Dentons can leverage its international network and implement global immigration strategies for businesses whilst also maintaining ‘a personalised approach to each client’. The group regularly undertakes immigration work such as transactions support, helping businesses expand into new locations and advising on international right to work requirements. Head of immigration Sarah Ingles-Carlyle ensures an ’exceptional human treatment and excellent communication skills‘, and advises both corporates and private individuals with immigration issues including compliant business travel, applications under the points based system and preparing for Home Office audits. The group also includes Vaida Lukaite who has particular expertise in the points based system and with clients in the legal services, pharma, and energy sectors, and immigration specialist Amy Phillips, who specialises in large volume and complex sponsored visa work.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘The fact that they follow through each case however small. Furthermore, they update us on the latest immigration changes this without us even requesting it. ’

  • ‘A personalised approach to each client makes the experience one to replicate with other consultants.’

  • ‘Professional, efficent, helpful, friendly’

  • ‘This is a team of well qualified, experienced immigration professionals that provides robust case management support as well as guidance and ad hoc support on out of scope questions that arise from time to time.'

  • ‘The individuals in the team I work with understand our ways of working and what level of support is expected of them in case managing our sponsored population, always meeting and often exceeding expectations. Sarah Ingles Carlyle and her team are great partners and a joy to work with. ’

  • ‘Attention to client was exceptional even if the matter was relatively simple and of low value.’

  • ‘Sarah Ingles Carlyle has an exceptional human treatment and excellent communication skills. We always felt our matter was being dealt with the appropriate care and focus, again even if it was of relative low value.’

Key clients

  • NBCUniversal International Limited
  • Mitie
  • Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
  • Virgin Atlantic Airways
  • Acro Aircraft Seating Limited
  • Ceridian Europe Limited
  • Altus Intervention
  • Upfield UK Services Limited
  • HiFix (XE)
  • Clearglass Limited
  • Senning (UK) Limited
  • Solinq Holding Limited
  • Hunter Boots (subsequently entered administration)

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Sarah Ingles Carlyle

Other key lawyers

Vaida Lukaite, Amy Phillips