About Ana Gonzalez
Ana Gonzalez is a Partner at Wilson Solicitors LLP. After working in the field for over 20 years, Ana has very extensive expertise in all aspects of UK Immigration and Asylum Law. She has been ranked in Chambers and Partners every year since 2007.
Ana Gonzalez was born in Spain and graduated in Employment Law at the University of A Coruña. She moved to the UK in 1994, qualifying as a solicitor in 2003. Ana became a partner at Wilson Solicitors in 2010.
Having trained in asylum, nationality and public law, she now practises in immigration and asylum work, and has interests in human rights and European Law. Ana is an internationally recognised expert in gender and sexuality-based asylum claims as well as having extensive expertise in representing individuals from vulnerable, marginalised client groups such as victims of human trafficking, apostates and transgender individuals. Ana is frequently instructed by Local Authorities all over the Greater London area to act for children and adults in their care.
Ana is praised in Chambers and Partners for her “constant attention to cases, leading client care and real knowledge of the law.” She “continues to stand out for significant work on human trafficking cases, often raising new country guidance points” (2012). “She is a stand-out practitioner in the field of refugee law, with particular expertise in trafficking cases” (2014).
She “is very experienced, passionate, and has very good judgment” (2016). Ana has been described as “the epitome of a fighter who cares very deeply about her clients,” in the 2019 edition. Ana has acted for clients in all aspects of litigation in the UK, all the way up to the Supreme Court. She has also acted for clients at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxemburg.
Ana has been with the Wilson Solicitor since 1999. Prior to joining us Ana was at the well-respected Refugee Legal Centre. She has been a guest speaker at the London School of Economics and is a regular speaker at conferences on human trafficking. Ana has recently been involved in advising EEA nationals on Brexit at a number of public events including a session at the Houses of Parliament on 3 July 2018. She is also a volunteer lawyer for UK Lesbian and Gay Immigration Group as well as for Micro Rainbow.
Ana has been featured in the New Statesman for her excellent work.
Comrades and double descent
As a Comrades runner married to a Durbanite for over two decades, Ana has visited South Africa on numerous occasions. As a result, she has a very good understanding of South African culture, history and the specific issues that affect South Africans relocating to the UK.
This has been invaluable in complex cases involving British nationality by double descent, as well as residence visas for partners of British and European nationals. Ana’s “no stone left unturned” approach has been instrumental in securing successful results for a number of South African clients seeking to register as British nationals under double descent provisions, even after unsuccessful attempts.
A large number of testimonials about Ana’s work can be found on Wilson Solicitors LLP’s Facebook page.
Immigration webinars
Ana has kindly taken the time to do several immigration webinars aimed at those wanting to emigrate from South Africa to the United Kingdom. The webinars have covered various topics in order to give people some insight and understanding of the various visas and means of being able to enter and eventually settle in the United Kingdom. Take a look at the recordings of these webinars for further information.
For more information, Ana can be contacted by e-mail at a.gonzalez@wilsonllp.co.uk.
