Joel is a senior partner and has been practicing in the field of immigration law for over twenty-five years. According to the most recent "International Who's Who of Business Lawyers" (the official research partner of the International Bar Association) "Joel Guberman is according to findings, the leading lawyer in Canada for corporate immigration matters" and is on its "most highly regarded individuals" list internationally.
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.
He is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Immigration Law. He is Past-Chair of the Ontario Bar Association, Immigration and Citizenship Section, a Past-Chair of the Canada Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association – of which he was a founding member. He is also listed in the "Lexpert Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada" and the "Who's Who in Executives and Professionals".
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.
ADMISSIONS & AFFILIATIONS
Called to the Ontario Bar (1977)
Law Society of Upper Canada
Canadian Bar Association
Member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association
Certified Specialist, Law Society of Upper Canada (since 1992)
EDUCATION
LL.B., Osgoode Law School at York University (1975)
B.A., University of Manitoba
RECENT PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Speaker – Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto Canadian Immigration matters (2005).
Panelist – Consular Matters, American Immigration Lawyers California Chapter’s Annual Conference (2004).
Speaker, Panelist – "Thinking Beyond Borders", Global Immigration Summit (2004).
Panelist and Moderator – Canadian immigration, free trade and consular processing, American Immigration Lawyers’ Association Annual Conference.
Numerous papers and articles on both Canadian and U.S. immigration topics.
Interviewed and reported by CBC National News, Canada AM, TVO and others concerning immigration related matters.
