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Christopher Levingston
Principal Solicitor Christopher Levingston has practiced Immigration Law for over 26 years and is an accredited specialist in Immigration Law.
He has held his specialisation with the Law Society of New South Wales for over 20 years.
Christopher has extensive experience in migration matters and his wealth of knowledge in the field is sought after. For advice and strategy not only for his clients but to many of his colleagues who are also Registered Migration Agents (RMAs).
Christopher is a passionate and forceful advocate for the rights of his clients and RMAs alike and is a frequent commentator in the media.
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Alan Chanesman
A foremost immigration law professional, industry adviser, policy expert and commentator, Alan Chanesman is founder and Managing Partner of Alan Chanesman & Partners.
In practice, Alan remains today without question the migration industry’s most accomplished and knowledgeable Labour Agreement and Work Agreement industry expert in this specialist field.
Alan is most often engaged by lawyers and registered migration professionals to assist ‘as an external Labour Agreement expert and remains the only person approved by OMARA to present migration law CPD seminars to RMA’s and lawyers on ‘Labour Agreements’.
Acknowledged one of Australia’s leading industry authorities of the economic aspect of the Australian Migration Program and its bearing on the broader marketplace, Alan is always in demand as an insightful presenter, a leading media commentator and law educator with particular focus on the labour market, government policy settings, migration employee agreements and specialist frameworks concerning business and worker engagement.
Alan is the key immigration adviser to a number of Australia’s most active professional peak industry bodies, representing the residing interests of these Associations and Secretariats on a range of industry issues at the highest Government echelons including Ministerial level, Parliamentary inquiries and submissions to Government.
Highly respected for his pragmatic approach, Alan is actively involved in the preparation and presentation of strategic issue papers, propositions and consultations through his involvement on various industry ‘reference groups’ and ‘think-tanks’. |
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Michael Arch
Michael Arch is the principal solicitor of Concordia Pacific Migration Lawyers. He is a Registered Migration Agent (MARN 1386469) and the current Convenor of Migration Alliance.
Michael was admitted to practice as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW in December 2002 and has been practicing in Australia for the last 12 ¾ years. Michael was initially admitted to practice as a lawyer in the United States and was admitted as a member of the bar in both Pennsylvania (1980) and in New York State (1989) - his career in law has thus covered 35 years.
Michael’s principal areas of practice have included migration law and environmental law. He graduated with a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law (Pennsylvania) in 1980 and also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Haverford College, also in Pennsylvania. |
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Ross Ahmadzai
Ross is a qualified Solicitor and Registered Migration Agent. Having obtained Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Communications at the University of Technology, Sydney, Ross has over 8 years of relevant industry experience corporate immigration firms including Manager at KPMG's Global Mobility Team, Fragomen and Katie Malyon and Associates.
Ross is a Registered Migration Agent and a Practising Solicitor with an unrestricted practising certificate. His main specialities include corporate immigration law, sponsorship compliance, 457 visas, Business Visas, Citizenship, and Family and Partner Visas. Ross also offers immigration training to HR professionals and fellow registered agents. Ross speaks fluent Russian and understands Ukrainian. |
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Liana Allan
Liana Allan is a Registered Migration Agent 0104178 and Founding Board member of Migration Alliance, the peak professional association for Registered Migration Agents (RMA). With currently over 4200 RMA members and over 13,000 total members, made up of migrants, sponsors and students, Migration Alliance is now the unparalleled peak body of Australia’s migration advisory industry. Liana is currently the Secretary of Migration Alliance Inc.
Migration Alliance is the brainchild of Liana Allan, who saw an immediate opportunity to create an alternative, second professional membership organisation after the Migration Institute of Australia lost control of the Migration Agents Registration Authority to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship in 2008/2009.
Liana Allan’s business interests include ownership of Visacorp Pty Ltd migration agency, and ownership of Legal Training Australia Pty Ltd. Visacorp has earned a reputation as a leading authority on Australian immigration and visa services for Australia. Legal Training Australia focuses on providing continuing professional development for both lawyers and migration agents and remains one of the most recognised and cost-effective professional education providers in Australia.
In 2014 Liana completed "Women and Power - Leadership in a New World' executive education programme. In 2015 Liana completed "Mastering Negotiation - Making agreements across Boundaries' at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Politics in the USA.
In recognition of Liana Allan’s leadership and the success with Visacorp, Legal Training Australia, and Migration Alliance, she was announced as a finalist for the Businesswoman of the Year Awards by Optus My Business Awards. Liana was also awarded the Dr Marlene Goldsmith award at the 2014 Liberal Party of NSW Women's Council luncheon. Each year, the selection committee shortlists innovative and successful business owners to take to the stage to be awarded the prestigious title of 'My Business Award Winner'. It is an award that celebrates vision and passion. |
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