Harbottle & Lewis LLP is sought out for its specialist private client immigration advice to high-profile individuals such as politicians and businesspeople, and has unique expertise handling international protection cases. As the immigration team sits within the larger private client and immigration department, the group provides an integrated service to address all client needs, and also has considerable dispute resolution capabilities to aid clients facing allegations of fraud, freezing orders and information disclosures. The group is led by ‘excellent practitioner’ Sarah Gogan, who has a broad immigration practice with a particular focus on complex international protection cases, regularly acting for families, businesspeople and politicians seeking political asylum. The group also includes Charlotte Boyce, who is another specialist in international protection law, and Sasha Lal, who has a broad immigration practice.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Harbottle & Lewis have a well-established practice, which focuses on exceptional client service and in-depth knowledge of the law.’

  • ‘Sarah Gogan is an exceptional practitioner who provides extraordinary client service. She is all over the public law space, and fights passionately for her client's interests.’

  • ‘Sarah Gogan is exceptional - commercial; knowledgeable; immensely responsive; clever; and a leader.'

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sarah Gogan

Other key lawyers

Charlotte Boyce, Sasha Lal