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Kamal Rahman

Work Department
Mishcon Private
Position
Kamal Rahman is a leading Private Wealth lawyer looking after some of the wealthiest families globally.
She is the Principal of Mishcon de Reya in association with Karas LLP in Hong Kong and a Partner in Mishcon de Reya LLP in London. She is a member of Mishcon Private and the Immigration group.
Having practised at Mishcon de Reya for over 26 years, she is a trusted advisor to many high net worth clients who seek to internationalise their family and wealth.
Kamal’s practice covers a comprehensive range of services (including UK investor visas, complex nationality applications, and economic citizenships) and her role regularly requires coordinated advice in many aspects of a client’s life.
Her work is relationship driven, rather than transactional, and clients value her ability to provide holistic and coordinated services, delivered in a sensitive manner. This often includes assisting clients with opportunities and challenges, utilising the wider Mishcon team’s expertise in tax planning, asset protection, marriage and family, reputation management and family wealth.
In addition Kamal has considerable cross-cultural experience, having advised clients from regions including China, Russia, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Her multinational team reflects this diversity providing linguistic and cultural familiarity with the client base it serves. The ability to address complex issues in a nuanced and culturally appropriate manner continues to underpin the growth of her high net worth practice.
Praised by peers and clients for her wealth of immigration expertise, she has been described as “a winning combination of charm, intelligence, both IQ and EQ, and shared family values”. She is recognised as being “exceptionally good in terms of her client-centred approach and focus” and for her creativity “in making sure she explores all avenues” to find the best solutions for her clients.
Kamal is also one of the founders of Gemini Untwined, a charity which helps conjoined twins access lifechanging surgery to give them the best possible chance at healthy and independent lives.
Career
Partner, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Bayer Rosin
Penningtons
Qualified: Birkbeck Montague
University of Central England (Law)
Memberships
Immigration Law Practitioners Association (ILPA).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Immigration
(Hall of Fame)Drawing on its strength as a full-service firm, Mishcon de Reya LLP ‘leaves no stone unturned‘ for their corporate clients and can provide industry specific advice in sectors such as financial services, media, tech, sports and fashion. The ‘knowledgeable, responsive, and helpful‘ team assists on the full range of business immigration work, including training for HR departments, compliance, Sponsor License applications, Skilled Worker visas and Global Business Mobility routes. Business immigration expert Steven Bostock leads the group and is sought after by transatlantic clients due to his dual-qualification in the US. Neil Shanghavi is a key contact for all corporate immigration matters, especially ones involving sponsorship compliance and Home Office Audits, whilst Kamal Rahman has strong capabilities advising HNW individuals and families on high inward investments into the UK through commercial enterprises, and Maria Patsalos advises corporate clients on all areas of immigration law. Natalie Loader left the firm in February 2024.
London > Employment > Immigration: personal
(Hall of Fame)Mishcon de Reya LLP advises on all aspects of personal immigration for a prestigious international client base of HNW and UHNW individuals and families. Described as ‘proactive, practical and commercial in its approach‘, the group has particular expertise in exceptional applications for naturalisation and complex applications for indefinite leave to remain, including cases where applicants have an adverse immigration history. The team also works closely with the firm’s departments in tax and wealth planning, residential real estate and reputation protection, and has additional capabilities handling asylum and humanitarian protection claims for clients experiencing corporate persecution. Practice head Steven Bostock, also qualified with the State Bar of California and capable of advising clients on their US immigration needs, has a broad immigration practice that includes expertise in all UK HNW visa categories. Kamal Rahman advises clients such as investors and entrepreneurs on all aspects of establishing a base in the UK, and Maria Patsalos acts for entrepreneurs, royalty and sportspeople, specialising in political asylum and obtaining second residencies and citizenships. Lucy Humphreys and Jessica Good both have extensive experience in human rights and asylum claims, and David Deane specialises in all aspects of UK immigration law, particularly complex British citizenship applications. Becca Hird and Hannah Barnett are other key figures in personal immigration.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame London > Employment > Immigration
- Hall of Fame London > Employment > Immigration: personal
- Immigration London > Employment
- Immigration: personal London > Employment
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Employment > Employers
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Gaming and betting
- Employment > Immigration
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Residential property
- Employment > Senior executives
Firm Rankings
- Public sector > Administrative and public law
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Private client > Family
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Employment > Immigration: human rights
- Insurance > Insurance litigation: for policyholders
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Private prosecutions
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Industry focus > TMT
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Artificial intelligence
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Dispute resolution > Competition litigation
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Public sector > Education: individuals
- Employment > Employee share schemes
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Franchising
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Planning
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Dispute resolution > Group litigation: Claimant
- Employment > Health and safety
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Lower Mid-Market Deals, £100m-£750m
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Film & TV
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation: investment and retail
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Private client > Agriculture and estates