Forming part of the firm’s wider international employment group, the business immigration team at Bird & Bird LLP is well-equipped to provide a full-service immigration offering to leading telecoms, fashion, fintech and sporting companies, alongside foreign governments. The ‘attentive and effective’ Yuichi Sekine heads the practice, with notable expertise in the changes to the immigration landscape post-Brexit, while Jonathan Goldsworthy is noted for a specialism in sports-related employment and immigration matters. Hodon Anastasi and Elektra Clark are key contacts for support on sponsor compliance and discretionary visa applications.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘They have done the work well and without any hiccups.’

  • ‘Yuichi is polite, attentive and effective.’

  • ‘The team is really responsive and helpful.'

  • ‘The practitioners I work with are very responsible and always explain in detail the steps and why they are needed.’

  • 'The team is always responsive and reachable, and always ready to answer every query.'

  • 'The team's work is superb.'

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Jonathan Goldsworthy

Leading associates

Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.

Yuichi Sekine

Practice head

Yuichi Sekine

Other key lawyers

Jonathan Goldsworthy; Hodon Anastasi; Elektra Clark