Partner - Immigration & Global Mobility, Simon Kenny
I am an immigration lawyer working with individuals, companies and universities to handle compliance issues. These include new individual immigration applications, permission to work, illegal working penalties and sponsor licence suspension.
Simon is an immigration lawyer who helps with individual immigration applications, permission to work, illegal working penalties and sponsor licence suspension. He specialises in Skilled Worker and sponsor licence applications, right-to-work processes and defences to civil penalties. He also has significant experience in managing global immigration programmes and post-Brexit immigration compliance in respect of business travellers working across the EEA.
Simon has been listed as one of the UK’s leading practitioners in every edition of the Legal 500 since 2015. He was individually commended in the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards in 2019 for research and analysis conducted following a Freedom of Information Act request regarding Certificate of Sponsorship allocations. This featured as a headline news story across numerous national newspapers. Simon was an immigration officer for several years and, after becoming a solicitor, an immigration manager in Big 4 professional services companies. That provided him with a focus on achieving the best outcomes for clients with reference to wider global mobility issues and creativity in finding solutions which work. This experience informs his immigration advice and helps ensure other legal issues related to immigration are identified at an early stage in considering an assignment.
Expert trainer at:
- Preparing for a UKVI Compliance Check Workshop (multiple dates)
- How to Operate a Sponsor Licence (multiple dates)
Delegate five-star feedback
"Simon was a really good trainer and had lot of knowledge to help us all with our queries" - AMI Limited
"Simon was a great trainer, very patient with all questions" - Global Media & Entertainment LTD
"Very detailed, and well-spoken to the point where all information was explained thoroughly"
"Liked how you tailored your content to the participants and invited them to elaborate on earlier points made. thanks" - Measom Dryline Ltd
"Clear and knowledgeable, relevant and good case studies" - New England Seafood
"Simon was very clear and direct, answered all of the questions and was very helpful and polite throughout"
"Simon was a great trainer, very patient with all questions".
"Thorough, concise, took time over delivery" - Diamond Resorts (Europe) Ltd
"I thought Simon was great and explained everything extremely well" - Currency Exchange Corporation Ltd
"Thank you Simon for expressing the do's & don'ts in a manner that was understandable, it was a fab webinar!" - Autism at Kingwood
"Clearly knew his stuff - nice gentle but honest style" - Trinitarian Bible Society
"I loved how interactive session was, and how engaged Simon is an amazing speaker". - ProPharma Group MIS LTd