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Pairing

Macchi di Cellere Gangemi LLP

alongside

Fragomen LLP

Two practices in the UK Italian-citizenship field, read alongside one another. Both profiles use the same public-record sources, held to a single editorial standard.

The pairings on this site are not rankings. They are two practices read together, sourced from the same public record, written in the same register.

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Macchi di Cellere Gangemi LLP

An SRA-regulated London law firm forming part of the wider Macchi di Cellere Gangemi network, an Italian-international practice with offices across Italy and beyond. Lawyers in the London office are admitted either as English Solicitors or as Registered Foreign Lawyers in England and Wales, regulated by the SRA, with mandatory professional indemnity insurance. Companies House registered as Macchi di Cellere LLP since 2015 from a St. James's Square address.

SRA-regulated (registration 625225), with mandatory professional indemnity insurance.

Part of the Macchi di Cellere Gangemi international network, Italian-side instructions handled inside the same firm.

Companies House LLP (OC399913), active since 2015 with continuous trading from St. James's Square.

All London lawyers admitted as English Solicitors or as Registered Foreign Lawyers regulated by the SRA.

A founding partner is listed on the Italian Consulate London's referral register.

Where they differ

6 dimensions separate them on the public record. Everything else this directory tracks reads the same for both.

Registration

Macchi di Cellere Gangemi LLP

Macchi di Cellere LLP, company OC399913, currently active, on the register since May 2015.

Fragomen LLP

Fragomen LLP, company OC324170, currently active, on the register since November 2006.

Regulation

Macchi di Cellere Gangemi LLP

Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, SRA number 625225.

Fragomen LLP

Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, SRA number 459836.

Dispute resolution

Macchi di Cellere Gangemi LLP

Their own site names no alternative dispute resolution scheme, so if a complaint cannot be settled directly there is no ADR body named to escalate to.

Fragomen LLP

Member of the Legal Ombudsman. If a complaint cannot be settled directly, there is a body to escalate to.

How to reach them

Macchi di Cellere Gangemi LLP

Publishes email and phone as ways to reach them. Published on their own site, so it is checkable and it is what they hold themselves to.

Fragomen LLP

Publishes phone and a contact form as ways to reach them. Published on their own site, so it is checkable and it is what they hold themselves to.

Pricing

Macchi di Cellere Gangemi LLP

Quoted per case rather than published. You will not be able to compare cost against anyone else here without contacting them first.

Fragomen LLP

No pricing found on their site. Not unusual in this market, and not a criticism, but it does mean the cost is unknown until you ask.

Independent reviews

Macchi di Cellere Gangemi LLP

We hold no rating for them, and no record of when anyone last looked, so read this as a gap in our data rather than a finding about theirs.

Fragomen LLP

2.5 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 7 reviews. A sample that small moves several points on a handful of reviews, so read the reviews rather than the number.

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Fragomen LLP

Describes itself as the world's largest immigration law firm. The London office sits at 95 Gresham Street, SRA-regulated, with the institutional infrastructure of a global practice built around corporate immigration. Italian citizenship by descent is one specialism within a portfolio that spans more than forty countries. Useful when an application is part of a wider international mobility picture.

SRA-regulated, with mandatory professional indemnity insurance.

Operating from a Companies House LLP since 2006, with nearly two decades of continuous UK trading.

Physical London office at 95 Gresham Street, with in-person meeting capability.

Backed by a global firm that states a presence in more than forty countries. Useful when a citizenship application sits alongside corporate or cross-border immigration matters.

Sources

Both profiles are built from provider websites, Companies House filings, the SRA Register, and other public records. Every link in the marginalia goes to the original record. If any data point is outdated, either firm can request a correction. Last reviewed 2026-05-06 / 2026-03-30.