Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law ranked top tier in Chambers High Net Worth 2025

24 July 2025

Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law has been ranked among the top tier of advisers in the Chambers High Net Worth 2025 directory. As well as the firm top ranked in Band One, the prestigious guide to private client service providers ranks Vanessa Ganguin in Band One and Philip Trott is ranked Immigration law’s “Senior Statesperson” again.

We would like to everyone that gave the Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law team such lovely testimonials for the legal directory for lawyers, accountancy firms, private banks, wealth managers, trust companies and other global professional advisers to high net worth and ultra high net worth individuals.

Chambers and Partners is one of the leading global legal directories. The influential lawyers guide provides rankings and analysis of solicitors, law firms, and barristers’ chambers and has also ranked Vanessa, Philip and the firm highly for both Private Immigration and Business Immigration.

Testimonials for the VGIL team in Chambers High Net Worth 2025

Some of the kind testimonials given to the respected legal guide this year:

“Vanessa Ganguin provides a superior level of customer service and care. The team has some of the finest legal talent in the UK.”

“The firm is very knowledgeable in UK immigration law. In addition, they are very skilled in developing a practical approach to immigration matters and issues based on their vast experience.”

“Vanessa Ganguin stands out from other immigration departments due to its blend of specialised expertise, comprehensive client support, and deep understanding of the ever-evolving immigration system.”

“Vanessa is always helpful, knowledgeable, compassionate and timely in her responses.”

“The main strengths of Vanessa Ganguin are its flexibility and agile approach in providing its services.”

“Vanessa is a very skilled immigration lawyer with vast experience and the ability to bring that to bear to practically resolve immigration issues.”

“I give them an extremely high rating. Everyone at Vanessa Ganguin who handled my case was knowledgeable and helpful. They were extremely responsive and timely in their communications.”

“Philip Trott is my first call for anything immigration-related in the UK, and often when issues arise in Europe, based on his highly qualified network.”

“Vanessa exemplifies expertise, service level urgency and breadth of knowledge when it comes to immigration law.”

“Vanessa is a very skilled immigration lawyer with vast experience and the ability to bring that to bear to practically resolve immigration issues.”

Philip Trott awarded Outstanding Contribution Award at Chambers High Net Worth Awards

Earlier this month, in a glittering ceremony at the Tower of London celebrating firms and advisers to the private client sector,

Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law Senior Counsel Philip Trott was also recognised with an Outstanding Contributions Award at the Chambers High Net Worth Awards 2025.

At the end of an evening of awards for HNW service providers, Philip Trott, once referred to as “the godfather of immigration law” by Chambers High Net Worth for the breadth of his work in UK immigration with individuals and companies, was awarded the Outstanding Contribution award by Simon Christian, Global Research Director at Chambers and Partners, publishers of the Chambers UK and Chambers High Net Worth guides, both of which Philip has ranked at the top of as a ‘Senior Statesperson’ for the last few years.

“In the 2025 High Net Worth guide, due out in a couple of weeks’ time, we quote an international interviewee saying he is ‘my first call for anything immigration-related in the UK’”, said Simon Christian introducing the award. He added that a search through the Chambers library found Philip’s first appearance in the world’s biggest guide to legal professionals in the 1994-1995 edition. “By the time of the 2018 High Net Worth guide,” he added, “we quoted a fellow lawyer as saying ‘I couldn’t imagine an immigration world without him. He’s like the oracle – the fountain of immigration knowledge.’ We’ve also described him as a ‘superstar immigration lawyer’, ‘the godfather of immigration law’ and ‘the go-to guy for anything horrendously complex’.”

With a glittering immigration career spanning decades, Philip Trott has also been described by Chambers as “a legendary figure in immigration law” according to The Spear’s 500 Top Recommended Immigration Lawyers. Philip’s clients have ranged from refugees to movie stars, charities and educational institutions to multinational blue chip brands.

He has often been a first phone call for high net worth individuals coming to work and live in Britain, especially those with tricky immigration issues, including criminality. As he accepted his award, Philip recounted an eventful private jet flight and  series of last minute injunctions to assist a famous music industry client refused entry to the UK to play at a concert on the same evening.

Much of Philip’s immigration work with HNW clients has involved the music and entertainment industries. His immigration advice has led to him being dragged onto the stage at Glastonbury Festival, into private jets, VIP lounges and various news headlines and interviews.

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.

Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law rated highly in legal guides for UK immigration advice

Vanessa Ganguin, Philip Trott and the firm were also ranked highly in both Personal Immigration and Business Immigration in this year’s Chambers and Partners Chambers UK legal directory.

According to Chambers UK 2025: “Vanessa 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.”

Earlier this month, there were great accolades in the Legal 500’s 2025 UK directory for Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law in both Personal Immigration and Employment Immigration. Once again, the global legal guide ranks both Managing Partner Vanessa Ganguin and Senior Counsel Philip Trott in its Hall of Fame.

The famous legal guide also commended Ben Maitland and Ross Kennedy for immigration advice, both commercial and individual.

Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law is among just nine immigration firms to receive a Client Satisfaction stamp of approval. According to the guide, “Client Satisfaction accolades are awarded to law firms who achieve exceptionally high scores for client service and client experience in our annual survey of hundreds of thousands of clients worldwide.”

The firm also regularly features in The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom – published by Best Lawyers® based on peer reviews. Philip Trott has been recognised for his work in Immigration by Best Lawyers for 14 years now since 2009.

Vanessa Ganguin and Philip Trott are also ranked as Thought Leaders in Corporate Immigration by Who’s Who Legal.