Roger Gherson > Gherson LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

With expertise in ‘the full spread of immigration, asylum and nationality work‘, Gherson LLP regularly advises clients such as SMEs, private offices, entrepreneurs and conglomerates on a broad range of business immigration issues, including compliance and monitoring obligations. Kamilla Kelemen, who joined from Magrath Sheldrick LLP in August 2023, and ‘powerhouse‘ Roger Gherson both oversee the UK inbound immigration team, and between them the two lawyers have extensive experience in complex corporate immigration work across many industries. Lisa Uttley and Mayuri Manjula are also key contacts for business immigration.

With an ‘ability to handle complex immigration issues with creativity and insight‘, Gherson LLP is a key name for HNW and UHNW individuals and families on all aspects of their UK immigration affairs across the whole spectrum of immigration categories. The group has considerable expertise handling a variety of discretionary applications involving excessive absences, previous criminality and politically motivated allegations or charges in other jurisdictions. With expertise in both contentious and non-contentious matters, the firm also has a reputable international protection team, which handles asylum, exclusion and extradition cases, and also has experience bringing cases involving immigration sanctions in the tribunals. Praised for her ‘dedication and professionalism‘, Lisa Uttley leads the personal immigration group. Kamilla Kelemen heads up the UK inbound immigration team and has extensive experience in both general immigration issues as well as international protection work, and Amalia Gherson has a broad immigration practice that includes advising on asylum and protection claims. Roger Gherson oversees the practice, and Charles Burnett acts on cases involving human rights or multi-jurisdictional issues.

Gherson LLP has a highly knowledgeable practice in complex immigration applications and appeals and is ‘one of the leading firms for high-net-worth individuals facing immigration proceedings and international criminal matters‘. The group advises on all aspects of UK, European and international human rights and refugee law, including asylum appeals, judicial review applications and challenges against exclusion orders. It also has unique capabilities handling claims arising out of European and UK sanctions regulations. The practice is led by ‘powerhouse‘ Roger Gherson and the ‘exceptionally bright and phenomenally hardworking‘ Charles Burnett, who are industry leaders in cases involving political persecution and regularly act in cases that are complex, multi-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary. Amalia Gherson‘s practice involves a broad range of complex immigration appeals, judicial reviews, such as exclusion orders, and cases that sit at the intersection of immigration law and sanctions regulations. Alfred Gherson is an international protection expert and also advises on a broad range of complex asylum matters. Michelina Di Leo, who advises on issues such as asylum, extradition and cases involving INTERPOL, and Michael Ventom, who has extensive experience with complex asylum, are also noteworthy practitioners.