Praised for its ‘combination of skill, responsiveness and connection with the client’, Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP advises on the full range of immigration matters, with significant experience in a wide range of human rights, asylum, overstay and citizenship applications. Pat Saini leads the firm’s immigration team and boasts a broad practice. Meghan Vozila advises on all aspects of UK immigration and nationality law for high-net-worth clients, with particular expertise in complex nationality matters. The ‘outstanding’ Jen Parker is proficient in exceptional applications raising human rights grounds, including family applications and asylum claims. Parker has considerable experience working with children and vulnerable clients and acts in a variety of immigration appeals and Judicial Review claims. The ‘personable and skillful’ Hazar El-Chamaa is also a key contact for private immigration clients.
Testimonials
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‘Empathy and action. Diligence and knowledge in advice as well as strategies to reach goals and tools. Collaboration is excellent.’
‘Pat Saini and Jen Parker are excellent listeners, prompt and clear in their answers to all my questions.’
‘This group has a great combination of skill, responsiveness, and connection with the client.'
- 'Hazar El-Chamaa is personable and skillful. Very easy to work with.'
- 'Jen Parker is outstanding to work with. She speaks and listens well, writes clearly, and calmly and thoughtfully guides me through the process.'
- 'Pat and the team are very perceptive.'
‘Pat's wisdom on which route made sense for my case helped me feel understood, seen, and heard.
- 'Jen Parker is world class in how she is able to guide me emotionally through a very difficult process.'
Work highlights
- Assisting EU nationals with out of time applications under the EU Settlement Scheme.
- Assisting individuals who had inadvertently become overstayers/without correct permission to live and work in the UK.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Pat Saini