OTS Solicitors Celebrates Continued Legal 500 Recognition and a Landmark Year of Growth
The firm has been recognised across three key immigration categories in the latest Legal 500 rankings:
- Immigration: Personal
- Immigration: Human Rights, Appeals and Overstay
- Immigration: Business
This continued recognition is a proud moment for the whole OTS Solicitors team and reflects the firm’s commitment to delivering high-quality, responsive and practical legal advice to individuals, families, entrepreneurs, employers and international clients.
You can view the latest Legal 500 profile for OTS Solicitors here: OTS Solicitors Legal 500 rankings.
From a Bootstrap Beginning to a Multi Practice London Firm
OTS Solicitors was founded by Teni Shahiean and Oshin Shahiean from humble beginnings as a bootstrapped firm, built from the ground up with determination, resilience and a clear vision for client-focused legal services.
From working in their living rooms in the early days of the firm, OTS has grown into a multi-practice law firm with a City of London presence, a national and international client base, and growing connections across the US, the Middle East, Armenia and beyond.
Today, the firm advises across immigration, business immigration, human rights, family law, employment, landlord and tenant, litigation and commercial matters.
For OTS, the latest Legal 500 rankings represent more than directory recognition. They mark the firm’s coming of age: a true foundation from which the firm now seeks to launch into its next stage of growth.
Recognition Across Personal Immigration, Business Immigration and Human Rights
The firm’s Personal Immigration team was recognised for its work across immigration, family and employment-related matters, including judicial reviews, EU Settlement Scheme matters, British nationality applications and indefinite leave to remain.
Oshin Shahiean, Managing Partner, and Teni Shahiean, CEO, were named as practice heads for Personal Immigration. The Legal 500 noted Oshin’s experience across immigration cases, particularly appeal work, and Teni’s focus on complex child cases, spousal applications and unmarried partner matters.
Nollienne Alparaque was highlighted for her work in deportation, human rights and family life applications, reflecting the firm’s strength in complex and sensitive personal immigration matters.
Faaizah Rahman was also named as a key lawyer in the Personal Immigration team, recognising her contribution to the department’s continued growth and client service.
The firm’s Business Immigration team was also recognised, with The Legal 500 noting the firm’s work for clients across sectors including care homes, medical and food supply, retail, technology, art and finance.
Teni Shahiean and Oshin Shahiean were again named as practice heads in Business Immigration. The editorial recognised Teni’s work on Skilled Worker status issues arising from redundancies and workplace disputes, while Oshin was noted for assisting businesses expanding into the UK.
Rakesh Patel was named as a key lawyer in the Business Immigration ranking, with particular reference to sponsor licence compliance. Client feedback published by The Legal 500 praised his handling of complex, time-sensitive Skilled Worker and Home Office compliance matters, highlighting his responsiveness, technical knowledge and practical understanding of employer obligations.
OTS Solicitors was also recognised in Immigration: Human Rights, Appeals and Overstay, reflecting the firm’s continued strength in complex human rights, appeal and overstay matters.
A Team Achievement Across the Whole Firm
This recognition would not be possible without the wider OTS team.
The firm extends a huge congratulations to every member of OTS Solicitors: solicitors, consultants, legal service officers, paralegals, operations, management, accounts, marketing, client care and support staff.
A particular note of thanks goes to the wider team of Legal Service Officers, whose work is central to client care, matter progression and the daily delivery of the firm’s services.
The firm also recognises the contribution of the management team, headed by Chris Beaton, whose leadership, systems and operational oversight continue to support the firm’s growth and performance.
OTS is also grateful for the work of Karen Riley and the accounts function, whose role is essential to the stability, compliance and smooth running of a growing multi-practice law firm.
Recognition of this kind is never the work of one person or one department. It reflects the collective effort of the whole organisation.
The OTS team of 2026 has done an incredible job during a period of growth, change and increasing complexity in the legal market. Without the team, this milestone would not have been possible.
Recognising the Firm’s History and Mentorship
The firm’s continued Legal 500 recognition also sits within a wider history of guidance, mentorship and professional development.
