About

Alex completed their articles at Waldman and Associates, one of the most respected immigration firms in Canada. There, they worked mainly on Refugee Appeal Division (RAD) appeals, pre-removal risk assessments (PRRA), H&C applications, and other complex immigration matters.

Alex assisted at the Refugee Law Lab at York University, working with refugee law scholar Sean Rehaag; together, Alex and Sean wrote the article “Transgender Erasure: Barriers Facing Transgender Refugees in Canada,” published in McGill Law Journal in 2024. Alex has also worked at Battista Migration Law Group, where they focused primarily with SOGIESC refugee claims, sponsorship applications, and humanitarian and compassionate applications (H&C applications). Alex also works with Kareem Ibrahim Law, serving as counsel on judicial reviews to the Federal Court, refugee claims and appeals, PRRAs, stay motions, H&C applications, temporary resident permit applications (TRP), and other files. Alex accepts Legal Aid Ontario certificates and private files.

Alex completed their JD at Osgoode Hall Law School. At Osgoode, they won the Joel S. Guberman prize in immigration law and the Annie MacDonald Langstaff prize in feminist advocacy.

Prior to entering law, Alex worked as a journalist; their work has been published in The Outline, Buzzfeed, Slate, Xtra Magazine, Jewish Currents, and elsewhere. Alex earned their Master’s degree at the University of Toronto department of political science and the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies. 

Alex is interested and experienced in handling complex and difficult immigration cases, including those involving inadmissibility and clients in detention. They work remotely and collaboratively and conduct meetings via videoconference.