Anita Vasisht > Wilson Solicitors LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile
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Anita Vasisht
Work Department
Immigration department.
Position
Newly appointed head of Wilsons’ immigration department, Anita leads our national security team working on cases involving closed material procedures before SIAC and the administrative court.
She also has vast experience in all areas of immigration work and has specialist level knowledge of asylum cases from North Africa, the Middle East (in particular Palestinian and Syrian cases) and the former Soviet republics.
Recently, Anita represented Syrian human rights activist and Oscar nominated and BAFTA winning film maker, Waad Al-Kateab, who fled Syria fearing for her life.
Career highlights include representing high profile Algerian former billionaire Rafik Khelifa in the first ever extradition case involving Algeria.
Anita’s work has taken her to Moscow, Beirut, Tunis, Istanbul, Frankfurt and Beirut. Anita has also spent time in the southern Lebanon Palestinian refugee camps.
Career
1993-95 legal office at Amnesty International’s International Secretariat; 1995-97 trainee solicitor; 1997-2005 assistant solicitor at Wilson & Co; 2005-present partner at Wilson Solicitors LLP. 2020 head of the immigration department
Memberships
Immigration Law Practitioners Association.
Education
Roan School for Girls, Greenwich; University of Surrey (1992 Law Society Finals; 1990 BSc (hons) French, Russian and Law).
Lawyer Rankings
London > Employment > Immigration
(Hall of Fame)Wilson Solicitors LLP works on a wide range of complex and sensitive asylum, human rights, and deportation mandates, deploying its team of specialists who are each regarded as ‘highly knowledgeable in their respective fields‘. Anita Vasisht
heads the practice, with experience in complex asylum claims and specific niches in national security and Palestinian refugee claims. Ana Gonzalez handles work concerning asylum and apostacy, and Muhunthan Paramesvaran has notable experience before appellate courts. Matthew Davies has a practice that encompasses human rights in respect of EU nationals and international surrogacy, Marcela Navarrete has expertise in handling claims around detention and is noted for her ‘excellent work on Afghan judiciary judicial review work‘, Aisling Ni Chuinn remains at the forefront of matters concerning the removal of vulnerable asylum seekers to third countries, and Chris McKendry has a strong track record in work relating to national security. Associates Imogen Townley and Mala Savjani are also key contacts, as is senior consultant Michael Hanley.