Chris Magrath > Magrath Sheldrick LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Magrath Sheldrick LLP Offices
22 CHANCERY LANE
LONDON
WC2A 1LA
England
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Chris Magrath
Work Department
Business Immigration
Position
Senior partner and head of immigration/employment departments. Clients include numerous UK and US multi-national companies, senior executives, entrepreneurs and investors, and well-known names in the music and entertainment business.
Career
Articled Brian Thompson & Partners; qualified 1975; assistant solicitor Brian Thompson & Partners 1975-76; assistant solicitor Evan Davies & Co 1976-77; partner Powell Magrath & Spencer 1977-90; senior partner Magrath LLP 1990; admitted attorney in New York State 1986; publications: co-author ‘Practitioners’ Guide to the Police & Criminal Evidence Act 1984’ (Longmans), ‘Working in the United Kingdom – A Guide for Foreign Nationals (Handbook)’; co-author ‘A Practical Guide to Disciplinary, Grievance and Performance Management’, Legalease (2004); co-author and editor ‘The Corporate Immigration Reviews (Law Business Research).
Languages
English, French
Memberships
Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association; American Immigration Lawyers’ Association; International Bar Association; Employment Lawyers Association.
Education
Campbell College, Belfast; Trinity College, Dublin (1972 BA Hons); College of Law, Lancaster Gate (1973); admitted as solicitor in England and Wales 1975; admitted as a member of New York Bar 1986.
Leisure
Tennis, skiing, restaurants, member Annabels and Grouchos.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Immigration
(Hall of Fame)Magrath Sheldrick LLP has a strong global offering, with a proven track record in handling mandates concerning immigration outside the UK, drawing upon the firm’s international presence. With an office in Singapore and a range of services to assist global clients with compliance, coordination, and risk, the firm is well-placed to advise its clients, which include major financial service sector operators and HNW individuals. Ben Sheldrick
heads the firm’s global immigration services and leads the work from the Singaporean office, advising on strategy for global mobility mandates and working with a range of HNW individuals and high-profile corporate clients. Chris Magrath, co-founder of the firm, is dual-qualified in the US and the UK, working alongside US attorney Aryanah Eghbal as part of the firm’s dedicated US immigration offering. Joanne Taylor is also of note for her work in the corporate immigration space.