2025 Top 25 Global Migration Attorneys

Stacey Ann Aberdeen-Alleyne

Aberdeen Law

St Kitts & Nevis

Stacey Ann Aberdeen-Alleyne is an attorney, public notary, and the founder of Aberdeen Law, where she manages clients’ wealth management and immigration needs. She has also established AA CBI Advisors L.L.C., a USA-based company that focuses on marketing the CBI program of St Kitts and Nevis. Additionally, Aberdeen has a license to operate in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, the State of Antigua and Barbuda, and the Federation of St Christopher and Nevis. She’s a graduate of the University of the West Indies with a degree in law, social work, and social policy.

Alessia Ajelli

LCA Studio Legale

Italy

Alessia Ajelli is a Managing Associate and corporate immigration attorney at LCA Studio Legale in Milan, Italy, where sheleads the "Your Way to Italy" team of attorneys and paralegals. Ajelli focuses on immigration cases for multinational companies and private clients, as well as Italian citizenship applications. She also advises businesses and individuals on Italian immigration options. She earned her law degree from the University of Milan in 2011 and has studied at the University of Navarra in Spain and Tsinghua University in China. Ajelli speaks Italian, English, and Spanish.

Daniel Altneu

Bedell Cristin

Cayman Islands

Daniel Altneu is a migration attorney and a Partner at Bedell Cristin in the Cayman Islands. He is also a qualified trust and estate practitioner (TEP) and a full member of STEP. He offers a full private client service focused on assisting wealthy individuals and families acquiring residency in the Cayman Islands, and on relocating and establishing businesses and family offices. Additionally, he is a Fellow of the Investment Migration Council (IMC) and a Founding Member of the International Immigration Lawyers Network (IILN).

Ines Azevedo

Azevedo Ascenso

Portugal

Inês Azevedo is an immigration attorney and co-founder of Azevedo Legal, a law firm focused on immigration and real estate. She has over 18 years of experience in Portugal and has worked at prominent law firms in energy and public-private partnerships. Azevedo has also served as a legal adviser at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cabinet of the Presidency, addressing issues related to migration and discrimination. She is a former National Coordinator for the European Year of Citizens. Azevedo holds a Master’s degree in Development Economics from ISEG and has been a member of the Portuguese Bar Association since 2006.

Marco Bersani

Bersani & Partners

Italy

Marco Bersani is an attorney and founder of Bersani & Partners, an Italian immigration law firm where he assists wealthy individuals with their applications for the Italian Elective Residence Visa and the Golden Visa Program, with a special focus on the Investor Visa for Italy. His firm also handles cases of Italian dual citizenship, citizenship by descent, and citizenship by marriage. Bersani is registered at the Spanish Bar as “abogado ejerciente” and at the Italian Bar as “l’avvocato stabilito.”

Diogo Capela

LACA

Portugal

Diogo Capela is the co-Managing Partner of LACA, an immigration law firm in Portugal. The firm assists clients who want to live or invest in Portugal in several areas, including foreign investment consultancy, Immigration Law, residency by Investment Program (Golden Visa), Real Estate Law, Corporate Law, and Tax Law. Capela has handled thousands of cases and is a speaker or panel moderator at international immigration events.

Jean-Philippe Chetcuti

Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates

Malta

Jean-Philippe Chetcuti is an attorney, Managing Director, and Senior Partner of Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates in Malta. He specializes in global residency and citizenship-by-investment law, residence programs, tax residence, and wealth and business structuring. For over 25 years, he has made significant contributions to policy development in the RCBI sector. Chetcuti has also written on personal tax planning and the family office sector, including the Dual Citizenship Report (Global and European editions). Additionally, he spearheaded the introduction of the Family Business Act.

Emilio Cornejo Vernaza

PGS Attorneys

Panama

Emilio Cornejo Vernaza is a corporate attorney and founding Partner at PGS Attorneys. He has played a key role in the firm's growth in Immigration Law, Real Estate Law, Corporate, and Commercial Law. With over 20 years of experience, he has helped numerous clients navigate complex immigration processes in Immigration Law, and his deep knowledge of Real Estate Law has led to successful real estate transactions. In Corporate and Commercial Law, he has consistently provided valuable advice to businesses of all sizes.

