Zeena Luchowa is a Partner at Laura Devine Immigration in London. She is recognised as a ‘Next Generation Partner’ in The Legal 500 2027 and as ‘Up and Coming’ in Chambers and Partners 2026. Zeena advises a diverse client base ranging from multinational corporations, SMEs, investors, entrepreneurs and charities to high-net-worth individuals and private clients.

Zeena co-leads the firm’s Human Rights practice alongside Matthew Wills and has extensive experience across both personal and business immigration matters. She is particularly known for advising on complex and high-stakes cases, including immigration refusals, mandatory re-entry bans, appeals before the First-tier Tribunal, and challenges brought through judicial review and administrative review proceedings.

Her corporate immigration practice encompasses strategic advice to UK employers on all aspects of business immigration, including sponsor licence compliance, right to work obligations, workforce planning and the recruitment and retention of international talent. Zeena regularly advises Skilled Worker and Global Business Mobility sponsors, as well as organisations navigating corporate restructures, mergers and acquisitions, TUPE-related employee transfers, civil penalties, sponsor licence compliance issues and evolving right to work requirements.

In addition, Zeena has significant expertise in settlement, British nationality and citizenship matters. She is particularly recognised for her work on complex nationality cases involving claims to British citizenship deriving from a parent’s or grandparent’s connection to former British colonies and territories. Her ability to navigate intricate nationality law issues has established her as a leading adviser in this specialist area.

Zeena is Chair of the Law Society’s Immigration Law Committee, representing the profession in consultations with the Home Office and other key stakeholders. She has played an active role in discussions on significant immigration policy developments, including proposals relating to earned settlement and the extension of right to work liability. In 2026, Zeena was selected to represent the legal profession at the Legal Opening of the Year ceremony at Westminster Abbey. She was also commended by the Law Society in 2020 for her exceptional contribution to the legal profession and was previously shortlisted as a finalist in the Under 35 Lawyer of the Year category at the Inspirational Women in Law Awards.

A recognised commentator on immigration law, Zeena is an author for the Free Movement blog and regularly provides expert analysis to national and international media. Her commentary has appeared in outlets including The Times, The Guardian, BBC World News, BBC Radio, ITV News and Channel 5 News.

Zeena is consistently praised in the leading legal directories for her technical excellence, commitment to clients and practical approach. She has been described as an “outstanding lawyer” with “a fierce intellect”, and as “exceptionally professional and personable”, who “goes above and beyond anything we expect.”