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NO.1 LONDON BRIDGE
LONDON
SE1 9BG
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John Kiely

Work Department
Immigration
Position
As Head of Howard Kennedy’s Immigration team, John Kiely provides strategic advice in all areas of UK immigration law.
John is a partner and Head of Immigration, leading the firm’s corporate and private client immigration offering.
With over a decade’s worth of experience in immigration law, John is an expert in all immigration application types. He assists individuals and families on issues relating to settlement, nationality, as well as applications under the Appendix FM, Tier 1 (Investor), Global Talent, Skilled Worker, Global Business Mobility, International Sportsperson, Start-up and Innovator routes.
John has developed a particular focus on high-net-worth individuals and entrepreneurs – and works closely with third party advisors in the private wealth and tax space. He is considered an industry leader in Tech Nation visa applications and has developed an expertise in the International Sportsperson visa – and his opinion has been sought by national publications on football player transfers and the Government Body Endorsement criteria.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Immigration
Howard Kennedy LLP has a comprehensive corporate immigration practice with a strong focus on the tech sector. The group has extensive experience obtaining Sponsor Licences for businesses, as well as assisting with compliance through on-site audits, health check and staff training. In addition, the group has distinctive capabilities with Start-up and Innovator routes. Practice head John Kiely has a broad practice in corporate immigration that spans multiple sectors, with a strong focus on sports.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Public sector > Civil liberties and human rights
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Theatre, publishing and other media
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Private prosecutions
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Private client > Family
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Power (including electricity and nuclear)
- Real estate > Property litigation
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Real estate > Residential property
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Employment > Employers
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- Real estate > Planning
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Real estate > Property finance
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Employment > Immigration