Pairing
The Italian Lawyer
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.
The Italian Lawyer
A London-headquartered cross-border practice founded by Avv. Riccardo Virga, with named offices in Milan, Rome, Palermo, and Dubai. Italian-British work sits at the centre of the practice, with immigration and citizenship matters listed alongside probate, real-estate, family, and corporate work. Companies House registered since 2016 from a Bloomsbury address, with a team of more than fifteen named lawyers and solicitors across the offices.
Founded by Avv. Riccardo Virga, listed on the Italian Consulate London's referral register.
Five-office footprint: London, Milan, Rome, Palermo, Dubai. Useful when cross-border instructions move between Italy and elsewhere.
Companies House registered (10049268) since 2016, with continuous UK trading from Upper Woburn Place.
Practice spans citizenship and immigration, probate, real estate, family, and corporate work: useful when descent recognition sits alongside other Italian-side matters.
Bilingual Italian and English correspondence with a team of fifteen-plus named lawyers.
7 dimensions separate them on the public record. Everything else this directory tracks reads the same for both.
- Registration
The Italian Lawyer
Theitalianlawyer Ltd, company 10049268, currently active, on the register since March 2016.
Fragomen LLP
Fragomen LLP, company OC324170, currently active, on the register since November 2006.
- Regulation
The Italian Lawyer
No UK regulator found. Assistance with Italian citizenship is not, on our reading, reserved work under UK law, so most providers in this directory are in the same position.
Fragomen LLP
Regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority, SRA number 459836.
- Dispute resolution
The Italian Lawyer
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
The Italian Lawyer
Publishes email and phone and WhatsApp 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
The Italian Lawyer
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
The Italian Lawyer
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.
- Scope
The Italian Lawyer
3 of the services this directory tracks. Narrow enough to be a specialism, not wide enough to cover a whole case end to end.
Fragomen LLP
2 of the services this directory tracks. Narrow enough to be a specialism, not wide enough to cover a whole case end to end.
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 2026-05-05 / 2026-03-30.