The 2026 listing of leading New South Wales Immigration Lawyers & Agents details solicitors and migration agents practising within the areas of immigration, migration, visa and citizenship matters matters in the NSW legal market who have been identified by clients and peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Lillian Ajuria, Ajuria Lawyers
Rita Chowdhury, Integrate Legal
Lisa D’Ambra, D’Ambra Murphy Lawyers
Yvette Gasic, Citation Migration
Charles Johanes, Fragomen
Michael Kah, Kah Lawyers
Ron Kessels, Ajuria Lawyers
Teresa Liu, Fragomen
David Prince, Kinslor Prince
Farid Varess, Varess
Kathryn Viegas, Nomos Legal
Phillip Yip, Phillip Yip & Associates
Ziya Zarifi, Zarifi Lawyers
Previous editions
2025 edition published February 2025
Lillian Ajuria, Ajuria Lawyers
Neil Arora, Keypoint Law
Jeffrey Bennett, Integrate Legal
Ivan Chait, IMC Migration
Rita Chowdhury, Integrate Legal
Yvette Gasic, Citation Migration
Michael Kah, Kah Lawyers
Charles Johanes, Fragomen
Ron Kessels, Ajuria Lawyers
Teresa Liu, Fragomen
David Prince, Kinslor Prince
Farid Varess, Varess
Kathryn Viegas, Nomos Legal
Phillip Yip, Phillip Yip & Associates
Ziya Zarifi, Zarifi Lawyers
2024 edition published March 2024
Lillian Ajuria, Ajuria Lawyers
Rita Chowdhury, Integrate Legal
Mia Donald, Sparke Helmore
Karwan Eskerie, Sparke Helmore
Michael Kah, Kah Lawyers
Gareth Lewis, Lewis & Bollard
Charles Johanes, Fragomen
Ron Kessels, Ajuria Lawyers
Teresa Liu, Fragomen
David Prince, Kinslor Prince
Richard Shakenovsky, Shakenovsky & Associates
Ray Turner, Ray Turner Immigration Lawyers
Stacey Tsui, Vialto Partners
Farid Varess, Varess
Phillip Yip, Phillip Yip & Associates
2023 edition published March 2023
Lillian Ajuria, Ajuria Lawyers
Neil Arora, Keypoint Law
Rita Chodhury, Integrate Legal
Nigel Dobbie, Dobbie & Devine Immigration Lawyers
Michael Kah, Kah Lawyers
Alex Kaufman, Longton Legal
Charles Johanes, Fragomen
Ron Kessels, Ajuria Lawyers
Teresa Liu, Fragomen
Ndi Ruppert, Ruppert Legal
Farid Varess, Varess
Phillip Yip, Phillip Yip & Associates
2022 edition published February 2022
Lillian Ajuria, Ajuria Lawyers
Neil Arora, Keypoint Law
Rita Chodhury, Integrate Legal
Nigel Dobbie, Dobbie & Devine Immigration Lawyers
Karwan Eskerie, Sparke Helmore
Michael Jones, Parish Patience Immigration Lawyers
Michael Kah, Kah Lawyers
Alex Kaufman, FCB Smart Visa
Ron Kessels, Ajuria Lawyers
Teresa Liu, Fragomen
Gareth Lewis, Lewis & Ballard
David Prince, Kinslor Prince Lawyers
Ndi Ruppert, Hicksons
Farid Varess, Varess
Phillip Yip, Phillip Yip & Associates
2021 edition published March 2021
Wahija Ahmed, Buttar Caldwell & Co
Neil Arora, Keypoint Law
Rita Chowdhury, Integrate Legal
Nigel Dobbie, Dobbie & Devine Immigration Lawyers
Rola Hijwel, Hijwel Migration Lawyers
Michael Kah, Kah Lawyers
Alex Kaufman, FCB Smart Visa
Teresa Liu, Fragomen
David Prince, Kinslor Prince Lawyers
Ndi Ruppert, Hicksons
Farid Varess, Varess
Phillip Yip, Phillip Yip & Associates
2013 edition published September 2013
Preeminent
Peter Stockdale – King & Wood Mallesons
Sid Wang – Clayton Utz
Leading
Max Bonnell – King & Wood Mallesons
Peter Butler - Herbert Smith Freehills
Ross Drinnan – Allens
John Emmerig – Jones Day
Roger Forbes – King & Wood Mallesons
Steven Glass – Gilbert + Tobin
Rani John – Gilbert + Tobin
Nicholas Mavrakis – Clayton Utz
Paul McCann – Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Paul Nicols – Allens
John Pavlakis – Ashurst
Colleen Platford – Gilbert + Tobin
Bruce Ramsey - Herbert Smith Freehills
Andrew Salgo – Baker & McKenzie
James Whittaker – Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Recommended
Alex Baykitch – King & Wood Mallesons
Jason Betts – Herbert Smith Freehills
Grant Bonner – Norton Rose
Luke Buchanan – Clayton Utz
Andrew Carter – Ashurst
Diana Chang – Clifford Chance
John Dalzell - Gadens Lawyers
Andrew Eastwood – Herbert Smith Freehills
Gina Elliott – Clayton Utz
Patrick George – Kennedys
Stephen Gorry - Henry Davis York
Tim Graves - Clifford Chance
Michael Greene – Henry Davis York
Peter Keel – Maddocks Lawyers
Stephen Klotz – Norton Rose
Andrew Korbell – Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Stan Lewis – Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Grant Marjoribanks - Herbert Smith Freehills
Andrea Martignoni – Allens
Reay McGuinness – Watson Mangioni
Matthew McLennan – Allens
Tony O’Reilly – Kennedys
Angela Pearsall – Ashurst
Paul Reidy – Johnson Winter & Slattery
Michael Sophocles – Atanaskovic Hartnell
Damian Sturzaker – Marque Lawyers
Tim Webster - K&L Gates
Harold Werksman – Holding Redlich
Lisa Wright – Atanaskovic Hartnell







