Joel Guberman | Toronto Immigration Lawyer

Joel has been practising immigration law for over 35 years, and he is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Immigration and Citizenship Law. Prior to joining the firm, he was a founding partner of a boutique immigration law firm in Toronto. According to the “International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers,” the official research partner of the International Bar Association, Joel has been named “the leading lawyer in Canada for corporate immigration matters” and is on its international list of “most highly regarded individuals.” He is also listed in the “Lexpert Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada” and the “Who’s Who in Executives and Professionals” and Best Lawyers in Canada.

Joel advises his clients on immigration issues related to conducting business across international borders. His clients include senior executives and individuals, as well as institutions and large multinational organizations. He advises on various matters including North American free trade, treaty investors and treaty traders, and other issues related to worldwide skilled worker immigration.

Joel lectures and participates in numerous seminars, panels, and symposiums on both Canadian and U.S. immigration law. He has been a panelist, lecturer, and moderator on immigration law topics for numerous organizations including the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Canadian Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, the New York State Bar Association, and many others.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Senior Immigration Counsel	Corporate Immigration Law Firm CILF	Toronto, ON	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Osgoode Hall L S York University	LL.B.	Law School	1975
University of Manitoba	Bachelors		1972

State / Court	Date
Ontario	1977

• Member | Law Society of Ontario and the Canadian Bar Association
  Member | American Immigration Lawyers Association
  Member | American Bar Association
  Past Chair | Ontario Bar Association, Immigration and Citizenship Section
  Past Chair and Founding member | Canada Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association

• Speaker and panel moderator on immigration topics in both Canada and the USA.
  Certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Immigration and Citizenship Law | 1992
  

• Chapter Author: “NAFTA and Canadian Border Issues”, Business Immigration Law – Strategies for Employing Foreign Nationals | Law Journal Press | 2013
  Frequent media contributor and author on both Canadian and U.S. immigration topics.

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