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

18 July 2024

“Senior Statesperson” Philip Trott and Vanessa Ganguin are ranked again in the Chambers High Net Worth legal guide for their UK immigration work with HNW individuals.

We are very proud that the biggest legal services guide to the world’s best law firms, lawyers and other professional advising private wealth has ranked Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law highly too, and we would like to thank everyone who gave the firm such glowing feedback.

“Vanessa is a very impressive lawyer” one High Net Worth client told the guide to the leading professional advisers to the Private Wealth market in UK in the field of immigration.

Chambers High Net Worth identifies the best professional advisers for international private wealth by ranking the leading law firms, lawyers and a range of other professional advisers globally.

The firms and individuals ranked in Chambers High Net Worth understand the complex needs of high net worth individuals and provide specialist advice. As well as ranking lawyers and law firms, the guide also recommends top accountancy firms, private banks, wealth managers, trust companies and other professional advisers to high net worth and ultra high net worth individuals globally.

Family offices and professional advisers to wealthy individuals use these rankings and analysis to get an objective view of the leading professional advisers on an international scale. There were only 12 UK immigration departments mentioned in this year’s High Net Worth guide and Philip Trott is the only lawyer featured as a “Senior Statesperson” – the top accolade for UK immigration practitioners advising private wealth clients.

The Chambers and Partners High Net Worth guide published glowing testimonials from HNW clients:

“The advice given by the Vanessa Ganguin team is presented in an understandable and straightforward manner, in spite of the complexity of UK immigration laws and rules.”

“Vanessa Ganguin Immigration always come back really quickly and with a lot of detail – they are able to be in step with us in every issue.”

“Even in difficult situations, the Vanessa Ganguin team were able to handle the matter calmly and give different options as solutions”

“Vanessa has been a tremendously helpful resource. She provides timely responses, and we are appreciative of the depth and breadth of her experience in immigration matters.”

Last month they both featured 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 highly for Business Immigration and Personal Immigration in Chambers and Partners UK legal directory and other guides such as Who’s Who Legal and Legal 500.

Earlier this year Vanessa Ganguin and Philip Trott were ranked as Thought Leaders in Corporate Immigration by Who’s Who Legal.

The Legal 500 also ranked Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law for immigration this year, with Vanessa and Philip ranked in the Hall of Fame.

The guide said:  “the immigration boutique Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law covers the full scope of immigration work, acting for a range of clients across a range of sectors including media, sport, financial services, and tech. The practice is led by the ‘impressive‘ Vanessa Ganguin , whose substantial expertise straddles the full range of business and personal immigration matters across a number of industries.”

The Times Best Law Firms also highlighted Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law among the 250 best law firms in England and Wales again, commending the practice for its immigration work.

According to The Times Best Law Firms: “This small practice, which is based in Shoreditch, east London, offers advice on UK immigration and nationality matters to businesses, individuals and families.

The firm advised on some of the first visas issued under the new Expansion Worker visa for companies seeking a footprint in the British market, as well as firms applying for new Scale-up visas, designed to make it easier for growing firms to hire top talent from around the world. Its lawyers are regularly consulted by multinational companies about immigration matters arising from acquisitions and mergers.

More widely, clients include individuals navigating tricky family immigration issues such as surrogacy and other matters related to arrangements for children, including in situations complicated by accusations of domestic violence.

The firm deals with many inquiries from the entertainment industry and celebrities, from Global Talent applications to the complex consequences of a celebrity admitting publicly that they may have entered the UK illegally as a child.

Vanessa Ganguin and Philip Trott are renowned for their work with wealthy individuals and sports figures, recently advising a football manager on an urgent work visa to reverse their team’s fortunes.”