MGL Lawyers

About MGL Lawyers

MGL Lawyers is an immigration and business law firm in Ottawa, operating under the legal name Avocats MGL Lawyers PC. The firm was founded in 2023 and works from a small office on Cooper Street in the city's Centretown neighbourhood, serving clients across Canada.

The firm's lawyers bring government and private practice immigration backgrounds. Managing Partner Gabriella Nudo was called to the Law Society of Ontario in 2017 and holds both a Quebec civil law degree and a bilingual Juris Doctor from the University of Ottawa, along with certificates in arbitration law from McGill University and Pennsylvania State University's Dickinson School of Law. Nudo previously worked in Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada's Litigation Management Division and has taught an immigration law module in the University of Ottawa's Law Practice Program. Partner Alexandra Callinan, called to the bar in 2019, worked as an officer with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada before moving into private practice and focuses on corporate and economic immigration files. The team also includes Matthew Létourneau as a part-time lawyer.

MGL Lawyers handles temporary and permanent immigration applications, with an emphasis on business, investor and entrepreneurial streams, along with Labour Market Impact Assessments and employer compliance work. It also advises start-ups on incorporation, provides notary services, and represents clients in Federal Court immigration matters.