Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP’s business immigration offering spans advice to both domestic and international corporates, with work ranging from managing immigration aspects of corporate transactions to preparing for UKVI audits and responding to sponsor licence revocation matters. Drawing on the firm’s integrated strength in employment law, the team is able to support clients throughout the lifecycle of workforce migration. Leading the practice is employment and immigration specialist Audrey Elliott, who serves as global head of immigration. The ‘excellent’ Esyllt Beagrie is also recommended.
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Testimonials

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  • 'Esyllt Beagrie is excellent. She explains things in a simple manner and ensures we are meeting all our legal requirements. It is very much a partnership.’

  • ‘Knowledgeable team, good understanding of our business issues, and ability to guide us and the employee through the process with a successful outcome.’

  • ‘Willingness to dive into the complexities and explain these to us in specific terms, offered good support to the employee who was applying for a visa’

  • ‘The team is knowledgeable, quick to respond and takes the time to understand our business. Use of the new online tool has significantly improved our processes as we all have access to the documents and status in real-time.’

  • 'Eversheds Sutherland has a particular strength in articulating how immigration law can be applied in complex organisational functions where detail matters and where the law, at times, has to be interpreted.'

Key clients

  • Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. (London Representative Office)
  • Revlon International Corporation
  • University College London
  • London South Bank University

Practice head

Audrey Elliott

Other key lawyers

Louisa Cole; Esyllt Beagrie