OTS Solicitors is particularly grateful for the mentorship and guidance of former judge and eminent immigration solicitor Paul Gulbenkian, whose support and wisdom have formed an important part of the firm’s journey.
From the firm’s first directory recognition only two years after its founding, through to its consistent Legal 500 rankings today, OTS has continued to build on the foundations laid by those who have supported, challenged and guided the firm along the way.
Clients at the Heart of the OTS Journey
Finally, and most importantly, OTS Solicitors thanks its clients.
The firm’s clients have helped raise OTS to this point. They have set high expectations of the firm, and OTS hopes that this continued recognition reflects the extent to which the firm has worked to meet those expectations.
The firm is immensely grateful that clients continue to place their confidence in OTS not only as their go-to law firm for core legal needs, but also for guidance on complex, sensitive and strategic matters that do not always fall neatly within one legal category.
That trust is valued deeply.
For many clients, OTS is not approached for isolated legal tasks alone. The firm is often asked to help clients navigate broader life, family, business and strategic decisions, particularly where immigration, employment, family, commercial and human rights issues overlap.
That confidence in the firm’s judgement, discretion and service means a great deal to the whole OTS team.
Client Care at the Centre of the Firm
Client care has always been central to the OTS story.
The Legal 500 commentary and client feedback reflect the firm’s ongoing effort to combine technical legal expertise with accessibility, practical advice and a strong client-focused approach.
Client feedback published by The Legal 500 praised the firm for making complex immigration matters feel manageable, supporting clients through difficult processes, and providing clear communication at moments of pressure.
This is particularly important in immigration and human rights work, where clients are often facing life-changing decisions involving family, work, status, nationality, business continuity, removal, appeal rights and long-term security in the UK.
Client feedback also named Reshmi Chowdhury, recognising her accuracy, promptness and consistent support in a client matter. This is exactly the type of dedication that reflects the firm’s wider culture.
A Firm Trusted in Complex and High Profile Matters
OTS Solicitors continues to be instructed in highly complex matters across immigration, employment, family law, landlord and tenant, litigation and commercial work.
The firm’s immigration work often intersects with wider legal issues, including employment rights, sponsor licence compliance, family life, children matters, human rights, business expansion and cross-border legal issues. This multi-practice approach allows OTS to support clients whose legal problems do not sit neatly within one area of law.
The firm is also regularly called upon by media organisations for legal comment on immigration and related legal developments.
Most recently, OTS has been involved in a confidential investigative media project due to be broadcast later this year, covering issues at the intersection of immigration and employment law.
This reflects the firm’s growing profile as a trusted commentator and adviser on issues of legal, commercial and public importance.
Looking Ahead to 2027
The latest Legal 500 rankings arrive at an exciting moment for OTS Solicitors.
The firm is continuing to invest in the expansion of its practice areas, with particular focus on business immigration, personal immigration, human rights, family law, landlord and tenant, litigation and employment law.
OTS is also looking ahead to a new phase of growth in 2027, with ambitious plans to strengthen its departments, deepen its international reach and continue developing the systems, people and technology needed to support clients at the highest level.
A key part of that future is the firm’s commitment to AI-enabled legal practice and client service. OTS is actively exploring how responsible AI systems can improve legal operations, client experience, matter preparation, knowledge management and service delivery, while preserving the human judgement and professional standards that remain central to excellent legal advice.
A Moment of Pride and a Platform for the Future
From its first Legal 500 recognition only two years after the firm was founded, to its continued and consistent ranking today, OTS Solicitors has built a reputation through hard work, resilience, technical expertise and a relentless commitment to clients.
The latest rankings are not the end of the journey. They are a platform for what comes next.
OTS Solicitors is proud of the team, grateful to its clients and referrers, and excited for the next stage of the firm’s growth.
As the firm looks towards 2027 and beyond, OTS remains focused on the same principles on which it was founded: client care, legal excellence, commercial judgment, accessibility, innovation and ambition.
Congratulations to the entire OTS Solicitors team.