David Crawford

Fragomen

Canada

David Crawford is the Managing Partner of Fragomen Canada and has served on the firm’s Global Executive Committee. He specializes in skilled labor and business migration across various industry sectors. Crawford has led the firm’s global efforts on refugee labor mobility and represents the firm on the Global Task Force on Refugee Labour Mobility. Previously, he worked as an Australian diplomat and an academic. He is a licensed Barrister and Solicitor in the province of Ontario.

João Cunha Vaz

Edge International Lawyers

Portugal

João Cunha Vaz is a Senior Partner at EDGE International Lawyers, based in Lisbon. He provides tailored legal solutions to both international and domestic clients. His practice areas include Corporate & Commercial Law, Foreign Investment, Property and Tourism, Residency by Investment, Estate Planning & Probate, Litigation, Contracts & Notarial Services, and Employment Law.

Demetris Demetriades

Andreas Demetriades & Co.

Cyprus

Demetris Demetriades is the Managing Partner and head of the immigration and real estate department of Andreas Demetriades & Co. LLC in Cyprus. He has specialized in corporate immigration and relocation for more than 25 years. He focuses on real estate investment, immigration, corporate and financial law, advising clients on various aspects of business immigration, including the new fast-track procedures for obtaining a Cypriot residence permit, Greek Golden Visa, and citizenship under the provisions of the naturalization laws.

Eleni Drakou

Michael Kyprianou

Cyprus

Eleni Drakou is an immigration and real estate attorney and Partner at the international Michael Kyprianou Law Firm in Cyprus. She regularly represents investors in their business and real estate transactions and assists and represents clients in their immigration and private client matters, as well as on tax, corporate, and estate planning matters. Drakou is a member of the Cyprus Bar Association, a member of the CBA Real Estate Committee, and a board member of STEP Cyprus.

Antonin Favreau

Favreau Law Firm

Canada

Antonin Favreau is an attorney and founder of Favreau Law Firm in Canada. He provides counsel to Immigration Professionals to improve their processing skills with files from Canada (QIIP, FIIP, SUV) or the U.S. (EB-5). Favreau focuses on the Canadian Startup visa program and is invited by different designated entities to speak as an expert on the program. He earned his law degree from the University of Quebec in Montreal. He is also a member in good standing of the Quebec Bar in Canada and of the Illinois Bar in the U.S.

Tiago Gali Macedo

NEXT Lawyers

Portugal

Tiago Gali Macedo is the Managing Partner of NEXT Lawyers, specializing in Immigration, M&A, Real Estate, and foreign investment. He has also been a professor at Lusíada University (Portugal), Oporto Business School (Portugal), and the University of Baltimore (U.S.). His academic focus includes M&A, Immigration, Labor Law, and Corporate Law. He earned a postgraduate degree in Labor Law (Portugal) and a second-cycle degree from the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) and is currently completing his PhD at Salford University (UK).

Nadine Goldfoot

Fragomen

United Kingdom

Nadine Goldfoot is the Managing Partner of Fragomen’s United Kingdom practice. With more than 20 years of experience in immigration law, she is considered an international authority on investment immigration. Goldfoot focuses her practice on wealthy individuals, entrepreneurs, third-party advisors in the private wealth industry, and governments. She was instrumental in establishing Fragomen’s Private Client Practice. Goldfoot also represents some of the world’s largest companies, specifically across the EMEA region. She also serves on the board of the Investment Migration Council (IMC).

Daisy Joseph Andall

Joseph Rowe

St. Kitts and Nevis

Daisy Joseph Andall is a commercial attorney and partner at Joseph Rowe in St. Kitts and Nevis. She has developed a niche commercial law practice, focused on real estate law and investment migration. Over the last decade, she has led, facilitated, and contributed to seminars on investment migration matters worldwide. She has several years of hands-on experience in business, having held positions such as VP for Corporate Development & Legal Affairs in development companies with oversight of large-scale condo and hotel projects in St. Kitts, Grenada, and Sint Maarten.

