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Graeme Kirk is the senior partner and head of the immigration department of the firm.
He is one of only two East Anglian lawyers named in the 2007 edition of "Who's Who Legal" the International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, which lists leading business lawyers worldwide. Entry to this publication is solely through nomination by lawyers around the world.
Graeme practices at the main office of the firm in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and also at the firm's office in London W1. His practice aims to provide a highly personal and cost-effective service of the highest quality to business clients.
He has specialised in business immigration law since 1981, founding and developing the immigration practice of Gross & Co, primarily through recommendations from clients and other professionals, including UK solicitors and overseas lawyers.
Since 1981, he has acted for clients from all over the world, and his current client list includes international banks, substantial British and foreign corporations, as well as smaller companies and entrepreneurs. He acts as consultant in immigration law to a number of firms of UK solicitors and foreign lawyers.
He deals with all aspects of business immigration, including work permits, highly skilled migrant permits, investors, innovators, business and self-employed applications, sole representatives, independent means and related family applications. Gross & Co work closely with chartered accountants and relocation companies and can offer an experienced property law service and, through its associates, advice on tax and relocation.
He is recognised for his specialist experience in corporate immigration work, a field in which he has specialised for over 27 years, acting for many British based companies obtaining Work Permits for foreign personnel, and foreign businesses opening operations in the UK.
He was chairman of the Immigration and Nationality Law Committee of the International Bar Association from 2000-2004. He has spoken at conferences and seminars in the UK and all over the world and acted as co-chairman of the IBA Global Immigration Conference in London in November 2003, November 2005 and November 2007. He is also a member of the Immigration Law Practitioners Association, a member of the Law Society Immigration Law Panel and member of the International Bar Association PPID Council 2007-8.
Graeme Kirk's London office address is:
23 Bentinck Street London W1M 5RL
Tel: 0207 935 5541 Fax: 0207 935 6638
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