Marsom advises families and individuals on complex visa applications, discretionary cases and strategic planning ahead of international moves; he also advises corporate clients, who include family offices and entrepreneurs, on compliance, sponsor licences, and M&A and transactional support. Marsom serves on the Law Society's Immigration Committee, providing input on Home Office immigration policy.

"We are delighted to have Tom join our UK immigration team in London as partner,” Jay Dinwoodie, chief executive of Withers' Private Client and Tax division, said. “With increasing levels of change and complexity in the UK's immigration system, demand for UK immigration expertise is higher than ever and Tom's expertise perfectly complements Withers' ambitions for our UK immigration team."

Nicolette Bostock, London immigration partner, added: "I've known Tom as a very able immigration lawyer for many years and he shares the level of technical knowledge and kid-glove approach to client care that underpins Withers' reputation for excellence."

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UK wealth manager has appointed two portfolio managers to join its local team: Catherine Earl and Graham Parker will support the firm’s growing North East portfolio.

Earl, who will work across the firm’s regional office network, is responsible for working with management teams of Maven’s portfolio companies to support growth, create long-term value and achieve their strategic objectives. She has more than a decade of board-level experience in private equity-backed and family-owned businesses, with a track record in M&A, business expansion and finance transformation, alongside overseeing financial reporting and operational performance.

Parker is responsible for managing relationships across existing investments, working closely management teams to support growth, create long-term value and help businesses achieve their strategic objectives. Prior to joining Maven, Graham was group chief financial officer at Indigo Software. With experience spanning corporate finance and board-level leadership, Parker has advised and led entrepreneurial and private equity-backed businesses through fundraising, acquisitions, transformation programmes and successful shareholder exits.

“We are delighted to welcome Catherine and Graham to Maven,” Michael Vassallo, partner at Maven Capital Partners, said. “Their combined experience in strategic growth, acquisitions, transformation and shareholder value creation will further enhance the support available to our portfolio companies. These appointments represent an important investment in our portfolio team and reflect our commitment to helping ambitious businesses across the North East scale, innovate and realise their full potential.”