Danielle Cohen

She ran the immigration department at Scott-Moncrieff Harbour and Sinclair, specialising in the overlap between mental health and immigration issues, before setting up her own firm in 2003.

In October 2017, Danielle Cohen acted as an expert witness before the House of Commons Select Committee for Home Affairs. You can find out more here. She was nominated for the Law Society Human Rights Lawyer of the Year award 2018. Find out more about her nomination here, and in 2021 was awarded in the Category of ‘Immigration Law’ at the European Legal Awards held in Paris. In September 2022 she was successfully elected to take one of the women’s seats on the Law Society’s Council.

Thought Leadership, Media and Press with Danielle Cohen

As one of the country’s best immigration lawyers, Danielle is always at the cutting edge of anything to do with immigration and her capacity to engage with both the private legal issues of her clients and the ‘bigger picture’ of politics and forces in play is illustrated in her writings.

These include a recent collaboration with the Financial Times in their articles regarding ‘Hostile Environment’, contributions to the ILPA monthly publication and articles on her website’s blog discussing policies and specific cases…

Danielle Cohen Voluntary Work

Danielle’s extensive voluntary work throughout her career has given her a deep insight into and understanding of many sectors of society.

As part of the Refugee Women’s Legal Group drafting committee (1998 – 2000) she helped produce gender guidelines for the determination of women’s asylum claims, similar to those which have been adopted by other refugee-receiving countries.

Seminars, Conferences and Presentations

She was invited to represent the organisation at a seminar in Canada, giving a summary of the UK’s position on the gender guidelines.

As a director of Westminster Women’s Aid (1996-1998), a voluntary organisation for victims of domestic violence, she was instrumental in helping to establish the Chinese Women’s Shelter and the Jewish Women’s Shelter.

Immigration Expert

Throughout her studies she volunteered at Hammersmith & Fulham Law Centre where she was a part of the Immigration Unit. It is her belief in the role of Law Centres as providers of local free advice that motivates her still to accept referrals from them, on occasion on a pro bono basis.

She was previously a Trustee of ILPA.

Danielle Cohen’s work is on the cutting edge of politics and immigration policy. She has protected her clients through the tenures of many Home Secretaries and will be a vanguard of human rights throughout the Brexit process.

Best Immigration Solicitor in London

After over two decades’ work, she still considers it a privilege and an honour to be able to redress the balance between the State and the individual and to pass on her expertise, methods and philosophy – ‘less formality, more humanity’ – to a younger generation.

Danielle’s interests outside of work are spending time with her daughter, exploring London, attending cultural events and she is passionate about Jazz. She also has an adoring schnauzer named Lola.

Giorgia is a director and senior immigration solicitor at Danielle Cohen Solicitors.

She studied Chinese and Law at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. After having completed her training contract in immigration, prison, mental health, and public law with Danielle Cohen Solicitors and Scott-Moncrieff & Associates, Giorgia qualified as a solicitor in 2010 and thereafter practised law at Danielle Cohen Solicitors for three years.

From 2014 to 2020 Giorgia worked for humanitarian aid agency the International Rescue Committee, managing a large-scale research project and working with refugees and families displaced from their homes, with a specific focus on preventing and responding to violence faced by women and girls in conflict and humanitarian settings. As part of this work Giorgia spent time in Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Sudan.

Giorgia returned to Danielle Cohen Solicitors in 2020 and was appointed director in August 2022.

She has particular expertise in asylum, deportation, and complex human rights cases.

Laura joined our firm in January 2023 as a senior immigration solicitor.

She graduated from the University of Essex in 2010 with a First-Class Honours degree in Law and completed the Legal Practice Course with distinction at the College of Law in 2013.

Having worked in law since 2010, Laura qualified as a solicitor in 2015 following completion of training seats in immigration law, public law, and family law departments.

She has practiced exclusively in immigration law for many years and has gained wide-ranging experience in many areas including, asylum and human rights, family migration, business migration, EEA, family reunion, student, article 8, and British citizenship matters.

Laura has in-depth knowledge and a particular interest in Appendix FM and Appendix Skilled Worker cases.

Tanya joined our firm in December 2022 as a paralegal.

She studied at the University of Sheffield and received a bachelor’s degree in Law with Spanish Law in 2021. During her degree, she volunteered at the National Centre for Domestic Violence and completed a module in Human Rights Law, as she has always had a particular interest in social justice and anti-discrimination, as well as ambitions to improve social welfare. She then undertook the Legal Practice Course, during which she had the chance to study immigration law. This this area immediately caught her interest, leading her to join our firm and cement her dedication to this field.

Nina is a consultant immigration solicitor at Danielle Cohen Solicitors and she works remotely.

Nina studied International Human Rights Law at the School of Oriental and African Studies and thereafter graduated with a LLM degree from the University of Law in London. She completed her training contract in immigration law with Danielle Cohen Solicitors and qualified as a Solicitor in March 2021. Nina practised law at Danielle Cohen Solicitors until October 2022 and returned in August 2023 as a Consultant.

Alongside her work as a consultant, she is currently working as a Criminal Justice Specialist for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) with a focus on supporting local developments in Viet Nam in relation to the rule of law and criminal justice system reforms. Nina has also previously worked with human rights NGOs in Brazil and Kenya and with a Criminal Law firm in Turkey. She also worked for an anti-death penalty organisation and the Bar’s national pro bono charity in the UK.

Nina has particular knowledge and experience in complex human rights cases, British Citizenship cases, asylum, EU Settlement Scheme and Global Talent applications.

Anya completed her undergraduate degree at UCL where she studied BASc Arts and Sciences. During her course, she did a year abroad at Sciences Po in Menton, France, and specialised in Middle Eastern and North African politics. Throughout her studies and work, she focused largely on gender rights and social justice. This work inspired her to do human rights law and she completed her PGDL in 2022.

Shiva joined our firm in October 2023 as a paralegal.

Shiva graduated from the University of Sussex with a Bachelor of Laws in Law with Criminology in 2022. While studying at the University of Sussex, she worked with Passerell in Luxembourg, an NGO that provides legal aid to refugees, where she worked through the Afghan Crisis in 2021.

Shiva went on to complete a Master’s of Law in International Law at SOAS, University of London where she studied International Refugee Law and International Protection of Human Rights. She completed the course in September 2023 before joining the firm in October that same year.

Lola Cohen was born on 18th March 2012 and has been working in the office since she was a puppy. Like all mini Schnauzers, she has an elegant body with a feminine moustache and has great intelligence and loyalty.  She is curious and a great companion and always happy to welcome clients to the office or to ignore them and continue sleeping