Pat Saini

Spear’s Review

Penningtons Manches Cooper immigration lawyer Pat Saini tells Spear’s that becoming a ‘trusted adviser’ to her clients means spending time getting to know them while building a thorough understanding of their family and business needs. ‘Clients and advisers approach my team because we get the job done,’ she says. ‘They know they can just pick up the phone at any time, have a conversation and work out a pragmatic solution to the problem at hand.’

In addition to providing immigration solutions to HNWs, Saini also advises educational establishments on immigration matters, including challenging decisions to suspend or revoke sponsor licences. She uses her network of contacts across various government departments to meet her clients’ needs.

Adviser Profile

Pat heads the Immigration team at Penningtons Manches Cooper and Co-heads the firm’s India Practice. She is also a core member of the Private Wealth, Technology and Education sector groups. Working with other practice areas ensures that the immigration team are able to offer co-ordinated advice to clients. In addition, Pat sits on the firm’s inclusion committee and leads on Gender.

Outside of her day job, Pat Chairs the immigration working group at Tech London Advocates.

‘Immigration remains a complex and often politically charged area of law. Rules and guidance are can be changed at short notice; keeping abreast of the changes is important so that we can offer pragmatic solutions to our clients.’