Orhan Yavuz Mavioglu

ADMD

Turkey

Orhan Yavuz Mavioglu is the Managing Partner of ADMD since 2005, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, tax planning, and disputes. He has been a trademark and patent representative at the Turkish Patent Institute and the European Patent Organization since 2001, and judges the ILSA Moot Court competitions. Mavioglu holds an LL.B. from Marmara University and LL.M. degrees in U.S. law, EU law, and financial law. He has been a member of the Istanbul Bar since 2000 and the New York Bar since 2004.

Marco Mazzeschi

Mazzeschi S.R.L

Italy

Marco Mazzeschi is a corporate immigration lawyer based in Italy and the founder of Mazzeschi Srl, a firm specializing in business immigration and citizenship services. With over 35 years of experience, he also serves as an arbitrator for the Chinese Arbitration Association. Mazzeschi is a member of both the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and the International Bar Association (IB), and he contributes to publications for Nexis Lexis. A graduate of the University of Siena, he is admitted to the Bar Associations in Milan and Taipei.

Priscilla Mifsud-Parker

ACC Advisors Ltd

Malta

Priscilla Mifsud-Parker is a senior private client lawyer and partner at Chetcuti Cauchi Advocates, where she specializes in optimizing and protecting high-value assets and reorganizing complex structures. Mifsud-Parker advises families and entrepreneurs on multiple investment migration options, including Maltese citizenship, residency, tax, and estate planning. She is a licensed agent under the Agents (Licences) Regulations, 2020, and follows the established Code of Conduct and Ethics. Mifsud-Parker speaks Maltese, English, and Italian.

Madalena Monteiro

Liberty Legal

Portugal

Madalena Monteiro is an immigration law specialist based in Lisbon, Portugal, with extensive expertise in guiding individuals and families through Portugal’s immigration and residency procedures. She advises clients on residence visas, Golden Visa applications, and other global mobility pathways.

Vanessa Rodrigues Lima

Prime Legal

Portugal

Vanessa Rodrigues Lima is the co-founder of Prime Legal, a law firm in Portugal specializing in real estate and immigration law. She assists private clients with relocating to Portugal, managing real estate transactions, establishing investment structures, and applying for Portuguese nationality. In addition, Rodrigues Lima works with foreign companies, providing legal support for their relocation, market entry, and regulatory compliance. She also serves as the Vice President of the Portuguese Immigration Association (PAIIR).

Raquel Galinha Roque

CRS Advogados

Portugal

Raquel Galinha Roque is a founding Partner at CRS Advogados, specializing in litigation and economic/business law, including corporate, insolvency, administrative, and tax matters. She holds a Master’s in Corporate Law from ISCTE, an Executive Master’s in Tax Management from INDEG Business School, and a law degree from the Portuguese Catholic University. Rogue has also studied Mediation and Restorative Justice. She is fluent in Portuguese, English, French, and Spanish.

Mathieu Simard

Julien Tétrault

JTH Lawyers

Canada

Julien Tétrault is President and founder of JTH Lawyers. He has represented thousands of immigrant investors from over 80 countries in their process toward Canadian Permanent Residence and citizenship. Tétrault represents clients under the Start-up Visa program, a fast–track stream to Canadian Permanent Residence, and administers quotas for this program. As an administrator of the association Québec Lawyers Abroad (AHQ), he also founded and acted as President of the Québec chapter (2011-2014).

Patricia Valadas Coriel

Valadas Coriel & Associados

Portugal

Patricia Valadas Coriel is a Partner in the Global Mobility Department at VCA – Valadas Coriel & Associados in Lisbon, Portugal. She provides expert advice to private and cross--border clients on matters related to residency, citizenship, investment migration, and international structuring in Portugal. Her work includes guidance on complex relocations, fund-based residency options, and strategic planning for high-net-worth families. Valadas holds a law degree, a master’s degree in law and management, and an Executive International MBA. She is licensed to practice law in Portugal and Brazil.