya Williams Immigration
Band 3
- Annabel Mace Squire Patton Boggs5 Years Ranked
Emma Brooksbank Freeths LLP9 Years Ranked
Gary McIndoe Latitude Law5 Years Ranked
Gavin Jones Osborne Clarke LLP18 Years Ranked- Glyn Lloyd Newfields5 Years Ranked
Hazar El-Chamaa Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP4 Years Ranked
Marcia Longdon Kingsley Napley LLP5 Years Ranked
Natasha Chell Laura Devine Immigration6 Years Ranked
Pat Saini Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP13 Years Ranked- Tom Brett Young VWV7 Years Ranked
- Tony Haque Baker McKenzie26 Years Ranked
Tracy Evlogidis Forsters21 Years Ranked
Band 4
Anne Morris DavidsonMorris5 Years Ranked- Diana Okoeva Clintons5 Years Ranked
Edward Wanambwa Russell-Cooke2 Years Ranked
Elena Hinchin Farrer & Co LLP2 Years Ranked
Imelda Reddington Field Seymour Parkes1 Years Ranked
Jonathan Chaimovic Clyde & Co LLP17 Years Ranked
Kathryn Bradbury Payne Hicks Beach LLP6 Years Ranked
Kerry Garcia Stevens & Bolton LLP14 Years Ranked- Natasha Catterson Fragomen LLP7 Years Ranked
Nita Nicole Upadhye NNU Immigration1 Years Ranked- Owen Jones Sheridans9 Years Ranked
Philip Barth Michelmores LLP19 Years Ranked
Samar Shams Changes Immigration2 Years Ranked
Stephen O'Flaherty Lewis Silkin2 Years Ranked
Sundeep Rathod Edwin Coe LLP2 Years Ranked
Supinder Sian Lewis Silkin10 Years Ranked
Tamana Aziz Duncan Lewis Solicitors5 Years Ranked
Tanya Goldfarb Bindmans LLP4 Years Ranked
Vitoria Nabas gunnercooke2 Years Ranked- Yuichi Sekine Bird & Bird3 Years Ranked
- Flora MewiesWard Hadaway LLP
- Hans Sok AppaduOTS Solicitors
- John DorneyDWF
Up and Coming
Francesca Sciberras Laura Devine Immigration3 Years Ranked
Joanna Hunt DAC Beachcroft LLP5 Years Ranked
Kim Vowden Kingsley Napley LLP3 Years Ranked
Naomi Hanrahan-Soar Lewis Silkin5 Years Ranked
Natalie Loader Bindmans LLP4 Years Ranked
Nicolette Bostock Withers5 Years Ranked- Ben XuLaytons ETL
- Tom MarsomVialto Partners
Star Associates
Associates to watch
Aisha Choudhry Bates Wells2 Years Ranked
Gillian McKearney Fieldfisher3 Years Ranked
Jennifer Connolly Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP1 Years Ranked- May Cheung Squire Patton Boggs1 Years Ranked
- Osheenn Giam Squire Patton Boggs5 Years Ranked
Robert Houchill Kingsley Napley LLP5 Years Ranked- Sam Koppel Lewis Silkin1 Years Ranked
- Smruti Jeyanandhan Bates Wells1 Years Ranked
Yvette Allen Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP3 Years Ranked
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Kingsley Napley LLPImmigration: Business2025 | Band 1 | 5 Years RankedKingsley Napley has a stellar reputation for advising corporate clients on complex business immigration matters. The firm frequently assists with Skilled Worker sponsorship applications. It is additionally able to offer private individuals and employers expert advice on immigration issues arising from corporate mergers and overseas expansion. It represents clients in the technology, entertainment and energy industries, among others.
1 Laura Devine ImmigrationImmigration: Business2025 | Band 1 | 5 Years RankedLaura Devine Immigration is highly regarded for its business immigration advice to international businesses, SMEs and senior executives. The firm regularly advises clients looking to obtain sponsor licences, as well as assisting on compliance matters for those that already have a licence. Of particular note is the US immigration expertise on offer in cooperation with the firm's New York office. The team also provides training and seminars for clients on the impact of Brexit and on the EU settlement scheme.
1 Lewis SilkinImmigration: Business2025 | Band 1 | 5 Years RankedLewis Silkin offers a high-quality team with a distinguished business immigration offering. They have extensive experience advising international and domestic businesses from a variety of sectors, including law, technology and retail. The department is particularly noted for its expertise in advising prominent football clubs and their players on immigration matters. The firm regularly works with businesses on sponsor licence applications, training programmes, compliance and audits.
Band 2
2 Bates WellsImmigration: Business2025 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedBates Wells has a wealth of experience providing bespoke solutions for the full range of business immigration matters, including Frontier Worker permit matters, Government Authorised Exchange visa applications and Brexit-related issues. The firm continues to advise multinational corporations and well-known domestic businesses, as well as charities and other non-profit organisations. It also works for senior employees on their immigration matters.
