Partner

Elaine McIlroy

Elaine heads the firm’s Immigration offering and acts for employers across the UK.

On the immigration side, Elaine has acted for employers in a range of sectors including Universities, financial services organisations, oil and gas, healthcare. She provides advice in relation to Sponsor Licence applications, compliance issues, Skilled Worker visas, business visitors, Innovator/ Start Up, Global Talent visas, Hong Kong BN(O) visas and Student visas.

Elaine also advises employers on the whole spectrum of employment law issues but has a special focus on TUPE and strategic advisory work. She regularly appears in employment tribunals across the UK and is interested in all areas of discrimination law - diversity and inclusion is a passion of hers.

Living Brodies' values

Elaine likes to work collaboratively with her clients by getting to know them and what their priorities are and by developing long term relationships.

Highlights

A member of the Immigration Law Practitioners Association.
Dual qualified having worked in the City for several years.
Regularly speaks and blogs on employment & immigration matters.
Elaine is a member of Brodies' cross-sectoral Life Sciences expertise group.

Rankings

Legal 500 UK 2023 recommends Elaine for Employment and also for Immigration.
Ranked individual for Employment and Immigration in Chambers UK 2024.

Elaine is very experienced and brings a calming influence to the guidance and support she offers.

Chambers UK 2024

Elaine is always very responsive, knowledgeable and a good communicator in terms of helping us to understand complex issues.

Chambers UK 2024

Elaine is extremely helpful and knowledgeable, and also a great mentor to the team.

Chambers UK 2024

She is highly responsive, delivers quality work product, and understands how to give practical advice and offer creative solutions.

Chambers UK 2024