Laura Devine is the Managing Partner of Laura Devine Solicitors, a boutique immigration firm with offices in London and New York providing UK and US immigration advice which together are described as a "transatlantic powerhouse". Laura is recognised as the most highly nominated European immigration lawyer in Who's Who Legal 2014. Laura is an English solicitor and a US attorney and before launching her own law firm she established the immigration practices at Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC) and Eversheds. Laura and her firm of 55 staff are rated by all legal directories in the top tier of immigration firms as are the other partners of the firm.
The firm was described in The Times as the "Queen of the ritzy" in the immigration market.
Laura is the UK representative of the International Bar Association Immigration Committee, a council member of the Law Society and sits on the Law Society Immigration Committee. She is the immigration correspondent for the Law Society Gazette and contributor to Thomson Reuters' first book on global immigration entitled 'Immigration Law: Jurisdictional Comparisons'. Laura is involved in law firm management and women in business.
As Managing Partner Laura, oversees all client matters for both the UK and US teams. She advises on UK and US immigration with a client base spanning all sectors from finance to fashion and corporates to individuals.