International students: politics, policy and practice

Poorvi Chothani is the principal of LawQuest, a global immigration law firm headquartered in Mumbai with offices in Miami and New York City. The firm’s practice areas, in addition to U.S., global and Indian immigration services include Indian Employment Law, Permanent Residence & Citizenship Planning as well as Document & Legalization Services. Poorvi is admitted to the bar in India and the USA and is a registered and practicing solicitor, England and Wales. Poorvi is currently the Secretary of the Immigration and Nationality Committee of the IBA and holds leadership positions in AILA and the ABA.

Marial is an accredited specialist lawyer in Sydney Australia and is the founder of Crossover Law Group. She is listed in Forbes 2022 for Social Impact, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for 2023 and as a Corporate future leader in WWL. She was also awarded 30 under 30 in migration law in 2021 and 2022 as well as Young Migration Lawyer of the Year by the Australian law council in 2020. Marial was also listed as a finalised in multiple Australian national awards in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 and Crossover law group was listed as innovative Law firm of the year finalist since 2021 and as a Newlaw firm of the year finalist in 2022. Marial regularly speaks in national and international conferences about the issues of immigration law from an Australian perspective. Marial has a passion for immigration and refugee law especially in relation to innovation and changing the future of how we do law. She works with clients around the world and represented many clients in the Australian tribunals and courts with a focus on character cases and people in detention. She also represents companies in relation to global talent movement and retention along with high net wealth individuals.

David is the Managing Partner of the firm. He has been practising immigration law for 36 years and is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Immigration Law. According to the “International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers,” the official research partner of the International Bar Association, David Garson is rated as one of the top 10 highly regarded individuals in immigration law in Canada. David advises clients on immigration issues related to conducting business across international borders. His client roster includes senior executives and individuals, as well as institutions and large multinational organizations. He acts for major IT companies involved in semiconductor design innovation, Enterprise Content Management, software development and IT finance solutions. David has practised in the field of immigration law since 1988 and is a past Chair of the Canadian Bar Association – Ontario, Immigration and Citizenship Section. He is currently a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, a past Chair of the Canada Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and a past Chair of the Continuing Legal Education Committee of the Young Lawyers Division – Canadian Bar Association. He is a past Co-Programme Coordinator for the immigration section of the Canadian Bar Association – Ontario. Admissions & Affiliations • Called to the Ontario Bar (1990 • Law Society of Ontario • Canadian Bar Association • Canadian Bar Association • Certified Specialist, Law Society of Ontario (2000) • Called to the State Bar of Massachusetts Education • LL.B., University of Windsor, 1988

Scott Borene has been repeatedly recognized as one of the Top 20 Corporate Immigration Lawyers in the World “most highly regarded” by other lawyers and general counsel - Who’s Who Legal. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America. Scott Borene is a past Director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and past world-wide co-Chair of the International Bar Association (IBA) Immigration Committee. Mr. Borene is Editor-in-Chief of many immigration law reference books, including Global Immigration Guide: Crossing Borders for Business, and Global Immigration Guide: A Country-by-Country Survey, AILA’s most comprehensive books on worldwide work visas.