Top 5 Immigration boutiques Egan LLP (Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal)
Egan LLP has its roots in an abortive attempt by Ernst & Young LLP to set up an interdisciplinary law firm in Canada. James Egan had moved across with his four-person immigration team from Fraser & Beatty in 1998, and four years later, in 2002, they formed the core of the new Egan LLP, focusing solely on immigra- tion. The firm's 13 Canadian lawyers are now spread across four offices, which also house an additional 16 U.S. lawyers and 75 law clerks. Egan has also headed the global immigration practice at Ernst & Young, which covers direct practices in 129 countries, plus a vendor network in 52 more. "If you had to pick one, it'd be Egan. They're very, very good," says one large firm immigration lawyer working in Toronto.
Green and Spiegel LLP (Toronto)
"Mendel Green is the grand-daddy of all immigration," says one Bay Street wag of the firm's founder, who is still practising 50 years after his call to the bar in 1962. And the reputation is well-deserved. He was counsel for the Federation of Canadian Sikh Societies in the landmark 1985 Supreme Court of Canada case Singh v. Minister of Employment and Immigration and was one of the first lawyers in Canada to specialize in immigration law. The firm is very much a family affair, with five members of the Green clan among its 15 lawyers: two of Green's sons, a daughter, and a daughter-in-law. It also han- dles immigration issues for a number of Fortune 500 companies, helping them move corporate execu- tives and expert staff to and from Canada.
COMMUNICATION UNDERSTANDING RESULTS
Experience really does matter
• The current chair and 3 past chairs of the Ontario Bar Association Immigration Section. More than any other fi rm
• A current Director of the Board of Governors of the American Immigration Lawyers Association
• 3 past chairs of the Canada chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. More than any other fi rm
• 4 Lawyers listed in Best Lawyers
• 3 Certifi ed Specialists
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