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FEATURE
HOW WE DID IT
Canadian Lawyer InHouse asked
lawyers, in-house counsel and
clients from across Canada to vote on the
top immigration boutiques. They were
asked to rank their top firms from a
preliminary list, with a chance to nominate
a firm that was not included on the list. To
be considered in the vote, firms were
required to have at least 80 per cent of
their business come from immigration
law. The final rankings were determined
through a points system, in which firms
were rewarded on a sliding scale for the
number of first- to 10th-place votes
received. The quantitative results are
combined with feedback from respected
senior members of the bar and in-house
counsel when applicable.
"I really like the way Ryan and the other
senior partners create space for the more
junior lawyers and paralegals to get experi-
ence and build their competence," says
Cheryl Slusarchuk, lawyer and CEO at
NumerixS Quant. "They ensure that the more
junior people get recognition and credit for
the work they've done, and they are really
good coaches of their people." The firm also
helps to meet deliverables in bringing PhDs
from the US to Canada to start work
promptly, Slusarchuk says.
Ero Copper Corp. has been working with
Larlee Rosenberg since 2018. The Vancou-
ver-based metal mining company relies on
the firm to handle its immigration matters.
Ero Copper's VP, general counsel and
corporate secretary, Deepk Hundal,
exclusively works with Meera Thakrar, a
partner at Larlee Rosenberg.
"Meera is timely, she's knowledgeable, I
find that her fees are very fair and reasonable,
and quite honestly, she's just a pleasure to
work with," says Hundal.
Ero Copper is currently working on a
significant mine expansion in Brazil, so the
organization had to bring Canadian
employees to the site during the pandemic,
which involved complicated essential
worker documents and quarantine rules.
"Meera is very knowledgeable, and she had
her finger on the pulse as it relates to the
latest and greatest rules," says Hundal.
"Getting our employees to Brazil and back
home was very important, and she helped
us through that."
