Magrath Sheldrick LLP

Adele Martins

Partner and Head of the Employment Department Adele deals with a wide range of contentious and non-contentious issues for a client base ranging from multinational plcs to small companies and private individuals. Adele has extensive experience of transatlantic employment issues and frequently works with foreign companies entering the UK market, drafting contracts, implementing compliance policies and providing HR support. In addition to her employer practice, Adele works extensively with senior executives negotiating contracts and exit packages. Adele sits on the LNTV Employment Legal Expert Panel.

Ahmad Namazie

Solicitor Advising on all UK Immigration and Nationality Law matters including Sponsor Compliance requirements.

Anita Ofis

Partner Anita is a Partner specialising in UK Corporate Immigration. She is an expert in all aspects of this area from operations and compliance to individual visa applications.

Aryanah Eghbal

US Attorney  Aryanah joined Magrath Sheldrick’s US Immigration team as a US Attorney in April 2022. She has several years of high-volume experience advising on US visa matters and guides clients of all sizes across a number of sectors, including financial services, professional services, information technology, energy, communications, publishing, media, the arts, and entertainment. Aryanah currently provides a wide range of US immigration advice to corporate and individual clients, on topics relating to family and employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant visa matters. This entails filings and communications with USCIS, CBP, and the US Department of State. Most common filings include: E-2 Treaty Investors L-1 Intracompany Transferees (executive, manager, or specialized knowledge), H-1B Specialty Occupation (including H-1B Cap), O-1 Extraordinary Ability or Achievement, I Representatives of Foreign Media, TN USMCA (previously NAFTA) Professionals, B-1/2 Short Term Business or Tourism, and Family-based Immigrant Visa (Green Card) Applications.

Aynel Hamid

Associate Aynel is an Associate specialising in UK Corporate Immigration. She is an expert in advising both employers and employees in all aspects of immigration and compliance. She also advises private individuals and their family members to ensure that they are provided with tailored solutions.

Ben Sheldrick

Managing Partner

Chris Magrath

Senior partner and head of immigration/employment departments. Clients include numerous UK and US multi-national companies, senior executives, entrepreneurs and investors, and well-known names in the music and entertainment business.

Davina Fernandes

Senior Associate

Demet Rikabi

Solicitor Focusing primarily on corporate immigration, Demet advises and assists multinational companies, financial institutions, and their employees in all aspects of immigration law ranging from compliance questions to individual visa applications. Specialising in Skilled Worker, Settlement, Family route and Naturalisation applications, Demet is able to assists employees through their entire immigration journey from their entry to the UK to when they apply for Naturalisation.

Jeremy Hershkorn

Partner A highly experienced lawyer and negotiator dealing in all types of commercial litigation and dispute resolution, including: general commercial and contractual disputes; company/partnership and property disputes; international trade and commission disputes; corporate and personal insolvency; debt recovery; arbitrations and mediations. Deals with matters in the High Court and County Court, Companies Court and Bankruptcy Court, and in Tribunals Arbitrations and Mediations.

Joanne Taylor

Partner  Focusing primarily on corporate immigration Joanne advises and assists many HR departments to determine their immigration needs for both existing and new hires into the business. All individuals are then assisted through the entire immigration process by Joanne and her team. Joanne provides holistic support with all Sponsor Licence matters, which includes training, assistance with record keeping and Home Office audits. She will always consider strategic solutions for businesses to ensure compliance with strict Home Office requirements, whilst ensuring the business needs can be met, often exploring alternative immigration categories. Specialities include the Sponsorship and the Skilled Worker Scheme, European Settlement Applications, Indefinite Leave to Remain and Naturalisation. Joanne is an active member of the Immigration Law Practitioners Association and British American Business. Joanne was also nominated for Women in Law Award in 2020 and Client Choice Award in 2021.

Lucy Hughes

Solicitor Lucy joined the Employment Department as a Solicitor in March 2017, having completed her training contract at Magrath Sheldrick LLP. Lucy advises employers and employees on both contentious and non-contentious matters. She advises employers on grievance, disciplinary and redundancy processes. She has experience of advising on and drafting documentation for businesses such as Settlement Agreements, Contracts of Employment and Staff Handbooks. On contentious matters Lucy has experience of a wide range of employment law litigation in the Employment Tribunal, Employment Appeal Tribunal, and the Court of Appeal, including claims involving unfair dismissal, discrimination and whistleblowing.  

Lucy Garrett

Senior Associate Provides high-level advice to businesses in a variety of sectors regarding employee-related immigration, assisting Companies with their initial sponsor licence application, plus providing ongoing guidance and support in meeting their compliance obligations. Guides HR personnel through the necessary UKVI requirements to satisfy right-to-work checks, ensuring appropriate processes are in place to enable suitable monitoring of their sponsored employees; relevant reporting is undertaken and prepare businesses for visits from UKVI. Supports both business and individuals with their Sponsored UK visas under the Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility routes under Company sponsorship. Advises private clients with complex naturalisation and registration applications for British Citizenship, plus tailored. Supports private clients with family cases, including ancestry, Appendix FM and EUSS applications.

Mairin Hoban

Senior Associate

Maria Krishnan

Senior Associate Maria advises individuals and organisations on contentious and non-contentious employment matters across a wide range of sectors including financial services, IT, healthcare and the arts. She works alongside business owners and legal and HR teams providing pragmatic guidance on the full range of employment disputes, including complex grievance and disciplinary matters often involving allegations of discrimination and whistleblowing. Her practice also includes frequently advising clients on redundancy and TUPE matters.

Nina Khuffash

Associate Nina provides advice to both companies and individuals on all aspects of employment law, in particular on how to manage and resolve the day-to-day employment issues that can arise in the workplace.  Nina's clients benefit from her experience acting on behalf of both individuals and companies in a range of sectors including theatre, start-ups, financial services, and technology. Nina advises employers on disciplinary issues, performance and capability, disability and ill health of employees, redundancy, as well as employment tribunal litigation.  Reviews and prepares internal documentation for employers such as handbooks, policies and procedures, contracts, and settlement agreements.  Nina supports individuals through disciplinary and grievance processes and advise a wide range of matters, such as unfair dismissal and discrimination concerns. This often leads to assisting employees in negotiated exits. Provides advice and support on data protection matters that flow from employment relationships, such as data subject access requests and data transfer agreements.

Rhona Azir

Solicitor Rhona is a Solicitor with 10 years’ immigration experience and primarily advises and assists with complex corporate and private client matters. She supports HR departments with the compliance complexities of holding a UK Sponsor Licence and the sponsorship system, to support new and existing hires through the full cycle of the immigration process. She supports corporate clients across a variety of sectors with all types of Sponsor Licence matters. This includes initial Sponsor Licence applications and renewals. Working with HR departments to keep them informed of relevant RTW guidance, reporting, and monitoring duties. She actively engages in providing bespoke training for her clients. Rhona also advises on family immigration, registration or naturalisation and Citizenship, plus EU and complex immigration work.