Philip Trott
Senior Counsel

Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law

With a glittering legal career spanning decades, Philip Trott has been described by Chambers as the “go to guy for any horrendously complex cases.” “You cannot get better” according to Chambers High Net Worth, which has described him as “the godfather of immigration law.”

“Philip Trott is a legendary figure in immigration law” according to The Spear’s 500 Top Recommended Immigration Lawyers.

Philip’s clients have led him onto the stage at Glastonbury Festival, into their private jets, VIP lounges and various news headlines.

As well as often providing expert commentary on various news media, Philip has consistently ranked at the very top of the industry in all the major legal guides. Like Vanessa Ganguin, Philip is ranked a Thought Leader in Corporate Immigration according to Who’s Who Legal.

Working across the spectrum of personal as well as business immigration, Philip is renowned for his record on particularly complex and challenging cases.

He has a rich history of assisting ultra and high net worth clients and high-profile celebrities on a wide variety of UK immigration matters, including successfully helping many appeal adverse decisions, including those arising from spent criminal convictions.

Philip is renowned for tricky discretionary immigration applications outside the rules, as well as sports and media-related work and cases involving national security issues.

Philip has contributed to several LexisNexis publications on the ever-changing immigration routes for creatives and sports figures, sat on the LexisNexis Consulting Editorial Board, the American Immigration Lawyers Association Global Migration Publications Committee and co-authored McDonald’s Immigration Law and Practice (7th ed) and Immigration Law and Practice (Jackson, 3rd ed).

He is a winner of a Leaders in Law Global Award 2020 in the category of Immigration Law Expert of the Year in England. Philip provides expert comment on immigration issues on news and current affair shows on the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, and he also makes appearances as an immigration expert on the LBC legal hour.

Philip’s commercial clients range from big household brands to the health, charity and faith sectors, as well as entrepreneurs and start-ups.

He has represented the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA) on the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) employer taskforce.

Philip was admitted to the roll of solicitors in 1979.

Recent articles posted by Philip Trott

Ranked in Chambers UK 2025

Vanessa Ganguin, Philip Trott highly ranked again by Chambers and Partners legal directory

Chambers UK 2025 ranks Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law highly for Business and Personal Immigration
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Legal 500 Hall of Fame

Vanessa Ganguin, Philip Trott ranked in Legal 500's Hall of Fame

Legal 500 ranks Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law for Personal and Business Immigration
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Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law rated highly for High Net Worth UK Immigration

Vanessa Ganguin, Philip Trott ranked in Chambers High Net Worth 2024

Philip Trott, Vanessa Ganguin and the firm ranked highly for High Net Worth immigration
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Best Lawyers UK immigration

by Vanessa Ganguin, Philip Trott

Vanessa Ganguin and Philip Trott ranked in Best Lawyers UK 2025 for immigration
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Vanessa Ganguin, Philip Trott and the firm are lauded in The Times Best Law Firms

The Times Best Law Firms 2024 names Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law among the UK’s best law firms
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Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law seems ahead of the curve - Chambers UK

Vanessa Ganguin, Philip Trott and team ranked highly for Business Immigration

Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law ranked highly for immigration law by Chambers UK 2024
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