Jonathan Leebosh is a recently retired partner and longtime leader of EY Law’s immigration practice in Vancouver.

In this episode Jonathan reflects on a career that took him from refugee camps in Hong Kong with the UNHCR to building a corporate immigration practices inside a Big Four firm.

Topics discussed include how EY Law scaled, serving multinational corporate clients, managing people, policy innovation, the growing role of national security in immigration decisions, processing delays, and advice for young lawyers and consultants hoping to move from individual files to corporate work.

07:20 – Building EY Law’s corporate immigration practice

16:30 – Managing people vs. practicing law

24:00 – Policy innovation and lobbying

41:30 – The state of Canadian immigration

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