Spear’s Review

‘I’ve had cases where I’ve rung up senior contacts and they’ve opened an embassy for my client,’ Tracy Evlogidis tells Spear’s with a laugh. 

The immigration lawyer held roles at Kingsley Napley, Speechly Bircham (now Charles Russell Speechlys), Harbottle & Lewis and Withers before joining Forsters in 2024. Now head of immigration at the firm, she brings her network of contacts and hard-earned experience to take on complex visa and citizenship applications for clients who include corporates, A-list celebrities and U/HNW individuals and families. She also sits on multiple Home Office panels, meeting with senior government officials and advising on policy.

One career highlight was being instructed by the organising committee of the London Olympics to handle most of the immigration work related to the event. This ranged from ‘debating with a senior manager at the Home Office over work permits for Portaloo managers’ to securing visas for political representatives hoping to watch their athletes perform.

Erudite and highly personable, Evlogidis says her clients tend to retain her long after their initial visa needs.