2 Fragomen LLPImmigration: Business2025 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedFragomen offers a sophisticated business immigration practice with an all-encompassing commercial offering. It regularly draws on its impressive resources and ability to undertake a full range of work to suit the mobility needs of multinational corporations. The firm is recommended for its support to clients on compliance issues and for its ability to carry out large-scale compliance exercises.
2 Magrath Sheldrick LLPImmigration: Business2025 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedMagrath Sheldrick has a strong immigration team advising high-profile businesses across many areas of immigration law, with noted expertise working with clients in the financial services and entertainment sectors. The London team and its clients benefit from the expertise of the firm's immigration specialists based in New York and San Francisco. The firm continues to advise US employers and foreign executives on intra-company transfers, sponsor licence issues and immigration compliance.
2 Mishcon de Reya LLPImmigration: Business2025 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedMishcon de Reya is a leading firm for international technology and media clients. It continues to advise corporate clients on immigration strategy and visa applications. It also acts for individual entrepreneurs on a full range of business and personal immigration matters. The firm has notable expertise handling the transfer of employees from the USA to the UK.
2 Penningtons Manches Cooper LLPImmigration: Business2025 | Band 2 | 5 Years RankedPenningtons 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.
Band 3
3 Charles Russell SpeechlysImmigration: Business2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedCharles Russell Speechlys has a growing reputation in the business immigration field, offering expertise to a wide range of companies including well-known restaurant chains and retail brands. The firm is routinely called upon to advise on sponsor licence issues and compliance, Skilled Worker visa applications and Brexit planning.3 NewfieldsImmigration: Business2025 | Band 3 | 3 Years RankedNewfields is a boutique business immigration law firm with notable strength in sponsor licensing and sports visas. Clients include major sporting bodies, consumer goods companies and governments. The firm has additional expertise handling EU-related immigration law, including settlement scheme matters.3 Osborne Clarke LLPImmigration: Business2025 | Band 3 | 4 Years RankedOsborne Clarke offers a notable immigration team with considerable experience supporting multinational clients with strategic expansion of operations through existing licence management. The team is adept at providing immigration advice to the staff of corporate clients on visa applications and relocation support.3 Squire Patton BoggsImmigration: Business2025 | Band 3 | 5 Years RankedSquire Patton Boggs has a full-service business immigration practice that frequently acts for multinationals and SMEs. The team capably handle multi-jurisdictional projects through collaboration with the firm's international offices. The firm provides clients with ongoing training and support on Brexit-related immigration matters and workforce issues.3 Vanessa Ganguin Immigration LawImmigration: Business2025 | Band 3 | 2 Years RankedVanessa Ganguin Immigration Law houses a team of experienced professionals with expertise across a wide range of business immigration topics. Technology, media and financial organisations regularly request its assistance with complex matters. The team is well versed in Creative Worker sponsor licenses, Skilled Worker sponsor licences and issues related to leave to remain applications.
Band 4
4 Baker McKenzieImmigration: Business2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedBaker McKenzie's immigration and mobility team in London is well positioned to service the needs of multinational companies thanks to the firm's international reach. The team frequently advise on the immigration aspects of operational transfers as well as assisting with new rules on EU movement post-Brexit. They also supports clients with visa applications, extensions and issues around sponsorship requirements. The team's client base covers those active in the technology, media and financial sectors, among others.
4 Doyle ClaytonImmigration: Business2025 | Band 4 | 3 Years RankedDoyle Clayton offers advice across the full range of UK immigration matters, including skilled worker visas and sponsorship licensing. The team acts for both multinational and domestic clients, including those in the technology, education and automotive sectors.
4 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLPImmigration: Business2025 | Band 4 | 2 Years RankedMorgan, Lewis & Bockius acts for high-profile clients on a range of immigration matters, spanning sponsor licence work, post-Brexit advice and more. They have a particular strength in advising organisations in the entertainment, technology and financial services sectors. The team works closely with the firm's employment department and US offices in order to offer an integrated service.
4 SheridansImmigration: Business2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedSheridans has a compact immigration team with notable experience advising corporate clients and individuals seeking to secure their immigration status under the points-based system. Clients are drawn from the media and technology sectors, and the team frequently advises them on sponsor licence applications and compliance.
4 WithersImmigration: Business2025 | Band 4 | 1 Years RankedWithers provides business immigration services to a range of clients, assisting them in obtaining Skilled Worker Licenses, Global Business Mobility visas and streamlining internal company processes to ensure compliance. They work across a range of industries including construction, media and retail.
4 Wright Hassall LLPImmigration: Business2025 | Band 4 | 5 Years RankedWright Hassall offers extensive support on matters involving the intersection of employment and immigration law. It regularly assists clients from a varied pool of sectors including the financial services, retail, education and manufacturing industries. The team adeptly advises on sponsor management and compliance, Brexit transition support and conducting audits of HR systems.