The global response to the Ukraine refugee crisis

Dr. Mävers is equity partner with michels.pmks Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbB, a boutique law firm based in Cologne and operating throughout Germany. Dr. Mävers, registered employment law specialist, is also a founding partner of the firm. He is active in all fields of employment and employment law. Among his specialization is the legal assistance of international companies, especially from the anglo-american world, concerning cross-border matters with all the related labour law issues. Beyond that, Dr. Mävers has accumulated considerable experience in the field of corporate immigration law and citizenship law. He is past-Chair of the Immigration and Nationality Law Commitee and is now Advisory Board Member of the Global Employment Institute.

Nick Rollason is a Partner and Head of Immigration at Kingsley Napley LLP, a top 100 London law firm. He leads a team which advises multinational clients on employment-related immigration and global mobility issues. The team also advises high net worth investors, entrepreneurs and high-profile clients on all aspects of UK immigration and citizenship. Nick is a frequent speaker and media commentator on immigration issues and is regularly consulted by policy makers in the UK and EU. He is currently a Senior Vice Chair of the IBA Immigration and Nationality Sub-Committee. Nick holds a degree in Modern History from Hertford College, University of Oxford and a Masters in Public Policy from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Aleksandar (Alex) Stojicevic is the founding and managing partner of MKS Immigration& Citizenship Lawyers and one of the most respected immigration lawyers in Canada with more 26 years of experience in the field. He is the Refugee Officer for 2021/2022 for the Immigration & Nationality Committee. Aleksandar-Alex-Stojicevic-immigration-lawyer-vancouver-canada Aleksandar Stojicevic Partner Phone: 6043434163 Email: alex@vancouverlaw.ca Alex holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with honours in political science from the University of Calgary (1991) and a law degree from the University of British Columbia (1994). Alex was also Adjunct Professor at UBC Law School in 2011 and 2016, teaching immigration law . Alex has a varied practice involving both litigation and solicitors work. He practices before all three divisions of the Immigration and Refugee Board, the Federal Court and the Federal Court Of Appeal. Alex also advises the human resources department of a number of major companies, nonprofit organizations and several large education institutions in British Columbia on foreign work related matters. This practice also involves filing a broad range of economic class applications, including Provincial nominee program applications across the spectrum of categories. A proud CBA member, Alex has been heavily involved with the CBA and the CBA National Immigration Section over the past 15 years. He was a member of the Executive of the CBA (BC) immigration section branch starting in 2003 and was elected in 2004 as a table officer with the National CBA Immigration Law Section, serving as Chair from 2008 to 2009. He also served on the CBA National Sections Subcommittee in 2019 and 2020 and was part of the CBA Leadership Forum. With a proven dedication to mentoring, Alex has been a faculty member for many provincial, CBA (BC) and National professional development conferences, as well as for various other organizations and NGOs – lecturing on a wide variety of immigration and citizenship issues.

Karolina Schiffter has over twelve years of experience in handling labor law and immigration cases. A valued resource in the field of immigration law and employee relocations, she has built one of the largest immigration and global mobility teams operating within a law firm in Poland. Karolina regularly publishes articles in daily newspapers and scientific journals in addition to being an active member of international organizations, and regularly invited as a speaker to international conferences.

I specialize in Dutch and EU immigration and nationality law, as well as international family law in relation to children. I handle complicated family-based and humanitarian applications, revocations, discretionary applications and cases that require human rights and/or asylum-related expertise. Prior to joining Van der Woude de Graaf, I was a senior lawyer at Everaert Advocaten Immigration Lawyers, where I was in charge of the private client section. Prior to becoming a lawyer in 2007, I worked at the Australian Human Rights Commission and the United Nations Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva. I have also been engaged by the Dutch Refugee Council as a strategic adviser for EU asylum law.

Anne O’Donoghue is an accredited immigration law specialist with over 29 years of experience. She is the director and principal lawyer of Immigration Solutions Lawyers. Anne has developed her international affiliations through the International Bar Association (IBA) for over 20 years. Anne’s expertise lies in assisting high-net-worth individuals looking to invest in the Australian economy, & in assisting Australian and multi-national companies in their employment of foreign workers. Her experience and professionalism are crucial to clients throughout the sponsorship application processes and in complying with sponsorship obligations. She has assisted various businesses in the field of construction, mining, health, hospitality, media and in technical services. Anne was the Co-chair of the Immigration and Nationality Law Committer of the IBA. Anne also had the privilege of working on the Presidential Taskforce in Seoul 2019. Anne was awarded a high commendation for the NSW Law Society’s President’s Medal for this work. Anne was recognised as a Thought Leader, Global Leader and National Leader by the WWL from 2020-2022. In August 2021 Anne was appointed as a Member of the Ministerial Advisory Council on skilled migration and served in this position until August 2022. Anne was a finalist in the Lawyer’s Weekly Women in Law Awards 2022: in the category Pro Bono/ Community Legal Centre lawyer of the Year. Anne has recently been re- appointed as an Executive member of the International Law Section (ILS) of the Law Council of Australia for another 2 years until November 2024. Anne has previously served on the ILS Executive since December 2012.