Senior Partners & Lawyers

Sonia Akilov, J.D., BA (Honours)

Managing Partner & Senior Immigration Lawyer

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Sonia holds a Jurisprudence Doctor degree from Osgoode Hall Law School and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Political Science, Law & Society from York University.

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Prior to joining Matkowsky Immigration, Sonia practiced immigration law with two of Canada’s largest immigration law firms - Green and Spiegel, and KPMG law. Sonia has experience helping both individuals and Fortune 500 companies with their immigration matters.

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Sonia's specialized skill set includes helping clients with difficult issues such as:

 

• Previously Refused applications

• IAD and Federal Court for Sponsorship appeals

• Residency Obligation appeals

• Immigration Division Hearings on Inadmissibility Cases

• Judicial Review and Reconsideration for previously refused applications

• Procedural Fairness Letter Responses

• Criminal Rehabilitation and overcoming inadmissibility

• Misrepresentation & Inadmissibility

• Medical Inadmissibility Issues & formulating medical plans and arguments to overcome PR application refusals

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Sonia's influential win at the Federal Court established a new law in Canada; Toki vs Minister of Citizenship and Immigration .  For Sonia's other litigation cases at the Immigration Appeal Division and Federal Court:  Federal Court and Immigration Appeal Division