About Us

About us  & Our Team

Established in 1997 in Canada, our firm provides legal services to domestic and foreign clients, offering a broad range of experience in business and commercial matters, International Trade and Business Transactions, Immigration and Naturalization issues and other areas. 

Many of our agents in Australia, Canada and New Zealand have more than 20 years of experience and have achieved preeminence in specific areas of law. 

Our attorneys and staff have multilingual abilities, excellent academic credentials and extensive experience in the legal field. 

   

 Our offices are located in Tehran, Toronto and Sydney. We provide our clients with a professional experience in a friendly atmosphere and would welcome the opportunity to discuss your legal needs. Please feel free to call or contact us to schedule an appointment.

 

Professional Credentials

The credibility, knowledge and experience of the agent you choose to represent you in your Immigration process is of critical importance. Applicants should not assume that individuals who make claims of expertise are qualified, or even permitted to handle the crucial matters associated with Immigration applications. Given the importance of your application on your future, we caution you to take the utmost care in assuring yourselves as to the qualifications of your representative.

License Agreements :

           

 

Iran

 

 

 

Ali Ramzi Fard

 

Name: Dr. Ali Ramzi Fard
Education: Doctorate of International Law and Member of International Bar
Association

Position: Legal Expert

 

 

Australia

 

Mr. David Stephens

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Canada

 

We are working in collaboration with Harvey and Associates as our authorized partners in Canada

 

André Boulerice

André Boulerice
Former Québec immigration minister

Mr. André Boulerice held the prestigious position of Quebec Immigration Minister between January 30, 2002 and April 29, 2003 under the governance of the Parti Quebecois. He graduated in Special Education at the College du Vieux-Montréal in 1972, after which he pursued further education in administration at the Université du Québec à Montréal. Mr. Boulerice was elected member of the Quebec National Assembly for the downtown electoral district of Sainte-Marie-Saint-Jacques (Montreal) in 1985, position he held until his retirement from active political life in 2005.

 

Jean François Harvey

Jean François Harvey

 Mr. Harvey has completed a Bachelor of Law Degree and he is a member in good standing of both the Quebec and Canadian Bar Association. He gained a solid reputation and great respect during his 11 years of experience. Mr. Harvey is the Past-Chair, Citizenship & Immigration Law Section, Canadian Bar Association as well as the Former-Chair, Citizenship and Immigration Law Section, Quebec

Jean-Francois Harvey is a licensed Canadian lawyer in good standing with a Canadian Law Society and is authorized by the government of Canada to represent you with your Canadian immigration application.

 

Mathieu Simard

Mathieu Simard

Mathieu Simard obtained a Bachelor of Law Degree from Sherbrooke University in 2000. He was admitted to the Quebec Bar in 2002 and since then, he has been working for Harvey & Associates as an Immigration Attorney. Over the years, Mr. Simard traveled frequently to the Middle East, Asia and South-America. Throughout his experience in Hong Kong and China, Mr. Simard developed an expertise mainly in the business class category (investors, entrepreneurs, self-employed) and the skilled workers program.

 

Maurice A. Jacques

Maurice A. Jacques

Before his law degree, he pursued a bachelor's degree in political history and a master's degree in international relations at the University of Montreal, where he submitted a memoir in 1995 (Defense and Security in Franco-German Relations since 1982).

Member of the Quebec Bar since year 2000, he then started in the legal profession as a lawyer in civil and matrimonial law. He then went on, since 2002, to teach Law at the University of Montreal and the University of Ottawa while practicing Law at the same time. It's finally in year 2006 that he rejoined our firm, for which he works now primarily throughout Asia.

 

 

Amanda Chan

Amanda Chan

Mrs. Chan has many years experience in the Canadian immigration field and she is now the work coordinator for Asia to the great benefit of the firm. She joins the firm in 2002 and process cases and pre-analyses them and she is also involved in the day to day coordination of our Hong Kong office. Her main responsibilities are to assure that all files and work are done within the time frame defined by the firm's policy.

 

Vivian Chiu

Vivian Chiu

Mrs Chiu was born in Taiwan and has a diploma in business administration from LaSalle College in Montreal. She has over 5 years experience in the Canadian immigration field and is now the business coordinator for Asia to the great benefit of the firm. She join the firm in 1999 and while concentrating her effort in Taiwan and China, she is also involved in the day to day coordination of our Hong Kong office. Her main responsibility is to assure that all services to agents in Asia are rendered in respect of our firm's policy.

 

Marc-André Ranger

Marc-André Ranger

Mr. Marc-André Ranger completed an Attestation of Collegial Studies in Paralegal Technology at O'Sullivan College of Montreal in 2000. He later completed a minor in Labour Studies at the Université du Québec. Mr. Ranger has worked for the Department of Justice Canada before undertaking a career in the Canadian immigration industry. He has worked for over seven years as a Paralegal, working on numerous skilled worker, business class and sponsorship cases. He is a member in good standing of the Canadian Paralegal Association since 2004. Throughout his career, Mr. Ranger had the opportunity to travel extensively to Asia, Europe, and America. He is the President of RSTP Internet Immigration, a company in charge of immigration Internet development working in close business collaboration with the law firm of Harvey & Associates since early 2003.

 

USA

 

    Allen C. Ladd  

Allen C. Ladd is a licensed U.S. attorney who represents clients in immigration matters throughout the United States and overseas.  He has practiced immigration law since 1988.  Mr. Ladd, and the Allen C. Ladd, P.C. law firm, have earned the highest level of peer review in the United States, the “AV” rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory.  This mark of distinction means that Mr. Ladd meets the highest standards for professional competency and ethics, in the eyes of his fellow attorneys.

Areas of Mr. Ladd’s practice include the following U.S. immigration matters:

 

·         Permanent residence, through marriage or other family relationship

 

·         Permanent residence, through offer of employment

 

·         Permanent residence, for independent consultants

 

·         Work visas, through investment (no minimum amount) and job creation

 

·         Work visas, through job offer of professional-level employment

 

·         Work visas, for physicians, scientists, researchers, graduate students

 

Through experience and hard work, Mr. Ladd has gained a high level of proficiency and depth in business immigration matters.  Put simply, this translates into a high success rate for his clients, based on his creative and resourceful solutions.

 

Mr. Ladd is a native of New York and a 1975 graduate of The University of Virginia (Bachelor of Arts, International Affairs and French) and 1978 graduate of Albany Law School of Union University (Juris Doctor).  He is fluent in French and Spanish and conversant in German.  He is a student of Persian language and culture.  Mr. Ladd has traveled professionally to Europe, Latin America, Canada, and Africa, and anticipates overseas travel in 2009.

 

Mr. Ladd is a member of the South Carolina bar (since 1991) and the Georgia bar (since 1987), the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and the National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild.  Previously, he was admitted to practice in New York (1979) and Texas (1981), through competitive examinations.  He is currently admitted to practice before U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit, sitting in Richmond, Virginia, and the Eleventh Circuit, in Atlanta.

 

Mr. Ladd maintains an office in Greenville, South Carolina, located 250 km from Atlanta.  Prior to relocating to South Carolina, Mr. Ladd practiced in Houston and Atlanta.