Pairing
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
Corviado
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.
Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
An Edinburgh-headquartered Scottish law firm with a dedicated immigration practice. John Vassiliou, Legal Director, is a Law Society of Scotland accredited specialist in UK immigration and nationality, with a published interest in current and historical British citizenship law and ancestry. The firm — regulated under Scottish jurisdiction by the Law Society of Scotland — sits alongside the Italian Consulate Edinburgh's referral register for citizenship-adjacent immigration matters. Companies House registered as a Scottish LLP since 2006.
Law Society of Scotland accredited specialist (John Vassiliou) in UK immigration and nationality.
Companies House registered (SO300895) as a Scottish LLP since 2006, with continuous trading from Haymarket Square.
Listed on the Italian Consulate Edinburgh's referral register.
Published expertise covers historical British citizenship and ancestry matters — the doctrinal context UK applicants encounter when chains involve UK ancestors.
Edinburgh base — Scottish jurisdiction option for clients in Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Major Scottish firm with established immigration practice and Chambers UK ranking.
Both practices serve the same end — Italian citizenship recognition for applicants in the UK. Both operate from United Kingdom. The engagement model differs — case-led on one side, tiered on the other. The choice tends to come down to how the work is best framed for the specific case.
Corviado
A UK-registered firm built around the operational reality of recognising Italian citizenship from outside Italy. The service runs end-to-end — comune document retrieval, certified translation, FCDO apostille, consular submission — with a tiered structure that lets solo applicants and multi-generation family cases each engage at the right scale. Incorporated in 2026 at Companies House under London chambers.
Tiered service structure designed to fit the case rather than impose one shape on every applicant.
End-to-end operational coverage — Italian document retrieval, certified translation, apostille, consular submission — without coordinating across separate vendors.
Companies House registered (17098795) at a verifiable London address.
Bilingual Italian and English correspondence with Italian municipal offices.
Structured as a parent entity (Corviado Ltd) rather than a sole-trader operation, which carries through into engagement letters and accountability.
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.