Lewis Silkin

Immigration

I am the Head of our Immigration practice and joined the firm fifteen years ago.

I have practiced exclusively in the field of immigration law since 1997 and advise across the full range of business and personal immigration categories. I have been heavily involved in lobbying Government on behalf of clients for changes to the immigration system over recent years and have significant senior level contacts at the Home Office. I am named by both the Legal 500 and Chambers as a noted practitioner in my field.

I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and American Studies awarded by Keele University in 1988 and later studied for an LLB degree. I qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales in 1997 after completing the Legal Practice Course.

I am a member of the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association and IBA and am a lecturer on the De Monfort Law School's Post Graduate Certificate in Sports Law.

Trained Magrath LLP; qualified 1997; solicitor Magrath LLP 1997 – 2000; solicitor SJ Berwin 2000-2001; solicitor PWC 2001-02; solicitor Hammonds 2003-06; partner Hammonds 2006-10; partner and head of immigration Lewis Silkin 2010 – present.

Ius Laboris; British Association for Sport and Law; Immigration Law Practitioners Association; IBA.

Keele University (1988 BA American Studies/Politics); College of Law, London (1995 LPC).